Winter storm rips across midwest to north east
Violent winds and heavy snow from South Dakota through the Great Lakes to New England caused unroofed buildings toppled towers broken lines and blocked roads. Subzero readings hit eight states as towns like Chicago Buffalo and Jamestown faced disruption and damage including two deaths and multiple fires and injuries.
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Great Lakes
New England
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Cleveland
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Ohio
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AT&T Reports Record Profits in 1966
New York AP notes Ameri can Telephone & Telegraph Co. reported record 1966 profits of 1.979 billion dollars or 3.69 a share, up from 1.796 billion dollars or 3.41 a share in 1965. Revenue rose to 12.419 billion, with 79.9 million phones in service and net investment in facilities at 30 billion dollars. Board Chairman H I Romnes called Bell system growth exceptional.
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NEW York
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
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Holiday on Ice to Open Monroe Civic Center This Fall
Announcement of the Holiday on Ice booking for the Monroe Civic Center drew heavy calls. Mayor W L Howard and Center Director Bill Lillyman say tickets won’t be available until around June. The skating spectacular runs September 13 to 17 with seats for all, as preparations aim for a gala opening.
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W. L. Howard
Howard
Center
Bill Lillyman
Lillyman
Johnson urges 10 laws to aid consumer protection
President Johnson sent Congress a 10 point program to shield consumers from deceptive mail order deals and hidden interest rates. He urged Interstate Land Sales Disclosure, Truth in Lending, tighter medical device and lab oversight, stronger meat inspection standards, hazardous household product controls, a fire safety act, research for fire prevention, coordinated electric power reliability, and a natural gas pipeline safety act.
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Senate
Chuckle Mini-skirts Hit Market In All Thigh Sizes
Local fashion column notes new mini-skirt line labeled Chuckle offers sizes described as all thigh measures. Designers promote bold silhouettes and playful tones for spring season. Retailers expect strong shopper interest amid trend revival.
McKeithen Denies State Cash Crisis Broadly
Baton Rouge AP Governor John McKeithen says Louisiana faces no immediate financial crisis but will cut state spending if needed later in the fiscal year. He asked Treasurer Tugwell and Asst. Admin Chief Himbert to report biweekly on finances and cited tight money and weak auto sales as revenue pinch causes. Wilkinson to visit, LSU athletic director post not discussed, McClendon to attend meeting, tax commission vacancy expected soon, and unawareness of Mrs. Lockhart's departure.
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Louisiana
Oklahoma
Bud Wilkinson
Louisiana State University
Wilkinson
LSU
James J. Corbett
Lifetime Sports Foundation
Charlie McClendon
Keithen
Wilma Lockhart
Powell Wife Testifies Payroll Endorsement Issue
Marjorie Powell testified before a House committee that someone else endorsed payroll checks made out to her. She said the signatures did not appear in her handwriting and she had not authorized her husband to receive the checks. She noted she used the name Y. Marjorie Flores on payroll records and said Powell had not allowed her to work in the office recently.
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Adam Clayton Powell
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House Administration
Powells
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Joe Marx Dies and Funeral Slated in Monroe
Joe Marx 74 of San Antonio Texas formerly of Monroe dies after a short illness in San Antonio. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at Mulhearn Funeral Home Monroe with Rabbi Allen Schwartzman officiating. Burial in Jewish Cemetery. Survived by widow Edna Marx two sisters and two nephews. Pallbearers named. Former hardware store operator and songwriter veteran of World War I. Recognized by Justice Department for highway safety slogans. Moved to Texas in 1928 after operating Marx Hardware Monroe. Born in Port Gibson.
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Monroe
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Rabbi Allen Schwartzman
Marx
Signal Corps
American Legion
Southern Hardware
Marx Hardware
U. S. Justice Department
Texas
Port Gibson
Edna Marx
Sam Rubin
George Spiro
Marcell Renaud
Warren Breard
George Fink
Henry Haas Jr
Walker Glen
David Marx
Weather forecast for Monroe and vicinity
Cloudy and cooler conditions expected for today tonight and Friday with north winds 10 to 20 mph turning easterly 8 to 18 mph Friday. Highs around 44 to 54 today lows near 30 to 38 tonight. Twin Cities reported a cooler morning with a 44 low and yesterday’s high of 73.
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Congressmen Oppose Open Housing Plan
Washington AP Johnson faces strong opposition in Congress as he proposes a staged open housing plan taking effect by 1969. The plan bans discrimination in sale and rental of federally insured or financed housing, with aims to curb bias in jury selection, bolster federal enforcement, and extend the Civil Rights Commission.
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Senate
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Texarkana Plant Dead Are Listed
The Texarkana AP report lists ten dead from Wednesday night's Lone Star ammunition plant explosion. Names include Nell Maris Ashford Hooks Tex Eugene Bowers Russell 18 Clarksville David McKinley Crabtree Mt Pleasant Clarence G McDonald 18 Texarkana Ark David Arnold Skelton 19 Texarkana Mrs Whittie Marie Jones 44 Texarkana Ark Jessie Odell McCoy Texarkana Rose Mary Fleming New Boston J W Porter DeKalb Melvin Samuel Fisher Jr 11 Ellen Hatley Douglassville.
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Lone Star Ammunition Plant
Nell Maris Ashford
Hooks
Eugene Bowers Russell
Clarksville
David McKinley Crabtree
Mt. Pleasant
Clarence G. McDonald
Ark
David Arnold Skelton
Whittie Marie Jones
Battles in Vietnam Surge as Tolls Rise in Fresh War Week
In intense fighting across Vietnam, 385 Communists killed as U S and allied forces report heavy losses. A Mekong Delta clash with Viet Cong battalion yields 311 guerrilla deaths and six captives, while U S troops endure casualties near Bong Son in Operation Pershing. Helicopters suffer losses with ten downed and five repaired, amid broader clashes with Korean marines and U S 4th Infantry near the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
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Delta
4Th Division
107 Americans Killed Past Week In Viet Combat
Saigon report shows allied casualties in South Vietnam remained high during the week ending with the lunar new year truce. The U S command tallies 107 American combat deaths and 1 015 wounded, versus 117 dead and 920 wounded the prior week. Vietnamese losses totaled 193 killed and 53 missing or captured, up from 170 killed and 26 missing or captured a week earlier. Enemy losses for the week were 1 085 killed.
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U.S. Sets 13 Highway Safety Standards for States
The Commerce Department unveiled 13 highway safety standards including eye tests, periodic driver reexaminations, annual vehicle inspections, helmet rules for motorcyclists, driver education, uniform traffic signals and markings, and license revocation for those who refuse alcohol tests. States must implement programs by December 31, 1968, or risk losing 10 percent of federal road funds. federal aid will fund 50-50 costs.
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Commerce Department
National Highway Safety Agency
Lowell K. Bridwell
Commerce For Transportation
William Haddon Jr
Highway Safety Agency
Explosion Kills 11 at Lone Star Ammunition Plant
An AP report details a 105mm shell blast at Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant near Texarkana killing 11 and injuring many. Eight hospitalized, one dead later, with authorities tightening access as investigators assess extensive fire damage from the 10:30 p.m. blast.
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Vietnam
Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant
Lone Star
Missing Banker Sought in Theft Plans To Return
Alexandria special report says Michael Bearden, bank trust officer missing since December 29, 1966, sent a postcard from Abilene Texas stating he will return to Alexandria February 20. A shortage of 18104 in his accounts sparked a federal warrant for his arrest after he allegedly signed two mis authorized money orders totaling 60104 and 12104 and deposited them to Avoyelles Warehouse Option. Bearden was a civic leader and long time Rapides Bank staff member.
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Michael Bearden
Alexandra Bank
James C. Bolton
Rapides Bank and Trust Company
Bearden
Abiline
Tex
Shreveport
Avoyelles Warehouse
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