Severe winter storms lash eastern United States
Violent weather across the eastern third of the nation brought gale winds of 40 to 55 mph, heavy precipitation, and record cold. Snow, wind, and ice shut down communities from Chicago to New England, with at least 30 deaths and 11 inches of snow in Detroit, while Mt Washington recorded 133 mph gusts.
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North Viet Nam advocates talks on war end
United Nations sources say North Viet Nam backs U Thant proposals for negotiations while the United States wants proof Hanoi will halt arms and reinforcements into the south. Thant discussed preliminary talks with major powers, and Secretary Rusk urged real steps before any peace talks, warning that political moves cannot stop aggression.
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Rusk
Johnson Administration
Armed Racist Hunt Spurs King Security in Los Angeles
Police intensified security for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Los Angeles while hunting a white racist believed armed with explosives. Detectives found stolen dynamite and other weapons in Keith D. Gilbert’s apartment, with two men questioned and later held on burglary suspicions. The case also involved bazookas mortar grenades and Minutemen forms.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Keith D. Gilbert
Power Company
Dr. King
Rodney Chesney
Ronald Bartell
Sunland
Gilbert
Minutemen
Inquest Lie Test Sought By Stormy Mc Donald Circle
Ohio coed and Zenith Radio heir Eugene Stormy Mc Donald agrees to a lie detector test in an inquest into his death. Joyce Shank testified at the inquest that she, Peter Fonda, and two others smoked marijuana at a Chicago hotel before Mc Donald’s funeral. Fonda and others denied it.
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McDonald
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Fonda
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Jet collision near Atlantic claims unknown survivors
Pease Air Force Base announced a B47 bomber and KC135 tanker collided today about 700 miles east of Dow Air Force Base Maine. The spokesman said it was unknown if any crew survived as such planes normally carry four men. In Alabama, 26 year old Jimmy Lee Jackson died in Selma hospital after fatal infection following surgery for injuries from Feb. 18 civil unrest in Marion.
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Pease Air Force Base
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Dow Air Force Base
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Selma
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Jimmy Lee Jackson
Marion
First link in Muhammad's sect linked to Malcolm X slaying
Police charge Norman 3X Butler a Black Muslim enforcer with homicide in Malcolm X’s assassination in Washington Heights Manhattan. Talmadge Hayer also charged. police believe five men planned the attack. Butler had been linked to the Black Muslims and had prior charges in a related shooting. Elijah Muhammad denied organized involvement as heavy security guarded Chicago convention. Uptown Chamber rejected a demand to close Harlem stores for 114 days in tribute.
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Ohio population up 7.5 percent since 1960 census
Ohio's population rose to 10,425,175 as of July 1, led by Cleveland at 862,116 and followed by Columbus Cincinnati Toledo Akron and Dayton. City and village residents total nearly 6.5 million in towns, and metropolitan Cleveland remains the largest area with expanded Medina and Geauga counties. Parma and Kettering show the strongest growth among large cities.
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Harding's Closet May Stay Closed
Marion probate court ordered that 250 letters written by Warren G. Harding to the wife of a local department store owner be turned over to her daughter as part of Mrs. James Phillips estate. The daughter Isabelle Mathee of Genoa City, Wisconsin, advanced 7820 dollars for costs and debts. she declined comment. The letters, once disclosed by Francis Russell, are linked to allegations of an illegitimate child. a $1 million suit by Harding's heirs is pending. Additionally, a five day forecast notes below normal temperatures with light snow flurries.
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Ohio Tornado Winter Storm Slams State With Three Dead
Wind and heavy snow snarled travel across Ohio with three dead and many closures. Northwest areas bore the brunt while Cleveland endured a blizzard with 50 mile per hour winds. Turnpike traffic slowed under a 40 mph limit and schools statewide closed.
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Cincinnati
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House Committee OKs Appalachia Development Bill
The House Rules Committee approved the Appalachia Development Bill by 8 to 7 with eight Democrats for and five Republicans plus two Democrats opposed. Leaders aim for a floor vote Tuesday on the $1.1 billion plan funding road construction and facilities in 11 states including West Virginia and parts of Alabama Georgia North Carolina Tennessee Kentucky Virginia Maryland Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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William M. Colmer
Mississippi
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Meany Seeks LBJ Backing for $2 Wage Hike
AFL-CIO President George Meany plans to lead a delegation to the White House to press President Johnson for a $2 hourly minimum wage. He calls $1.25 a poverty wage and notes previous White House resistance. Labor Secretary Wirtz had said the decision rests with Johnson.
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Fla
Afl-Cio
George Meany
White House
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Meany
America
Organized Labor
W. Williard Wirtz
Ohio University opposes rezoning proposal
Ohio University officials oppose a proposed lot rezoning plan. The note appears on page two of The Messenger with details about city planning and university concerns.
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Sailboat Drifts Ashore After Sea Gales
Norfolk reports a gusty south wind up to 58 mph capsizing a line of vessels. A 30-foot sailboat capsized after being overrun by a patrol boat. its crew were rescued unharmed. A 40-foot Navy utility boat sank after a clutch failure. a Coast Guard patrol boat rescued the crew and towed the capsize craft to safety.
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