Winter Storm Paralyses Northeast With Freezing Rain and Snow
Weather officials warned of worsening conditions as a new storm post Christmas left near zero visibility and widespread power outages. Worcester Massachusetts faced a seven hour start delay as plow crews protested overtime while airports and highways froze, stranding travelers from Boston to New York.
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New York
Bell Island
Norwalk
Corin
Weather Bureau
Gulf
Canada
Mid- Atlantic
Massachusetts
Worcester
Nead
Pub Ic
I City
Mer
Francis d. McGrath
Westfield
John J. Palczynski
Northeast
Bradley International Airport
Windsor Locks
Conn
Loegan International Airport
Families Back From Paris Trip Seek Truth About Missing Men
Mrs. Johnson, widow of Army Maj. Bruce G. Johnson missing since June 10, 1965, recalls Paris visit with servicemen’s families. The group prayed at Notre Dame after Hanoi delegation delayed talks, while children soothed by gifts and quiet rides.
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Kathleen Johnson
Bruce
Bryan
Colleen Joy
Kennedy Airport
Salina
Kan
Atlantic
Paris
Bruce G. Johnson
Vietnam
Johnson
Army
Jugeare
New York
Notre Dame
Hanoi
Margaret Fisher
Sebring
Fla
United States
FAA and Airlines tout hijacker deterrence system
Officials say behavioral profiling and a screening device deter hijackers while noting limits and last resort searches. FAA reports show hundreds of hijack attempts since 1930 with many attacks directed at Cuba and multiple nations pursuing safer aviation.
Christmas cease-fire costs and allied plans in Vietnam
An unofficial tally reports at least 12 Americans killed and over 200 enemy dead during the Viet Cong Christmas truce. Allies say they observed a 24 hour cease fire over Christmas and plan another 24 hour New Year truce despite 111 enemy violations. Military sources note scattered ground fighting with B52 raids against multiple targets in and near South Vietnam and Laos as tensions rise.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Nixon to Deliver State of the Union Jan 22
President Nixon will present the annual State of the Union address to Congress on January 22, three days after Congress reconvenes from holiday adjournment. Budget decisions for fiscal 1971 will be addressed in the following week as post Christmas talks continue.
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Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Congress
Pend Ziegler
California
Ziewler
Une
Jon
John D. Ehrlichman
Agnew
Vice Presisident
United States
Medicare premium hike outlined by officials
Medicare officials propose about a 6 percent rise in physician fees and a 12 cent increase to reflect higher service use while a $50 patient deductible grows smaller in proportion. The American Patients Association calls Finch’s decision inflationary and fiscally irresponsible, arguing the plan benefits physicians seeking higher fees.
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Medicare Services
American Patients Association
Finch
Theodore QO. Crow
PoNieavence Pune
Hijacker Takes Control Of United Flight To Havana
A United Airlines Boeing 727 with 25 passengers and six crew was hijacked after takeoff from La Guardia at 6 53 pm CST. The hijacker demanded Havana, the pilot Axel D. Paulsen of West Islip NY reported no details on number of hijackers. It was the 33rd hijacking in the U S that year. The plane was about 75 miles northwest of La Guardia when seized.
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New York
United Airlines
Chicago
Havana
la Guardia
Axel D. Paulsen
West Islip, NY
Paulsen
Federal Aviation Administration
Washington
Sherman seeks photos of three suspects in officer murder
Sherman police released mugshots of three men held in Georgetown on suspicion of car theft in the slaying of Sgt. A. D. Arnold and Rock Chambers. Dallas police questioned two other men as a possible relation to the case.
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Georgetown
Johnno ‘Burleson
Dallas
A. D. Arnold
Rock Chambers
Burleson
Joseph Robertson
Roberteone
di Dh Pickens
Agnew Plans Far East Tour Amid Nixon Doctrine Push
Vice President Agnew begins a multi nation swing through Honololu Guam Manila Taipei Bangkok Katmandu Kuala Lumpur Singapore Balidan and Canberra en route to Washington. He aims to reassure Asian allies of U.S. treaty commitments and explain the Nixon Doctrine while criticizing North Vietnam in Paris talks.
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Andrews Afb
Washington Privay
AP Wirephord
Nixon
Agnew
U.S
Honolus Dee
Guam
Manila
Taipei
Dan
Bangkok
Katmanda
Kabul
Uela Lumpur
Singapore
Balidan
Canberra
Auckland
Honolulu
Levossing
Atelinet
Washington
Formosa
Congress
Air Force Two
Chaing Kaishek
Senate
House
fLhak See
Melvin BR
Laird
See
William Rogers
South Korea
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Rogers
Ziegler
Secretary of Defense
Andrews Air Force Base
Paris
Iisseuss
Vietnam
Asia
Romania
Plains area traffic toll rises with multiple deaths
A two-vehicle crash near Dimmitt killed C. C. Chance and injured others while a southbound car crossed lanes before hitting a parked vehicle. Autopsy planned. Chance had a heart condition. Survivors include wife Patsy Jane and daughter Julia. Separate wrecks near Lamesa claimed Gordon Kooree Jr. and Dennis Gregston, and Geneva Rogers died after a car collision north of Lamesa.
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Chance
Texas Highway
Billy Scott
Dimmitt
Scott
Earth Area
Castro County
Turkey
Patsy Jane Chancelot
Lubbock
Julia Chance
Calif
Burl Stewart
Modesto
South Plains
Lamesa
Gordon E. Kooree Jr
Dennis W. Gregston
Ft. Hood
Geneva Rogers
9,000-Year-Old Indian Woman Skeleton Found in La Brea Tar Pits
Archaeologists using amino acid dating place a 1914 La Brea Tar Pits skeleton at about 9,000 years old, among the oldest in the Western Hemisphere. The 5-foot-tall woman, aged 25 to 40, was found with extinct fauna, and dating methods are debated within an 80-year accuracy window.
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Los Angeles
la Brea
Hemisphere
Richard Reynolds
County Museum of Natural History
Reynolds
North America
Rozaire Aid
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