Viet Cong Crossfire Slams U.S. Troops Near Saigon
U.S. infantry units backed by Air Force and Navy jets faced repeated Viet Cong assaults 40 miles northwest of Saigon near a rubber plantation. Casualties were heavy with hundreds of Viet Cong killed estimated. one American officer survived from Columbus, Ohio. Viet Cong warned of further blows after a deadly attack on a billet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
U. S. Navy
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Viet Nam
Michelin Plantation
Stephen A. Douglas
Columbus
Ohio
SIU Ranks 20th Nationally in Full-Time Enrollment
Southern Illinois University climbs to 20th in the nation for full time student enrollment in a School and Society survey of 1,095 accredited colleges. SIU reports fall enrollment of 24,502 with 17,356 at Carbondale. total countrywide is 3,292,539 full time students, part time 4,586,057.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Garland G. Parker
University of Cincinnati
SIU
Carbondale
State University of New York
University of Illinois
Parker
Soft Landing Nears for Luna 8 Moon Capsule
The Soviet Luna 8, a 3421 pound space capsule, nears the moon for a hoped soft landing. Retrorockets are to brake the craft as it descends in an airless lunar environment after a course change. Previous attempts failed or crashed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Moon
Jury Trial Needed Before Contempt Jailing
The Supreme Court with a 5-4 vote rules a jury trial is required before jail for criminal contempt in front of a grand jury Al Harris is freed from his contempt conviction after refusing to testify in a federal grand jury probe in New York City. Justice Douglas states the hearing reveals all facts to ensure fair justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
al Harris
New York City
William O. Douglas
Colder Tonight Then Sunny Warm Tuesday Elsewhere
Colder conditions prevail tonight with lows in the 20s. Sunny skies and a warming trend expected Tuesday with highs in the 50s.
Lovell Authorized To Remove Space Suit Gemini 7 Glides Along
Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell Jr pace a spaceflight toward the first rendezvous in orbit. Gemini 6 crews prepare for a Dec 13 launch from Cape Kennedy as Gemini 7 continues its 29th orbit. Laser testing delayed by a fire at Ascension Island tracking station, power outages under repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Borman
James Lovell Jr
Gemini
Paul Haney
Voice of
Mission Control
Houston
Walter Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Spaceship
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Haney
Chris C. Kraft
Carnarvon
Australia
Lovell
Navy
Cmdr
U. S
Borman
Earth
Ascension Island
Johnson Pressures Fed On Rate Hike At Texas Ranch
President Johnson phoned Federal Reserve Chair William McChesney Martin at the LBJ Ranch to urge restraint on rate increases amid an uncertain economic outlook. Accompanying Martin were Treasury Secretary Henry H. Fowler Budget Director Charles L. Schultze and CEA Chair Gardner Ackley. Also present were FPC Chair Joseph C. Swidler and White House Press Secretary Bill Moyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
William McChesney Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Lbj Ranch
Martin
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H Fowler
Charles L. Schultze
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisors
Joseph C. Swidler
Federal Power Commission
Northeast
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Illinois draft quota set for January at 2886 men
Springfield Illinois January draft quota is 2886 with about 500 married men without children to be inducted in the 23 through 25 age group. Few 23 year olds will be taken. Pre induction physicals ordered for 11600 men in January, down from 13500 this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois
Selective Service
John Hammack
Hammack
Slayer Of 4 Pleads Guilty In Terre Haute Shootings
William Henry Henson 53 of Paris Illinois pleaded guilty to four counts of second degree murder for the August 1 killings of his wife two daughters and a family friend. Judge H Ralph Houston set life terms with no death penalty. The state dropped the planned single trial for first degree murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
William Henry Henson
Paris
Ill
H. Ralph Houston
Vigo
Henson
Cruise Ship Fire Claims 90th Victim
Ann Martin Jackson 21 of Vero Beach Florida is named the 90th victim of the Yarmouth Castle disaster. She died Sunday after treatment in Jackson Memorial Hospital’s intensive burn center following rescue from Nassau as the vessel burned and sank about 120 miles off the coast on November 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Ann Martin
Marty) Jackson
Vero Beach
Yarmouth Castle
Miss Jackson
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Nassau
Deer Killed By Car On Venice Street Suburb of St Louis
A deer was struck and killed on a city street in Venice Illinois when it darted into the path of a car driven by Thomas A. Zelenka of Granite City. Police reported the incident occurred today in this suburb of St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Ill
St. Louis
Thomas A. Zelenka
Granite City
Fed Moves Raise Rates as LBJ Policy Overrides
Federal Reserve raises discount rate to 4.5 percent and max time deposit rate to 5.5 percent, the highest since 1930 and 1905. The action sparks stock market losses, with the Dow down 17.60 points early, then off 10.36 by noon, trading volume at 6.15 million shares. President Johnson criticizes the move as inflation risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Board
New York Stock Exchange
U.S
Savings and Loan Associations
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
New York
Robert V. Roosa
Brown Brothers, Harriman & Co
the Treasury
John F. Kennedy
Los Angeles
Louis B. Lundberg
Bank of America
Patman
U.S. Savings and Loan League
National Council For A Sound Monetary Policy
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking Committee
Norman Strunk
League
Federal Reserve
William McChesney Martin Jr
Pilot hailed for heroism in collision crash
Charles J. White, 42, piloted an Eastern Air Lines Constellation that collided with a TWA jet over North Salem New York. He died attempting to save passengers as 50 were injured of 54 aboard. Jet pilot Thomas H. Carroll landed safely at JFK. Investigators study flight recorders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Salem
N.Y
Charles J. White
Eastern Air Lines
TWA
Thomas H. Carroll
John F. Kennedy International
Capt. White
Newark Teachers End Two Day Walkout By Returning To Work
The Newark Teachers Union members went back to classrooms ending a two day strike. About 800 teachers did not attend last Thursday and Friday to press for a new representation election to unseat the rival group. They approved a mayoral fact finding committee plan to resume work and hold a new election next spring as 3,200 teachers were covered by substitutes and retirees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark Teachers Union
McNamara orders 149 more bases closed or reduced
Defense Secretary McNamara announced 149 additional base closings consolidations or reductions to save 410 million annually. Combined with past actions total savings reach 1.5 billion yearly. Actions affect 39 states the District of Columbia and 10 foreign countries with over 53 000 jobs eliminated. Bases to be closed not yet announced with formal list due Wednesday and foreign base details to follow after discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Southeast Asia
District of Columbia
Defense Department
Senate
House Armed Service Committees
Johnson
Chicago Banks Move To Hike Prime Rates
Banks in Chicago raise their prime rate on commercial loans from 4 to 5 percent following the Federal Reserve rediscount rate increase from 4 to 4.5 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Banks
Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sevite Moon
Texas
Oscar Bakke
Federal Aviation Agency
Newark
Newark, N.J
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!