Natural Gas Pipeline Blast Kills 17 in Louisiana
A natural gas pipeline exploded in a residential area near Natchitoches Louisiana early Thursday killing 17 people including nine children and seriously burning nine others. The dead and injured were residents across a state highway from a country club and among the victims were the Bond and Van Meter families and a mother and daughter.
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Eastern Iowa Snowstorm and Aftermath Strain Roads
Iowans faced a heavy wet snowstorm with up to six inches, crippling eastern Iowa roads and ice covering Cedar Rapids area. Police counted 12 accidents by noon and crews salted and plowed streets as witnesses reported collapsed power lines and a fatal blast in nearby towns.
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Abel Leads Unofficial Steelworkers Election Tally
Unofficial counts show I. W. Abel ahead of incumbent David McDonald by 6 228 votes in the United Steelworkers race. Tellers cite 100 to 140 locals with more votes cast than eligible and will void these votes if fraud is proven.
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International
Lincoln's Words Endure Says Adlai at Ceremony
U N Ambassador Adlai Stevenson told an audience at the Capitol that Abraham Lincoln's words remain meaningful for Americans and others in troubled times. He narrated a reenactment of Lincoln's 1865 oath as storm clouds gathered and the sun broke through on the East steps.
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Bomb Blamed in Oil Line Blast
An explosion damaged a Richmond Petroleum Co. pipeline near Bogota on Wednesday. About 22,000 barrels of oil were released, with the blast blamed on a bomb. The spill prompted concern reaching actions toward levels near the White House, as investigators probe the cause.
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Dirksen and Ford Push No Concession No Deal Policy
Senate Minority Leader Dirksen and Rep. Ford urged a no concession no deal stance toward Russia. They said the U.S. has repeatedly yielded in disputes and received little in return, calling for tougher diplomacy until communists concede in Vietnam and other conflicts.
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South Vietnams February losses set new high
Saigon report shows South Vietnam armed forces suffered 870 killed 1 820 wounded and 1 450 missing in February with total casualties 4 140, a new monthly peak. US combat deaths reached 43 amid Viet Cong attacks on Pleiku and Qui Nhon, and both sides reported high weapon losses.
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Senators attack FBI report on Baker probe
Senator Curtis charged that an FBI report discrediting key witness Don Reynolds was a phony printed to sway the public. Reynolds, an insurance agent, alleged political payoffs and sex parties connected to Bobby Baker activities and a Senate aide.
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Mob Fury in Moscow Attacks U.S. Embassy
A 2000-strong student mob in Moscow denounces President Johnson and attacks the U.S. embassy. Police and troops clash as protesters break through barricades, while Chinese contingents join in the violence. The scene turns violent with rocks, slingshots, and ink attacks. five hoses are used as troops disperse the demonstrators.
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UPI
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North Vietnam
President Johnson signs gold reserve repeal bill
In Washington on Thursday President Johnson signed legislation repealing a 52 year old law that required 25 percent of all deposits in Federal Reserve banks be backed by gold.
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UPI
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Federal Reserve Banks
Wind Rips into Miami Beach
A squall struck Miami Beach with hurricane force winds and heavy rain. The weather official estimated winds near 75 miles an hour, breaking hotel windows, damaging storefronts, uprooting trees, and tearing a hole in a synagogue roof with no tornado involvement detected.
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Miami Beach
Weather Bureau
Premier Tshombe attends OAU talks on Congo troubles
In Nairobi Kenya Premier Tshombe arrives to join African ministers at the Organization of African Unity conference to discuss Congo difficulties and regional diplomacy.
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King to Lead Off 50 Mile March From Selma to Montgomery
Dr. Martin Luther King plans to lead a 50 mile mass march from Selma to the Alabama state capitol in Montgomery to push for liberalizing voting laws. The march aims to draw 500 to 800 Negro participants during a state legislature special session called by Gov. Wallace. King spoke after a funeral sermon for a Negro laborer slain amid racial violence in Marion and praised civil rights progress while urging nonviolence.
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Jimmie Lee Jackson
New York
United Jewish Appeal
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Hosea Williams
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Chuckle on After-Dinner Speakers Menace
A humorous quip about why women are not chosen as after dinner speakers, noting the impatience to share stories. Copyright joke reflects light tone and gendered humor.
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