Da Nang Air Base Raid Drops Viet Cong Band
South Vietnamese guards at Da Nang air base killed five Viet Cong and captured ten after a bombardment and Ranger assault near the defense perimeter. U S air strikes across the 17th parallel targeted Chan Hoa and Chap Le staging areas, with losses and captures among the raiding forces.
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Heavy Snow and Winds Hit La Crosse Area
A heavy snowstorm blanketed the La Crosse area closing schools and delaying air service. Six inches had fallen by 10:30 a.m. at the Weather Bureau airport amid 25 mph north winds and drifting. Roads were poor across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa with many schools delaying or canceling. AAA urged motorists to stay off roads unless necessary.
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Omaha
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Muscle Shoals
Ala
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Blizzard Paralyzes Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa
Storms sweeping the nation caused heavy flooding and record snow in Nebraska and Iowa. Omaha faced 12 feet of snow, while Lincoln endured about 20 inches, amid widespread damage and injuries from tornado and blizzard activity.
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Ward May Open Store Bids Next Week
Ward's bid for a La Crosse Courthouse Square store moves forward as City Atty. Flanagan reports bids to open next week. Council approves a 44.42 foot curb cut on 3rd Street amid parking and alley changes linked to the new store and nearby Trane Co. plans.
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Reasoner Says Truth Elusive Yet Needs News Search
CBS journalist Harry Reasoner told La Crosse that truth is often concealed despite a better informed public. He cited politicians, professionals, parents and teens behind the concealment and urged balanced, responsible reporting. The 42 year old Dakotan spoke to about 1,000 at the Greater La Crosse Chamber dinner.
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Marquette Receives $2.25 Million For Wehr Center
Industrialist C Frederic Wehr donates 2.25 million dollars to Marquette University to fund the Wehr Science Center. The gift, the university’s largest in 84 years, will create a chemistry building named for Wehr, endow two professorships in chemistry and physics, and establish a center endowment in memory of his parents. The announcement came at a news conference with Rev. William F. Kelley.
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William F. Kelley
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Rohrer Receives 19th President's Award of Greater La Crosse Chamber
La Crosse resident Joseph H. Rohrer, owner of WLCX Radio, was honored with the 19th President's Award for civic leadership. The 54 year old received the honor at the chamber’s 97th annual meeting from 1964 president Donald H. Hansen for outstanding unselfish contributions to the city and county.
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Donald Hansen
Greater la Crosse
Joseph H. Rohrer
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Commerce
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King Streets
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John Reynolds
la Crosse County
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American Cancer Society
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Rescued American GI Survives 35 Hours in Qui Nhon Rubble
Spec. 4 Arthur Abendschein ofDeptford New Jersey was freed after 35 hours buried in a bombed billet at Qui Nhon. Twenty two survivors were wounded, five seriously. 19 were missing and feared dead. He helped repel attackers and asked his mother to know he was safe.
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Deptford
N.J
Gayle
Gayle Beard
Newport ‘News
Howard W. Robertson
Almonesson
Arthur
Crash Fatal To Eau Claire Businessman
An Eau Claire businessman Henry Jaastad 40 owner of two drug stores was killed early today when his car collided with a county grader plowing snow on Highway 53. He was part of a four man group returning from a skiing trip.
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Eau Claire
Wisconsin
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Mount Telemark
Janstad
Richard Sippel
WEAU
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Stevens Riley
David Farr
Farr
Merrill Farr
Agents uncover more narcotics in Hong Kong raid
In Hong Kong authorities report seizing another ton of narcotics at a chicken farm, adding to a prior raid that yielded nearly two tons of opium and morphine. The total haul now stands at 5,800 pounds of opium and 386 pounds of morphine.
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