East U S storm storms through region causing deaths and damage
Snow and freezing rain battered the East from Arkansas to New England with gale winds. Twelve people died shoveling snow or pushing stalled cars. New York City declared a snow emergency while Buffalo and Newark area saw heavy snow and outages. Coastal flooding and evacuations occurred as the storm disrupted travel and utilities.
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Arkansas
New England
Eastern Seaboard
New York City
Buffalo
N.Y
Lancaster
New York
Lower Bay
Chelwood Beacon
Sandy Hook
N.J
New Jersey
Staten Island
Connecticut
Milford
Norfolk
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Jetliner Crashes Into Mont Blanc Killing 117 Aboard
Air India Boeing 707 with 117 occupants crashes into Mont Blanc near Chamonix while approaching Geneva. No survivors reported. bodies to be recovered by helicopter. Passengers included 106 travelers and 11 crew with notable figures such as Dr. Homi J. Bhabha aboard.
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Mont Blanc
Chamonix
France
Air India
Western
Europe
India
New York
la Tournette
Geneva
Atomic Energy Commission
Homi J. Bhabha
Vienna
Austria
International Atomic Energy Agency
K. L. Rao
Bombay
New Delhi
Paris
London
J. T. D'Souza
Pope Paul VI
Rome
Valley Refuge
Coal Use Plans Placed In 66 Budget
The Office of Coal Research would receive 8.237 million dollars under President Johnsons 66 budget starting July 1. The increase of 1.017 million dollars over the current year finances at least four new research projects and keeps staff at 23 positions. OCR notes significant contract results and that mining firms use its computerized techniques. A new boiler design from OCR is being installed in industrial and governmental facilities nationwide.
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Washington
Office of Coal Research
Johnson
Congress
OCR
Autopsy Report To Mott's Father
The father of Newcomb Mott said an autopsy showed his son died from slashes on the throat wrists and abdomen. The report also noted bruises inflicted on the body after death.
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Sheffield
Mass
Newcomb Mott
Deaths and Obituaries Aged 50 to 76 Across Local Areas
Obituaries note the deaths of Leroy GOOD, aged 50, Saltsburg R D 1. Anna Sotak KOTZUR, aged 76, Graceton. and J Harry Ferguson, age 638, Clarksburg, filed as late notices on page 2.
Spacemen Talk Through Hats
In Baltimore an electrical firm says future spacemen will communicate via helmet transceivers built into astronauts helmets. The Westinghouse system is self contained with two way radio units and an audio control center to relay messages from outside the spacecraft.
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Baltimore
Westinghouse
Congress Receives Johnson Budget Amid Viet Nam War Strain
Washington reports President Johnson’s 112.8 billion dollar budget with caveats on Viet Nam war costs. Democrats and Republicans expect defense money to pass, while pledges for more funds and taxes may trigger home-spending curbs. Senator Holland praises facing financial aspects of the war.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Sen
Spessard L. Holland
D'Fla
Arrest Trucker After Route 422 Crash Near Devils Elbow
James Strother 26 of Detroit was arrested by Indiana state police after a near fatal collision on Route 422 east of Indiana. The tractor-trailer driver faced charges of operating without a valid license and reckless driving. released on fines and costs. Police said his license had expired January 1, 1966.
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James Strother
Detroit
Mich
Indiana
Devils Elbow
Strothers
Motorist Injured Near Clarksburg in Ohio Valley crash
Lawrence J. Fennell, 23, of Idaho, was injured when his car hit a stake-bed truck on a township road near Clarksburg. Fennell was freed from wreckage and taken to Indiana Hospital with facial and head lacerations. Truck driver Harry Donald Coleman of Saltbury escaped injury.
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Clarksburg
Idaho
Armstrong County
L.R
Lawrence J. Fennell
Indiana
Indiana Fire Department
Fennell
Indiana Hospital
Harry Donald Coleman
Saltsbury
Scientists to map crystal fault zone in southeast Missouri
Three Washington University geophysicists will soon undertake a geophysical study in southeast Missouri to map the crystal fault zone where numerous earthquakes have occurred.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Washington University
Missouri
Crystal
See No Fanfare as Churchill Death Anniversary Passes Quietly
Sir Winston Churchill’s first death anniversary passes with no fanfare no tributes and no public memorials in Bladon Oxfordshire. Wreaths mark the grave while a concert at Blenheim Palace and a traveling fellowships fund push the memory forward despite a waning souvenir market and modest crowds.
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Winston Churchill
London
Sir Winston Churchill
Churchill
Oxfordshire
Bladon
Lady Churchill
Heim Palace
Mary
Darling Papa
Duke of Marlborough
Blenheim Palace
Juli
Renewed U S South Vietnamese Push After Lunar Truce
After the 34 day lunar new year truce, U S Air Force jets led two wave strikes against a Viet Cong camp 35 miles southwest of Saigon in the Mekong Delta. About 190 Communists reported killed. U S forces suffered no losses. Ground search and destroy operations began shaping up with major actions announced.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Viet Nam
Mekong Delta
Attack by mortar at Da Nang base
Viet Cong mortars hit the Da Nang air base early Tuesday. The attack struck near a Seabee area across the river and damaged the petroleum storage area. Armed helicopters joined search and recovery as U S forces assess casualties and damage.
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DA Nang
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
Bechtels Welcome Son Ronald Dean Bechtel
The Gazette records the birth of Ronald Dean Bechtel at 1 19 a.m. at Indiana Hospital weighing seven pounds thirteen ounces. He is the son of Gazette photographer Willis D. Bechtel and wife residing at 295 Gabriel Ave. Indiana. The baby has a sister, Wendy, age three, and both mother and infant are reported in good health.
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Gazette
Ronald Dean Bechtel
Indiana Hospital
Willis D. Bechtel
Gabriel Ave
Indiana
Ronald Dean
Wendy
Snowstorm Buries Indiana County. One Death Reported
A weekend blizzard dumped up to 17 inches in the county causing road closures and school cancellations. A 50 year old Saltsbury man died of a heart attack while clearing a snowbound truck. Leroy Good of Tunnelton was found dead near his vehicle. Drivers faced drifting and plow crews worked around the clock. Temperatures by noon hovered near ten degrees with subzero wind chill expected.
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Saltsbury
District 10
Indiana
U.S. Weather Bureau
Penn View Mountain
United
Armagh
Variable cloudiness with wind and snow flurries today
Weather note describes windy colder conditions with occasional snow flurries and drifting snow. Tonight turns clear and very cold. Tuesday brings increasing clouds and milder temperatures with highs near 18 to 24 and lows around 5 above to 5 below zero.
First Woman Editor Takes Harvard Crimson Helm
Linda C. McVeigh 19 becomes the Crimson’s first woman managing editor after the Harvard Lampoon announced the move. The Radcliffe student from Anaheim Calif, will run a 30 person staff and balance journalism with college work. Her rivals praise her toughness and bravery in breaking all male traditions at Harvard.
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Cambridge
Mass
Linda C. McVeigh
Harvard Crimson
Harvard Lampoon
The
Crimson
Miss McVeigh
R. Andrew Beyer
Harrison Young
Jay Mathews
Harvard
Ted
Miss. McVeigh
Six Injured In Indiana County Traffic Incidents
Six persons injured in traffic accidents in Indiana County since December 22 remain hospitalized at Presbyterian University Hospital in Pittsburgh with varying conditions. Carlos Diamanti, 27, a Pitt student, is in fair condition after a truck auto crash on Route 422 east of Indiana. Passenger Marci McNutt, 21, of Ford City, is in fair condition after transfer to Armstrong County Memorial Hospital. Marion Johnson, 18, remains critical from the December 22 incident. Nancy Mason, 21, of Drexel Hill, is serious after a January 9 Route 22 crash near Blairsville. B Edward Schmidt Jr., 21, of Media, undergoing treatment and facing surgery today from the same collision. Paul Crawford, 18, of Apollo, and Allen Howley, 13, from Vandergrift, are listed as serious and satisfactory respectively amid the same accident. Homer City Rifle Club party canceled tonight.
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Indiana County
Presbyterian University Hospital
Pittsburgh
Carlos Diamanti
University of Pittsburgh
Devils Elbow
Route 422
Indiana
Marci McNutt
Ford City
Media
Paul Crawford
Apollo
R.D
Kittanning
Allen Howley
Vandergrift R.D
Warning on Sidewalks and Snow Removal Rules
Indiana borough officials urge residents and merchants to clear sidewalks promptly after snowfall and to avoid shoveling snow into streets. Icicles must be removed, salt used on ice, and all vehicle windows cleared for visibility. Plowed-in cars will be tagged or towed, hydrants remain accessible, and fire crews urge cooperation to reduce accidents.
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Indiana
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