Divers to Locate Sunken Morrell in Lake Huron
Navy divers will search the hulk of the Daniel J. Morrell 600 foot ore carrier sunk in a Lake Huron storm on November 29. The wreck lies about 26 miles north of Harbor Beach Michigan in 200 feet of water. The mission aids the Coast Guard Marine Board inquiry into the sinking. only one crew member survived.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Navy
Daniel J. Morrell
Coast Guard
Lake Huron
Charles Tighe
Ninth Coast Guard District
Marine Board
Harbor Beach
Mich
Board of Inquiry
Morrell
Drifts Backaches Linger After 9.3-Inch Snowfall
A major Wisconsin snowstorm left La Crosse with 9.3 inches at the airport station and a ground cover of 10 inches. The snowfall neared the city’s all time December record set in 1904 with 10.5 inches, while the 24 hour mark stands at 18.5 inches from March 5-6, 1959.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Airport
la Crosse Tribune
Minnesota
Mindoro Hill
Ed Keefe
Snowstorm Drops Heavy Snow and Ice Across the East
A major winter storm battered the East with snow sleet and rain causing dangerous travel conditions. Snow depths hit 16 inches in Lowville and 10 inches in Rome and nearby towns, with road closures near Syracuse. Coastal gale warnings stretched from Block Island to Eastport, Maine. Nine deaths were attributed to the storm in several states as crews worked to clear roads and deliver newspapers.
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Associated Press
New York
Lowville
Rome
Oneida
Boonville
Fulton
U.S
Syracuse
Taconic Parkway
Westchester County
New York City
Atlantic
Block Island
R.I
Eastport
Maine
Rockaway Peninsula
Coney Island
Connecticut
Connecticut Turnpike
Fairfield
Connecticut 25
Newton
Carl Peterson
la Crosse County
Orval Smith
Smith
Aged To Get Facts On Tax Relief Law
Madison AP says Wisconsin's Commission on Aging launches Homestead Tax Relief awareness with 200000 brochures. 80000 older residents eligible for refunds averaging 58 dollars, with higher expected due to recent legislative changes. A simplified form and optional state tax computation aid aid claimants.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Commission On Aging
James F. McMichael
Commission
State Tax Department
McMichael
Veterans Service Officers
Polluted Air Threatens Crops and Forests Nationwide
AP reports scientists warn air pollution harms agriculture and forests beyond California. In Los Angeles area leafy crops suffer, with California losses over 100 million dollars annually. panelists cite Bergen County New Jersey and parts of New York Florida Tennessee Oregon Washington among affected areas. Kingston Tennessee near TVA plant shows near-total white pine loss. If unchecked, some American agriculture could cease to exist in years.
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Washington
United States
California
C.C. Taylor
University of California At Riverside
Los Angeles
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Bergen County
N.J
New York
Florida
Tennessee
Oregon
Tennessee Valley Authority
Kingston, Tenn
Taylor
America
State Man Appointed To Study Commission
A Wisconsin man named by the AFL CIO International Association of Fire Fighters to a nine member commission will study whether firemen should strike for higher pay. The union upholds a no strike policy but recent work stoppages in St. Louis Atlanta Kansas City prompted review. Ed Johnson of Madison executive director of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities is among the appointees.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Afl—Cio International Association of Fire Fighters
St. Louis
Atlanta
Kansas City
William D. Buck
Ed Johnson
Madison
League of Wisconsin Municipalities
Damaging Decibels Teen Rock Loudness Worries Expert
In Phoenix, acoustics expert Robert A. Larabell warns teen rock concerts exceed safe sound levels. He notes typical nightclub volumes reach 90 to 95 decibels, risking hearing damage after short exposure times per Air Force charts.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Robert A. Larabell
Larabell
Air Force
Ruby seeks lie detector test amid legal medical obstacles
Cancer stricken Jack Ruby, 55, weighs options for a lie detector test to prove he acted alone in killing Lee Harvey Oswald. Parkland Hospital reports his condition stable but weakened, as Dallas lawyers and authorities weigh medical and legal factors before any test can be pursued.
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Dallas
Tex
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey’ Oswald
Parkland Hospital
Ruby
Homer Garrison Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Oswald
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
China Test Signals Step Toward Hydrogen Bombs
Tokyo dispatched reports say the fifth Chinese nuclear test, possibly a small or reinforced hydrogen device, hints at a new level of nuclear capability. Japanese officials noted yields around several hundred kilotons but cautious on delivery methods, with weathered radiation clouds and New Year forecasts adding urgency.
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John Roderick
Tokyo
China
Japan
Sankei
Japanese Defense Agency
Asahi
United States
Nevada
Mainichi
Japanese Meteorological Agency
U.S
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Two Congressmen Urge Hit North Vietnam Harder
Washington leaders push maximal air power to force Hanoi to the conference table. Rivers and Russell argue civilian casualties await greater punishment, while Morse cites civilian toll fueling resistance to U S strikes. State Department reports 57 Americans cleared for North Vietnam travel.
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Washington
L. Mendel Rivers
House
Armed Services Committee
United States
Hanoi
Senate
Richard B. Russell
Rivers
South Carolina
Charleston
S.C
North Vietnam
York Times
State Department
U.S
Harrison E. Salisbury
New York Times
Louis Lomax
Salisbury
Nam Dinh
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Milwaukee
Harold J. Krause
Beaver Dam
Arnold Steine
Mary Ann Phillips
Evergreen Park
Juneau County
Alvin A. Corrigan
Shaler Co
Waupun
Charles R. Peterson
Manitowoc
Herman Dieckhoff
Copeland Park
Clayton Fish
Avon St
Scott Sheehan
Tribune
Edward M. Huebner
J. R. Hansbrough
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Forestry Service
N. Viets
Russell
U.S. Vietnam
Wayne Morse
Dore
Robert C. Mandeville
Norfolk, Va
Ledger Star
Mandeville
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