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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1967
Page
1
The Associated Press reports a historic storm dumping 23 inches of snow on Chicago and surrounding areas. Streets and expressways blocked, schools closed, and utilities disrupted as planes grounded and transport slowed. Snow reached 15 foot drifts in places while nearby Gary Indiana and parts of Ohio also faced outages and isolation.
A century old four story house under demolition collapsed in mid Manhattan killing five workers. Ten men were inside when bricks and beams rained down and a dust cloud swept the area. Rescue teams pulled survivors from the fifty foot pile as night operations continued.
London AP reports Professor Thring developing a home robot to perform chores from ironing to kitchen cleaning. The device is described as capable of laying tables, making beds, dusting, washing and ironing clothes, pressing, scrubbing, and preparing food. It would also learn furniture placement and eliminate routine domestic tasks within a decade.
The U S Army sets up a new Mekong Delta base five miles from My Tho, reachable only by boat due to destroyed bridges and insecure roads. The camp, built by sand and muck, fills a nearly one mile square patch. six months of dredging cost vast sums and required the area’s fourth largest dredge until Viet Cong damage.
A Peking wall poster cited by Kyodo News says more than 100 people were killed and many wounded in clashes between Mao supporters and anti-Mmao forces in Sinkiang’s Shihotzu. The report notes use of machine guns artillery and grenades with anti-Maoist centers in control of Shihotzu.
James R. Hoffa contends before the Supreme Court that the Justice Department and FBI tapped his and his lawyers phones during the 1964 jury tampering trial. He names an alleged wiretapper and accuses officials of eavesdropping in Chattanooga and at his Nashville area hotels.
Erwin Mills in North Carolina experienced a strike as the Textile Workers Union of America AFL-CIO ended its contract and would not renegotiate. The Burling ton Industries denim and gray goods plant employs 1,633. Picket lines were set and the company planned to seek an injunction if access was hindered. The union cites membership discrimination as the dispute, with the firm seeking 57 contract changes and two years of continued force.
New York couple Mazzochi and Margaret Bai met through letters after his Marine unit mailed to friends who lacked mail. They married Dec 16 in a judge’s ceremony and plan to reside near Beaufort before Mazzochi returns to civilian life.
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