Asian Flu Outbreak Report Spreads Across Nation
Reports to the National Communicable Disease Center indicate Asian flu and related respiratory infections spanning 24 states and the District of Columbia. The outbreaks appear mild overall with 15,000 cases in north Georgia and rising activity from Florida to Oklahoma and New York City, where deaths exceeded typical levels.
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Atlanta, Ga
National
District of Columbia
NCDC
John McCrean
Georgia Health Department
North
Georgia
Atlanta
Michigan
Florida
New Jersey
Alabama
New York
Oklahoma
Illlinois
Kansas
Iowa
Indiana
Virginia
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Missouri
Ohio
Maryland
Mississippi
Tennessee
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
Nebraka
North Carolina
South Carolina
Miami
Jacksonville
U.S. Navy
Pensacola
Cops Quit Over KKK Ties in Chicago Row
Chicago police resignations followed an AP report on Klan membership investigations. Richard Stanton and Dennis Aloin resigned, Donald Heath excused from duty, Alda also left during the probe. Police Supt Conlisk said several officers were being questioned and warrants found Ku Klux Klan materials and weapons. He stressed membership isn’t a crime but violates department rules.
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Chicago
James B. Conlisk Jr
Donald Heath
Fillmore
Richard Stanton
Dennis Aloin
Austin
Stanton
Alda
Conlisk
Heath
Police Board
Chicago Police Department
Educator And Wife Drown Near Elk River
Newton Cooper 50 principal of Sutton High School Braxton County and his wife Lenore 53 disappeared Thursday after their sedan left West Virginia Route 4 and went into the Elk River two miles east of Ivydale. Their son and daughter escaped and swam to shore as the vehicle was swept away.
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Ivydale
W.va
Elk River
Clay County
Newton Cooper
Sutton High School
Braxton County
Lenore
Armored Truck Robbery in Boardman Steals Over 403 Thousand
Police report revised figures show $403,907 in the armored truck when stolen from a department store area. Authorities say $264,541.59 was taken, including $47,062.62 in checks and $317,478.97 in cash, with $39,355.64 left in the vehicle abandoned in a nearby wooded area. A shotgun was missing and investigators suggest inside information used by Kane Secret Service Co.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Boardman
Don Hawkins
Hawkins
Kane Secret Service Co
Yule Tree Fund Surpasses Planned Goal
Additional contributions to the Bluefield Community Christmas Tree fund push the total to 7,067.69, exceeding the 6,000 goal. Thursday donations from Robert Ellison and Marion Coleman total 15.00, with the previous total at 7,052.69.
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Bluefield
Robert Ellison
Marion Coleman
Father Shoots Children Self in Monterey Park Tragedy
In Monterey Park California police report a father Lawrence Wallace Weihert 28 shot and killed his two children Linda Weikert 9 and Eddie 7 then fatally wounded himself. The mother is hospitalized with a neck wound and is expected to survive. The children's bodies were found in a living room with Christmas wrappings.
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Monterey Park
Calif
Linda Weikert
Eddie
Viet Forces Battle Cong In Lowlands
South Vietnamese forces report 52 guerrillas killed in an eight hour battle in the coastal lowlands, with a counterattack prolonging fighting another five and a half hours. Allied reports count at least 300 enemy killed in several clashes around Da Nang and Hoi An as U.S. Marines, Army and local forces press operations near the coastal delta.
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Saigon
Hoi An
U. S
da Nang
U.S
Associated Press
Kim Ki Sam
Sam
U.S. Army
Americal Division
Tam Ky
My Tho
Mekong Delta
Trouble Across Nations as Vietnam War Bloodies Asia
The year saw turmoil in over a dozen countries with violence centered in Asia and the Middle East. In Vietnam U S forces expanded bombing and ground fighting, while Korea faced elevated clashes from northern infiltrators. China endured Red Guard raids and international tensions rose near Hong Kong. Arab Israeli fighting flared anew, ending quickly in six days as Israel overran neighboring states, leaving a broader unresolved refugee and withdrawal dispute. In Greece and Cyprus, blackouts and militarized postures preceded a Greek coup and rising Cyprus tensions.
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Associated Press
United Nations, N.Y
Asia
Middle East
Korea
Communist
China
Hong Kong
Israel
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Massive Snow Storm Hits East Then Fizzles Into Rain
A powerful winter storm surged across the South and East, dumping up to 9 inches in Kentucky mountains and Erie four inches while New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington saw rain as snow turned to sleet and rain in major cities. The system formed in the Gulf of Mexico and moved along a cold front from Canada.
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Associated Press
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Pennsylvania
Erie
West Virginia
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
Georgia
Appalachian States
Gulf of Mexico
Canada
Gulf
Middle Atlantic
Ohio River Valley
Florida
Plains
Great Lakes
Pacific Northwest
Snow Storm Exits State With Flurries Remain
Snow lingered Thursday night across Eereene with some sleet in the Eastern Pan, as the storm moved northeast toward Maryland-Delaware. Forecasters expect minor flurries Friday morning and up to 6 inches more in eastern West Virginia and 1 inch in the western counties. Snow totals at 7 p.m. included 6 inches Huntington, 10 Charleston, 5 Parkersburg, 17 Elkins, 5 Morgantown, 8 Martinsburg, 12 Preal, 4 Bluefield.
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Ranseenaewee
Maryland - Delaware
West Virginia
Weather Bureau
Huntington
Charleston
Parkersburg
Elkins
Morgantown
Cease-Fire For New Year Evokes Vietnam Truce
Saigon confirms a 24 hour New Year cease fire from 6 p.m. to 6 p.m. the next day with Premier Nguyen Van Linh directing the defense minister to halt offensive actions South Vietnamese forces to observe self defense precautions. U S Command offered no comment but allied forces are expected to join the pause in bombing North Vietnam.
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Saigon
Vietnam Press
Nguyen van Lee
U.S
North Vietnam
West Virginia Liquor Law Unchallenged in Court
Circuit Court Judge Frank L. Taylor dismissed UCAAP’s petition challenging West Virginia private club liquor law. He cited the group’s interest but found no sufficient legal or property right to pursue the litigation, reaffirming his August opinion.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Frank L. Taylor
United Church Alcohol Action Program
UCAAP
Taylor
Airport Closure and Snowbound Turnpike in Virginia West Virginia
Snow totals reached ten inches in Southwest Virginia and Southern West Virginia causing the West Virginia Turnpike to be blocked for hours with about 300 vehicles. The highway opened to one lane by 8:45 p.m. but traffic remained slow and often blocked as crews worked to clear the snow. No deaths were reported from fires or accidents in the Bluefield area.
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Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia Turnpike
Bluefield
Welch
Princeton
Pineville
Tazewell
Richlands
Grundy
Lebanon
Pearlsburg
Bluestone
Turnpike
Charleston
Virginia 100
Giles County
Railways Clerks Reach Two-Year No-Strike Pact
Chicago AP reports a new two-year no-strike contract between U.S. railroads and the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks covering 144000 workers. The pact runs Jan 1 1968 through Dec 31 1969 and yields 11 percent total wage gains with staged increases and a two-week vacation after two years of service.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
J. P. Hiltz Jr
National Railway Labor Conference
Hiltz
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