Bitter Cold Grips Much of Northern United States
United Press International reports severe winter spread from Montana to the northern plains. Missoula sees seven inches in 12 hours. Billings drops to zero. coastal Oregon and northern California endure heavy rain. New Orleans and the Deep South receive flood rains. Arizona considers federal aid after New Year floods.
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Record New Year Holiday Road Toll Highlights Dire Losses
United Press International reports 1282 highway deaths over six holiday days, with 561 in New Year traffic and 721 during Christmas. California and Ohio led states, while Howard Pyle urged road, vehicle, and driver safety reforms to curb these fatalities.
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Harassment claims linger in Las Vegas strike dispute
Thomas, union leader of the Teamsters in Las Vegas, defends actions during a strike against nonunion drivers. He rejects threats, claims police inaction, and asserts the aim was to observe where strike breakers are dropped and compare hotel policies. He plans further counterclaims and says he will plead not guilty.
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Baskin criticizes gambling industry burden on taxpayers
Baskin argues the gambling sector is not a net boon to Las Vegas and that government, via military bases and federal offices, plus expanding private business, carries heavier tax loads. He recalls earlier community support from local leaders and warns that bonds would be needed to back gambling but favors taxing the industry first.
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Banker's Trial Jury Selection Delays Start
In San Francisco bankers Don C. Silverthorne trial jury selection began after a two hour delay as defense counsel sought a continuance. Assistant US Attorney James J. Brosnahan asked to dismiss 12 of 39 counts, aiming to simplify the case while prosecutors brought a cart full of documents to court.
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Talks on Kashmir troop withdrawal under UN auspices
Pakistani and Indian officers met under UN mediation to discuss pulling back troops along the 1 500 mile ceasefire line. Progress hinges on the Tashkent summit between Prime Minister Shastri and President Ayub Khan, with hopes for a general withdrawal before August 5.
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Smathers Plans Retirement From Senate in 1968
UPI reports Florida Senator George A. Smathers, 51, will retire when his current term ends in 1968 due to medical orders. He has served 15 years in the U.S. Senate and will continue to work for Florida until the term expires while addressing state and national interests in Washington.
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Italy's Mafia-Buster to Arrest Top Hoods
Palermo Italy's top Mafia buster announced plans to indict 21 alleged chiefs of the Italo American underworld on narcotics racketeering charges. Among those named areGiuseppe Genco Russo Frank Coppola Frank Garofalo Charles Orlando and the vanished Joe Bananas.
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Union Aims 25 Percent Rail Wage Hike In 1966
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen BLFRE plans a 25 percent basic wage increase for about 30,000 members across 197 railroads effective Feb 2 1966. They seek daily raises of 5 to 4 dollars plus 25 percent in allowances and other benefits, plus cost of living adjustments night premium pay and a $6 monthly pension per year of service.
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Nervous bandit caught after bank job in Houston and Albuquerque
A jittery bandit tied to a Westmont National Bank robbery in Houston, taking 19490, was arrested an hour later. Cecil Morgan Pierce, 49, was later charged in Albuquerque for a December 21 finance company holdup and attempted to flee multiple cars before hijacking an IRS agent’s vehicle, who was unharmed.
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Nevada Doctors Get State Raise 1966
The Nevada Industrial Commission announced a 20 percent pay rise for doctors treating NIC patients in 1966. The increase covers 483 medical practitioners and 85 hospitals and laboratories and aligns with higher living costs and improved medical practices, the NIC said. The previous schedule was set in 1962.
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Teachers to Strike at St John’s University
A union announced a strike at St John’s University over academic freedom and the dismissal of 30 faculty members. The walkout, the first faculty strike at a major U.S. higher education institution, was set to begin at both campuses while the university planned to hold classes for its 13 000 students.
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India and Pakistan Meet in Tashkent for Kashmir Talks
Indian Premier Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistan President Ayub Khan arrived in Tashkent seeking a Kashmir settlement with Soviet peacemaker Kozygin mediating. Kosygin accorded equal courtesy, separately meeting each leader for 75 minutes as Uzbekistan hosts the conference in a bid to peacefully resolve the dispute.
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Justice Dept may prosecute three freed in Selma slaying
UPI reports Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach said the Justice Department may press charges against three men freed by a Selma court in the slaying of Rev James Reed. The case could use civil rights violation as the vehicle, as in prior Liuzzo case.
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Army Seizes Power in Upper Volta Deposing President
Reports from Paris state the army seized power in the African state of Upper Volta and ousted President Maurice Yameogo after mobs stormed the presidential palace. The move follows civil unrest and was broadcast by the state television network.
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Marguerite Higgins War Correspondent Dies at 45
Marguerite Higgins, Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent, died at Walter Reed Medical Center from a tropical parasite she contracted during the Vietnam War era. The renowned reporter covered Korea World War II and Vietnam, later serving as a diplomatic correspondent in Washington. officials praised her tireless bravery and devotion to reporting.
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