Congress Approves Viet Funds M16 Popular Weapon
AP describes the M16 rifle and other light weapons used by U S forces in Viet Nam. It notes the M16’s 243 caliber, 20 round clip, rapid fire rate, and effectiveness against dug-in Viet Cong, along with comparisons to the M14 and M60 and mentions of grenades mortars and sidearms. The piece quotes a North Vietnamese captive and discusses weapon distribution among divisions and units.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
1St Cavalry
United States
Korea
Viet Nam
Cavalry Division
1St Infantry
25Th Army
U.S
Dick Pierce enters race for sheriff
Richard E. Pierce chief deputy sheriff of Grundy County becomes the third Republican candidate for sheriff. At thirty one he has eight years in law enforcement including state trooper service and duties as chief deputy. Pierce cites training from the Illinois State Police Academy and FBI schools and notes his familiarity with new judicial reform requirements. He lives in Morris with Judith and two sons Jeffrey and Barry.
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Richard E. Pierce
Grundy County
Edward Wilt
Morris
William Perry
Coal City
John E. G. Olson
Pierce
Grundy
Will
Kendall
la Salle
Illinois State Police Training Academy
Springfield
Tfe
FBI
Illinois 113
U.S. Army
Korea
Morris Fire Department
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
The
Loyal Order of Moose
Judith
Jeffrey
Barry
Liberty St
Plan Girl Scout Week Observance Plans
Morris Girl Scouts will observe Girl Scout Week from Sunday, March 6, through the week. Leaders urge all girls to attend the church of their choice Sunday morning in uniform. At the Methodist Church they will be recognized during the 11 a.m. service. They will attend Immaculate Conception Church for the 10 a.m. Mass.
Weather outlook shifts to showers then snow
Today's fair weather ends with light rain possible tonight. Thursday brings more showers and a near 60 degree high. Rain changes to snow Friday with a drop in temperatures. Collins Weather Station records February totals 1.41 inches. coldest day minus 1, warmest 55.
Marines Face Heavy Fighting Southeast of Hue Peninsula
United States Marines drove toward the canal facing peninsula 55 miles southeast of the North Vietnamese border as heavy clashes erupted with Viet Cong forces. Casualties for Americans were light in the latest engagement, while Viet Cong losses remained unknown.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
South China Sea
Hue
da Nang
Phu Bai
U.S
Air Force
Bien Hoa
Guam
Phuoc Tuy
U.S. Air Force
Navy
North
Viet Nam
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Waives Hearing In Plane Theft Case In Chicago
Phillip Miller aged 31 of Champaign waived preliminary hearing after being charged with stealing an airplane from Morris Municipal Airport on December 10 and flying to Brazil. He is bound over to the U.S. District Court. the craft owned by Fidelity Properties was recovered in Nassau.
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Phillip Miller
Champaign
Morris Municipal
Brazil
South America
U.S
C. S. Bentley Pike
Chicago
U.S. District Court
Monticello Life Insurance Co
Phillip Associates
FBI
Nassau
Bahamas
Fidelity Properties of
Morris
Frank Hansen
Mid Continent Airlines
Red Advisers Leave Ghana After Nkrumah Overthrow
Ghana forces expel foreign Communist advisers with plane loads of Russians and families. Soviet personnel count varies. some 250 to 300 or fewer than 1,000 in country. Ankrah regime seeks nonaligned foreign policy and bans political activity as Nkrumah seeks asylum options.
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Accra Ghana
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana Airways
Nkrumah
G.N. Rodionov
J.A. Ankrah
Moscow
Peking
John B. Elliott
Ankrah
National Liberation Council
Convention People’s Party
Soviet Union
Cairo
Tanzania
Guinea
Mali
United Arab Republic
Discount Proposal For Chinese Pact
Washington officials discounted Sen. J. W. Fulbright’s call for a broad agreement with China to neutralize Southeast Asia. They note Beijing refuses to discuss settlement in Vietnam and doubt such talks are feasible while China pursues Red influence in the region.
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Washington
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
China
Southeast Asia
United States
Wartorn
U.S
Viet Nam
Fulbright
Senate
Johnson
Peking
Peace protester Abie Nathan returns to Israel amid welcome
Abraham Nathan, 38, former fighter pilot and peace activist, returns after a futile one man mission to Egypt. Police charge him with leaving Israel illegally but bail is posted. A crowd of 200 welcomes him with garlands and chants, as Nathan says his petition was signed by 80,000 Israelis before his plane ran out of gas at Port Said and he could not meet President Nasser.
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Tel Avis
Israel
Abraham Nathan
United Arab Republic
Abie
Nathan
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Port Said
Nasser
Bombs Blown Apart in Plane Crash No Nuclear Explosion
U S defense officials say two conventional detonations in a Palomares Spain crash caused plutonium 239 and uranium 235 to scatter around the site. No health hazard found. four bombs aboard the bomber. Atomic Energy Commission to remove soil for disposal in the United States.
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Washington
Palomares
Spain
Defense Department
Defense
State Department
Pentagon
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Indictment planned in kidnapping case with Grand Jury
Grundy County Grand Jury to convene next Monday to consider indictments including Charles C. Hooper 36 of Marseilles held in Prentiss County jail on kidnapping and attempted rape warrants from an Elgin teacher. Also up for grand jury review are burglary charges against William Rose 24 and Ronald Rose 22 of Morris with bonds set at 5000 each. both jailed after hearings.
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Charles C. Hooper
Marseilles
Booneville
Miss
Grundy County
Richard Wilder
Hooper
Prentiss County
Elgin
Morris
Donald Ward
William
Billy) Rose
Ronald
Redfern
Liberty St
Robert Malmquist
Soviet Press Hails Venus 3 Landing Ambiguity
Moscow reports Venus 3 reached Venus surface with scientific instruments but offers no soft landing claim. Venus 2 passed at 14 900 miles and Venus 3 radio contact was lost near the clouds. Experts suggest surface heat may reflect ionosphere conditions rather than the planet itself.
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Moscow
Venus
Earth
Tass
Alexander Mikhailov
Mikhailov
Humphrey Questioned By Senate Committee On Viet Nam Policy
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey faced questioning on Asia policy as Congress passed a 4.8 billion Viet Nam authorization. The Senate defeated Morse’s bid to revoke the 1964 force resolution by a 92-5 vote. Fulbright and Morse led opposition critics, while Gruening McCarthy and Young backed the measure. The House approved military aid 392-4.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Asia
Congress
Senate
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Johnson
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Humphrey
Morse
House
Philip Burton
George E. Brown Jr
California
William F. Ryan
New York
John Conyers Jr
Michigan
Fulbright
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Everett M. Dirksen
Gruening
Viet Nam
Arkansas
Southeast Asia
China
Tonkin Gulf
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
McCarthy
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
Mike Mansfield
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Foreign Relations Committee
Far East
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Plan Girl Scout
Collins
Vinh Area
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Bong Son
101St Airborne Division
Tuy Hoa
Pleiku
Tay Ninh
Florida
Miami
Fla
Missouri
Elliot M. Lee Jr
Charles A. Bassett II
McDonnell Aircraft Corp
St. Louis
Red
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