Severe Cold Grips Large Regions Across Nation
A sweeping cold wave stretches from Texas to Ohio and Delaware with subzero readings across the Midwest and Northeast. North Dakota reports heavy sheep losses in the blizzard of 30 below wind chills, while Minnesota and Wisconsin see record snows. Nebraska and Idaho endure deep freeze temperatures as Oklahoma records its coldest December day at 7 degrees.
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Wisconsin
Nebraska
Texas
Ohio
Delaware
Rein
New Eng
North Dakota
N.D
Dakota
Idaho
Utah
Michigan
Ilinois
Copper Country
Pennsylvania
New England
Oklahoma City
Frigid Arctic Morning Drops to 4 Above Zero
A high of 45 yesterday gave way to a 4 degree start at 5 30 a.m. today. The cold persists tonight under sunny skies with a slow warming trend expected tomorrow.
Blizzards Clobber Montana Ranches and Western States
Freezing rain and snow from Central Texas to the eastern Great Lakes strand roads and devastate livestock. In Montana ranchers report thousands of dollars in losses as 250000 calves and 320000 sheep suffer amid eight disaster counties. Temperatures plunge to 38 below in Butte and Helena and 51 below in West Yellowstone.
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Kentucky
Eastern Great Lakes
Montana
National Guard
Miles City
Mont
Butte
Helena
West Yellowstone
Move To Unseat Halleck Grows Change Is Seen
Washington AP reports a GOP leadership coup against House Republican Leader Charles A Halleck of Indiana is gaining momentum. Reps. Charles E Goodell and Robert P Griffin predict Halleck's fall with Gerald Ford possibly taking over, while Melvin R Laird could join if Ford hesitates.
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Halleck
Washington
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Charles E Goodell
New York
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Goodell
Rep
Gerald Ford
Griffin
Ford
Todays Chuckle Elephant as Mouse by Government Specs
A lighthearted quip notes an elephant described as a mouse built to government standards. The joke plays on official language and taxonomy in a playful comparison.
Berkeley free speech clash tests UCLA regents
Regents meet at UCLA to decide the Berkeley free speech policy amid four large demonstrations. A Dec. 3 sit in led to 814 arrests, including 590 students. About 300 students rallied at Hyde Park and 30 to 75 blocked the regents outside the building.
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University of California Regents
Ucla
Berkeley
Hyde Park
Saigon Faces Weekend Tension As Protests Rise
Saigon police go on alert amid expected Buddhist and Viet Cong activity over the weekend. Monks threaten immolation to spur anti government action while Viet Cong propaganda spikes and Buddhist headquarters become a busy command post.
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Saigon
Spies Receive Long Sentences in Newark Conspiracy Case
American engineer John W. Butenko was sentenced to 30 years for espionage with two 5 year concurrent terms. Russian Igor Ivanov drew 2 1/2 years plus five years concurrent on a related count. Both protested innocence in court and faced possible death penalties.
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N. J
Russia
John W. Butenko
Igor Ivanov
Boy Helps Reveal Viet Cong Tunnels For Candy
A 10 year old boy led U S and Vietnamese troops to a Viet Cong tunnel network north of Saigon after being fed candy by a U S adviser. He demonstrated weapon dismantling and said his father and 15 guerrillas were found dead in the tunnels.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Paris Tan Quy
U N and Russia press to end UN money fight
Pressure mounted on the United States and the Soviet Union to resolve the UN peacekeeping dues dispute as a reform plan for a relief fund gains traction. Soviet envoy Fedorenko demanded a unanimous Assembly resolution before any payment, while talks aim to avert voting rights challenges for delinquent members.
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Russia
United Nations
N.Y
United States
Soviet Union
U.N
Assembly
U Thant
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Fedorenko
Thant
Tanker plane crash kills four guardsmen at Fort Worth
A huge Air National Guard KC97 tanker crashed during an attempted landing at Greater Southwest International Airport in Fort Worth near Dallas. Four of 11 guardsmen aboard were killed, seven survived, and were taken to Parkland Hospital in Dallas in sub freezing weather. Fire units fought flames for about two and a half hours.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Air National Guard
Greater Southwest International Airport
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
Nursing Home Fire Claims Dozens in Indiana
A fire gutted a two story McGraw Nursing Home in Fountaintown Indiana in bitter cold. Fourteen bodies were recovered from the ashes with one man dying en route and four people missing. Three attendants saved fifteen patients including one critically burned. Cause unavailable. nurse Myrtle Donohue assisted thirteen others to Major Hospital before refusing treatment.
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Paul Whittington
Lucian Arata
Shelby County
Fountaintown
Ind
Indiana
McGraw Nursing Home
Four workers die in fire at Du Page County Convalescent Home
In Winfield Illinois four maintenance employees were killed when a cottage used for staff housing burned today. The main facility housing 169 elderly residents was not endangered.
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Winfield, Ti
du Page County Convalescent Home
Richard Honeck’s first year of freedom after 64 years in prison
Richard Honeck, released on parole in California at 85, enjoys simple tasks and independence. He walks nightly to the trailer park entrance for mail, spends hours in supermarkets, and remains sharp despite past confinement. He saved $400 from well wishers and keeps busy with chores, painting, and bricklaying.
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California
Clara Orth
Associated Press
Honeck
Harold V. Streeter
San Leandro
Calif
Richard Honeck
Ross V. Randolph
Illinois’ Menard Penitentiary
Orth
United States
Germany
William Scharf
Richard
Mrs. Orth
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