Storm 181 Remain On Stranded Ferry By The Associated Press
A helicopter crew rescued eight seamen from the stricken Nordmeer in upper Lake Huron as a major storm battered Michigan. The City of Midland ferry remained stranded at Ludington with 181 passengers and crew aboard, while an infirmary evacuated 24 elderly residents in Leelanau County. Roads opened for trapped travelers as snowdrifts and high seas lingered across the region.
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Snowstorm Snarls Virginia With Early Resort Opening
A major snowfall hit western Virginia with 2 to 6 inches in Southwest Virginia and up to 6 inches near Panorama in Rappahannock County. Snow tires or chains were advised in several counties. Bryce Ski Mountain in Shenandoah County planned an early Dec 8 opening due to the cold snap.
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Area Warned Of Slick Highways
Snowflakes continued to fall across Bluefield and surrounding counties causing icy roads and minor wrecks. State police warned travel only when necessary as two inches fell in Bluefield with up to six inches in parts of western Virginia.
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Wm. J. Beury Dies In Florida
William J. Beury of Eau Gallie Florida died Tuesday in Eau Gallie. A prominent coal executive and sportsman, Beury led Algoma Coal Co. in McDowell and headed Pocahontas Coal Operators Association. He later lived in Florida and was a major stockholder in Northfork Coca Cola Bottling Co. The body lay at Brown Lee Funeral Home in Melbourne Florida.
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Winter Snow Buries Randolph Area With Ten Inches
Winter blanketed West Virginia as northeastern mountains reported up to 19 inches. Randolph County logged ten inches while other spots held three inches or less. Officials warned roads were slick and hazardous with ice and snow prompting tire chains and snow tires use.
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Christmas and New Year Truces Set for Viet Nam War
Seven allied nations announce two day Christmas and New Year truces with a four day Tet pause, suspending U S air strikes and offshore bombardments. Countermeasures possible if attacked. Prompts debate in Washington over longer pauses and de escalation.
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Johnson unveils big federal cuts without tax hike decision
President Johnson announces a $5.3 billion cut in federal programs and a $3 billion reduction in spending for the current fiscal year. He says no decision yet on a tax increase and speaks at a news conference in the new federal building during his Texas trip.
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China Prepares 5th Nuclear Test
Washington reports Communist China is preparing for a fifth nuclear test in the near future possibly within days or weeks. Officials say a thermonuclear device may be attempted though there is no evidence of a missile delivery at this time. The Lop Nor site in the Sinkiang Desert is named as the test location.
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Lewis Couple Die in Fire at Crawford Home
A fire in Crawford near Weston West Virginia killed Clyde Winner and his wife both about 61. Their bodies were found in the kitchen with arms wrapped around each other after the blaze began shortly after midnight. Cause of the fire was not immediately determined.
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Draft Standards Revised for 1-Y Reverification
The Pentagon announced a third draft standards revision this year and said 1-Y registrants will be rescreened once procedures are set. About 2.4 million men remain eligible for service only in war or national emergency, with a small percent affected. Secretary McNamara said 40,000 substandard candidates would be admitted this year, aiming for 100,000 next year including treatable physical defects.
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Goldwater Romney Clash Reveals Past GOP Rift
Michigan Governor George Romney accuses Barry Goldwater of seeking a segregationist South in a 1964 letter about the GOP ticket. Goldwater replies, citing leaks and pressing for public release amid renewed party tension as Romney pursues a 1968 bid.
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Tiny Quint Roni Sue Aronson Faces Jaundice
Pittsburgh doctors report infant Roni Sue Aronson has developed jaundice amid the newborn quintuplets’ care. A transfusion is not yet required, though if needed, most of her blood would be replaced to prevent brain damage from jaundice. The baby, born two and a half months early to Michael and Betty Aronson, remains under careful observation as the other quartets continue to recover.
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