Portland Derails Aboard Westbound Train In Wyoming
A Union Pacific eastbound passenger train from Portland to Denver derailed after hitting a derailed freight car near Rock Springs Wyoming. More than 200 aboard were believed injured or affected. eight buses and volunteers were mobilized to transport travelers while a doctor treated the injured. The crash halted westbound traffic as response crews worked near Black Buttes along US Highway 50.
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Wyo
Wilon Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
Portland
Wyoming
Greeley
Rockshere
Abe
Ore
Denver
Black Buttes
JFK Mourning Ends as Nation Embraces Christmas Spirit
President Johnson to participate in a memorial service for John F Kennedy. The nation will lift mourning as Christmas decorations return to the White House and flags are raised to full staff. Johnson plans a weekend trip to the Johnson City ranch after a party marking Mrs Kennedy's birthday.
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Cateye
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Tex
Weather Spy Sends Back Cloud Photos From Orbit
AP reports the Tiros weather satellite released instant pictures of cloud cover into orbit marking a milestone toward a world weather network. The new automatic picture transmission system enables meteorologists worldwide to receive local area images for rapid analysis.
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United States
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Virginia
New Jersey
Maryland
Weather summary for Colorado and Wyoming regional forecast
The report notes 1 pm Saturday temperature at 2 and 24 hour lows near 15. Colorado: cloudy tonight with occasional snow east portion, heavy in mountains. Sunday partly cloudy with scattered flurries and colder. Wyoming: cloudy tonight with snow in eastern areas, Sunday partly cloudy with scattered flurries, colder, highs in the teens to 30s region.
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Colorado
Wyoming
Light Snow Falls Over Entire State
Light snow spread across Colorado with winter formally starting at 7 02 a m Sunday. Flurries slowed traffic and caused many accidents on icy Denver streets as highways were snowpacked and chains advised for Monarch Pass and Wolf Creek Pass.
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Associated Press
Colorado
Denver
State Highway Patrol
Monarch Pass
Salida
Wolf Creek Pass
Durango
Alamasa
Fraser
Trinidad
Thousands View Kin In Communist Berlin Across The Wall
West Berlin residents flocked to cross into East Berlin for reunions, with about 7,000 through the wall by Saturday as East German authorities struggled with pass processing. The scene contrasted Christmas hopes with political posturing amid the long border division. In Denver, a Colorado General patient reportedly received kidneys from a baboon, marking a first involving animal organs in human transplantation.
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East Berlin
Berlin
John Bausman
Communist
Germany
West
West Berlin
Ines
Wall
Democratc Redenver
Colorado General
Moscow
Tassavelainyey
Liag
Candle
Denver
Austrians in Canada Census Count Reaches 12600
The Austrian Embassy in Ottawa reports that 12 600 Austrian citizens live in Canada with more than half residing in Ontario.
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Ottawa
Canada
Ontara
Snowy Weekend Covers Weld County
Snow began Saturday and spread across the county causing scattered fender benders but no serious injuries. Greeley police reported minor accidents while roads grew increasingly snowpacked as officials forecast continued snow and cold temperatures into Sunday with highs near 28 degrees.
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Old County
Greeley
Public Service Co
Greeley Bypass Opens After Three Year Build
About 40 carloads braved below freezing to attend the official opening of the Greeley U.S. 85 Bypass. At 1:49 pm the first cars moved from the south end and eight big trucks followed. Officials cut a Wright red ribbon and souvenir pieces were handed out. The bypass runs 5.1 miles from north to south and aims to ease traffic and noise along Bth Ave. Local views show improved highway access but potential impact on downtown and surrounding fringe areas.
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Greeley U.S. 85
Greeley
College Hill
Evans
Greeley Meyer Gordon Rissler
Millard
Contest Winners in Christmas Lighting Contest Published
Photos of the annual Christmas home lighting contest winners appear on pages 12 and 13. The contest was judged Thursday night and the Tribune announced the winners in Friday edition.
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Tribune
Five miners killed in Taipe coal mine explosion
AP reports a mine explosion in suburban Taipe on Friday killed five miners. Rescue efforts continued as authorities investigated the cause of the blast and safety conditions at the site.
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Taipet (Ap
Taipe
Soviet Wheat Deal Sparks Foreign Aid Clash in Congress
In Washington the Senate and House debated a three billion dollar foreign aid bill tied to a Soviet wheat sale. Pearson and McCormack clashed over a new compromise export import bank provision while allies sought a quick vote. The dispute delayed action as conferees labored to resolve credit restrictions and military plane references.
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Congress
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Passtan
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Pastore
DRL
Senate Con Ferees
Senata
Lome
Hise
Stiffer Penalty Urged For Welfare Cheaters
Denver report highlights alleged welfare fraud and calls for harsher penalties. Grand jury findings cite impostor claims while House debates time limits and pretrial eligibility, proposing up to 14 years for perjury and fraud. Aid eligibility to be decided by House and Senate investigations rather than caseworkers.
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Denver
House
Senate
Apos
Jobless Claims Drop From Year Ago in Colorado
A report by the Department of Employment shows continued declines in unemployment claims with 42.6 percent fewer ongoing claims than a year earlier and a smaller seasonal rise in new claims. Gov. John A. Love cited improved economic stability as a key factor, along with state law changes and faster employment growth. An unrelated traffic incident near Colorado Springs killed a Fountain woman, Margue Lopez, in a crash involving Ft. Carson personnel, while other locals faced injuries.
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Love
Associated Press
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Colc
Colo
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Abo
Colorado Springs
Joey
Gertrude Margaret Trujillo
Burro
Hechaw
Peter Trujillo
Alice Locholr
Solypez
Emn
Robert W. O'Neil
Arthur Lorenz
Donald G. Miller
Robert A. Smith
Post Hospital
Cruce Bond Plan Seen Big Saving to Sewer Users Here
City Manager B. Cruce presents revenue bond plan to Greeley council aimed at saving sanitary sewer customers thousands of dollars. Boettcher & Co Mr Owen Moore endorses plan noting potential national savings, with legal firms to approve issues. Plan relies on estimated revenues from new large sewer customers and may influence future municipal bond practices.
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Ulunan
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Greeley
Owen Moore
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Denver
Iseal
Croce
Moore
United States
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Nagel
Sherman Howard Legal Firm
Agre
I' Cruse
Monfort Packing Plant
Monfort's
Kuner-Empson
Lising
Monfort
Six of Family Perish in Fire near Trumann Ark
Six members of one family including four children died when a blaze destroyed their home near Trumann in northeast Arkansas. A year old survivor said a man entered, killed his parents, spread fuel, and started the fire. Sheriff Ray Holmes said the boy’s story is being checked and a man has been taken into custody. Survivors include Ronald Deaver and sister Mary. The children Nellie 8 Joann 3 Sharon 4 Janet J. died, and two other kids walked a mile to a neighbor’s in frigid weather before aid arrived. Both injured children were hospitalized at Trumann.
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Ark
Arkansas
Ray Holmes
Poinsett County
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Leonard Deaver
Martha
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Joann
Sharon
Janet J. ‘ Holmes
Ronald Deaver
Mary
Pa Congressmen Green Jr. Dies After Illness
U S Representative William J. Green Jr. died at 53 after emergency surgery for peritonitis with gall bladder complications. A 16 year House veteran and former Philadelphia Democratic chairman, he shaped local and state politics and helped Democrats win Pennsylvania in 1960. He leaves four sons and two daughters.
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Pennsylvania
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Clark
Bill
Billy Green
New York
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