Five rescued from Mt Sherman crash in Colorado
Five people, four from Illinois, were lifted by helicopter from a snowbound Mt Sherman peak after a plane crash. No one was fatally harmed though injuries included a fractured arm and stomach injuries. The group had skied in Aspen and the Rosengrens planned to show horses at the Denver stock show.
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Leadville
Colo
Illinois
Rockies
C. W. Rosengren
St. Charles
Ill
St. Vincent's Hospital
Lorraine
Jack
Charles Budde
Jimmy Williamson
Denver
Mt. Sherman
Fairplay
Rosengrens
Budde
Colorado
Aspen
Colorado State Patrol
Rosengren
United Air Lines
United
anti poverty critic cited by its recipients in Cedar Rapids
Linn county anti poverty program LEAP faces sharp criticism from the very people it aims to help. Roland Krause of the Neighborhood Advisory Council cites lack of cooperation among agencies and the withdrawal of an adult education program funded to end Jan 31. He questions whether $300 000 to $400 000 has produced meaningful results while noting about 100 000 spent in 1966 and 173 000 since 1965.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Roland Krause
Linn Economic Action Project
LEAP
Krause
United Good Neighbor Agencies
United Community Service Board
Les Nummela
Krouse
Veto by Johnson Ended Portrait Commission
President Johnson rejected a portrait by Peter Hurd after a stormy scene that made Mrs. Johnson wince. Hurd recalled her remark and noted she hoped never to repeat the experience. The painting, showing Johnson with a book, was commissioned by the White House Historical Association.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Peter Hurd
Hurd
Vietnam
New Mexico
White House
Air Taxi Crash Kills Nine In New Jersey
A pre dawn snowstorm crash near New Shrewsbury New Jersey killed all nine aboard including the pilot and eight passengers. The air taxi, owned by Red Bank Air Taxi Co., was a shuttle flight from Red Bank to Kennedy Airport New York, about 25 miles northeast.
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New Shrewsbury
N. J
API
Kennedy International Airport
New York
Red Bank Air Taxi Co
Red Bank
Draft Quota for March Set at 11 900 Men
The defense department announced a March draft quota of 11 900, up 1 000 from February. The March total remains low compared with 1966 Vietnam buildup rates, reflecting a restrained call during the ongoing draft period.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Vietnam
Freed Pair Describe Yule Party During Viet Cong Raid
Two American civilians held seven months by Viet Cong described poor food and no mistreatment. They sang Christmas songs for their captors and attended a party, surviving an air raid. They were captured May 27 near Vung Tau and released near Xaun Loc after losing significant weight.
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M.P
Robert Monahan
Thomas Scales
93Rd
Saigon
Long Binh
Vietnam
Matamoras
Seales
Bellport
Long Island
Vung Tau
Pacific Architects and Engineers
U. S
Xaun Loc
Scales
Monahan
Army Hospital
Winter Only Started Yet Town Has 12 Feet of Snow
Herman Michigan a town of 75 near L'Anse on Lake Superior recorded 142 inches of snow since November 18 per Mrs Leonard Lahti keeper of the state conservation depth chart. The tally tops all stations east of the Rockies and the snow season runs to May 3.
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Herman, Mich
Herman
Rockies
L’anse
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Lake Superior
Keweenaw Bay
Leonard Lahti
State Department of Conservation
Chuckle Education Replaces Cocksure Ignorance
A satirical note on replacing cocky certainty with thoughtful doubt in education. The brief mocks loud confidence over careful reasoning, aligning with a commentary tone about learning and critical thinking.
Dead Man Alive Wife Rewed in Iowa
George Frederick Knoop 34, once declared legally dead after vanishing while scuba diving near Las Vegas, was found alive in Inglewood and arrested. Using the alias John L. Deviland, he allegedly faked his drowning on March 27, 1964, enabling his wife to cash insurance and remarry. Police say motive is under investigation and note multiple insurers, social security payments, and a grand theft warrant.
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Inglewood
Calif
UPI
George Frederick Knoop
Las Vegas
Nev
Lake Mead
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Knoop
Janice
Deviland
Shim
W. S. Nelson
State College of Iowa
Roger Rood
Donald Betz
Nevada
Heavy Snow Forecast Hits Iowa Outlook for Weekend Storm
The Weather Bureau warned a major storm would sweep northwest Iowa Thursday night and spread across the state by Friday. Several inches of new snow with strong winds could cause drifting and hazardous driving, with mixed precipitation possible in southern counties. Temperatures to rise to the teens Thursday night and reach the upper 20s to low 30s Friday, then cool again by Saturday.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Art theft charge faces London man in multimillion heist
Michael Hall, 32, unemployed London bachelor, was arraigned on eight million dollar Old Masters theft from Dulwich Gallery and denied the charge. Police seek two men and a woman as other suspects. Eight paintings recovered in good condition, and Hall reportedly admitted delivering three works to a London address during interrogation. Bail denied. hearing set for next Thursday.
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London
Michael Hall
Dulwich
Rubens
Elsheimer
Gerard Dow
Hall
Charles Hewett
Scotland
Yard
Balham
Hewett
Vietnam War Toll Rises With 128 U.S. Deaths in Final Week
UPI reports 1966 ended with 128 American lives lost and 634 wounded in the final week, bringing total U.S. combat deaths to 6,664 since 1961. The air war expanded with 116 North Vietnam missions and Do Xa bombing near Da Nang, while Hanoi's raids continued amid a holiday truce.
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Saigon
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
Panhandle
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Do Xa
da Nang
U.S
Chu Lai
Central Highlands
U.S. First Air Cavalry Division
First Air Cavalry Division
Los
Right of Free Press Fundamental, Study Shows
A report from the American Newspaper Publishers Assn. asserts the people’s right to a free press is fundamental and must not be bargained away. It urges bar press consultations and outlines ten conclusions on free print, access to information, and resistance to censorship to protect liberties.
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Publishers
Assn
ANPA
Republic
D. Tennant Bryan
Richmond, Va
Times - Dispatch
News Leader
Special Committee
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