Middle-aged Lions Learn to Fight War at Sea
AP Newsfeatures recounts the WWII path of J Hamilton Napier Jr. a 32-year-old lawyer turned naval officer. From nine fires aboard a minesweeper in training to steering through the St Lawrence and into Norfolk to join convoy escorts Napier grows from novice to sailor as his ship prepares for battle, culminating in a near combat dispatch during a Sicilian invasion buildup.
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Navy
J. Hamilton Napier Jr
Gulf of Mexico
America
Ham Napier
Northwestern University
Yorktown
Cleveland
USS Staff
Hamilton Napier
Mr. Napier
Lake Erie
Welland Canal
Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence
Atlantic
Nova Scotia
Norfolk
Quebec
Ham
Pearl Harbor
Firemen climb 28 stories to false alarm at Xerox building
Rochester firefighters stair climbed to the 28th floor of the 30 story Xerox Corp building under construction after a call reported flames. In four degree weather they hauled hoses up the stairs as elevators were inoperative and learned the blaze was a controlled kerosene fire used to dry concrete.
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Rochester
N.Y
Xerox Corp
Coast Guard Opens Ship Sinking Probe
A Coast Guard board led by Rear Adm. Charles Tighe begins investigation into the sinking of ore carrier Daniel J. Morrell in Lake Huron. Only one of 29 crew survived Dennis Hale 26 of Ashtabula drifted 36 hours. Sister vessel Townsend damaged, 18 inch crack midships, towed for repairs. Both ships operated by Bethlehem Steel Corp.
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Cleveland, Ohio
U.S. Coast Guard Board of Inquiry
Charles Tighe
Daniel J. Morrell
Lake Huron
Morrell
Great Lakes
Dennis Hale
Ashtabula
Ohio
Edward Y. Townsend
Townsend
T. J. Connelly
Coast Guard
Sault Ste. Marie
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Heavy Snow Blocks Roads In Northwest
Snow and freezing drizzle disrupted travel across the Pacific Northwest and Midwest. Cascade snow closed a key Oregon highway and halted a Mount Hood ski race while wind gusts over 120 mph hit coastal Oregon and power outages affected homes in New York state.
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Pacific Northwest
Midwest
Cascade Mountains
Oregon
Mount Hood
Loss Is 150000 In Warehouse Fire
In St Paul a four alarm blaze at Otto N Esch Equipment Co warehouse caused an estimated 150000 dollars in damage. Fire officials say explosions from fuel drums accompanied the fire which sent flames as high as 200 feet. no injuries were reported as 21 fire units responded and traffic was temporarily rerouted.
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ST. Paul
Otto N. Esch Equipment Co
Gregory Esch
Marshall and Snelling Avenue
Twelve State Road Deaths Mark Weekend Toll in Wisconsin
Wisconsin reports 12 traffic fatalities over the weekend including five in a Dodgeville two car crash on Highway 18. Victims include Calvin E. Brenneman Jr. and his family, Harold Gard and son Charles. Officials cite freezing rain and sleet as contributing factors.
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Dodgeville
Wisconsin
Iowa
Calvin E. Brenneman Jr
Fennimore
Schlitz International Inc
Marcela
Calvin II
Harold Gard
Edmund
Charles
Brenneman
Gard
Illinois
Sadie Schiavone
Smith Balks At Terms By Wilson
Rhodesia's Prime Minister Ian Smith rejected Britain's terms to end the independence crisis while accepting the constitutional framework. He insisted the fight would continue and said the government would not cede British control of armed forces or government appointments. The cabinet debated the pact amid extended talks and a looming UN action on sanctions.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Britain
Smith
United Nations
Wilson
London
Commonwealth Committee On
Johnson driven at moderate speed says White House log
The White House released official log figures claiming President Johnson drove at a moderate speed on the foggy trip to church from the LBJ Ranch to Fredericksburg Texas. Newsmen in three cars said they could not keep up with speeds near 80 to 90 mph despite the log indicating 42 mph average including ranch road time.
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Austin
Tex
Johnson
Texas
White House
Church
Secret Service
D. Moyers
Pachios
Fredericksburg
U.S. 290
Nurse Walkout Grips Youngstown Hospitals Fifth Day
About 350 general duty nurses began a fifth day of walkout at Youngstown area hospitals in Ohio. Capacity remains under 50 percent at North and South Side facilities as pay demands push for higher monthly wages and scheduled increases.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown
North
South Side
Terrorists Active in Saigon as Jets Bomb Near Hanoi
U S jets battled MIG fighters over Hanoi and near Saigon on Sunday with claims of downing one MIG 17 and probably another. American raids hit a major North Vietnamese railroad yard northeast of Hanoi while fighting continued at Tan Son Nhut Airport. The Ingersoll fought shore batteries off North Vietnam, sustaining slight damage with no casualties.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Tan Son Nhut
Ingersoll
North
Viet Nam
Dong Hoi
Cultural adviser to the army Mrs Mao gains power
Mrs Mao Tse tung is built up as a future leader. Chiang Ching spoke to 20 000 art and literary workers in Peking and was named cultural adviser to the army. She heads the nationwide cultural purge committee and reports to Defense Minister Lin Piao as Mao’s potential ally after his death.
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Tokyo
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
New China News Agency
Chiang Ching
Peking
Chou En-lai
Chen Po-ta
No. 1
Peking Opera Company
Cul
Tural
Party
Lin Piao
Lin
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Interstate 5
Weather Bureau
California
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Oklahoma
New York
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Buffalo
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Wyoming
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Henry Cabot Lodge
UPI
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