Generals Oppose Vietnam Strategy Change
Washington AP report notes retiring Army chief Gen. William Westmoreland and new Army Chief Gen. Harold Johnson oppose abandoning search and destroy in South Vietnam. Marine Gen. Leonard Chapman also rejects enclave strategy as risky. Debate centers on troop levels and Strategic Reserve deployments amid Tet aftermath and possible 45 000 additional troops.
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Washington
U.S
South Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
United States
Westmoreland
Khe Sanh
Haroldk. Johnson
Army
Leonard F. Chapman
Johnson
Army Digest
Chapman
Associated Press
Pentagon
Negro sheriff in Virginia dies in suicide crisis
Charles City Virginia James N Bradby 38 the counties first black sheriff was found dead in his car authorities ruled suicide by lunging hose exhaust through taped vent The medical examiner noted no foul play stating Bradby had faced depression amid his political ascent and was well liked by whites and Negroes alike
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Charles City
Virginia
James N. Bradby
Bradby
M. D. Lampkin
Bradley
South
Commonwealth Atty
J. Madison Macon Jr
Macon
Gardner Celebrates Mrs Spiller 93rd Birthday at Home
Mrs Frank H Spiller marked her 93rd birthday with a family dinner in Gardner. Guests included her daughter Mrs Edward C Foley of Belvidere, nephew Judge Robert C Underwood and spouses, and another nephew Curtis Underwood. Spiller, daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Charles C Underwood, spent her life in Gardner and returned from Belvidere last week. OES group Kellogg Chapter 2199 met in the Masonic Temple with plans for a salad luncheon on April 9. Birthdays of Mrs Clarence Barr Mrs Roy Gardner and Mrs N B Hansen were noted alongside the wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Fred Wepprecht.
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Frank H. Spiller
Edward C. Foley
Belvidere
Robert C. Underwood
Normal
Curtis Underwood
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Spiller
Charles C. Underwood
Gardner
OES
Kellogg
Masonic Temple
George Hale
Temple
Clarence Barr
Roy Gardner
N. B. Hansen
Fred Wepprecht
Market Rally Lifts Dow in Early Noon Trading
The New York stock market rallied for a first real gain in six sessions with the Dow Jones up 2.94 to 830.21 at noon. The AP 60 share average rose 0.4 to 299.5 as blue chips and glamour stocks led advances, while cigarette producers sagged on a government smoking decline report.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Schenley
Archbishop Carberry Installed in St Louis Luncheon
Archbishop John J. Carberry hosted about 2,000 church leaders and well wishers after his installation in St Louis. Governor Warren Hearnes teased him about Big Ten loyalties and the Brooklyn Dodgers as the new archbishop said he immediately felt at home.
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ST. Louis
John J. Carberry
Warren Hearnes
Missouri
Big Ten
Brooklyn Dodgers
Prisoner Flees After Northampton County Game
Prison guard reports Daniel Delker, 19, serving a larceny sentence, escaped from the Northampton County Prison basketball squad as the team returned from a 57 47 defeat to the Jewish Community Center. Delker’s disappearance followed the loss to the center’s team.
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Easton, Pa
Northampton County
Daniel Delker
Seoul Opens Second Legalized Casino At Walker Hill Resort
Legalized gambling debuts in Seoul with Las Vegas advisers at the Walker Hill resort. It marks Korea’s second casino opening after the Olympus Hotel in Inchon began operations last August, located 20 miles west of Seoul.
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Seoul
Walker Hill Resort
Las Vegas
Korea
Olympus
Inchon
Minooka Boosters Elect Officers for Coming Year
The Minooka School Boosters chose officers for the next year including President Dale Wehrle and Vice President Earlene Haga. The meeting also covered a new Minooka High School building plan with bids due by August and construction to start in fall. An April 8 zoning hearing at the Minooka Fire Station was announced.
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Minooka
Dale Wehrle
Rodger (Earlene) Haga
Frank McCarter
Bill
Della) Hays
Coop
Aux Sable Township
Clyde Heap
Ken Malone
William Davidson
Board of Education
Francis Coyne
Crusaders Honor Memory of Deceased Students and Staff
Booster officers select memorials for families and plan a tribute. The board also approved spending 500 dollars on gym equipment for the grade school. Nine seventh and eighth grade boys wrestled in three matches while PE teacher Don Peterson explained the sport. Choral director Bruce Hammit introduced two groups of nine girls who sang Latin Ava Maria and Praise Ye the Lord. A trio including Chris Peacock Rosa Lee Schau er and Norma Marlow sang Oh Mary Dont You Weep and Bob Breen performed How Great Thou Art. The vocal students will enter the state solo contest on April 20 in Ottawa.
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Don Peterson
Bruce Hammit
Ava Maria
Chris Peacock
Rosa Lee Schauer
Norma Marlow
Mary
Bob Breen
Ottawa
Snakes In Mail Seized By Customs At Aquarium
A package labeled art carvings contained venomous snakes. among three was an Australian tiger snake. Steinhardt Aquarium chief Karl Stanik notes it is among the world’s most venomous. Australia bans export except to zoos. the snakes were handed to the aquarium.
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San Francisco
Karl Stanik
Steinhardt Aquarium
Australia
Aquarium
Service Dale A Crull Promoted to Chief Warrant Officer
Dale A Crull, son of Mrs Marion M Crull of Route 1, promoted March 18 to Chief Warrant Officer 4 with the 401st Detachment at Karlsruhe Germany. He entered the Army in June 1947. His wife Ruby resides in Phoenix Arizona.
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Dale A. Crull
Marion M. Crull
Bief
Det
Karlsruhe
Gerrifuffy
Deters Crull
Ruby
Livesnades Phoenix
Ariz
Incorrect Name Corrected in Oswego PTA Release
The Miss Connie Brandt of Gardner was given the annual Parent Teacher Association Golden Jubilee scholarship at a District 5 Illinois Congress event in Oswego. A prior Herald release misidentified her as Linda.
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Connie Brandt
LeRoy Brandt
Gardner
Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers
Oswego
Brandt
Arde
Wilmington
Linda
Connie
Herald
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