Blizzard Like Snowstorm Hits Carolinas and Georgia
A winter storm delivering blizzard like force swept from Texas to the Atlantic coast crippling traffic in Georgia and eastern North Carolina. New Orleans saw snow, power shortages and fatalities near ice slick roads. Coastal towns reported 7 to 9 inches, winds 40 to 80 mph, and coastal flooding warnings. The storm halted travel, stranded cars, and prompted emergency crews to respond as temperatures dropped to the 20s.
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Suth
Macon
US Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Service
Avanta
Middle Georgia
Texas
Gulf Coast
New Orleans
Louisiana
Georgia
Florida
Atlantic
Marshallville
Charlotte
N C
Hear
Norfolk
Elizabeth City
Goldsboro
Fayetteville
Zebulon
New Bern
Raleigh-Durham
Rocky Mount
Cherry Point
Wilmington
Associated Press
North Carolina
Atlantic Beach
Weather Service
Piedmont
Pembroke
Lumbertown
South Carolina
Delaware
Tar Heel
Coastal Plains
Atlantis Beach
South River
Coast Guard
Frying Pan
Pamlico Sound
Neuse River
Families react as POW list includes service members
Hazel Keirn of Tampa learns her husband Air Force Lt. Col. Richard P. Keirn is listed as missing. The Lakeland Hulton family fears for Navy Cmdr. James Hulton, shot down Oct 16, 1965, in North Vietnam, while his brother hopes his wife remained faithful. Michael Hugh Kjome of Decorah, an employee of Pacific Architects and Engineers, also appears on the list after capture on Jan 3, 1968. Kjome’s parents await word on his condition.
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Hazel Keirn
Tampa
Fla
Air’ Force
Richard PB. Keirn
Keirn
North Vietnam
Lakeland
Navy
James Hutton
Hong
Harry Hulton
Hutton
Michael Hugh Krome
Decorah
Iowa
Pacific Architects and Engineers
Kjome
Michael
George Kjome
Penn Central Rail Aid Debate on Shutdown Risk
Hartke questioned federal bailouts for Penn Central amid widespread network cutbacks and 5700 job losses. He noted the company lost about 1 million dollars daily before reorg and warns Congress will not dump vast sums without taxpayer protections. Trustees seek 1.6 billion in combined federal private funding to avert closure.
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Istration
Penn Central
Hartke
Harlke
Congress
Northeast Transportation Authority
New England
POWs to Be Released by Late March in Vietnam
The article states prisoners of war are to be released by late March as the United States completes its troop withdrawal from Vietnam. Official counts show 18,600 Americans remaining in South Vietnam. Some wounded prisoners are not on the first release list, and Maj Floyd Thompson is not named on it despite long captivity since March 1964.
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Edward Cooper
Cooper
Fire Department
O'Hagan
Robert Garraputa
Texas Eastern Cryogenic Inc
Texas Eastern Transmission Co
Hougton
New Jersey
United States
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Alvarez
Floyd Thompson
Thompson
U. S
Tokyo
O'Brien
Britain
Emminger
Germany
Basel
Switzerland
Bonn
London
Paris
Brandt
Nixon
Heath
Georges Pompidou
France
Tov
Europe
Peter G. Peterson
Frankfurt
Uruguayan crisis as Bordaberry concedes resignation
President Bordaberry faced direct military pressure as generals demanded constitutional rule and anti corruption reforms. Ministers Blanco Ravenna Balparda proposed reshuffles while Perez Caldas faced resignation. Francese, named defense minister, faced army resistance, then resigned after 26 hours despite Bordaberry’s initial backing. Veracay and Martinez exited, reshaping the leadership amid the power struggle.
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Uruguay
Bers
Juan Carlos Blanco
Walter Ravenna
Interior
Commerce
Luis Balparda Blengio
Bordaberry
Region 1
Jose Perez Caldas
el Dia
Perez Caldas
Jose Veracay
Veracay
Cesar Martinez
Francese
Brig
Martinez
Army
Air Force
Congress Faces Veto Tests in Senate and House
GOP Leader Ford predicts vetoes will be sustained in the House as Republicans back the President. In the Senate, initial tests show majorities above two thirds on three vetoed or related bills, including flood control and HEW budget measures. A later appropriations clash looms with spending authority set to lapse February 28.
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Gerald R. Ford
House
Senate
Nixon
Departments of Labor
HEW
Senate Appropriations
Mae
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Vietnam Cease Fire Talks Planned as Pathet Lao Advance
A Hanoi broadcast says Pathet Lao and the royal Lao government will seek a cease-fire in talks Tuesday. North Vietnamese led forces push toward Thakhek to sever Highway 23. Air America planes were shot down near Thakhet. pilots and a Filipino engineer are missing. In Cambodia, Banam evacuated as Vietnamese and Cambodian guerrillas advance. Highway 1 battles continue near Phnom Penh with fighting at Baren and Damnah Beach.
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Hanoi
Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
Vientiane
Thakhekt
Laos
Thakhet
Air America
Wand
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Cambodia
Mekong River
Banam
Phanom Peph
Santis
Phnom Penh
Baren
Damnah Beach
Sotabodidn Air Force
T28
Phnom Penh-Saigon
Godwin Considers Run as Virginia Gubernatorial Race Shapes Up
Virginia observers see a tossup between Godwin and Howell for governor with a possible three or four candidate field. Republicans doubt Godwin will fully align as a Republican while Democrats urge fielding a candidate. Finances loom large, with support from labor, conservatives, and major benefactors noted.
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GOP
Godwin
Bee Ts
Howell
Virginia
Joseph T. Fitzpatrick
Norfolk
Labor
Sydney Lewis
Richmond
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Big George
Virgil Partch
Caspar W. Weinberger
Health, Education and Welfare
Swicegood
West Main Street
Mills Godwin
J. D. Stetson Coleman
U.S
William L. Scott
William B. Spong Jr
Democrats
Watkins M. Abbitt
Vernont M. Geddy Jr
Williamsure
Hobson
Brooks-Anderson
Sherwood Shopping Center
Auta
American National Bank and Trust Company
Aswezkar
National Bans and Trust Company
FDIC
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