34 Inches Of Snow In Devils Lake
A severe blizzard hammered the north central United States with 100 mph winds and blinding snow. Devils Lake measured 34 inches as North Dakota and Minnesota faced widespread paralyzation, with three deaths and 27 missing. Betty Diede vanished near Woodworth as her mother searched in the storm.
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Fargo
N.D
United States
Weather Bureau
South Dakota
Minnesota
North Dakota
Woodworth
Betty Diede
Raymon Diede
Devils Lake
Man Held for Threat to President on Train
Oswald S. Pick, 27, of Clifton New Jersey, is held in 50000 bail after allegedly threatening President Johnson. FBI said he phoned the threat to its Washington office and was removed from the Pennsylvania Railroad Congressional Limited in Philadelphia with about 100 agents present. A official said Pick may be mentally ill rather than criminal and could face life imprisonment under a new law.
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Philadelphia
Johnson
Oswald S. Pick
Clifton
N.J
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
FBI
Pennsylvania Railroad
Congressional Limited Express
Pick
Jet crashes on Mt Fuji killing 124 including 84 Americans
A British BOAC four engine jet burst into flames over Mt Fuji and crashed on the slopes killing all 124 aboard. Among the dead were 84 Americans, with 75 from a Thermo King Corp. tour group. Rescue teams recovered bodies as winds complicated the scene.
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Gotemba
Japan
Mt. Fuji
Thermo King Corp
Minneapolis, Minn
British Overseas Airways Corp
Tokyo
Viet Cong Hit With New Fury
U S Marine and South Vietnamese forces press a two day battle near Quang Ngai, killing over 300 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong in ground and air assaults. Air power targets include a surface to air site near Hanoi and a Khe Nhat bridge area as 215,000 troops are committed.
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An Khe
U.S. 1St Cavalry
UPI
Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Air Force
Hanoi
Quang Ngai
101St Airborne
Tuy Hoa
U.S. 1St Infantry
Ben Cat
Red River Delta
Navy
Ranger
Hancock
Khe Na Dong
Vinh
Lang Bun
Central Lowlands
Proxmire Seeks Permanent Federal School Milk Program
Washington AP U S Senator William Proxmire D Wis backs a bill to make the federal school milk program permanent with authorizations of 110 million in 1967 115 million in 1968 and 120 million in 1969. He says 62 co sponsors include 12 of the Senate Agriculture Committee members.
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Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Senate Agriculture Committee
Local Realtor A. W. Ginskey Dies at 54 in La Crosse
Arthur W. Ginskey a La Crosse Realtor and owner of A W Ginskey Realty Co died suddenly Friday March 4 at his home 327 South 20th Street He was 54 and served as president of the Greater La Crosse Board of Realtors and treasurer of the Audubon Club He was a UW graduate Phi Beta Kappa and left four children with his wife Mary.
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Arthur W. Ginskey
la Crosse
S. 20Th St
A. W. Ginskey Realty Co
Greater la Crosse Board of Realtors
la Crosse Audubon Club
Schumacher Funeral Home
Ginskey
Central High School
University of Wisconsin
Phi Beta Kappa
Mary
Studebaker Ends Car Production After 64 Years
Studebaker Corp. announced the end of its car-making era, citing irreversible losses. President Byers Burlin said the move follows a steady sales decline from a 1950 peak of 268,229 to under 19,000 last year, with drastic plant moves and a narrowed 1966 model line. The auto unit will shut, while other operations like home appliances remain active.
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AP Business
Detroit
Mich
Studebaker Corp
Byers A. Burlingame
Studebaker
South Bend
Ind
Hamilton
Ont
United States
Reuss Seeks Federal Aid for Menominee County
Rep Henry Reuss announced that applications totaling 1.6 million dollars for five community development projects in Menominee County have been filed with federal agencies. The proposed programs aim to provide essential facilities to boost economic and social development in the former Menominee Indian reservation.
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Washington
Henry Reuss
Menominee County
Reuss
Menominee
Weather Outlook With Snow Decrease Over Weekend
Snow should decrease Saturday and end early Sunday with northwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Partly cloudy and colder Sunday with diminishing winds. low around 10 to 15 and highs in the low 20s. Monday looks fair and warmer with a low near 10.
Plane Crash At Tokyo Investigated
Investigators piece together events after a Canadian Pacific DC8 crashed on approach at Tokyo Haneda Airport killing 62 outright and leaving eight injured. Sixty four of the 72 aboard are dead or missing. survivors include four with injuries as a company inquiry arrives.
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Page
Tokyo
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Far East
Peter P. Ainsworth
Wisconsin couples die in Japan air crash
Two Wisconsin couples, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lubbers of Milwaukee and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fleming of Green Bay, were among 124 aboard a British liner that crashed near Mt. Fuji while en route from Tokyo to Hong Kong. Lubbers 36, president of Badger Auto Body Co and Badger Trailer & Equipment, and Fleming 59, vice president of Olson Trailer & Body Builders, died with their wives Elizabeth Rose 32 and Mabel 58.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Far East
Japan
Robert E. Lubbers
Milwaukee
Donald Fleming
Green Bay
Lubbers
Fleming
Thermo King Corp
Minneapolis
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Mt. Fuji
Badger Auto Body Co
Badger Trailer & Equipment Co
Elizabeth Rose
Hawaii
La Crosse Man Killed in Kentucky Car Crash
George Tietze 64 of 138 S 10th St died in Crofton Kentucky when his car tried to pass another on U S Highway 41. His wife Edna is hospitalized in Hopkinsville. Dickinson Funeral Chapel La Crosse handles arrangements.
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la Crosse
Florida
Crofton
George Tietze
S. 10Th St
Edna
Hopkinsville
Tietze
U.S. Highway 41
Associated Press
Dickinson Funeral Chapel
DuBois Clubs Asked To Register By Katzenbach
Atty. Gen. Katzenbach accuses the W E B DuBois Clubs of America of anti Viet Nam war demonstrations of being a Communist front and asks registration with the Subversive Activities Control Board. The group with 36 chapters and about 2500 members denies Communist ties and argues this is Red baiting. The board would hold hearings on the charges and, if necessary, force disclosure of officers funds and printing equipment.
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Washington
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of America
Subversive Activities Control Board
Justice Department
Communist Party
Katzenbach
U.S. Communist Party
Hallinan
Terrance
DuBois Club
Dixiecrats
War Hawks
Near Blizzard Conditions Forecast for La Crosse Area
A hazardous driving warning extended into Saturday night as near-blizzard conditions persisted. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph risk drifting and blowing snow with 1 to 3 inches of accumulation, while Southeast Minnesota and Northeast Iowa could see up to 4 inches as a central storm slowly moves east.
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la Crosse
Illinois
Carl Peterson
Rochester
Mississippi
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Dakotas
Sterling Corners
Doland-Redfield
Telephoto Oswalds
By T. Jeff Williams
Viet Cong
Can Tho
Delta
A. W. Ginskey
By Charles C. Cain
Haneda Airport
Marie C. Boehme
Kentucky
DuBois
Hallinans
San Francisco
New York
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