Big Snow Hits Virginia and East Coast Storm
The winter storm paralyzed the East Coast with up to 16 inches of snow in Virginia and widespread outages. NY area utilities report tens of thousands without power, while Boston and Maryland face continued outages and travel hazards. officials warn of colder weather and flurries, with transit impacted and schools closed across Maryland.
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la Crosse Tribune
Virginia
Seth Mydans
Associated Press
East Coast
New York City
Long Island Lighting Co
Jersey Central Power & Lights
Boston Edisson Co
Boston
Atlantic
National Weather Service
Middle Atlantic
Florida
Weather Bureau
Energy Saves Christmas Lights Amid Cutbacks and Crises
Energy curbs affect contests and ceremonies as judges reject electric displays in a Billings decorating contest and Gov. Holshouser presides over a tree lighting with no lights. Tempe officials repair a damaged Christmas star after discovering cut wires and a note saying there is an energy crisis.
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Holness- LaBor Insurance Co
Billings
Mont
Jim Holshouser
North Carolina
Holfhouser
Tempe
Ariz
Tree, Presents Undamaged In Fire at Rural Home
Fire at a rural Wisconsin home caused about 10 000 dollars in damage forcing the occupants to find other quarters. The Christmas tree and presents survived unscathed after faulty wiring sparked the blaze in a room adjacent to the tree.
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Janesville
Wis
Thomas Barry
Brandy
Man is sentenced in Winonan death
Richard Rolbiecki a 42 year old Minnesota City man was sentenced in Buffalo County Wisconsin to not less than five or more than 25 years in prison for the shooting death of Owen Satrum 31 a Winona area bartender shot at George's Lounge Bluff Siding across the Mississippi River from Winona.
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Winona, Minn
Minnesota City
Minn
Winona
Richard Rolbiecki
Owen Satrum
Buffalo County
Wis
Satrum
George
Bluff Siding
Mississippi River
Rolbiecki
Three Men Sought in Killing of Milwaukee Cop
Milwaukee and Chicago police hunted three men named in warrants for the fatal shooting of off duty patrolman Ronald P. Reagen in a Milwaukee tavern. Warrants list Batties Wesley 20 Milwaukee Kenneth Jordan 18 Chicago and Robert Mallory 19 Chicago. Reagen died attempting to halt a holdup at the tavern.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
Batties Wesley
Kenneth Jordan
Robert Mallory
Ronald P. Reagen
UW To Shut Down Most Buildings for Holidays
The University of Wisconsin will close most Madison campus buildings for four days during Christmas and New Year holidays. Hospitals and some labs housing animals and temperature sensitive equipment will remain open. Governor Lucey urged state buildings shut down to conserve fuel.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Patrick J. Lucey
3 Million-Year-Old Human Remains Found
Addis Ababa reports an American scientist Dr. Carl Johnson of Cleveland University discovered a 3 million year old Australopithecine fossil 60 miles east of Dessie in Wollo Province Ethiopia. The find challenges the belief that upright humans emerged around 2.5 million years ago. The fossil was found amid remains of horses hippopotami elephants and monkeys.
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Agence France-Presse
Addis Ababa
Earth
Carl Johnson
Cleveland University
Dessie
Ethiopia
Wollo
Kenya
Car Bomb Blast Injures 40 in London
A car bomb exploded in central London injuring about 40 people. Police from Scotland Yard issued an immediate appeal for vigilance and caution following the blast.
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London
Scotland Yard
Minnesota Teen Killed As Car and Truck Collide
A blind pedestrian was killed crossing a Minneapolis street. Byron J. Mills, 51, of Minneapolis died after being struck by a car as a motorist faced DUI questions amid a growing state traffic toll. A separate Minnesota crash near Austin claimed 19 year old Mark Helleck. a Brooklyn Park resident died in a roadside fire later deemed non fatal to traffic counts.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Byron J. Mills
Minnesota
Mills
Blooming Prairie
Minn
Mark Hell
Montevideo
Dahl
Station Lacrosse Flood Stage Update
Flood stage readings show a 24 hour change of 2.5 units at Station Lacrosse. Officials warn of rising waters and possible impacts on riverfront areas and nearby infrastructure. Residents urged to monitor alerts and prepare protective actions as conditions develop.
Energy policy fight stalls governor office takeover plan
Wisconsin lawmakers debated energy control as the assembly rejected moves to centralize authority in the governor under Lucey. The Senate pursued ground rules while the assembly blocked proposals for five minute debate limits and immediate bill introduction.
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Lucey
Senate
Martin Schreiber
Wayne Whittow
Milwaukee
Congress
Monroe Swan
Washington
Swan
York
Republican Party
Assembly
Shabaz
John Alberts
R-Oconomowoc
Alberts
Patrick J. Lucey
Howard Hughes Inducted Into Aviation Hall of Fame
Billionaire recluse Howard Hughes is inducted in absentia at a Dayton ceremony. Ed Lund accepts for Hughes, who sent a telegram from London expressing appreciation. The honoree advanced commercial aviation, wartime aircraft design and research, including the Hughes Aircraft Co. and work on the Constellation.
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Dayton
Ohio
Howard Hughes
Aviation Hall of Fame
Hughes
London
Ed Lund
Hughes Aircraft Co
Wisconsin Senator Proxmire Joins 9 Democrats in Vote Against Saxbe
The Senate confirmed William Saxbe as attorney general 75 to 10. Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin supported the nomination, while Sen. William Proxmire joined nine other Democrats opposing the choice.
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Washington
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Nixon
William B. Saxbe
Senate
Saxbe
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
City Man To Be Tried In Drug Assault Case
A La Crosse man Lynn R. Abbey 28 bound over to Circuit Court for trial after waiving preliminary hearing in County Court. Judge Leonard Roraff set bond at 50000. An amended complaint changes possession of heroin with intent to deliver to possession of MDA. Other charges include LSD, cocaine and amphetamines with intent to deliver and assault on Patrolman Rolla Stewart.
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la Crosse
Leonard Roraff
Circuit
Lynn R. Abbey
River Road
Dist
Atty
Burleigh Randolph
Abbey
MDA
State Crime Laboratory
Rolla Stewart
Teamsters To Reopen Contracts Over Fuel Crisis
The Teamsters Union said it will reopen its national contract to ease earnings losses for over the road drivers from fuel shortages and lower speed limits. President Fitzsimmons calls for shared sacrifice while drivers face a 15 to 20 percent earnings drop from about 25 000 a year. Independent drivers have blocked highways in protests not sanctioned by the union.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Eight Die In Ecuador Auto Race Crash
Eight persons were reported killed when a car crashed into the crowd during a six hour auto race near Yaguarcocha, 90 miles north of Quito. The tire blew out on Bradzo Vicich’s car, a Peruvian contestant, and it was unclear if the driver was among the dead or how many were injured.
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Quito
Ecuador
Yaguarcocha
Bradzo Vicich
Boyle Indicted In Murder Of 3 Yablonskis
W A Tony Boyle former United Mine Workers President is indicted on three counts of murder for the 1969 killings of Joseph A Yablonski and his wife and daughter. He is in protective custody in a Washington hospital recovering from a suicide attempt on Sept 24 and faces separate civil rights charges in federal indictment.
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Washington, Pa
United Mine Workers
W.A
Tony” Boyle
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
Boyle
Washington, D.C
Yablonski
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