West Coast floods ease as crest eases from Columbia River
The Christmas flood threat waned as the Columbia River crest moved toward the sea. Northern California faced heavy damage with about 7,000 evacuees. 3,000 square miles isolated near the Oregon border. Rescue crews mended washouts in Idaho. Washington traffic returned to normal. A Coast Guard helicopter crash killed seven aboard.
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Oregon
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City Manager System Proposed to Aid Southern Illinois
Municipal leaders in Southern Illinois face growing demands as towns revive growth and seek better water, streets, sewers, and planning. A full-time, professionally trained city manager could relieve mayors and councils by handling administrative detail, enabling officials to focus on policy and citizen needs.
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Ers
Southern Illinois
Carborndale
Illinois
Herrin
Marion
Murphysboro
Panama Chiefs Push for U S Built Canal in Panama
Optimism runs through Panamanian society that a sea level canal will be built in Panama by the United States. Officials say there is no alternative site and critics warn anti American actions could be disastrous if the canal size remains uncertain. President Johnson announced plans for a new canal last week and pledged eventual turnover of the Canal Zone to Panama. Four sites were cited, two in Panama, one between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and one in Colombia.
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United States
Panama
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Colombia
Copters Aid Flood Victims
Helicopters and private planes braved rain and fog to ferry food and medicine to thousands in Northern California as floodwaters isolated Humboldt Mendocino and Del Norte counties. Thirty two helicopters from the carrier Bennington aided the relief effort along with small planes landing on highways where poles and signs were cut.
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San Francisco
Frelicopter
Peking Reports U S Jets Strafe Red Arms Trail
Across South Vietnam advisers have been instructed to withdraw from advance planning of nonroutine military and civilian operations until the future of American aid is clarified. Major supplies scheduled for next month may be affected, though routine shipments for economic aid continue.
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South Viet Nam
Maxwell D. ‘Taylor
Viet Nam
Radio Claims Americans Expand War
Tokyo reports six United States jets strafed and bombed Tepon, a town on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos, as Hanoi Radio claimed. It said two U S planes were shot down over Xieng Khonang Province. Saigon sources cited a Laos official saying air strikes from Laos had begun against the trail.
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
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Hanoi Radio
U.S
Xieng Khonang
Tehépore
Saigon
Phomi Nosoya
Illinois GOP to press reapportionment before budget
Springfield, Dec. 26 AP. Senate Republicans led by W Russell Arrington vow early action on reapportionment and other measures to pressure Governor Kerner. Arrington says budget bills await Kerner’s approval and cites a potential $5 billion two year plan, with Democrats controlling the House. He outlines plans for a new revenue article and ethics code, aiming for April 1 budget message.
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Arthur L. Srb
Springfield
Ilinois
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GOP
Senate
House
W. Russell Arrington
Evanston
Otto Kerner
Arrington
Kerner
Senate Repubicans
University of Illinois
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Illinois Democrats
General Assembly
Daley
Buddhists Resume Drive To Oust Huong Regime in Saigon
In Saigon on December 26, Buddhist leaders announced a renewed campaign to topple Premier Tran Van Huong. They accuse his government of pressuring media and arresting followers while extending martial law with paratroopers deployed to quell protests. The Buddhists vow to use every method, including hunger strikes, if needed. Huong warns against political activism within religion and faces mixed signals from the armed forces council as it weighs its future moves.
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Tran van Huong
iThe Buddhist Hierarchy
Hich Nhat Thien
Huong
U.S
Thien
Ngo Dinh Diem
Khanh Thien
Nguyen Khanh
High National Council
Armed Forces Council
Kennedys Hold Ski Party at Denver Ski Vacation Arrival
Mrs John F Kennedy and her children Caroline and John Jr join a large Kennedy clan in Denver for a skiing vacation. The group was welcomed by a crowd at Stapleton International Airport with an estimated 500 to 600 onlookers. Mrs Kennedy's sisters Mrs Stephen Smith and Mrs Peter Lawford accompanied her.
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Colo
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Caroline
John
Stapleton International Airport
Mrs. Kennedy
Stephen Smith
Peter Lawford
Weekend Weather Outlook Warmer With Cloud Increase
A weather note forecasts a warmer weekend with Sunday and Sunday night in the 30s and 20s. Expect increasing cloudiness Sunday night and a rise in southerly winds to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon on Sunday. Weather map data from PQ.
SIU enrollment jump reported in 1964 day
Southern Illinois enrollment rises amid campus expansion as SIU details spikes in student numbers. Carbondale and Murphysboro sections cover year end stories, with extensive notes on medical doctor shortages and ongoing community developments. Centralia and Carbondale host all day basketball tournaments across pages 11 and 22.
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Southern
Ilinois
Carbondale
Hehrin
Murphysboro
Centralia
Traffic Death Toll Mounts On Christmas Holiday
The traffic death toll rose steadily through the Christmas period, with fatalities passing the 500 mark and climbing toward 650 as the holiday window from Thursday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight closes. The National Safety Council estimates 550 to 650 deaths nationwide in this period.
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