Northwest Storm Lashes Coast With Heavy Rain and Snow
A three day northwest storm battered from Northern California to Montana and Nevada with 40 to 50 mph winds, heavy rain, and mountain snow. Cities like Brookings and Crescent City saw severe precipitation while Seattle area passes reported nearly 40 inches. Roads closed and river flooding threatened various regions as storms extended into Southern California.
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Pacific Coast
California
Washington
Montana
Nevada
Mountain
Brookings
Ore
Crescent City
Calif
Los Angeles
Cascades
Seattle
Utah
Pee
Etnias
Rae
Puget Scree
Cape Bianco
Oregon
San Francisco
Kinzua Power Pact Goes To Penelec Ohio Firm
Two power companies, Pennsylvania Electric Co. and Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., win a 50-year license to build a 325000 kilowatt pump storage plant in Warren County, in conjunction with the Allegheny River reservoir system. The $30.4 million project includes three units, two 150000 kilowatt reversible pump turbines and a 25000 kilowatt conventional turbine.
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Washington, D. C
Warren County
Federal Power Commission
Pennsylvania Electric Co
Johnstown
Cleveland, Ohio
Gas Explosion Kills 8 Miners In Colorado
Eight miners were killed and a ninth possibly missing after a methane explosion at Dutch Creek coal mine 28 miles southwest of Glenwood Springs. Most men were local residents, married with families, working in No 4 mine when the blast occurred. Other tunnels were not affected.
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Glenwood Springs
Car- Springs
Colorado
Maine
Chicago
Smiley Dies Of Heart Attack In Home At 58
Dallas Smiley controller of the Raymond Division of Associated Spring Corp died suddenly before noon after a heart attack at his home. He was 58 and had recently returned from Mayo Clinic Rochester after treatment for a prior heart attack on October 22. A well known community figure, he served on multiple boards and chaired the Corry Area Joint Schools Authority. He was born January 5, 1906 in Union City and graduated from Ohio State University. He worked for Root Spitznas and Smiley, then Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. on a long accounting career.
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Dallas Smiley
Raymond
Associated Spring Corp
Stilf
Mr. Smiley
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Corry
Root, Spitznas and Smiley
Erie
Youngstown
Ohio
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Fire Destroys Mobile Home on Corry Spring Creek Road
A mobile home owned by Mr and Mrs Daniel Rowland was destroyed by fire shortly before 11 am on Corry Spring Creek road. Faulty wiring is suspected with $3000 damage to the trailer and $1000 to its contents. Nine Corry firefighters aided by Columbus and Spring Creek volunteers fought the blaze. 2nd Lt Charles Weston suffered a severe wrist laceration and was treated at Corry Memorial Hospital.
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Corry Spring Creek
Daniel Rowland
Jerome Davis
Corry
Columbus and
Spring Creek
Charles Weston
Corry Memorial Hospital
Davis
New UN Commander Named for Middle East Force
Secretary-General U Thant appoints Indian Maj. Gen. Indarjit Rikhye to lead the United Nations Emergency Force in the Middle East, succeeding Brazilian Maj. Gen. Suseno Sarmento. The Gaza-based force monitors the armistice line between the United Arab Republic and Israel and guards approaches to the Gulf of Aqaba.
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United Nations
N.Y
Indarjit Rikhye
Middle East
U Thant
Rikhye
Suseno Sarmento
Gaza
United Arab Republic
Israel
Gulf of Aqaba
Rod and Gun Club Merges With Corry Archery Club
At a regular meeting, members vote to merge the Corry Archery Club, Red Devil Bowmen, into the Rod and Gun Club. The archery group faced vandalism and closures, plans call for a 20 yard range at Columbus next summer and an indoor range on East Washington Street. Kirk Sawyer will lead the new archery division until January reorganization.
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Corry
Red Devil Bowmen
ePlans
Columbus
Rod and Gun Club
East Washington Street
Archery Club
Kirk Sawyer
Car Hits Utility Pole on West Smith Street
Property damage totaled about $900 after a car left West Smith street struck a utility pole near Essex street and stopped between the curb and sidewalk. The 23 year old driver James M Davison of 896 East Main street was unhurt and returned to scene after fleeing.
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West Smith Street
Essex Street
James M. Davison
East Main Street
City
Emmanuel Robertson
Kenneth Nichols
Essex
Davison
West Smith
West Congress Street
Emmanuel
Pete) Robertson
Government Presses to End Critical Strike at Gunpowder Plant
The government steps up pressure to settle a 20 day strike by AFL-CIO machinists at the Olin Mathieson Chemical plant in East Alton Illinois. The Pentagon says the plant supplies gunpowder for rifle and machine gun ammunition used in Viet Nam. Negotiators seek a voluntary settlement on wages benefits and working conditions with possible court action under the TaftHartley Act if needed. About 4,200 workers are involved, with 3,800 machinists. The latest offer reportedly added about 34 cents an hour.
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Wergame
Pentagon
U.S
Viet Nam
William E. Simkin
Afl-Cio
Olin Mathieson Chemical Co
East Alton
Til
Simkin
White House
Johnson
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
the Army
Stanley R. Resor
Wirtz
Olin Mathiegon
Internaee Eeee Westen Employes Trade Council
U S Troops Readied As Viet Nam Truce Talks Favor
U S officials plan to airlift about 4000 jungle fighters from Hawaii to Pleiku in the central highlands, lifting U S forces during Tet amid cautious views on a Vietnamese truce. The move accompanies broader U S backing of South Viet Nam as talks proceed.
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Saigun
Soum Viet
Hawaii
Central Highlands
Pleiku
Saigon
Solomon Islands
U.S
U S Tightens Sanctions on Rhodesia Supporters
Washington announced new measures against Rhodesia including embargo on items and limits on shotgun sales to the rebel colony. The Commerce Department cited U S oil firms cooperation in restricting oil and seam products to Rhodesia and aiding the airlift to Zambia.
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Washington
United States
Enos
Commerce Department
U. S
Rhodesia
U.S
Zambia
Plan To Steer Medicare Outreach And Jobs
A U S government plan announces two measures to aid seniors. The Office of Economic Opportunity will run Operation Medicare Alert to deliver Medicare information to about 600 000 elderly individuals not reached by Social Security. The effort aims to create 5 000 jobs for older people while boosting Medicare awareness before the March 1966 deadline.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
Social Security
Social Security Administration
Social Security Office
Humphrey Arrives in Manila for Marcos Inauguration Stop
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey lands in Manila as part of his Asian tour. He asks Japan to assist in peace efforts for Viet Nam, ahead of Ferdinand E. Marcos's inauguration. Sato comments that all humanity would appreciate Japan's role if successful.
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Manila
Hubert H. Humphrey
Vietonia
Humphrey
United States
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Japan
Sato
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American Institute For Marxist Studies
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Mike
Columbia University
Journal
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Pope Paul VI
Red China
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