Winter Tightens Its Grip Across New England and Midwest
The Associated Press reports heavy snows and record cold in New England and the upper Mississippi Valley. Flooding lingered in Pennsylvania Ohio and Kentucky while some rivers receded. Towns evacuated hundreds of families as the Cumberland and Kentucky rivers rose, with up to 15 inches of snow around Pittsburgh and four deaths from heart attacks while shoveling snow.
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New England
Mississippi Valley
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kentucky
Edward T. Breathitt
Providence
Cumberland
Levisa Fork
Big Sandy River
Monongahela
Pittsburgh
Fayette City
Belle Vernon
Charleroi
Allegheny Mountains
Ohio River flood forecast spurs evacuations along river towns
Civil defense officials predicted cresting floodwaters by Friday and Saturday with no major flooding outside flood plains. Evacuations were under way in Marietta and plans to move about 1,200 riverfront residents from Manchester to higher ground. Ripley, New Richmond, and other river towns prepared as Cincinnati eyes a crest near 60.5 feet threatening Coney Island Park and River Downs.
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Ohio River
Civil Defense
Ohio
Marietta
Manchester
Adams County
Ripley
Brown County
New Richmond
Clermont County
Cincinnati
Coal Grove
Hanging
Lawrence County
Ironton
Coney Island Amusement Park
River Downs
Guerrilla Mortar Attacks Kill Six in Delta Base Fight
Communist guerrillas launched two dawn mortar barrages in the Mekong Delta, striking the Dong Tam base and Rach Kien outpost. Six Americans were killed, 25 wounded, one missing, with heavy Vietnamese casualties. U.S. ships then shelled targets off Vinh coast.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong Delta
Delta
9Th Infantry Division
Dong Tam
U. S
Cold night ahead with Low Near Fifteen Degrees
The forecast calls for cloudy and very cold conditions with a low around 15 tonight. Expect a warmer but fair day Thursday with a high near 40 as the week progresses toward milder weather before another cold spell. Overnight low was 26 and today at 10 am the temperature is 30. The long range outlook suggests warmer weather at week’s end followed by possible wet weekend.
Food crisis warned as rich may devour poor world
Dr. George Harrar of the Rockefeller Foundation warned at Caltech that overpopulation and unequal food production could force survival to become the focus for humanity. Caltech professors warned the population may outpace food, with a risk of a widening rich poor gap and even viewing the undeveloped as a separate race.
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Caltech
James Bonner
John Weir
Who's Whose Circulation Gossip Hits Hollywood
A witty survey of Hollywood power players surfaces, tallying influence across studios and agencies. The piece hints at shifting alliances and rising figures shaping the town's entertainment landscape.
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Hollywood
Stennis Aims Early Hearings on Rifle Sales Policy
Senate Preparedness subcommittee Chairman John Stennis promises early hearings on Defense Department rifle purchase and disposal policies. The inquiry will cover rifles of all types, including the AR15 sold to Singapore, a civilian counterpart to the M16 used in Vietnam.
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Washington
Defense Departments
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate
Singapore
Stennis
Vietnam
New Women Join U.S. Workforce At 70 Percent
President Lyndon B. Johnson announced that 70 percent of new workers added since 1964 have been women. He spoke at a dinner honoring six government career women for achievements in science diplomacy and public service, saying women are moving into a full partnership in national progress.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lake Central Says Incidents Coincidental
Lake Central Airlines officials in Indianapolis say recent events involving their planes are coincidences. A bullet hit a passenger area near Terre Haute. a bomb hoax prompted a Columbus search. a Convair 580 crashed near Kenton killing 38 aboard. two more hoaxes occurred last week.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Lake Central Airlines
Lake Central
Terre Haute
Columbus
Ohio
Lake Central Convair
James W. E. Humphrey
Hulman Field
Justice Admits Wiretapping in New Case
The Justice Department disclosed a new unauthorized wiretap case the 14th since April 1966. IRS reports showed Bernard G. McGarry’s conversations in 1963 were overheard during a separate tap on another man’s line. DOJ seeks a court hearing to prove evidence in McGarry’s Boston tax evasion trial is untainted by the wiretap.
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Washington
Justice Department
Department
Internal Revenue Service
Bernard G. McGarry
Boston
Lake Bridge Study Requested By State Officials
The State Controlling Board is asked to approve hiring Howard Needles Tammen and Bergerndorf for initial private studies of a proposed 250 million Lake Erie bridge linking Ohio and Canada. If approved, the firm would begin the first two phases of a five phase plan with a 250000 study budget.
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Columbus, Ohio
Lake Erie
Ohio
Canada
Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergerndorf
Stanford Professor Shifts Pace At 600 MPH
In San Francisco, Stanford University professor Karl M. Ruppenthal guides graduate students in transportation management by day and, twice weekly, flies as a senior TWA pilot aboard a Boeing 707. He is a charter member of the Airline Pilots Association.
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San Francisco
Karl M. Ruppenthal
Stanford University
Ruppenthal
Stanford Transportation Management
School of Business
San Francisco International
Trans World Airlines
TWA
Airline Pilots Association
Senators Attack Domestic Use Of USIA Films
Republican Sen. Mundt warned domestic release of USIA Johnson films would be political propaganda. Democrats and the advisory commission considered making overseas material available on request, while Mansfield urged balanced use and warned against propagandizing Americans. The debate centers on agency policy and potential domestic impact.
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Washington
Karl E. Mundt
U.S. Information Agency
Johnson
USIA
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mundt
South Dakota
White House
United States
Mansfield
Texas
U.S. Advisory Commission
Leonard Marks
Advisory Commission
Congress
U.S
Goebbels
Nazi Germany
Commission
Vista and Peace Corps to share recruit training
Sargent Shriver and Peace Corps Director Jack Vaughn announced a joint program in which 500 Peace Corps recruits will receive basic training with Vista this summer. Vista conducts antipoverty work domestically while the Peace Corps operates overseas.
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Washington
Peace Corps
Vista
United States
Sargent Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
Jack Vaughn
Wealthy parents threaten disinheritance over Cyprus wedding
Theodore Gunther, heir to Cyprus copper wealth, vows to marry Christina Frangescou despite his parents in Las Vegas and Nicosia severing ties. They pressure him to change his name and renounce the couple, while he plans a Cyprus ceremony and considers studying options after disinheritance.
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Nev
Theodore Gunther
Theodore
Christina’ Frangescou
Cyprus
Christian Gunther
Nicosia
Gunther
Skouriotissa
Christina
London School of Economics
London
Don Wallis
Madison, Ind
Courier
Hanover College
Madison
Wallis
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