Long Standing Records Fall Amid Severe Winter Storm
Record-breaking cold and a sweeping blizzard hit the nation with snow across Tennessee and the South while the storm moved toward the Atlantic coast. Temperatures plunged below zero in 27 states, with Williston North Carolina reporting 40 below, and many cities posting historic daily low records. Chicago tenants faced heat shortages as heat complaints soared to 370 in a day. Five men required hospital care for exposure and frostbite, and several cities posted record lows for the date.
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New Peace Plan Close to Study in Vietnam Talks
President Johnson and aides held long talks over Pope Paul VI's plan to have the United Nations mediate the Vietnam conflict. Rusk and Goldberg were instructed to explore the proposal as Johnson weighs a possible response. The decision on renewed bombing remains separate and unchanged. Ho Chi Minh signaled rejection of peace moves while U.S. leaders press for resumed airstrikes. Senator Morse seeks a vote on Johnson's war authority amid mounting political pressure.
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Disputed cancer drug Krebiozen backers found innocent
A federal jury found Dr Andrew Ivy and two others innocent on charges tied to Krebiozen promotion after nine months of testimony. The panel cleared Ivy and Dr F P Phillips and Marko Durovic, while still weighing evidence against Dr Stevan Durovic. The case traced claims the drug could combat cancer versus tests showing it was creatine monohydrate with no effect. Ivy urged broader clinical testing by an arbitration style body.
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Quakes Getting More Predictable Says NSF Report
The National Science Foundation released the 15th annual report noting progress in earthquake prediction and potential methods to obtain fresh water from beneath oceans and a cheaper cloud-wrangling chemical. It cites Caltech studies near the San Andreas fault, where increasing tiny quakes may precede large shocks, signaling possible future predictive value. The report, prepared for Congress, covers fiscal year 12 months ending June 30, with a $400 million+ investment in research and science education.
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Winter Weather Keeps Middletown Cold and Snowy
Winter cold and ice linger in Middletown with highs near 12 degrees and a chance of snow flurries. Snowfall Saturday totaled about one inch locally while statewide forecasts show varying totals from one to four inches, with heavier accumulations in the southeast and northeast.
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Chuckle about kids and happiness in parental worry
A lighthearted remark notes that children stay happy because they have no kids of their own to worry about, suggesting a humorous take on parental concerns and youth.
Parole Officer Balances Advising and Public Safety
A Parole Officer holds a dual role, advising and supervising ex-convicts while protecting the public, reflecting the demanding balance discussed on page 23. Also noted are features on a performer seeking applause on page 40 and booming Middletown apartment house construction on page 24.
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Pope Paul VI Proposes Neutral Arbitration Over Vietnam War
Pope Paul VI urged United Nations arbitration through neutral nations to end the Vietnam conflict and urged negotiations with North Vietnam as a hopeful, honorable path. He said his peace stance stems from duty, not publicity, amid U Thant's study and Johnson's vow to consider the idea.
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Body Of American Is Returned From Soviet Prison
The body of 27 year old Newcomb Mott, a book salesman from Sheffield Massachusetts, arrived in Boston from Soviet Russia on Saturday en route to his hometown. The Russians said he cut his throat on a prison train where he faced an 18 month sentence for illegal entry. An autopsy at a Boston morgue was performed at the request of his parents, with results not released.
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U S Troops Count 200 Viet Cong Dead Near Bong Son
U S forces in coastal search and destroy operations report over 200 Viet Cong killed with Marines cavalry and paratroopers involved. In Bong Son sector a two day battle produced 159 Viet Cong deaths and 50 captured with seized antiair craft gun and two 81mm mortars.
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