Enclaves Targeted as U S Forces Attack Viet Cong Strongholds
U S warplanes flew over 400 combat missions against Viet Cong sites in South Viet Nam while seven U S destroyers fired 729 shells. Ground fighting yielded few breakthroughs as Marines patrolled Da Nang vicinity and Viet Cong mortars hit the base. The cease fire ended and allied offensives resumed with higher casualties on both sides and propaganda campaigns to sway defections.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
U.S. 7Th Fleet
U S
U. S
Guam
da Nang
Ben Hai
Red Cross
Ho Chi Minh
Viet Cong
Chanh Thanh
New Life
Hung Long
Greek English Teacher to Observe at Morris High School
Panayiotis Orphanidis a teacher of English from Greece arrives at Morris Community High School this afternoon for a two week observation. He travels with twelve fellow educators in a program by the Illinois State Superintendent and the United States International Teacher Program and will stay with Mr and Mrs Ward Sisler who host at MCHS. He will be available to speak to local organizations during his stay.
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Panayiotis Orphanidis
Greece
Morris Community High School
MCHS
Morris
Orphanidis
Ward Sisler
Sisler
United States
Illinois State Superintendent of Public Instruction
United State International Teacher Program
Morris Hospital Association elects eight new directors and trustees
Four directors and four trustees were elected to three year terms at the Morris Hospital Association annual meeting held Monday night. New directors are Wade McKeen Mrs. Donald Caisley Earl Hunt all of Morris and Mrs John Fillman of Mazon. Replacements for trustees include James McElwain Jack Strobel and Wilbur Finfrock with Maurice Burkhart of Mazon as the sole re elected trustee.
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Morris Hospital Association
Wade McKeen
Donald Caisley
Earl Hunt
Morris
John Fillman
Mazon
Richard Oakland
Leslie C. Tibb
Eight to Attend GOP Conference in Springfield
Eight Republicans from Grundy County will attend a party conference Friday and Saturday in Springfield. Atty S J Holderman, county GOP chairman, released the list of delegates including James A Yatuni, Arthur Bozue Jr, Roy Helling, Henry Johnston, H Lea Wilkinson, Wilbur Brown, and Morris committeemen, with State's Atty Richard Wilder to attend.
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Grundy County
Springfield
Atty
S. J. Holderman
GOP
Holderman
James A. Yatuni
Gardner
Arthur Bozue, Jr
Roy Helling
Henry Johnston
Wilbur Brown
Morris
Richard Wilder
Oklahoma collector buys Churchill Humber limousine
Arthur G. Hayes of Muskogee Oklahoma bought the Humber limousine once owned by Sir Winston Churchill for 6000 dollars. He will add the 12 year old car to Churchilliana on display in America.
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London
Oklahoma
Sir Winston Churchill
Arthur G. Hayes
Muskogee
America
Kentucky Enacts Civil Rights Measure First in Deep South
Gov. Breathitt will sign Kentucky's new civil rights law at the Capitol, claiming a historic step forward. The measure bans racial discrimination in public accommodations and jobs, takes effect July 1, and is broader than the federal act, with limited exceptions for small private venues.
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Frankfort
Edward T. Breathitt
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
Capitol
General Assembly
Mason-Dixon Line
Two Injured After Two Car Crash On Main Street
A Tuesday 5:10 p.m. collision on Main Street near Spruce Street left Susan Darlington and Zola Darlington with injuries. Gloria Darlington, 18, drove the westbound 1959 Ford. Richard A. Dite, 29, drove eastbound. Both cars skidded on ice and collided, causing vehicle damage. It is unknown if medical treatment was sought.
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Main St
Spruce St
Gordon Gregg
Paul Ostrom
Susan Darlington
Zola Darlington
Gloria F. Darlington
Washington St
Richard A. Dite
Dite
Permits Revoked After Magazine Solicitors Visit
Police Chief Donald Ward revoked permits after Morris residents complained about three magazine solicitors who were picked up on Chapin Street around 1 p.m. by City Policeman William Button and Deputy Sheriff George Hendrickson. Ward had issued permits Tuesday to two men. a third man claimed to be helping. He cited dissatisfaction but gave no details on the alleged wrongdoing.
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Donald Ward
Three Magazine
Morris
Chapin St
William Button
George Hendrickson
Chief Ward
Garden State Parkway Toll Road Traffic for 1965
Travel Mark Woodbridge New Jersey AP reports the Garden State Parkway logged over 30.6 million vehicle trips in 1965 covering 1.66 million miles. The toll road saw heavy use across the year with high travel demand.
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Woodbridge
N.J
Garden State Parkway
State Scholarship Contenders Named in Illinois Selection
A total of 44 area seniors including 17 from Morris Community High School are semi finalists for the 1966 67 Illinois State Scholarship Program by the Illinois State Scholarship Commission. Winners will be announced in April after applications are completed.
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Morris Community High School
Illinois
MCHS
Grundy County
Coal City
Anne Barrett
Daniel Finn
Rosanne Hook
Mary Marsaglia
John Momsen
Eugene Smyk
Diane van Duyne
Linda Kay Clark
St. Francis Academy
Joliet
Houston Man Delayed Report After Burglary
Police traced a Houston man’s delayed burglary report to sleeping without clothes and lacking a telephone in his motel room. His clothes were stolen except for a pair of undershorts, explaining the 24 hour gap before contacting authorities.
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Houston
Tex
Admiral Melson retires after 43 years service
Vice Admiral Charles L. Melson retires from active duty ending a 43 year naval career. He has led the Naval College since July 31, 1964 and received the Distinguished Service Medal at his retirement ceremony in Newport Rhode Island.
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Newport, R.I
Charles L. Melson
The
Naval College
Johnson proposes $2.3 billion for city rebuilding program
President Johnson asked Congress for a six year federal aid plan to rebuild selected American cities on a large scale. The program would fund housing, renewal, transportation, education and welfare, with grants up to 80 percent of nonfederal costs and planning funds of 12 million to start.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
U.S
America
Striking Union Members at Des Plaines Chemical Plant
The International Chemical Workers Union at Des Plaines Chemical Co. east of town shows 42 members on strike after walking off Tuesday. Few members were at work as others avoided crossing the picket line. The strike is illegal and unsanctioned by the international union, officials say. Local 732 officers urge return to work. The plant operates with supervisory staff while the three-year contract remains in its first year.
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International Chemical Workers Union
Des
Local 732
S. D. O'Rourke
L. D. Avery
B. J. Susner
J. W. Richardson
T. L. Adcock
Nine Die as Train Hits Overcrowded Station Wagon
An express train struck a speeding station wagon at a level crossing near Taiwan killing nine of ten people in the car and critically injuring the survivor. Police said the driver ignored red lights and alarms. the driver also died.
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Taipei
Formosa
Taiwan
South Formosa
Snow forecast Slight flurries fall in Grundy County
Weather forecasts for Grundy County predict light snow though only light flurries have appeared. Temperatures shift with a 22 degree high, dropping to zero, then 10 above at 9 a.m. Local station Collins reports the readings as the unsettled pattern continues.
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Grundy County
Collins
New Moves Reported in Washington
President Johnson convened 20 congressional leaders and NSC members to review Viet Nam developments amid hints of a possible resumption of bombing. Evidence from aerial reconnaissance and refugee reports show North Viet Nam rebuilding and increasing support to Viet Cong, while diplomatic messages signal no early end to the war.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
National Security Council
Hanoi
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Senate
House
Foreign Relations
Armed Services
Appropriations
Mugia Pass
Laos
South Viet Nam
Quang Tri
U.S
United States
Cairo
Lucius D. Battle
Huesday
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