Sabotage Network Tightens Grip on Saigon
Viet Cong saboteurs from city cadres to rural battalions tighten a terror noose around Saigon as fear of a massive campaign grows. Four VC Commando units inside the city total under 3300, organized in cells with top planners keeping plans secret, while five district groups threaten Gia Dinh Province outskirts.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Washington
Metropole Hotel
U.S
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Gia Dinh
Capital
Illinois Scene State Chamber Predicts Business Rise
The Illinois State Chamber of Commerce forecast continued economic growth into 1966 citing a near unanimous poll of its Economic Development Committee. Industrial production investment retail employment and income are expected to rise over 1965, with optimism tempered by tax increases and inflationary pressures.
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Chicago
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Frank J. Merrill
Merrill
Southern Illinois
Prison escapee sought after walk from Pontiac Penitentiary dairy farm
Pontiac authorities hunt Larry Goldsberry, 23, serving one to five years for burglary after he walked away from a dairy farm outside the Pontiac Penitentiary walls. Goldsberry was convicted June 21 for burglarizing Mathers' Service Station in Cooksville. DePaul Professor Plunges to Death.
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Pontiac
Livingston County
Pontiac Penitentiary
Joseph Vitek
Larry Goldsberry
Mathers
Cooksville
Santa Set For Wedding In Elevator
Riverside Calif AP A department store Santa Claus will perform a wedding Tuesday in a store elevator. The Rev Jack Perkins in costume officiates for the couple Robert McClure 39 of San Bernardino an elevator serviceman and Lea Bonham 27 of Riverside who met two years ago when she operated an elevator and he inspected.
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Riverside
Calif
Santa Claus
Santa
Jack Perkins
Robert McClure
San Bernardino
Lea Bonham
Woman Burns Self To Death At Venice Service Station
Police identified the victim as 67 year old Charlotte Forrest who lived in a local rest home. A note found in her charged purse requested that her body be given to science. Service station attendant David Watson said he sold the woman gasoline and believed she was a motorist whose car had stalled.
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Los Angeles
Venice
Charlotte Forrest
David Watson
Dirksen Pushes Reapportionment Amendment Before Senate
Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen seeks to bring a constitutional amendment on legislative apportionment to the Senate early in the new session. He wins backing from a Republican task force to counter what he calls political boss control by city delegations and notes time is running out after last summer’s near-miss. Dirksen vows to oppose adding union shop repeal to any Taft-Hartley bill.
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Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Republican Policy Coordinating Committee
Washisston
Florida
Supreme Court
College construction plans approved for 20 million dollars
The Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities approved plans totaling about 20 million dollars for construction. Nearly 18 million goes to Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, with 2.4 million for Lincoln-Douglas Residence Hall at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, scheduled for completion in November 1967. The board also approved salary increases for instructors and assistant professors. Instructors rise from 900 to 1000 dollars monthly, while non doctorate holding assistant professors move from 1040 to 1200 dollars monthly.
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Chicago
Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb
Lincoln-Douglas
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston
Hearing on Ethics Commission Postponed by Judge Covelli
A hearing challenging the Illinois Senate Ethics Commission was postponed as counsel could not confirm a Circuit Court date. Judge Daniel A. Covelli reset the petition to bar the commission, with the new hearing set for 11 a.m. Wednesday.
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Chicago
Illinois Senate Ethics Commission
Daniel A. Covelli
Commission
Martin Oil Special Canadian Balsam Christmas Trees
Christmas tree sale offers Canadian Balsam fir trees in all sizes from 3 to 6 feet tall at 419 dollars per choice. Limited quantities.
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Martin Oil
Dilemma over tax hike in 1966 faces Johnson
Washington faces a possible 1966 tax increase to fund the Vietnam War and Great Society programs. Democrats split on raising taxes to avoid a deficit, with RFK and MLK opposing deep domestic cuts, while Boggs notes war could overshadow domestic issues. Some informants say higher revenues may delay a decision into spring.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
Washington
White House
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.v
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Kennedy
King
Hale Boggs
D-La
House
Boggs
Great Society
Herrin Woman Injured Driving Motorbike Into Home
A Herrin woman was injured when her motorbike went out of control and struck her house on Rt. 1. Arnie Gossage said Mary was admitted to Herrin Hospital for possible head injuries after striking her head on a window frame while learning to drive. She reportedly accelerated by mistake while pulling into the driveway.
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Herrin
Rt. 1
Arnie Gossage
Mary
Herrin Hospital
Gossage
Poaching Fish Use of Vermouth in Liquid
A home cooking tip suggests using half water and half dry vermouth for poaching fish. The poaching liquid can then contribute to the regular liquid portion of a cream sauce served with the fish.
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Peoria
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