Subzero Weather Grips 20 Northern States
Residents from the Rockies to the Atlantic face bitter cold with 43 below at International Falls and 37 below near Duluth as a new winter storm moves toward the middle Mississippi Valley. Temperatures stay well under zero in Minnesota Wisconsin and eastern North Dakota as the storm swirls from the southwest.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Atlantic
Mississippi Valley
Minnesota
International Falls
Duluth
Silver Meteor Derails Near Henderson in North Carolina
The Seaboard Air Line Silver Meteor derailed near Henderson, ripping 300 feet of track and delaying service. No injuries were reported as 14 cars stayed on the rails and 2 diesel engines plus 5 cars derailed. Crews replaced the track by 8:30 p.m. and rerouted trains along lower ACL tracks. Officials cited a broken axle as the probable cause, while weather was not confirmed as a factor amid heavy regional snow and ice warnings.
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Henderson
N. C
Seaboard Air Line Raillroad
Miami
Seaboard
Atlantic Coast Line
N.C
Richmond
Lamarr Arrest Case Echoes at Sunset News Conference
Actress Hedy Lamarr, 51, spoke at a Sunset Boulevard restaurant after arrest for shoplifting from a Wilshire store. She claimed purchases were paid for and described the incident as fascinating, while revealing personal strain and noting earlier evasive statements. Lamarr faces a misdemeanor petty theft charge with a possible six months jail time and a $500 fine. her son Anthony defended her, citing financial and emotional strain.
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May Co
Miss Lamarr
Bert J. Gordon
Anthony
Coldwater Canyon
Bond speech protected by First Amendment prompts seating
In a packed courtroom with white and Negro legislators, Bond seated beside constituent Are Keyes. Bond, publicity director of SNCC, argued the oath should not restrict freedom of speech, while Bell expressed concerns about potential limits.
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Bell
Bond
Are
Keyes
SNCC
Riot Strikes Kerala After Rice Ration Hike
In Kerala, mobs led by communists protested a rice ration raise from 4.2 to 4.9 ounces per adult daily announced by Mrs. Gandhi. Rail lines were hit as four express trains were waylaid. Police fired in Cannamore to disperse a 10,000-strong mob near a looted freight train. Trivandrum saw clashes at the central station while a 24 hour strike shut taxis and shops. Barricades and defiance marked the city as life slowed to a standstill.
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Cannamore
Trivandrum
Central Railroad
A. P. Jain
India
Winter storm slows roads and claims more lives in North Carolina
As of 6 p.m. Friday between 10 and 15 percent of secondary roads remained blocked in Staunton Salem and Loudoun areas and on the eastern shore. Snow tires recommended. temperatures expected from 5 below to the low 20s. Four of five deaths tied to last Wednesday’s storm were heart attacks from over-exertion. one new death reported in Norfolk. West to central North Carolina sees heavy snow with 33 year cold snap, readings in the teens to sub zero on mountain tops. State Patrol warns use of snow tires or chains on rural western roads.
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Virginia
Weather Bureau
Texas
Red River
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Texas Panhandle
Appalachians
Carolinas
Staunton
Salem
Loudoun County
Southwest
Tidewater
Norfolk-Portsmouth
Joseph B. Snyder
Norfolk
Associated Press
North Carolina
State Highway Patrol
Bergdoll Dies in Richmond Hospital Former Draft Dodger
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, once the nation’s most famous draft dodger, died at Westbrook Psychiatric Hospital in Richmond at age 72. The Philadelphia brewer’s son fled to Germany, evaded capture, and returned in 1939 to face court martial proceedings. he later served time and lived in Dowingtown and Charles City County before his death.
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Bergdoll
Playboy
Draft Dodger
Richmond Hospital
Richmond
Grover Cleveland Bergadoll
Philadelphia
Germany
U.S
New York Harbor
Ft. Leavenworth
Berg
Sdoli
Westbrook Psychiatric Hospital
Bergdol
Draft Board
Alfred
Edwin
Couders Port
Berdell
United States
Congress
Eee
Maryland
Canada
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Downingtown
James River
Charles City
Governor Godwin backs sales tax plan amid assembly debate
In Richmond, Governor Godwin endorses a near consensus plan replacing the 3 percent state sales tax with a 2 percent rate shared with cities and counties, tied to school age population. The bill faces concerns over Richmond and towns with separate districts, while local options could yield about 161.2 million.
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Godwin
Del
Sam E. Pope
Southampton
John Warren Cooke
Charles K. Hutchens
Pope
Senate
J. D. Hagood
Finance Committee
Richmond
Norfolk
Assembly
James C. Turk
Radford
M. M. Long
Wise
George M. Warren Jr
Bristol
Hale Collins
Covington
Warren
ABC
Imperial Chamberlain Takatsukasa and Miss Maeda Linked by Mystery
Reports from Japanese newspapers describe the affair between Takatsukasa and Miss Maeda with photos of their apartment. Takatsukasa, once a commoner museum worker and now connected to the imperial circle, disappeared last Wednesday. Police checked with friends as investigators noted no injuries and that the pair had known each other since June. The couple toured Europe last year, and Takatsukasa is married to Princess Kazuko.
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Ta ‘Katsukasa
Miss Maeda
Nagako
Kazuko
Taka
Takatsukasa
Meiji Shrine
Transportation Museum
Japan Travel Bureau
Europe
Empress Nagako
Plane Crashes in Germany Killing 46 at Bremen Airport
A Lufthansa twin engine plane from Frankfurt to Hamburg via Bremen crashed in fog near Bremen Airport, bursting into flames. Forty two passengers and four crew were killed including seven Italian swimmers and a trainer. The craft plunged into a meadow near an inn after missing the runway. Firefighters battled the blaze as wreckage scattered up to 600 yards, with authorities launching a full investigation.
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Bremen
Germany
Lufthansa
Frankfurt
Hamburg
Ees
Johnson Says Senate Absent Reservations on Southeast Asia Pact
President Johnson defended the Southeast Asia Treaty as legally backing current policy and said the Senate did not reserve its applicability. White House aides reported meetings on national security as the President weighs whether to resume bombing North Vietnam.
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South Viet Nam
Senate
Rusk
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Johnson
Hartke
Hartké
George McGovern
D. S.D
McGovern
Viet Nam
U.S
Gulf of Tonkin
Moyers
Saigon
Pentagon
White House East Room
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
North
Capitol Hill
Tobacco price supports tied to grower quotas vote
The department outlined support prices for various tobacco types and noted they will be available only if Maryland growers approve marketing quotas at a forthcoming referendum. Prices rise about 2 percent from last year due to higher living costs, with farm law tying supports to prevailing prices farmers pay.
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Maryland
Massive blast hits Paramount hotels. looting arrested
Police reported three men were taken into custody for looting as ambulances removed the injured. The blast at 15 17 Boylston Street caused shattered storefronts from a bank to a jewelry store. Witnesses described two smaller blasts lifting manhole covers while guards deterred crowds and fire crews battled ice encrusted conditions.
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Paramount
Lincoln Harner
Wildey Savings Bank
Boston City Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Beth Israel Hospital
Leon R. Lezer
Boston
Boylston St. John Newer
Nener
Boylston Street
North Vietnam War Developments Reported in Pacific Front
Korean officers claimed task accomplished as 69 Viet Cong killed 61 captured and 137 underground hideouts destroyed. U.S. forces in Viet Nam totaled 197,000 with 56,000 with the 7th Fleet. Enterprise anchored at Hong Kong for six days rest for 5,000 crewmen after a 45 day patrol. Hong Kong viewed by Communist papers as a base for U.S. aggression. U.S. bombing moratorium in effect for sixth week with no date set for resumption.
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U.S
Viet Nam
25Th Infantry Division
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Enterprise
Hong Kong
United States
Washington
Johnson
Remembering Mike Quill after transit strike ends
Quotes recall Quill as a tough labor leader with a sharp humor and strong words. Officials from Wagner to Meany mourn his death while speculation about backroom deals fades as his illness and refusal to halt the strike are noted. Quill collapsed in Bellevue after arrest for anti strike injunction. the strike ended days later with his death disclosed.
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Mike Quill
Hurmor
Wagner
Quill
TWU
Washington
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Mike
Transport Union
New York
Eagatt
Iity
Bellevue Hospital
Selective Service tests eyed before and after new procedure
Draft year to be considered satisfactory work for sophomores and juniors. Full-time students with satisfactory standing may receive 2-S deferments. leaving college or poor records risk reclassification to 1-A and possible early induction if over 19. Hershey hopes one or two qualification tests this year and four in the first year of the new process.
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Hershey
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Danville
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Robert Fitzgerald
Fairfax
Stanley E. Sacks
Howard P. Anderson
Halifax
Dorothy McDiarmid
Omer L. Hirst
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West Germany
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