Massive Storm Hits 24 States Across Nation
Arctic air gripped the nation from Montana to New England as a massive winter storm swept the South. Record cold plagued the north central region with subzero readings at Bismarck and Minneapolis. Snow and ice snarled travel from Arkansas to Illinois, with 12 inches in Pine Bluff and ice-coated roads along major routes.
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Associated Press
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Ardmore
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Arbuckle Mountains
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Weather Bureau
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Ex Member Says Klan Life Low
A former Ku Klux Klan member from North Carolina told the House Committee on Un-American Activities that Klan life is the lowest. George L. Williams of Greenville testified about orders from state leader Charley Edwards to whip the mayor of Yanceboro for being in the company of African Americans. Williams said Edwards, police chief of Grimesland, described the beating as punishment for alleged associations.
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North Carolina
House Committee On UN
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Boston blast leaves at least nine dead in city center
A massive explosion in downtown Boston at the Para Mount hotel area killed at least nine people and trapped others under debris. Rescue teams battled fire and ice as a second blast followed the initial detonation, collapsing windows and injuring multiple bystanders near Boylston Street and nearby theaters. Authorities warned of more casualties as crews continued parachute operations and searches through wreckage.
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Boston
Kenneth Warrison
Ston Street
Lea Kelso
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Bostonland
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Piedmont Expecting Big Snow
Snow returned to western North Carolina with the Weather Bureau predicting four more inches on top of three earlier storms this month. Heavy warnings for the northern Piedmont, with lighter snow, sleet, or freezing rain inland. rain on the coast. Hazardous driving expected inland. Asheville totals since Jan. 15 reach 14 inches, with mountain STW depths around 30 inches before today's fall.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Piedmont
Asheville
Guidelines Issued For Drafting Students
Washington AP reports Selective Service details draft calls and guidelines for students. National director Gen Lewis B Hershey says February through March calls range 29 400 to 32 000 while tests and class standings may influence board actions and college student exemptions.
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High Point Lenoir Rhyne game postponed to Feb 8
Tonight's basketball clash between High Point College and Lenoir Rhyne at the High Point gym was postponed. Athletic director Jim Hamilton said the game will be rescheduled for Tuesday night February 8 at Alumni Gymnasium.
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Lenoir Rhyne
High Point College
Jim Hamilton
Alumni Gymnasium
Foreigners win respect of touring Mrs America
Mrs America of 1965, Alice Buehner of Salt Lake City, returned from a three week Europe tour lighter and exhausted. She praised European men, especially Italian men, for their courtesy toward women while noting American men are better husbands. She visited Rome Milan Paris Munich Amsterdam and other cities.
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New York
America
United States
Europe
Alice Buehner
Salt Lake City
Mrs. America 1965 Alice Buehner tours Europe
Mrs. America 1965 from Salt Lake City spent three weeks in Europe promoting the 1966 campaign to attract European travelers to the United States. She noted little difference between European and American housewives, spoke of her weight loss during travel, and described her duties at home and in politics.
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Alice Buehner
Salt Lake City
Utah
America
Europe
New York
United States
London
Buehner
Viet Cong Caught In Triple Play
American squeeze plays in central plains mountain ridges and paddies faced heavy fire but did not trap sizeable Viet Cong units. Over 24 hours the operation killed dozens, with 13 VC killed and 5 captured. Masher totals rose to 11 killed 111 captured and 134 detained. One helicopter was shot down and safely recovered. airmobile cavalry faced sniper fire near Bong Song. Local U.S. casualties listed as unknown.
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South Viet Nam
Bong Song
U.S
LBJ rejects plea for consultation on air strikes
Washington AP reports President Johnson dismisses call for further consultation on North Vietnamese bombing. He cites a 064 congressional resolution granting broad powers and says no decision on resuming air strikes is yet made. The reply follows a plea from 16 Democratic senators for peace talks and a pause in bombing.
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High Point teen wins grant for cancer research
North Carolina Sunday Enterprise profiles a High Point student whose study of cancer growth and treatment earned a medical foundation grant. Ray Muhl bard, Enterprise staff writer, reports on Charlotte’s big city renewal and downtown development efforts in the ongoing North Carolina urban renewal series.
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Queen City
Enterprise
Ray Muhlbard
Hedy Lamarr Arrest Sparks Family Outcry in Beverly Hills
Hedy Lamarr faced arrest on suspicion of petty theft after a Beverly Hills incident at a Wilshire Boulevard department store. Her son Tony Loder denounced the arrest as a slap in the face, while Lamarr called it a misunderstanding and said she is willing to forget it. Lamarr denied taking $86 in merchandise and noted she was held in the parking lot before a scheduled arraignment. Her son highlighted her wartime charity work and awards, including a plaque for aiding Texas Children's Hospital.
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Houston
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