07 Jan 1967
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1967
Page
1
A downtown Las Vegas motel explosion killed six people with investigators ruling it a bomb. Clark County officials noted the blast on the Orbit Inn third floor with many injuries feared and a sixth body found on the top floor as police secured the site.
A mid-section of U S Marines drive core sections of the Mekong Delta campaign as fighting intensifies. Blizzard conditions sweep the Northern Plains with heavy snowfall challenging transportation and daily life in Duluth where up to 12 inches of new snow falls and ground depth reaches 27 inches.
The Middletown area faces bitter cold as a blizzard sweeps the northern U.S. with strong winds. Temperatures drop to 15 overnight and only reach about 25 tomorrow, with flurries tonight and no accumulation. Wind gusts from 40 to 50 mph push readings below zero in several states.
U S and Vietnamese Marines landed about 4000 forces by sea and helicopter on the Thanh Phu Peninsula south of Saigon in the Delta. The operation Deckhouse Five aimed to seize swamps and waterways with light resistance and marked the war’s largest amphibious assault to date.
Johnny Keane former St Louis Cardinals manager and 1964 World Series winner died of a massive heart attack at his Houston home at age 55. He later served as a California Angels scout. Keane won fans as a principled organizer and faced abrupt fall after leaving the Cardinals for the Yankees amid a 1965-66 decline.
General Motors recalls 269,200 new cars due to faulty installation of collapsible steering columns that may snap under slow maneuvers. Vehicles affected include 89,950 Chevelles Caminos 76,103 Pontiacs Tempests 56,441 Oldsmobile F85s and 46,749 Buick Specials. Dealers will replace the shafts free.
In New York and Washington the Justice Department dismissed indictments against Judith Coplon after 17 years of legal wrangling. Coplon, once accused of stealing secret files and conspiring to pass them to the Soviet Union, did not serve prison time as convictions were overturned on rights grounds. Her arrest in 1949 with Valentin Gubitchev and subsequent legal battles sparked ongoing appeals and wiretap questions.
Manila reports at least 84 dead and 59 seriously injured as two Roma n Catholic pilgrim buses topple into a 300 foot ravine on a mountain road. President Marcos sends medical teams amid lack of facilities and broader convoy capacity concerns.
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