Avalanches Kill 39 at French Alps Resort Town
Three more avalanches hit Val d’Isere, blocking Route 202 as mayor Jean Machet orders evacuations. Blizzard dropped three feet of snow, isolating the town and prompting mass sheltering of residents and tourists. Surviving Belgian student Benoit Mikolajczak recounted narrowly escaping death in a hostel dining room.
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Val D’isere
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Bourt St. Maurice
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Brussels
Mikolajczak
French Alps
Southern States Seek Freedom of Choice in Schools
United Press International reports three southern legislatures moving to adopt New York State’s freedom of choice plan. In Mississippi FBI probes a late night arson fire that destroyed Maben Attendance Center, delaying school desegregation set for next fall. The blaze caused 500000 dollars in damage with no arrests. South Carolina and Georgia legislatures examine similar bills while Florida lawmakers discuss a constitutional amendment to permit freedom of choice as a solution to school integration crises.
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Mississippi
FBI
Maben, Miss
South Carolina
Georgia
New York
South
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Harold Breazeale
South Carolina Senate Education Committee
Atlanta
James L. Bentley Jr
Jack Poorbaugh
Florida
Wyoming Senator Blasts Oil Task Force Report
Senator Clifford Hansen accuses a Nixon task force on oil imports of lacking practical oil industry experience. He warns tariffs to replace quotas could leave the United States under control of foreign oil powers and urges Congress to review the report before any endorsement. The New England delegation seeks quota cuts to reduce heating oil costs.
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Clifford P. Hansen
R-Wyo
Congress
Nixon
Hansen
New England
Charles Takes Seat In House of Lords
Prince Charles took his seat in the House of Lords as Britain’s future king, moving from throne side to a front crossbench to debate laws. Princess Anne and Princess Margaret attended. Queen Elizabeth stayed away, setting the scene for potential royal reform in the Lords.
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New York
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Prince of Wales
Duke of Windsor
Radiation hazard debate over plutonium plume near Denver
A Colorado study shows off site plutonium deposits from a Rocky Flats plant ranging from curies to tens of curies, with total off site accumulation at least 1000 times greater than stack releases. Officials say soil levels are far below safety limits yet differ on public health risk. Dr Martell delayed public release, submitting the report to the AEC first.
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Edward B. Giller
Air Force
Commission
Colorado Committee
AEC
International Committee On Radiation Protection
Denver
Boulder
Martell
Atomic Energy Commission
Angry Debate Flares On Burlington Beltline
In Montpelier a heated Highway Board meeting spurred by Sen. John O'Brien over beltline funding. He warned nearly $2 million could be wasted if money to finish the beltline is not approved. The panel discussed a northern city alignment and a 1968 report, with a $353 million baseline cited and a $15 million increase. The board postponed action on Guilford welcome center renovations and awarded an $878,000 Route 110 improvement project in Royalton to Caledonia, Inc.
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O’brien
Highway Board
Senate Committee
John Gray
Gray
Guilford
Royalton
Caldeonia, Inc
Two-Year Prison Sentence for former New York kingpin De Sapio
Carmine G. De Sapio, once a powerful New York Democratic figure, was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 4500 for his role in a conspiracy to bribe Water Commissioner James L. Marcus and secure kickbacks on Consolidated Edison contracts. He protested innocence, planned an appeal, and faced concurrent sentences after a 1967- era bribery scheme tied to Mafia figure Tony Ducks Corallo. Judge Harold R. Tyler Jr. called the offense catastrophic, denying a new trial motion based on a nun's changing testimony, while noting the overall proof was overwhelming.
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New York
Carmine G. DeSapio
James L. Marcus
Consolidated Edison Company
Harold R. Tyler Jr
de Sapio
Antonio
Tony Ducks) Corallo
Tyler
Edelbaum
Paul K. Rooney
Paul B. Galvani
Sister Ann James
Henry Fried
Germantown
Herbert Itkin
Marcus
Sister Ann
Fried
Henry
Richard
de Saple
Rooney
Don Edison
Guerrillas threaten civil war in Jordan over gun curbs
In Amman Arab guerrillas warned the government that enforcing newly announced restrictions on arms would trigger all-out civil war. Al Fatah called the measures an attempt to liquidate the Palestinian revolution and warned of Arab bloodshed, while officials said the decree reaffirmed existing limits and noted no incidents in the capital.
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Amman
UPI
Jordan
al Fatah
Mardi Gras in New Orleans Surges to Climax
New Orleans experiences a record setting Fat Tuesday with Rex leading the parade and a high-energy street scene. Police report 214 arrests amid lavish floats and Bourbon Street costumes including female impersonators. Cleanup crews prepare for about 660 tons of trash as Ash Wednesday observances begin.
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UPI
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King Camus
Bourbon Street
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