Grand Jury Indicts Isaacs Lang in State Envelope Case
Theodore Isaacs former state revenue director and John Lang former state printing supervisor were indicted on conspiracy and official misconduct charges over state envelope contracts. The 36 count indictment also names Cook Envelope and Lithographic Co. of Chicago for collusion and fraud involving over 1 million dollars in envelopes between 1961 and 1963. Isaacs testified five times to the grand jury and admitted stock holdings before leaving office.
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Springfield
Theodore Isaacs
Sangamon County Grand Jury
John Lang
Cook Envelope and Lithographic Co
Chicago
Tynacs
Crané
Cook
State
Isaacs
Hodges Quits Cabinet Post as Commerce Secretary
President Johnson announced the resignation of Luther Hodges as Commerce Secretary and named John T. Connor of Merck & Co. as his successor. Connor will take over Jan. 15. Hodges had served since 1961 and planned to serve four years.
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Washington
Johnson
Luther H. Hodges
New Jersey
John T. Connor
Connor
Commerce Post
Merck & Co. Inc
Hodges
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
White House
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
New York
North Carolina
Stock Market Gains Lead Amid Moderate Afternoon Rise
New York December 16 AP reports the stock market rose modestly this afternoon after two days of declines. Most gains were under a point with moderate volume. Comsat advanced over four points earlier, while Schering Merck and Pfizer gained fractions. The AP 60 average rose 3 to 920.8 and the Dow 90 up 2.20 to 859.65.
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New York
Comsat
Schering
Merck
Pfizer
Jones & Laughlin
Ford
Chrysler
Associated Press
American Stock Exchange
Helping Hand Democrat Hires Fired Republican
Donald McCumber 48 formerly of Tuscola, fired by state school superintendent Ray Page, was hired by Secretary of State William H. Chamberlain as a record clerk for 30 days to reach pension eligibility. McCumber said he needed 17 more days of state work. Page said the firing followed incompatibility after the Nov. 3 election. Page denied prior knowledge of McCumber’s pension timing.
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Springfield
F Democrate
Donald McCumber
Tuscola
William H. Chamberlain
Ray Page
McCumber
Page
John Kirby
Italian Parliament Votes in First Round for President
The Italian Parliament failed in its first vote to elect a president of the republic. A second ballot started with Christian Democrat Vioyanoi Leone leading and Socialist Giuseppe Saragat remaining strongly in the race.
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Vioyanoi Leone
Giuseppe Saragat
Weather outlook for Bernt, SIU turning cold tonigh
Bernt in southern Illinois: skies become cloudy and the temperature drops to near cold wave levels tonight with a low around 15 to 20. Thursday remains cloudy and cold with a high near 25 to 30. Weather details and map on page 21.
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Illinois
Record Winter Storm Roars Into Northwest
A powerful winter storm roared into the Northwest with near unprecedented cold and heavy snow. Gusts reached 55 mph as arctic air pushed toward the Great Lakes and central Plains, bringing subzero temps to Montana and Idaho. Snowdrifts closed roads across Montana Wyoming Idaho and Washington with forecast lows 40 below in places.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Pacific
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Cora
Great Falls
Mont
Helena
Minnesota
Washington State
Wyoming
South Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Mississippi Bonds Sold Amid Civil Rights Boycott Pressure
Mississippi today sold 8.78 million dollars in state bonds as civil rights groups urged a boycott of investment houses. New York brokers questioned interest costs, saying they were high versus recent bids, while others found them in line with market levels. Blyth & Co led a syndicate to bid 6 million dollars in school bonds with a net annual interest cost of 3.228 percent, and Moody’s rated AA with Standard & Poor’s rating A.
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New York
Mississippi
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District
Jackson
Miss
Blyth & Co
Je Moody’s Corp
Standard & Poor's
Viet Cong batter South Vietnam as government buckles
In Saigon the government reported eight months of high casualty losses for government troops with 550 Viet Cong killed and 260 of their own dead last week. Thirteen Americans were killed in action. A 24 hour Buddhist hunger strike began as education minister Phay Tan Chuc resigned amid Buddhist disfavor. Some ministers reportedly considered resignations. Thich Tam Cha urged President Johnson to show sympathy while praising American efforts and condemning government oppression of Buddhism.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Ang Lao
Yang
Phay Tan Chuc
Thich Tam Cha
Johnson
Viet Nam
Kennedy Walks Out Of Hospital After Injury
Kennedy left a Boston hospital unaided at dawn and flew to Florida after visiting Edward Moss's grave in Andover. The injured former senator walked without assistance later, weighing 188 pounds after shedding 29 pounds during six months of recovery, as about 600 spectators watched his return.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Boston
Kennedy
Andover
Edward 5
Moss
Katherine
Edward Martin
Florida
Joan
SIU Proposes 2 Million War on Poverty Program
SIU requests a three year program costing over 2 million dollars to aid five to ten communities through literacy, job training, adult education, and day care. The plan funds six week volunteer courses and two week leaders training with VISTA participation and a coordinating task force.
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Ben Gelman O
Southern
Progres
Robert Knittel
STU Community Development Service
Richard Franklin
SIU Community Development Institute
SIU
VISTA
Knittel
Franklin
Office of Economic Opportunity
Washington, D.C
Calvin Banks
OEO
Banks
McNamara Says U S Nuclear Power Meets NATO Needs
Defense Secretary McNamara told NATO ministers that the United States has enough strategic nuclear capability to deterring a Soviet attack and would not require new deterrent systems from Britain or France. He cited Western Europe risks and asserted U S conventional and nuclear forces could rapidly reinforce NATO by 1970, with rapid redeployments and long range aircraft ready within hours to days.
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Paris
Robert S. McNamara
United States
Soviet Union
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Western Europe
McNamara
West Germany
Hiroshima
NATO Alliance
North Atlantic
Polaris
NATO
Europe
Dean Rusk
Charles de Gaulle
U.S
Kosygin Accepts British Visit Invitation
Prime Minister Harold Wilson announced Kosygin has accepted an invitation to visit Britain and expressed interest in meeting in Moscow. He did not set dates but said Kosygin would come to London in the new year.
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London
Harold Wilson
Alexei Kosygin
Soviet Union
Britain
Wilson
House of Commons
Kosygin
Moscow
Duke of Windsor Undergoes Abdominal Surgery in Houston
The Duke of Windsor underwent a 67 minute abdominal operation at Methodist Hospital in Houston. Dr. Michael DeBakey removed a large aneurysm from the aorta with expected full recovery. A hospital spokesman said the Duke should be sitting up in a few days and that the procedure was routine for the renowned surgeon.
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Houston
Tex
Duke of Windsor
Michael DeBakey
DeBakey
Tom Fourkureau
Methodist Hospital
Southern Illinois to host second Job Corps youth camp
Congressmen Kenneth J. Gray announces a second Job Corps camp for Southern Illinois near Golconda in Pope County with federal funding. The project will create 180 corps members performing recreation and reforestation across five counties, with 2 camp units, 15 picnic areas, 100 acres of black walnut trees planted, and erosion control planning for 200 acres.
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Job Corps
Iinois
Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
White House
Ilinois
Office of Economic Opportunity
Tee Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge
Shawnee National Forest
Golconda
Pope County
Pope
Hardin
Massac
Gallatin
Saline Counties
Gray
Vienna
Kaskaskia
Elizabethtown
Illinois Iron Furnace
Hardin County
Millstone Bluff Towers
Garden of the Gods
Bell Smith Springs
King Hails Compliance With Civil Rights Act
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and other Negro leaders praise wide public accommodations compliance in the South following the Supreme Court ruling. Though pockets of resistance exist in rural areas, leaders say desegregation progress continues, with few complaints in Louisiana and expectations of broader testing if the act is challenged.
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Atlanta
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Faris
U.S. Supreme Court
South
Paul Anthony
Southern Regional Council
Richard Haley
Congress of Racial Equality
New Orleans
Louisiana
Republicans Hold Caucus
Washington December 16 AP Republican lawmakers met at a special caucus before the new Congress and adopted proposed rules changes they fear could give the Speaker sweeping power. No formal move to unseat Minority Leader Charles A Halleck was discussed, though talk persisted. Halleck urged party unity in a welcoming address.
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House
Congress
GOP
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Halleck
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