Johnson sets Viet Nam policy talks at LBJ Ranch
President Johnson calls McNamara Rusk and Bundy to the LBJ Ranch for an impromptu news conference to discuss defense needs and Viet Nam policy decisions due next month. He cautions no big decisions have been made yet and notes possible plans before year’s end as Senate/White House debates continue.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
LBJ
McNamara
Rusk
National Security
McGeorge Bundy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Korea
Vatican Ends Council With Decrees and Birth Control Question
Pope Paul VI proclaimed the last four decrees of the Vatican II council in St. Peter's Basilica. The bishops approved all documents including religious liberty and the world problems decree, which denounced nuclear warfare while leaving birth control open for future change. A historic session featured simultaneous declarations with Patriarch Athenagoras canceling excommunications.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican Ecumenical Council
St. Peter’s Basilica
Pope Paul
Athenagoras
Istanbul
Ecumenical Council
Pope Paul VI
St. Peters’ Basilica
Cardinal Ottaviani
Rome
Venue Suits Against Foot Project Bonds
Two of three suits seeking to void Terre Haute Sanitary Board bonds for the Thompson Ditch flood control project are moving to other Vigo County courts after changes of venue were requested. The suits were filed December 1 by Mann, Mann, Chaney, Johnson and Hicks for different clients. a third suit, in Vigo Circuit Court, was denied by Judge H Ralph Johnston, with an appeal planned. Plaintiffs include Charles Warnock and Donald and Martha Bower, while Sanitary Board counsel is Thomas M. Patrick. The initial action questioned the 1,750,000 bond sale on grounds of repealed statute, conflicts of interest, and potential illegality of bond proceeds use. The bond purchase contract was awarded to Northern Trust Company of Chicago.
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Terre Haute
Parkview Road
Luther G. Johnson
Donald
Martha Bower
Vigo Superior Court No. 2
Thomas Hicks
Sanitation Board
Thomas M. Patrick
Mann
Sanitary Board
Northern Trust Company of
Chicago
Raymond Thomas
Board of Sanitary Commissioners
Critics Blast Interest Hike Sparks Congressional Criticism
Washington AP Critics of the Federal Reserve Board's rate increase press Congress after a Johnson Martin meeting failed to shift their positions. Democrats urge possible curbs on the board while pledging hearings next month. The administration argues higher rates curb inflation though harm the economy, Johnson said after a two hour Texas ranch meeting.
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Federal Reserve Board
Johnson
William McChesney Martin Jr
Crit
Ics
Martin
Texas
Seals Sold At Post Office by Vigo County Group
Members of Delta Theta Tau opened the Christmas seal booth for the Vigo County Tuberculosis Association at the Post Office. booth chairwoman Mrs. Ray Asbury notes the 58th anniversary of America’s first Christmas seal booth in Wilmington. The drive funds tuberculosis work and aids those who did not receive seals by mail.
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Vigo County Tuberculosis Association
Ray Asbury
Delta Theta Tau
Booth
America
Wilmington
Del
Emily Bissell
Johnson moves toward major Viet Nam policy decisions
President Johnson nears key Viet Nam policy choices after meetings with Defense Secretary McNamara and Secretary of State Rusk. Page one. Governor Edmund G Brown pledges to implement the McCone commission recommendations.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
Illinois and Indiana Weather Summary
The report notes high yesterday 38 and low last night 33 with no precipitation. Terre Haute and vicinity expect mostly sunny, warmer conditions today and tonight, with mid 50s highs Wednesday. Indiana overall fair and mild. Illinois partly cloudy and warmer tonight. Temperature readings show 21 at 9 am and 39 at 2 pm. Page references included for further details.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Christmas Baskets Aid Needy In Vigo County
Cash donations to the Tribune Star Fund provide Christmas baskets for city and Vigo County residents. Contributions listed include individuals and groups totaling 667.00 with a final 667.00 amount. Recipients must apply in person to Mrs. Mary Smith at the Christmas Clearing House, 912 Chestnut Street, open weekdays 8 to 12 and 1 to 4 until December 20.
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Tribunestar
Wabash Ave
Tribunestar Fund
Vigo County
Joseph Kunkler
Meace
Terre Haute Lions Cae Sk
Edward L. Strachan
Mary Smith
Christmas Clearing House
Chestnut Street
Birthplace of Michelangelo Cited by Columbia Art Dept
The United Press International reports Michelangelo was born in Caprese, a Tuscan town known for marble and stone cutting, according to Columbia University’s Department of Art.
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United Press International
Michelangelo
Caprese
Tuscany
Columbia University Department of Art
May Launch Gemini 6 Day Early for Rendezvous
Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell Jr. sped around the world as prospects grew that the Gemini 6 rendezvous could be achieved a day earlier than planned. They were refreshed after a quiet night in space.
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AP Aerospace
Winter Space Center
Houston
Tex
Frank Borman
James Lovell Jr
America
Borman
Lovell
Navy
Walter M. Schirra
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Cape Kennedy
Christopher C. Kraft
Earth
George Page
Carnarvon
Australia
Africa
Central
South America
Ascension Island
Testimony Begins In Reeb Killing Trial In Selma
Nearly 100 witnesses summoned by the defense in the murder case of Rev. James J. Reeb, Boston clergyman and civil rights participant, as jurors begin to be empaneled. Defendants Namon O Neal Hoggle William Stanley Hoggle and Elmer L Cook face first degree murder indictments under state and federal civil rights conspiracy charges.
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Selma, Ala
Boston
James J. Reeb
Selma
Joseph T. Pilcher
FBI
Circuit
Blanchard McLeod
Orloff Miller
Clark Olson
Berkeley
Calif
Namon O’neal Hoggle
William Stanley Hoggle
Elmer L. Cook
Reed
R.B. Kelley
Kelley
McLeod
Venireman
Fear Deepens Over Watts Riot Commission Report
California Governor Edmund G. Brown plans to implement the riot report and will reconvene the commission in six months to check progress. The eight civic leaders’ six day Watts review drew ire for being "totally inadequate" while outlining costly programs in jobs education and law enforcement to avert a future explosion. The six day violence left 34 dead 1 032 injured 3 952 arrested and more than 40 million in property loss.
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Los Angeles
California
Riot Commission
Edmund G. Brown
Commission
Watts
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Glendon Pyle
J. A. Martin
Admiral
Washington
AP News Digest
McCone
U. S. Weather Bureau
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Huntingburg
Wees
Margaret Dougher
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