Republicans accuse Johnson program of inflation and weak prestige
GOP leaders say the State of the Union falls short on world status and domestic economy. Dirksen and Ford press for continued military effort in Viet Nam and bold budget cuts at home to curb inflation. They attack poverty programs and urge true budgeting while supporting targeted aid and security spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Union
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
House
Gerald R. Ford
Johnson
Dirksen
Viet Nam
Ford
John W. McCormack
Mike Mansfield
United States
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Senate Foreign Relations
Clark
Carl Albert
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Mansfield
South Viet Nam
White House
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
Sargent Shriver
Jack Vaughn
Peace Corps
March of Dimes Drive Underway in Grundy County
The annual March of Dimes campaign in Grundy County opens with mailers going out to residents. A $2500 county goal is set to fund x rays braces and treatment locally, with $500 earmarked for Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Research Center in Chicago for birth defect research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
Bob Roberts
Roberts
Medical Research Center
Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital
Chicago
Inez Anderson
Morris Community High School
Morris
Coal City
MCHS
French Club
Liberty St
March of Dimes
Ground Work Started for Junior College
A Morris area meeting at Lockport West High School discussed establishing a Class I junior college district with 25 to 30 delegates. Delegates from Morris Community High School and several county districts outlined steps for a Will Grundy Kendall County area survey and committee expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Lockport West High School
Morris Community High School
Joliet Township High School
Will Grundy
Kendall County
MCHS
Ethel Watts
Nettle Creek
Wesley Jolstad
Claude Rose
Arthur V. Meadors
Johnson Plan Seeks Big U S Ground Forces Buildup
Washington AP The Johnson administration plans to add 113 000 more troops mainly to Army and Marine ground forces to meet heightening Viet Nam combat needs The move raises total U S armed strength above 3 million and is paired with a $12 346 billion request for Viet Nam costs plus 415 million for economic aims The plan accompanies a new manpower ceiling increase of over 450 000 and sets the stage for the defense budget for the coming fiscal year and a larger Viet Nam push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Air Force
U.S
Secretary of Defense
Robert £. McNamara
White House
Congress
U. S
Viet Nam
McNamara
Pentagon
Defense
Capitol
Band Survey to Be Made Here
Morris Band Parents Association discusses forming a community band or orchestral activity. Dale E. Wise and Elza Allen, band directors, will conduct a survey of local interest. Summer college students and any instrument players are invited to return survey coupons by February 14 on Page 5 of today's Herald.
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Morris Band Parents Association
Dale E. Wise
Elza Allen
MCHS
Herald
Motion to set trial in Coal City condemnation suit
A motion to set for trial a condemnation case by the Village of Coal City against William J. Trotter was continued generally Monday in circuit court. The defense motion to dismiss was not acted on, and the case was transferred from Associate Circuit Judge Robert Malmquist’s court to Circuit Judge Howard C. Ryan’s court.
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Coal City
William J. Trotter
Robert Malmquist
Howard C. Ryan
Cabinet Expands to 11 with Weaver as HUD Secretary
President Johnson sworn in Robert C. Weaver the first Negro Cabinet member and Robert C. Wood as undersecretary to lead the new Department of Housing and Urban Development. The East Room ceremony confirmed Weaver 58 and Wood after a swift Senate vote marking a kinetic shift from 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert C. Weaver
Department of Housing and Urban Development
White House
Johnson
Robert C. Wood
Wood
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Weaver
Congress
Senate
John F. Kennedy
House and Home Finance Agency
Department
Senate Banking Committee
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
John J. Sparkman
Ala
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
GCHE Officers To Be Installed At 27th Annual Meeting
Grundy County Homemakers Extension Association will install new officers at its 27th annual meeting. The event at Bethlehem Lutheran Church runs 9 30 a m to 3 p m with Dick Wagner IFYE delegate to Korea last year speaking at the afternoon program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
Illinois Foreign Students to Visit Morris High School
Twenty University of Illinois students will arrive by bus on January 30 for a two day stay hosted by Morris Community High School families in Mazon and Gardner. The visitors will attend classes and share lunches with local students before returning to campus February 1.
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University of Illinois
Morris Community High School
Margaret Bednarick
MCHS
Roy Hamburger
Ronald
James Sandvik
Cheryl
Dave Spear
Walter Drum
Sherry
Paul Gilbert
Earl Ripsch
Stan
Herman’ Raynes
Ruth
Sterling Bottcher
Steve
Tom Brown
Tom
Tom Wilson
Kathy
Ted Morgan
Bruce
Barry
LeRoy Berkland
Donna
Donald Hexdall
Gayle
Audrey
Fred Nelson
Bob Trotter
Bednarick
Johnson orders higher U.S. savings bond rates
President Johnson instructed Treasury Secretary Henry H. Fowler to raise interest rates on U.S. savings bonds in a move aimed at strengthening federal savings programs and attracting more investor funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Johnson
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
U.S
Slight Warmth Expected Amid Narrow Temperature Rise
The U S Weather Bureau forecast says little change ahead with a few degrees rise on Wednesday. Tonight will hover near zero with highs in the low 20s tomorrow. Snow is possible Thursday. Collins Weather Station recorded 15 degrees Monday, rose to three above overnight, was six above at 9 am, and 11 above in the business district at 11 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Weather Bureau
Collins
Business
Seven Thousand More Fighting Men Land There
Seven thousand additional U S troops arrive in South Viet Nam to bolster Saigon defenses and the Marine beachhead. The new arrivals include 4 000 infantrymen from Hawaii and 3 000 Marines from Okinawa raising total U S personnel to 191 000.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Nguyen Cao Ky
Dean Rusk
U.S. 25Th Division
Hawaii
Okinawa
Guam
Tay Ninh
U.S 1St Marine Regiment
Chu Lai
da Nang
Viet Nam
25Th Infantry
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Howard Lifson
Hopkins
Minn
William Ribar
Minneapolis
Escanaba
Ing
Monte Palomares
Bermuda
U.S. Coast Guard
William H. Butler
Jersey City
N.J
Barbara Jean Dixon
Boise
Idaho
Butler
Boise College
Joliet
Minooka
Mazon
Elden Lichty
Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction
Brent McArdle
JJC
Avalon
Catalina Island
Calif
GCHE
Quang Ngai City
Wayne Mabry
Philadelphia
An Lo
Imperial
Hue
Binh Hiep
Mekong Delta
Thanh Tri
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