Storm Rips New England Region With Snow and Sleet
Weekend storm lashes New England with wind driven snow sleet and rain. Pownal Vermont power outage tracked to wind damaged insulators near Pownal Center. Bennington Village fire alarm short circuit under investigation by Henry White. Northeastern states posted gale warnings and hazardous driving advisories.
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Pownal
Bennington Village
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
Pownal Center
Henry White
Maine
New England Seaboard
Connecticut
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Saigon Names Cao Van Vien Defense Minister
South Vietnam named Lt. Gen Cao Van Vien as defense minister replacing the ousted Nguyen Huu Co. Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky announced the move as his first act after returning from a trip to Australia and New Zealand amid reports of further cabinet shakeups. Co faced corruption charges.
Prosecution Charges Baker Destroyed by Greed
In U.S. District Court Robert G. Baker faces nine counts of larceny tax evasion and fraud as prosecutors allege he stole 99600 in political contributions during his service to Senate Democrats. The defense calls the case a hoax while asserting Baker acted only as a delivery boy for the late Sen. Kerr. Deliberations expected after final summations.
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U.S
William O. Bittman
Bittman
Robert G. Baker
Edward Bennett Williams
Williams
Baker
Senate Democrats
Robert S. Kerr
Kerr
Banks coast to coast lower interest rates
Banks from coast to coast cut lending rates from 6 percent to 5 3 4 percent following Chase Manhattan Bank’s move to 5 4 percent. Mellon National Bank and Trust Pittsburgh Continental Illinois Bank and Trust Bank of America San Francisco joined Chase with 5 3 4 percent while First National City Bank Manufacturers Hanover and Chemical Bank New York Trust aligned later. President Johnson and Rep Patman commented on the move amid federal economic programs and calls to cap loan rates.
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New York
UPI
Chase Manhattan Bank
Mellon National Bank and Trust Co
Pittsburgh
Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co
Bank of America
San Francisco
Chase
First National City Bank
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co
Chemical Bank New York Trust Co
Johnson
White House
Federal Reserve System
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking Committee
Washington
Congress
Chicago Snowstorm Paralyzes City With Looting and Shootings
A historic blizzard left Chicago and eight surrounding counties buried under 23 inches of snow. Looting broke out as 3 people were shot, one fatally, while 7.5 million residents faced blocked streets, stranded motorists, and record cold. Police advanced on foot as the Loop emptied and O'Hare emptied. 1 million children had a holiday.
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Chicago
UPI
O’hare International
Indiana
West Side
Delores Miller
West Roosevelt Road
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Lewis Wilson
Alvis Moore
Sears Roebuck
Missouri
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
Detroit
National Guard
Weather Bureau
Loop
Richard J. Daley
Pearl Harbor
Three Apollo 1 Tragedy Kills First US Astronauts
CAPE KENNEDY AP reports America's first three Apollo astronauts Gus Grissom Edward White and Roger Chaffee died in a flash fire during a ground test for Apollo 1 at Cape Kennedy The blaze trapped them in the capsule and forced NASA to halt the launch preparations for the moon mission program.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
America
Virgil
Gus) Grissom
Edward H. White
Roger Chaffee
U.S
Space
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Washington
James E. Webb
Webb
Edward C. Welsh
National Aeronautics and Space Council
Welsh
Grissom
Air Force
White
Earth
Chaffee
Navy
Marines Repel Night Battle as Communists Lose Helicopters
In a nightlong clash near the DMZ in South Vietnam, Communist forces shot down three Marine CH46 helicopters with Marine reinforcements rescuing a surrounded patrol. About 1,500 Marines fought near Da Nang, claiming 74 Viet Cong bodies. Marine casualties were light. Air strikes by B52 bombers and fighter planes backed ground actions, and Operation Cedar Falls ended in Saigon.
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UPS
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Red Force
Vietnam
Big da Nang
Dmz
South Vietnam
da Nang
5Th Marine Regiment
Baren
Tuscaloosa
Chu Lai
North Vietnam
Essex Carrier Goes Aground Near San Juan Puerto Rico
The aircraft carrier Essex ran aground about five miles southeast of San Juan during training. Coast Guard reported no danger as four Navy tugs and two ships aided the 894 foot ship en route to Roosevelt Roads. The Essex earlier collided with the nuclear submarine Nautilus during Atlantic exercises and was repaired in Boston before returning to duty.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
UPI
U.S. Coast Guard
Roosevelt Roads
Coast Guard
Essex
William E. Fly
Atlantic
Boston
Quonset Point
E. G. Dankworth Jr
Mohawk Proposes Flights To Montreal From Albany
Mohawk Airlines asked the Civil Aeronautics Board to allow a new Montreal service via Albany and Burlington with two round trips daily aboard 48 passenger jets. The plan includes direct or connected service to New York, Pittsburgh, Providence and other upstate cities, aiming to start before Expo 67 opens in Montreal.
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Utica
N.Y
UPI
Mohawk Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Montreal
Albany
Burlington, VI
New York
Pittsburgh
Providence
Everal
Elmira
Mohawk
Burlingtown
New
Inside Columnist Reflections and Sports Coverage
Jean Wassick muses on the day of rest in a Page 3 column while Roy Marsden imagines dogs speaking on Page 4. Page 5 features photographs capturing the interscholastic ski meet action.
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Jean Wassick
Roy Marsden
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