Snowstorm Leaves Dozens Dead Across Midwest
A severe blizzard swept through Minnesota and nearby states causing at least six deaths and numerous accidents. Snowplows were halted by low visibility then resumed to clear slick roads. Minnesota highway toll reached 748 for 1963 with two new fatalities. An eight inch snow depth was logged in Grand Forks North Dakota and seven inches at See STORM Page.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Little Falls
Gaylord
Grand Forks
N.D
Family policies end after December sixteenth plan changes
The Continental Assurance Co will not accept family insurance policies after December 16 though current policies stay in force. Family coverage costs 1.50 monthly for a husband wife and children under 19, while after December 16 only individual policies at 0.50 monthly will be written. Families can still obtain coverage by purchasing individual policies for all members within age limits.
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The
Continental Assurance Co
la Crosse Tribune
Insurance Service Department
la Crosse
Shelby Man Dies After Car Train Collision On George Street
William G. Dowell, 42, of 2613 Boschert St., died at 5 50 a m Monday from injuries after a Sunday night collision at the George Street overhead crossing with a Burlington switch engine driven by Theodore Lindvik 2118 Kane St The George Street crossing has produced six car train crashes since 1962 with five this year A flashing crossing signal costing about 10000 is proposed in 1964 capital plans pending PSC approval and city action Dowell leaves a widow Betty a daughter Linda and a son Richard at home with his parents Hobart Dowell of Milwaukee and Mrs Olivia Shoop of Racllf Texas Services are set for 2 p m Wednesday at First Evangelical Church
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Shelby
la Crosse
William G. Dowell
Boschert St
Burlington Railroad
George Street
Burlington
Dowell
Theodore Lindvik
Kane Sr
Lang Drive
Common Council
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
PSC
Long Drive
Murphy
Betty
Linda
Richard
Hobart
Milwaukee
Olivia Shoop
Racliff
Texas
First Evangelical
West Wisconsin highway toll rises with multiple fatalities
Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery with Rev. Fritz Miller officiating. Funeral details note 12 weekend highway deaths in Wisconsin, including three in a Waukesha County crash. Names include Mrs. Albert Schoening, 61, of Clintonville. Raymond White, 48, of Union Grove. Clemens Zylka, 66, of Milwaukee. and Wesley Pals, 64, of Abbotsford. Committees report 834 deaths this year, down from 888 last year.
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Wisconsin
Waukesha
Albert Schoening
Clintonville
Wittenberg
Raymond White
Union Grove
Racine
Clemens Zylka
Milwaukee
Debris Of Big Plane Falls In Field Near Elkton Md
Federal investigator said a four engine jet exploded in flight before crashing killing all 81 aboard. Officials noted possible explosion before impact and a possible influence of turbulence and weather on the crash near Elkton Maryland.
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Elkton, Md
Elkton
Robert Allen
Civil Aeronautics Board
Pan American World Airways
Allen
Airliner Skids Off Runway in Buffalo Field
A United Air Lines plane with 50 people aboard slid into a field during landing at Greater Buffalo International Airport. No injuries were reported.
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Buffalo
N.Y
United Air Lines
Greater Buffalo International
Sinatra Jr Abducted in Stateline Nevada
Frank Sinatra Jr was abducted at gunpoint from a Stateline motel near Lake Tahoe as two men identified later as Joseph Sorce and Thomas Keating fled with him. Deputies backed by the FBI hunted for the suspects while snowbound roads hampered the search.
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Stateline
Calif
Frank Sinatra Jr
Joseph James Sorce
Thomas Patrick Keating
San Francisco
Keating
Sorce
Long Beach
Youth Authority
Tracy
Nevada Gaming Control Board
Chicago
Sam Giancana
Sinatra
Harrah
Evans
Sacramento
California
Reno
Sinatra Sr
Washoe County Dist
William Raggio
Zephyr Cove
Lake Tahoe
Raggio
Kin and Friends Wait Grimly After Pan Am Flight 214 Crash
Relatives and friends gather at Philadelphia and Havertown areas fearing the worst as Pan American Flight 214 from San Juan remains unaccounted. Airlines later announce 81 dead after flight crash near Elkton Maryland, with reports of last minute changes and an infant not counting among victims.
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James V. Lamb
Philadelphia
International Airport
Pan American
San Juan
P.R
New York
Pan
American World Airways
Maryland
Baltimore
Linda Kolman
Philaplane
Delphia
Irvin
Nam- Scolnick
Puerto Rico
Bolivian miners seize 21 hostages in ultimatum to release two communists
Communist led tin miners holding 21 hostages including four Americans demanded the release of two arrested union heads Irineo Pimental and Federico Escobar within 24 hours. President Paz Estenssoro opposed freeing them as 1,000 troops moved into the Oruro region and Johnson offered aid. The group planned strikes across 25 government mines while U.S. officials called the act indefensible.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Federation of Mine Workers
Juan Lechin
Johnson
U.S
Irineo Pimental
Federico Escobar
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Thomas Martin
New York
U.S. Information Service
Oruro
Catavi
White House
Martin
Michael A. Kristula
Cadillac
Mich
USIA
Bernard Rifkin
Brooklyn
N.Y
U.S. Agency For International Development
Robert Gergerstrom
Peace Corps
Honolulu
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UPI
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John Murphy
Wesley Pals
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