Record Cold Grips Midwest to New England After Snowstorm
The storm moved from the northern Midwest into New England, freezing temperatures spread from the Dakotas to New England, with winds up to 80 mph. Five deaths and over 50 injuries were reported as 11 central and western New York counties faced travel bans, drifts, and up to 2 feet of snow.
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Associated Press
New York
Maine
New York State
Ontario
New York State Thruway
Buffalo
Syracuse
National Weather Service
Midwest
New England
Plains
Atlantic Ocean
Dakotas
Georgia
Lake Ontario
Pennsylvania
Conneautville
Ohio
Vermont
New Hampshire
Karate Students Meet in Lisbon Illinois Valley group forms in former grocery store
In Lisbon a karate school gathers 16 students three nights a week led by Bruce Nelson and instructors C E Wilson and Philip Plescia. Students pay 20 dollars monthly for men 15 for women and train in gi uniforms with belt ranks from white to black. The Lisbon venture required council approval and extensive remodeling before classes began.
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The
Illinois Valley Karate Club
Bruce Nelson
Morris
Illinois
Dresden
C. E. Wilson
Nelson
Wilson
Morris Community High School
Lisbon
Philip Plescia
Chicago
Illinois College of Optometry
Plescia
Knight
Cold my forecast with snow flurries and downtown readings
The report notes partly sunny and cold conditions with highs of 10 to 15 degrees and very cold nights with light snow flurries. Dresden Island Locks and Dam reported a high of 9 and a low of 4, with morning temps of 2 at 7 am and 3 downtown at 11 am. about half an inch of snow and .03 inches of precipitation were measured.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
U S Units to Exit Vietnam by End of 1972
U S military sources say all Air Force combat units will leave South Vietnam by 1972 end, with advisers and technicians remaining. The United States conducts heavy bombing in Laos and Cambodia to push North Vietnam to accept withdrawal terms. Up to 500 U S warplanes are raiding Ho Chi Minh trail targets. results won’t be clear until May at the end of the dry season.
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U.S
Vietnam
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Indochina
Thailand
7Th Fleet
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Navy
Marine Corps
Laos
Cambodia
Ho Chi Minh Trail
North
Gas Blaze Destroys Homes in West Conshohocken
A gas explosion and fires ravaged a residential street in West Conshohocken Philadelphia area killing a volunteer firefighter and injuring 49. About 24 homes were destroyed as a 50 foot flame wall scorched the night, with 250 firefighters from 18 companies responding and 46 treated at hospitals.
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Philadelphia
Conshohocken
Schuylkill River
John Collins
West Conshohocken
Donald Beacraft
Upper Merion
Robert Ganley
Bridgeport Fire Department
Judge orders Kent State jury report destroyed
Federal judge dismisses the grand jury report on Kent State University disorders while upholding 25 indictments. He finds the report exceeded powers and violated secrecy rules, ordering physical expunging within 10 days. The ruling leaves intact the indictments tied to the Ohio anti riot law.
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Kent
Cleveland, Ohio
Kent State University
U. S. District Court
William K. Thomas
Portage County Grand Jury
Thomas
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Kent State
Udall Cleared of Shoplifting Charge in Virginia
Former Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall was cleared after the Dart Drug Co declined to press charges. Judge J Mason Groves ordered dismissal amid Udall’s statement that he absentmindedly placed cigars in his pocket before paying for a full box.
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Fairfax, Va
Stewart L. Udall
J. Mason Groves
Fairfax County
Commonwealth Attorney
Dart Drug Co
McLean
Udall
Know Your Policeman Harold Carlson
Harold Carlson 26 a Morris Community High School graduate has completed law enforcement training at Joliet Junior College the FBI academy and state riot control courses. He and wife Norma Jean Wollenweber have son Gregory Russell ten months old. Former Caterpillar Tractor employee lives at 82044 Washington St Yorkville area. Carlson joined police reserve Sept 9 1968 and became full time officer in May 1970.
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Harold Carlson
Morris Community High School
Joliet Junior College
FBI
Carlson
Norma Jean Wollenweber
Gregory Russell
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Joliet
Grundy County
Cross Lutheran Church
Yorkville
Washington St
Blacks Refuse to Vacate Cairo Church
Black United Front leaders in Cairo refuse Bishop Zuroweste’s order to leave St Columba's Church and rectory, saying the property will be kept as headquarters. St Patrick's parish and Chicago interracial justice leaders plan to meet, as a planned February 6 survival crusade proceeds despite the eviction deadline.
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Cairo, Fil
Black United Front
St. Columba’s
Albert Zuroweste
Belleville
Zuroweste
St. Patrick’s
Cairo
Carl Hampton
Front
Kasper Deis
United Front
Pro
Perty
Father Deis
Conference For Interracial Justice
Chicago
Hampton
Landscaping Bids Due on Monday
The Morris Public Library schedules its regular board meeting for 8 p.m. Monday at the library. The agenda includes opening bids for landscaping and finishing of the new library and related discussion.
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The
Morris Public Library
Morton Nomination Confirmed as Interior Secretary
The Senate confirmed Rogers C. Morton Nixon's nominee for interior secretary by unanimous consent. Morton, a Maryland Republican, pledged to balance environment protection with economic and national defense priorities. He faced opposition from some conservation groups including the Sierra Club.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
GOP
Rogers C. B. Morton
Interior
Morton
Maryland
Sierra Club
Public Meeting On Lockport Teacher Strike
Lockport teachers request mediation from state official Michael Bakalis as the board of education rejects earlier mediation offers. About 4,000 students are out of class across three high schools for eight days. A public meeting is set for Thursday to discuss ending the strike with teachers planning to attend in large numbers.
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Lockport
Michael Bakalis
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Board of Education
Bakalis
Will County Superintendent of Schools
Vito Bianco
Grundy Chamber Dinner Set at Morris Community High School
Tickets available through Saturday for the annual Grundy County Chamber of Commerce dinner at 6 30 p m Wednesday in the Morris Community High School cafeteria. Richard Taylor president notes tickets may be bought at the Chamber office or from director Robert T Edwards Northern Illinois Gas Co will speak on Your Community and You in the 70s.
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Grundy County
Snicker-A-Day Shoe Sizes Defy Expectations
A lighthearted slice notes that women never wear shoes too large, celebrating quirky fashion truths with a wink and a dash of humor.
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