Oregon Braces for New Storm Hits Coast Late Today
A fresh 11 day storm series nears Oregon with possible coast impact while Northern California melts snow on mountains. Civil Defense in Grants Pass mobilizes a rescue team as floods drive 20 families from homes and debris blocks roads. At least 16 deaths blamed on the week’s storms roll in from Oregon to California.
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Nevada official Cliff Jones awaiting indictment for Baker case
Former Nevada lieutenant governor Cliff Jones faces a grand jury indictment connected to Baker's financial dealings in Nevada. He allegedly aided a disguised transfer and arranged payments with Wayne Bremen and hotel operators Ed Levinson and Ed Torres. Jones, once a casino figure, denies wrong doing and says he will be vindicated.
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Fremont
Ed Levinson
Hotel Fire in St Paul Kills Nine and Injures Seventeen
A blaze swept the Carleton Hotel in downtown St Paul killing nine people and wounding seventeen. Guests crowded into smoke filled halls and fire escapes as firefighters recovered six women and three men from the four story building. Fire chief Lew Shortridge said most victims were found and hospital reports listed six in critical condition with four others released after treatment.
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Fiery Crash of Ammo Transport at Minnesota Hotel
Fire tore through a Minnesota hotel after an ammo transport crash, killing several aboard and leaving many guests trapped. First alarm came at 4 32 am as wind aided the blaze. rescuers faced exploding ammunition and flames that spread quickly, with few guests escaping.
Job Corps returns on Christmas leave exceed expectations
About 9 percent of trainees who took Christmas leave have returned or are en route back to camp, with OFO officials calling the preliminary 90 percent return rate heartening. Figures vary by installation due to delays and strikes, as Shriver cited the program’s voluntary nature and dropout history.
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Pope Paul VI ordains 62 in historic Epiphany rite
Pope Paul VI ordained 62 missionaries in St Peter's Basilica marking Epiphany as a historic first in the church. Among the new priests is American Rev. William Bletler from Camden, N J. The ceremony lasted nearly four hours with a blessing to the crowd and prayers for missionaries amid wars and guerilla fighting.
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UPI
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St Peter's Basilica
Contempt Citations Sought Against Klan Leaders in Congress
House investigators move to cite Imperial Wizard Robert M Shelton and six other Ku Klux Klan leaders for contempt of Congress over subpoenaed records. Each faces up to one year in jail and $1000 fine if convicted. The lawmakers pressed the five member subcommittee vote after officials refused to answer questions or provide Klan documents.
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Robert M. Shelton
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Robert K. Scoggin
South Carolina
Grand Dragon
Spartanburg
Calvin F. Craig
Georgia
Atlanta
Marshall R. Konnegay
Virginia
Raleigh
George F. Dorsett
Greensboro
Robert Hudgins
North Carolina
J. Robert Jones
Granite Quarry
United Klans of
Ex Cowboy Star Jailed As a Wag
Lash LaRue once billed as the King of the Bullwhip was arrested for vagrancy at a Miami bus station with 35 cents. He demanded the officer destroy him. a guard jailed him until bail was posted. LaRue, who married nine times and appeared in 39 films, claimed his assets had been systematically removed.
Why Is Top Red Visiting Hanoi
A Soviet mission led by Alexander Shelepin left Moscow for North Vietnam via secret route. The group includes rocket experts to deliver economic aid and assess SAM performance, while Moscow rejects talks with Ho Chi Minh. observers warn of Chinese ire.
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Viet Nam casualty figures and legal and political notes
Defense Department reports 1.64 percent of Americans killed in Viet Nam with 48 more dead and 7,739 wounded in the week. UPI notes Judge Stephen S. Chandler appeals to the Supreme Court to revive powers stripped by the 9th Circuit. Nimitz, 80, stable after a stroke at Oak Knoll Naval Hospital. Vice President Humphrey says the Viet Nam peace push is a serious full scale effort to seek negotiations with the Communists and Hanoi.
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Stephan S. Chandler
Oklahoma
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Washington
UPI
Hubert H Humphery
Johnson Criticizes Steel Price Maneuver By White House
Washington industry groups blast government role in steel price talks. NAM says it meddles with management while labor gains, and the Chamber of Commerce calls White House actions blackmail amid a wage dispute and transit strike developments.
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Kennedy Father Of Former President Recovers From Brief Collapse
Joseph P. Kennedy 77 year old father of the late president had a hearty breakfast and planned a pool dip after a fleeting heart stoppage Wednesday. Anne Gargan said he is fine and will likely take it easy for a day or so after a doctor visit in Palm Beach Florida.
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Nevada Rock and Sand Wins Secondary Highway Contract
Wins Contract Nevada Rock and Sand 0 of Las Vegas awarded a SAR7 76R contract to construct 19 miles of secondary highway in southern Nye County. The firm submitted the lowest bid among seven bidders to build a new road replacing the current gravel route from ten miles north of Pahrump to U.S. 95.
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China denounces Vietnam peace moves as a U.S. war aim
The People's Daily in Peking branded U S bombing raids and Johnson's peace talks as a giant conspiracy. It rejected any negotiations while U S troops stay in Vietnam, urging a U S withdrawal and an end to aggression. The Observer signed editorial defended Hanoi and called on the United States to end attacks.
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Heirarchy
First Negro Bishop Consecrated in New Orleans
Harold Robert Perry became the first American-born Negro bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in this century. He received the crozier and ring at St. Louis Basilica in the Trench quarter as about 50 bishops and eight archbishops attended the solemn ceremony. Perry, son of a South Louisiana rice mill worker, led a historic consecration yesterday with national church officials present.
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Central African Republic Drops Diplomatic Ties With Red China
The Central African Republic severed diplomatic relations with China becoming the second African nation to end ties this week after Dahomey. The move follows a military coup that toppled President Dacko earlier this year and comes amid recent Chinese industrial trade deals and a 14 million lending pledge for ongoing cooperation.
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Jean Redel Rokassa
Central African Republic
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