Virginia Snowbound Roads Struggle Through Worst Freeze
Virginia faces widespread travel disruption as drifts reach up to 15 feet and 60 percent of secondary roads lie blocked. Interstate travel limited to clear routes with I-81 detoured to US 11. power outages persist and rescue crews aid stranded residents while governors urge patience.
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Highway Department
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Staunton Roanoke
Bristol
Frederick County
U.S. 11
Salem
C. F. Kellam
Roanoke
Bedford County
Appalachian Power Co
Huddleston
Winfred Ferguson
Ferguson
Ft. Belvoir
Loudoun County
Leesburg
Marine Corps
Quantico
Bull Run Mountain
Manassas
Virginia 24
Virginia
Pulaski
C. ¥. Jackson
National
Deep Creek
Coast Guard
Portsmouth
Assateague Island
State Highway Department
James River
Hopewell
Jamestown
Department
Driver recalls 37 hour ordeal with stranded bus passengers
Winchester Greyhound driver Fields describes keeping the engine running to warm 20 passengers stranded on U.S. 50 for 37 hours. Rescuers with bulldozers freed the double decker Monday evening after heavy snowdrifts, fuel and food were scarce. Passengers from Roanoke to Washington endured hours of cold and drifting snow but ultimately reached safety.
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Fields
Dea
Baltimore
Bluefield
Huntington
W. Va
Ft. Belvoir
Ft. Campbell
Nashville
Roanok
Andy Enfield
Savannah
Winchester
Roanoke
Rt. 1
Greyhound
U.S. 50
Here
Washington
Winchester-to-Washington
U.S
Wasiinetes
FDA moves to bar Krebiozen from interstate commerce
The FDA stated it will take all necessary steps to keep Krebiozen out of interstate commerce after ongoing distribution for investigational use. A civil court suit was among discussed options, as the agency reaffirmed its stance despite a Chicag o decision. The FDA noted that since 1963 Krebiozen was shown to be mineral oil and creatine, a common laboratory chemical.
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FDA
Cape
Commissioner of Food and Drues
Assembly Bill Prospects Amid Snow Delays and Hearings
Assembly Chief Patron and co sponsors Cooke and Hutchens push the Godwin bill toward victory with hearings planned after next week. They expect the administration bill to emerge soon in its current form though some changes are possible especially in state revenue distribution. Cooke stresses prompt sales tax passage to give House Appropriations leeway as the omnibus budget moves forward. The chamber limited its night session to routine non controversial bills while the Senate followed suit. Snow and freezing weather forced the postponement of a public hearing on outdoor recreation study proposals to a later date. A second hearing on local option liquor by the drink for Norfolk and Virginia Beach is scheduled for 3 pm Tuesday before the House General Laws Committee.
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Godwin
Cooke
Hutchens
Assembly
House Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Outdoor Recreation Study Commission
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
General Laws Committee
Reaction to Viet Nam peace talks zone shifts overseas
The report relays British and Soviet reactions to the U S decision to resume bombing North Vietnam. It quotes Britain opposing a one side Liberation Front demand and Tass praising North Vietnam and the Viet Cong while condemning U S actions. The piece notes Wilson's disappointment and Moscow talks about a peaceful settlement.
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Queen Elizabeth
United States
South Vietnamese Front For Liberation
Viet Cong
South Viet Nam
Liberation Front
Peking
North Viet Nam
International Control Commission On
Viet Nam
U.S
Lyndon Johnson
North
Democratic Republic of
Cochairman
Soviet Union
Britain
Harold Wilson
Wisson
Moscow
Wilson
Tass
Hanoi
Johnson
Vasily Kharkov
Washington
Weekend blizzard swamps Northeast and South with record snow
Heavy weekend blizzard blankets New York and Ohio regions with up to 60 inches in Oswego while Syracuse reports 45 inches total and I 90 Thruway closures. Many towns shut, Albany delays, 1,200 Thruway travelers stranded at Indian Castle service area. Six deaths tied to shoveling in Ohio and Maryland reports seven storm fatalities. Frigid temperatures drive processing crop losses in Florida, with widespread disruption across states.
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Syracuse
Oswees
Buffalo
New York State Thruway
Schenectady
Pennsylvania
New York
Albany
New York Thurway
Indian Castle
Thruway
Utica
Rome
Burlington
Ohio
Cleveland
Florida
Lakeland
Fla
Citrus Mutual
Tallahassee
Jacksonville
Tampa
Orlando
Miami
Washington, D.C
Arlington
Maryland
Greenville Air Force Base Occupation By Poor People
The Poor People Conference occupies Greenville Air Force Base demanding federal property and housing. They accuse federal commodities of being sold spoiled and seek jobs training, fresh foods, and land access while FBI notes possible federal violations over a gate lock incident.
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Groes
FBI
Prosper
Justice Deparment
Air Force
Andrews
Greenville Air Force Base
Johnson
School Bus Slips Off Road Near Fredonia
A school bus carrying 25 children slid into a ditch on an ice covered rural road ten miles north of Fredonia. Two pupils were hospitalized, others treated for minor injuries and released. Names: Sheila Myers 16 and Connie Ferguson 14. Bus driven by Van Gustin 45 of Toronto.
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Fredonia
Kan
Pitalized
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Toronto
Coyville
Sheila Myers
Connie Ferguson
Hos
Sheila
Connie
Woodson-Wilson County
van Gustin
Gustin
Johnson's Vietnam bombing pause prompts mixed global reaction
Senators demand McNamara's resignation and condemn Johnson policy while Moscow and Peking denounce air strikes. Britain and Canada weigh in with cautious support and criticism as Rusk reports Hanoi's negative response to peace proposals. Johnson defends 37 day effort and resumes targeted strikes on North Vietnam to limit costs of the war.
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PLC
Aiken
Norris Cotton
R-N.h
Robert S. McNamara
Cotton
McNamara
Congress
U.S
Viet Nam
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Johnson
United Nations
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Mansfield
Moscow
Peking
Ho Chi Minh
Communist National Liberation Front
Canada
Lester B. Pearson
Vatican
Southeast Asia
Rusk
United States
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Secretaries of State and Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jin Viet
Gret
Vietnam bombing pause followed by renewed air attacks
Intelligence reports say the Communists rebuilt roads and railways in North Vietnam and traffic flowed into the South. U S Air Force and Navy jets targeted Highway No 1 and coastal routes near Thanh Hoa Dong Hoi and Quang Khe. A Navy pilot was rescued after ground fire, and ground forces pressed Operation Masher near Saigon with a 1,000 foot airstrip built in 48 hours.
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Hanoi
Haiphong
Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Viet Nam
Hanoi-Haiphong
Thanh Hoa
Rae Se Rte Teropont
Quang Khe
Dong Hoi
Sylvester Hurley
Lemoore
Calif
Grumman
Robert E. Freshwater
Canton
Ohio
United States
North Viet Nam
Johnson
Washington
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Peking Radio
International Control Commission For
Canada
India
Poland
Peking
Moscow
U.S
Vatican City
Paul VI
U.N
London
Bong Son
1St Cavalry
Saigon
Rooney and Milocevic deaths stunned by Hollywood rumors
Witnesses recalled Milocevic calmly receiving news of the Rooneys reconciliation amid his temper. Police found Barbara Rooney and Milocevic dead in the Brentwood home after a guest discovered them. The pair reportedly had been dead up to 15 hours, with no signs of immediate struggle. Rooney’s turbulent marriages and previous separations are noted, including a 1959 Mexico wedding to Barbara Thomason.
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Milocevic
Rooneys
Rooney
Gosh
Barbara
Ing
Minos Mijlos
Incvbus
Science Shrinks Piles Without Surgery Finds New Cure
In a New Mexico report a science breakthrough describes a new healing substance that shrinks hemorrhoids, stops itching, and relieves pain without surgery. Case after case shows gradual reduction while easing discomfort and without invasive procedures.
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Weatherman
Associated Press
North Carolina
Clingman’s Peak
Mt. Pisgah
Highway Commission
Asheville Weather Bureau
Asheville
Louis Chester Graham
Mecklenburg County
Grady Butler
Clinton
Robert Charles Long
Winston- Salem
Douglas Fred Eaves
Bessemer City
Glenn Rippy
Gastonia
Ralph E. Council
Rt. 4
Pineville
Charlotte
Boone
Krebiozen
Aygs
SUE Launderers
Riverside Dr. Dial
Lynn St
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