Mid Nation Shaken by Autumn Cold Wave
A midwinter cold wave hit the central states from the Canadian border to the southern plains. Temperatures plunged to 10 to 17 below zero in the northern plains and upper Mississippi Valley, with readings of 10 to 15 above extending south through Kansas Missouri and Illinois. Cold warnings were issued for western Pennsylvania and New York as a Pacific storm brought rain to the West and heavy mountain snow, while light rain touched the eastern seaboard.
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Bitter cold to sweep Miami Valley with subzero wind chill
The Weather Bureau warns of bitter cold as temperatures dip to around 5 above zero by morning. Strong winds add bite, with scattered snow flurries and no accumulation expected. Sunday skies partly cloudy and temperatures not rising above 20 in Middletown.
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Miami Valley
Weather Bureau
Middletown
Fire damages Sorg VII paper machine at Sorg Paper Co
Middletown firefighters battled last night a blaze that struck the Sorg VII paper machine, heavily damaging the 8:20 p.m. fire in the hooded dryer area. Estimated losses ranged from 200000 to 17 million dollars, with no injuries among nine workers. The unit, started up only last Saturday, was producing saleable writing paper for three days before the fire melted aluminium in the dryer hood.
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Sorg VII
Carl H. Eisenmenger
Sorg VI
Eisenmenger
Sorg
Black Clawson Co
Middletown
Auto Horn Blasts Counted by Mathematical Sum
A quirky observation links traffic jam noise to a math expression. The number of horn blasts equals the sum of the squares at the wheels, offering a playful link between car sounds and geometry.
Rio Grande diverted by joint Mexican U S border action
President Johnson and Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, on a bridge between nations, detonated a dynamite charge that diverted the Rio Grande and set a new southern border. The blast returned about 400 acres of disputed land to Mexico as an emblem of friendship. Lady Bird Johnson accompanied the presidents during the weekend visit.
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Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Mexico
Rio Grande
United States
Lady Bird
Johnson
Crackdown Under Way in Brazil by Military Government
In Rio de Janeiro the military dominated government of President Arthur da Costa e Silva launched a broad crackdown on opponents. Congress was suspended, censors moved into newspapers, and police arrested dissidents. Former president Juscelino Kubitscheck was arrested at a graduation ceremony, and Osvaldo Peralta of Correio da Manha was seized after police forced entry to the paper.
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Arthur da Costa E Silva
Juscelino Kubitscheck
Senate
Osvaldo Peralta
Correio da Manha
Cancer Vaccine Promoter Indicted On Fraud Charges
A federal grand jury indicted James H. Rand III and Rand Development Corp. on three counts of mail fraud and three counts of stock manipulation tied to promotion of an experimental Cleveland cancer vaccine. The case cites misleading results, stock scheme, and injections of untested vaccine amid FDA action.
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Rand Development Corp
Com
Rand
Florida
Rand Laboratories
Cleveland
U. S
James C. Connell
U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Hopes For Early Pueblo Release Fades
Washington reports little sign of imminent Pueblo crew release as 26th talks approach Panmunjom. Officials caution only a 10 percent chance of freeing the 82 surviving sailors before the January anniversary, amid NKorea insistence on admission of intrusion and apology. The Pueblo was seized January 23 near Wonsan after signaling international waters.
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USS Pueblo
Panmunjom
North Korea
Washington
UN Refuses To Suspend South Africa At UNCTAD
The General Assembly defeated a move by black African nations to suspend South Africa from the UNC TAD conference. Western powers opposed broad action due to legal structure fears, while the Soviet bloc abstained. Vote 55 for, 33 against. 20 abstained, 9 absent, Burma not participating.
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United Nations, N.Y
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U.N. Conference On Trade and Development
U.N
North Korean Guerrilla Detachment Surrenders After Battles
South Korea reports a North Korean officer from a 100-strong guerrilla group who landed on the east coast in early November surrendered after the squad was beaten in three clashes with South Korean forces.
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South Korea
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