Fire at Hotel Marcy Leaves Five Believed Dead
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. Five employees were presumed dead in a pre dawn blaze that destroyed part of Hotel Marcy. About 475 guests escaped. owner Jack Davis and three workers were hospitalized for smoke inhalation. The fire began in the kitchen and confined to the southern wing, with flames reaching the dining room pool and staff quarters on the third floor. Firefighters battled the blaze for about ninety minutes, preventing spread to the main five story section. Guests fled in nightclothes into freezing weather seeking other lodging.
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Lake Placid
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Hotel Marcy
Adirondack
Jack Davis
Placid Memorial Hospital
Traffic Deaths State Today Data Snapshot
Today in Iowa traffic fatalities stand at 954, up from 919 a year ago. The nationwide tally shows 866 in the same period. Authorities urge caution as road conditions vary and motorists adjust to seasonal changes.
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Iowa
Snow Ends Tonight With Blowing Drifts Then Colder Thursday
Snow ends tonight with partial clearing and northerly winds 15 to 28 mph. Thursday will be fair to partly cloudy and a bit colder with a low near zero to 10 above and a high of 12 to 18.
Cardinal Spellman Defends Vietnam Victory Stance
Cardinal Francis Spellman stood by his call for U.S. victory in Vietnam during a Christmas visit with U.S. servicemen in Saigon, despite Vatican concern and international reaction. He praised the troops and said Americans should be grateful for their role in preserving civilization.
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North Vietnam
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Vietnam
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
U.S. Army
3Rd Field Hospital
All America
Cardinal Spellman
10 Inches Predicted Snowstorm Hits Minnesota
The southeastern Minnesota region faces up to 10 inches of snow as a large storm moves from the plains. At Rochester six inches fell by 9 am, and two deaths from heart attacks linked to shoveling were reported.
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Duluth
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Wisconsin
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Indiana
Michigan
Texas
Mass crash kills 12 as train hits fuel truck in Everett
A Boston and Maine local train struck a stalled fuel oil truck at Second Street crossing in Everett Massachusetts. The collision killed 12 passengers and the engineer Thomas Bagley, with up to 35 aboard. Firefighters freed victims amid flames as hospitals reported multiple dead and injured.
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Everett, Mass
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Whidden Hospital
Everett
Chelsea Naval Hospital
Chelsea Memorial Hospital
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Billerica
Second Street
Bouley
Whidden
North Station
Rockport
Mass
Thomas Bagley
Martin F. Marnik
Lynn
Marnik
Johnsons Host Teens For Youth Beauty Year Ceremony
President and Mrs. Johnson welcomed 13 teenagers to their ranch home in Austin to highlight youth work in improving the nation. The 11 30 a m ceremony designated 1967 as Youth for Natural Beauty and Conservation Year.
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Austin
Tex
Johnson
America
Kosygin to Visit Britain February 6 to 13
Soviet Premier Alexei N. Kosygin will visit Britain February 6 to 13, announced by Prime Minister Harold Wilson. The trip signals a possible easing of British Soviet relations amid the Vietnam conflict.
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London
Alexei N. Kosygin
Britain
Harold Wilson
U S Citizens in Cuba May Leave
Cuba reportedly agreed to permit 2700 U S citizens to depart. First arrivals could fly to New Orleans today as the State Department negotiates through the Swiss Embassy in Havana, with no immediate comment issued.
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Washington
Cuba
U.S
New Orleans
State Department
Hawan
Fifth Chinese nuclear test reported by U.S. officials
U S officials said China detonated a fifth atmospheric nuclear test at Lop Nor proving ground. The blast was detected on December 28 Chinese time, December 27 U S calendars. Yield reported at a few hundred kilotons.
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Washington
China
Sinkiang Province
U.S
United States
Chinese Lop Nor Proving Ground
Mill City Chiropractor Charged With Murder
Nancy Mitchell 34 was found dead in a burning Minneapolis home from strangulation, not fire. Husband Dr John R Mitchell 34, a chiropractor, charged with first degree murder after fleeing with their four year old daughter Nan. Grand jury likely January 10. arraignment set. bond recommended at 15000.
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Minneapolis
Nancy Mitchell
John R. Mitchell
Mitchell
Nan
Hennepin County
Red Guards Denounce Chen Yi and Family in Peking
Tokyo based Asahi report says Red Guards denounced Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Chen Yi his wife Chang Chien and their son Chen Shao lu accusing them of opposing mass campaigns and missteps in their roles Hu Chiaomu author of Thirty Years of the Communist Party of China was also targeted Chen Yi is noted for anti Soviet stance and hostility to Russians.
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Red Guards
Chen Yi
Red China
Asahi
Peking
Chen
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Chang Chien
Chen Shao-lu
Hu Chiaomu
Communist Party of China
Large Northern Chile Quake Reported by Survey
The U S Coast and Geodetic Survey said a major earthquake struck northern Chile early today and a spokesman noted a seismic seawave warning from the Honolulu observatory.
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Washington
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Chile
Honolulu
May Have to Evict 35 for Unpaid Fees
Carlton Minnesota AP A nursing home operator may evict 35 welfare patients by Sunday after state delays in paying fees for upgrading to Medicare standards. The Carlton Nursing Home faces a 14.70 dollar daily rate for Medicare patients, up from nine dollars welfare.
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Carlton County
Morris Hursh
Minnesota
Buchanan
Hursh
Carlton
Minneapolis - St. Paul
Duluth
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