Vermont Declares Disaster Area After Snowstorm
A late February Nor’easter dumps up to 48 inches of snow in Vermont prompting Gov. Deane Davis to declare a disaster area and mobilize the National Guard. The region sees widespread outages, flooding in parts of New England, and twelve deaths across six states amid continued severe winter storms.
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Vermont
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Deane Davis
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Weather Bureau
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Waitesfield
Marshfield
McCullough
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Maine
Boston
Viet Cong Cease-Fire Begins as New Year Nears
News from Saigon reports Viet Cong cease-fire starts, with three clashes near Saigon and 68 total enemy deaths. U.S. naval boat shelled near the Cambodian border, one American killed, eight wounded. Year 1969 ends with fewer American battlefield deaths despite rising South Vietnamese toll.
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U.S. Navy
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U.S. Command
Christmas holiday traffic deaths far below forecasts
Nationwide bad weather helped keep Christmas traffic deaths low with 581 fatalities over four days, well under the predicted 800 to 900. Ohio reported 25 deaths in the 102-hour period, far below the 42 expected, according to the National Safety Council president Howard Pyle. Rafael Leonidas Trujillo and a Duchess of Albuquerque were involved in a fatal Madrid car crash after a foggy collision near Madrid on December 17.
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Howard Pyle
Qohio
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Spain
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Leonidas Trujillo
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Duchess of Albuquerque
Trujillo
Madad
Ray seeks ruling on cruel confinement at Tennessee prison
Ray, serving 99 years for the MLK assassination, asks a federal judge to find his maximum security confinement at the Tennessee State Penitentiary cruel and inhuman and harmful to his health. President Nixon plans to sign the tax reform bill before a California vacation, facing a $2.5 billion revenue shortfall. Ohio: The Ohio Building Authority will buy three parcels near the Statehouse for 2.6 million dollars for a new state office building in a 2 pm transfer with John Galbreath and United Redevelopment Corp.
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John Galbreath
United Redevelopment Corp
Mystery Gunboats Head Toward Israel Across Eastern Mediterranean
Five fast gunboats that left Cherbourg Christmas day were reported moving toward Israel in the eastern Mediterranean with potential range to Haifa. Israeli, French, and NATO sources offered conflicting details while diplomats weighed possible Arab-Israeli fallout and the ships’ ownership remains disputed.
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Cairo
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Ole Martin Siem
Starboat Oil Co
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Graham Speaks at Rock Festival in Hollywood
Evangelist Billy Graham, incognito to learn youth views, addressed about 2,500 attendees at the Miami Hollywood Rock Festival. He urged turning to the power of God, noted mixed reactions, and said he would attend future large youth gatherings to spread the gospel.
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Demonstrators Mar Agnew's Manila Trip
In Manila anti American demonstrators attacked a limousine carrying U S Ambassador Henry Byroade and his wife as Vice President Spiro Agnew and his wife arrived for a reception at the U S Embassy. Riot police kept the crowd back with tear gas as Agnew spoke of U S Philippine solidarity.
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Spiro T. Agnew
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Philippines
10 Month Old Survives Kidney Transplant
Heather Ann Stockman, 10 months old from Grove City near Columbus, received a kidney from a 2-year-old donor on December 10 at Children's Hospital. The transplant began functioning almost immediately, and she is expected to be discharged in about two months. She remains underweight and in semi isolation to prevent infection as doctors monitor potential rejection and infection risks.
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Columbus
Children’s Hospital
Heather Ann Stockman
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Heather
Redheai
Portland
Ore
Logan Woman Sells Items via Messenger Action Ads
Mrs. Earle Johnston of 89 Florence Ave Logan sold a child's merry-go-round and other items through Messenger Action Ads. She reported most of the items sold the first day and praised the quick results.
WOLB to Broadcast Ohio University Games in Hurricane Classic
Announcement states WOLB Radio will carry Ohio University games in the Hurricane Classic in Miami Florida on Monday and Tuesday. Broadcasts are financed by General Telephone Co.
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Miami
Fla
General Telephone Co
Crewmen Searched After Blast Destroys Badger State
Mounting seas and wind hinder the hunt for 20 crewmen missing since the munitions ship Badger State blew a hole in her side about 1500 miles northwest of Hawaii. A Navy spokesman said chances of survival were uncertain as the search continued. Fourteen men including the skipper were rescued by the Greek freighter Khian Star and taken to Yokohama.
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Vietnam
Charles Wilson
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Japan
Miners Strike in WV to Pressure Coal Safety Bill
About 1,200 miners at four nearby West Virginia mines walked out to urge President Nixon to sign the federal coal mine health and safety bill. Spot checks showed limited wider participation though pickets attempted closures at several Consol and other mines. Mrs. Sara Koznoski, widow of a Mannington disaster victim, led calls to press Nixon to act.
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West Virginia
Consolidation Coal Co
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