Extreme Cold Grips Nation With Record Lows
Down to 51 below zero in Colorado and 41 below in Westcliffe and Hawley Lake. The cold front shuts down gas supplies and forces heat from wood fires as Arizona citrus losses mount and a man freezes to death near Phoenix.
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Colorado
Florida
Pacific Coast
Omaha
Bill McCarthy
Lake Deweese Lodge
Canon City
Colo
Westcliffe
National Weather Service
McCarthy
Arizona
Hawley Lake
Fort Apache
el Mirage
Phoenix
Magma Copper Co
San Manuel
Ariz
McGovern Clears Way For 1972 Presidential Bid
Senator George McGovern said he will resign as head of the Democratic reform commission to run for the 1972 nomination. He predicted the convention would feature more women, youth, and minorities, and less insider influence. He backed Rep. Donald Fraser to succeed him as commission chairman.
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Washington
McGovern
D-S.c
Commission
Chicago
Rep
Donald Fraser
Minn
Lawrence O’brien
Fraser
Jarring to Jerusalem as Truce Violation Charged
U N mediator Jarring rushes to Israel to meet Meir and Eban as Israel accuses Egypt of truce violations and hints at a possible Soviet backed amphibious Suez crossing this year. Egyptian jets overflied positions near the canal while Western delegates favor continuing talks to prevent collapse.
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Jerusalem
U.N
Gunnar Jarring
Middle East
Egypt
Suez Canal
United Nations
New York
Jarring
Israel
Yosef Tekoah
Golda Meir
Abba Eban
Amman
U.S
Canal
Tel Aviv
World traveler Maurice Rosen circles globe in under two days
Maurice Rosen, a 55 year old San Francisco businessman, completed a around the world trip in 41 hours 30 minutes using regular airliners with layovers in London Moscow and Tokyo. He returned home to open his bar stool business in Millbrae the next morning and plans another trip soon while noting the drab Moscow airport and reading 75 pages of a Beethoven biography.
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Maurice Rosen
Rosen
Beethoven
London
Moscow
Tokyo
San Francisco
Harry Martin
San Diego
Daugh
Ters
Millbrae
Calif
Day Off Rebel Author Rosen Tours London Moscow
Rosen, on his first overseas trip, said life can be great if you pause to reflect. He anticipated being called crazy for his day off style and noted flowers in London but a quiet Moscow stop. He described a police state atmosphere with police at the aircraft ramp. He carried only a book, a briefcase with two changes of underwear and a razor, forgetting a toothbrush.
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Rosen
London
Moscow
Mt. Vernon Man Killed in Crash
Mt. Vernon and London residents were injured or killed in a head-on crash on highway 30 about 10 a.m. Thursday. Charles L. Blinks of Mt. Vernon died at Mercy Hospital after the truck he drove collided with an auto driven by Walter F. Wiebke of London who was in serious condition. Ice on the road and mechanical delays hindered response from St. Luke's hospital.
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MT. Vernon
Lowdon
Here
Charles L. Blinks
Mercy Hospital
St. Luke’s Hospital
Walter F. Wiebke
London
Mercy
Thailand flood waters retreat in four southern provinces
Flood waters in Thailand's four southern provinces receded after a week of continuous rain, though some low lying areas remained underwater.
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Bangkok
UPI
Thailand
Half of Inmates Not Held For Conviction of Crime
A UPI report based on a Census Bureau survey for LEAA shows 52 percent of 160,863 local jail inmates were held for nonconviction reasons. Arraigned inmates awaiting trial accounted for 35 percent, others awaiting arraignment or held for other authorities made up 17 percent. The study highlights jail age, overcrowding, and lack of facilities, with 85 percent lacking educational or recreational spaces and half lacking medical facilities.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Census Bureau
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Justice Department
U.S
Mitchell
Census Bureau
Richard Velde
LEAA
Tain
Velde
Fraggings Plague Vietnam Officers and Noncoms
The article details fragging attacks in Vietnam, where a GI uses a grenade against officers or NCOs. It notes rising incidents as U. S. units defend and withdraw, with Tingley recounting a 1969-70 pattern of danger, few convictions, and unclear motives amid morale strain.
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Vietnam
U. S
5Th Mechanized Infantry Division
Quang Tri
da Nang
Tingley
Strike Hits Shipyards in Polish Port
In Gdansk a 3000 strong shipyard walkout began two days ago in protest of the December arrests of 200 rioters. Workers refuse to work until those arrested are freed and Edward Gierek visits to address them. Unrest shelves local media and security police are reinforced amid tension in the port city.
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Stockholm
UPI
Gdansk
Aftonbladet
Thomas Walden
Ammunition dump blast in Vietnam kills Koreans and injures GIs
A 10 hour series of explosions at a Qui Nhon ammunition depot in South Vietnam killed three South Korean workers and wounded seven Americans and nine Koreans. Officials say 15,000 tons were in the stockpile with at least a third destroyed.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Qui Nhon
Ten-Year Sentence for Jewish Major in Hijack Plot
Soviet army court martial jailed Jewish Major Wolf Zalmanson for 10 years for his role in the Leningrad hijack plan, according to Jewish sources.
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Moscow
UPI
Wolf Zalmanson
Leningrad
Today's Chuckle There Is Only One Temptation Trouble
A brief humorous quip notes that resisting temptation may fail to present further chances. the line implies a single occasion of temptation and suggests a playful warning about restraint.
Bearded inmate argues for hair freedom in solitary
Steven Winsby, 28, says ten months in solitary at Terminal Island Federal Prison began after he refused to shave or cut his hair. In court he claims God grants the right to remain shaggy, describing the isolation and past forced grooming as painful and inhumane. He faces continued confinement while his counsel seeks release.
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Steven Robert Winsby
Winsby
Terminal Island
Winsley
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