03 Jan 1968
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1968
Page
1
The Safety Council reports a drop in highway fatalities during the three day New Year weekend, with deaths near 3% higher than nonholiday weekends but well below last year’s three day period. Weather may have kept traffic lighter and contributed to the lower toll.
A dozen climbers led by Paul Petzl of Lander Wyoming abandoned their bid to reach Grand Teton summit after heavy snow, high winds and frigid temperatures. They retreated to snow caves on the Teton Glacier about 1,700 feet below the 15,764 foot peak and were guided by a five member reserve team.
A Swedish government committee recommended granting asylum to four U.S. sailors who deserted their Navy ship in protest of U.S. policy in Vietnam. The group advised Sweden grant asylum while keeping out of politics, with final authority resting with the Aliens Commission. The sailors Richard Bailey, John Barilla, Michael Lindner, and Craig Anderson sought refuge in Sweden after leaving Japan and the Soviet Union, saying they would face prison if returned to the United States.
Senator Robert Kennedy visited the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in Idaho. He pledged to work toward improving educational opportunities for the children there amid the ongoing policy discussions and community needs.
An ice storm and heavy snow paralyzed the region from the Rockies to the Great Lakes. Bitter cold and subzero wind chills plus several school closures disrupted daily life across Chicago Missouri and surrounding areas as accumulations reached up to two inches in six hours and temperatures plunged 20 to 40 degrees.
Fragmented OCR text mentions cold weather with travel hints and locations like Montreal and Mexico City. Specific dates or events are unclear and several garbled phrases distract from the core weather context.
A garbled forecast summary covers Pasadena and multiple regions including South State and Desert Regions. It mentions light variable winds, chances of sun, and nighttime lows around the 30s to 40s, with coastal and valley temperatures showing broad variation.
A Greyhound bus carrying 32 men from San Francisco to Fort Lewis, Washington flipped on Oregon 48 near Oakridge, about 40 miles east of Eugene. Twelve soldiers were injured, with one losing part of a foot. several others treated and released. A special bus transported those able to travel, and the driver credited with avoiding higher casualties.
Fragmentary OCR text references a Pasadena location, daily rate of 79 pounds, and a California address but contains garbled phrases. No clear event, person, or organization identified. unable to extract a coherent news item.
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