Looters Roam Chicago as Blizzard Paralyzes Midwest
The blizzard left at least 37 dead in Illinois and Chicago 28 with 23 inches in 29 hours, shutting schools, courts and flights. Looters and storm hardships disrupted life as 5,000 workers were snowed in at Gary and Burns Harbor mills and relief trains ferried aid into Indiana.
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Apollo Crew Shared One Real Joy Bound Together by Flying
Three astronauts Virgil Grissom Edward White II and Roger Chaffee perished in a lunar mission fire before launch. Grissom a Mercury era veteran born in Mitchell Indiana became a spaceflight pioneer. White a West Point graduate and Edwards pilot earned a master’s in engineering and led a 440 yard hurdle record. Chaffee Purdue trained naval engineer joined NASA in 1963 and married Martha Horn.
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Baker Case Heads to Jury With 48 Year Potential
The Bobby Baker case goes to a six man six woman jury in Washington. If convicted on all nine counts he could face 48 years in prison and a $47,000 fine. Prosecution says Baker stole roughly $100,000 in senatorial campaign contributions. Defense portrays financiers as knowing participants, while prosecutors emphasize grave records showing misdeeds.
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Edward Bennett Williams
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Louvre Museum
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Robert G. Baker
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Baker
Plan Dedication of New Dormitory at Winter Carnival
The 25th Winter Carnival at Shattuck School Faribault features a dormitory dedication with sports and social events drawing alumni and families. Across the region, snowbound incidents close airports, trap travelers, and prompt safety measures as governors and National Guard assist amid storms.
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Faribault
Investigators Probe Charred Ruins at Pad 34 for Clues
Investigators search the Pad 34 launch pad ruins for clues after the fatal Apollo I flash fire at Cape Kennedy. Families of Virgil Grissom Edward White II and Roger Chaffee mourn privately as NASA officials and security crews manage news and visitors.
Space Program Faces Months Delay After Cape Fire Tragedy
Apollo program endurance hangs on fire investigation and potential shuttle redesign. NASA must inspect cause of the Cape Kennedy flash fire. If the fault is systemic, a new ship may be needed. Backup crew Schirra Eisele Cunningham assume prime roles, training already underway.
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Grissom
County Soil District Signs 11 Cooperators
The Mower County Soil Conservation District reports it has signed up 11 new cooperators. The listed names include Barrie Peterson, Dexter. How ard Herr, Brownsdale. Orlean Braaten, Dexter. Ernest and Myron Dammann, Elkton. Mrs. Joseph Diesel, Austin. Robert Walsh, Austin. William Loneg an, Austin. Herbert Kilgore, Rose Creek. Donald Alwelling, Rose Creek. Tom Loverink, Rose Creek. and M. M. Cotter, Austin. Equipment section ruptured last fall.
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Davenport Man Gets Hearing on Charges Monday
A Davenport man, Ronald M. Kendall, 27, had his preliminary hearing for charges of rape, assault with intent to commit rape, and burglary while armed continued to Monday. Kendall was arrested at work in a Davenport factory and held on $100,000 bond. The alleged crimes include raping a woman abducted from a municipal ramp, attempting to rape another from an automatic laundry, and threatening a woman with a gun after breaking into her home since December 9.
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Iowa
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Clinton County
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Kendall
Trio of Apollo 1 astronauts die in fire at Pad 34
Investigators inspect the charred Apollo 1 capsule after a flash fire during a test killed three astronauts Virgil Grissom Edward White II and Roger Chaffee. NASA officials vow to press on with the moon program as safety reviews begin.
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Gus) Grissom
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Two Wilson Employees Promoted to Beef Dept Manager Posts
Two former Albert Lea Wilson plant employees received promotions. Lloyd P. Jerlow is named beef department manager at the Omaha plant, and Walter C. Mikkelson earns the same position at the Oklahoma City plant.
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Lloyd P. Jerlow
Omaha
Walter C. Mikkelson
Oklahoma City
Pheasant Loss in State Light Despite Sleet
ST. PAUL AP reports Minnesota pheasants escaped heavy losses during the sleet storm. State Game and Fish Director Ted Shields notes ice crusted ground in many areas may hinder feeding. Deer remain wintering well, but heavier snow or longer winter could threaten Cook County by mid March and the Ely-Isabella region by mid April.
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Minnesota
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Shields
Cook County
Ely- Isabella
Large Aleutians quake logged by UC seismologists
Berkeley reporters note a 6.5 magnitude earthquake in the Aleutian Islands. The tremor, 2,400 miles northeast of Berkeley near Fox Island, normally would not trigger tidal effects.
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Calif
University of California
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Fox Island
Buckpasser Scratched From Strub Stakes at Santa Anita
Ogden Phipps' 4 year old Buckpasser was withdrawn from the $100000 Strub Stakes at Santa Anita Park due to inflammation in a right forefoot quarter crack discovered early today. Trainer Eddie Neley said the favorite was scratched to protect the horse's health.
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Buckpasser
Charles H. Strub
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Santa Anita
Eddie Neley
Queen Awards Posthumous Commendation to Don Campbell
London AP reports Queen Elizabeth II posthumously honors speed ace Donald Campbell for brave conduct. Campbell died January 4 as his jet powered Bluebird overturned on Coniston Water at over 300 miles per hour. Prime Minister Harold Wilson's office announced the award.
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Harold Wilson
Tito Arrives for Secret Talks with Brezhnev in Moscow
Yugoslav President Tito arrives in Moscow for confidential talks with Soviet leader Brezhnev. Brezhnev welcomes Tito at the station with premier Kosygin and other Kremlin leaders present.
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