Nine Missing In Blizzard Strikes Dakota and Minnesota
Heavy snow and 50 mph winds cripple three North Central states for a third day. Nine people are missing and one death is linked to the blizzard as schools close, travel halts, and stranded residents rely on snowmobiles and improvised rescues.
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Northern Pacific
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Grand Forks Herald
Loot in Dubuque Burglary at Delos McDonald Mansion
Thieves smashed a safe from a brick wall and stole loot exceeding 10 000 dollars from the Delos McDonald mansion. The haul included about 6 000 dollars in cash and jewelry valued at 4 000 dollars to 5 000 dollars, according to Dubuque County sheriff officials.
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Mississippi Tornado Toll Rises To Sixty In Mississippi
Rescue workers comb rural areas east of Jackson as Mississippi faces its deadliest tornado disaster since 1942. The death toll reached 60 with 496 injured, including 12 killed at Candlestick Park shopping center in Jackson. A Democratic candidate, Joe Bullock, was killed near Forkville in Scott County.
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Alabama
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Forkville
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Candlestick Park
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Mis
Man 27 Held For Threat To Johnson
FBI says Oswald S. Pick of New Jersey, 27, arrested for threatening to assassinate President Johnson in a phone call to FBI headquarters. He was taken from a Washington bound train and is jailed in Philadelphia. Conviction could bring life imprisonment. Maritime union leaders back a boycott on non Communist shipments to North Vietnam. State Department favors diplomacy to curb shipments.
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Viet Nam
State Department
Tokyo Airport DC8 Crash Leaves Dozens Dead
Canadian Pacific Airlines DC8 crashed on landing in fog at Tokyo International Airport. At least 58 aboard killed, nine survivors, including ABC executive Jesse Zousmer and his wife. Plane from Hong Kong to Vancouver via Tokyo had 62 passengers and nine crew. wreckage scattered along the runway and water.
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Tokyo Bay
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AP Photofox
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Arlington National Cemetery
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Charles A Bassett
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Air Force
St. Louis
Curb Sought On S. Viet Aid Money
Washington AP report notes Sen George McGovern will seek a policy rider on the emergency 415 million foreign aid authorization linked to Viet Nam. The move aims to declare Senate restraint on expanding war while backing troops and aid, as the tax bill to finance the war advances. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee moves to vote behind closed doors on Viet Nam Laos Thailand and Dominican aid requests.
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Pilot lands safely at Davenport after midair guidance
William A. Collet of Kansas City faced 17 000 feet of overcast without oxygen near Quincy Illinois. FAA teams in Kansas City Chicago and aboard a DC3 guided him to a safe landing at Davenport Iowa after breaking out near Moline.
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Davenport Man Held in Killings
Donald McCollun 37 of rural Davenport was charged with two counts of first degree murder after his wife Pauline 33 was stabbed to death and her brother Richard Lee Jurgenson 24 was shot with a high powered rifle during a domestic dispute. He appeared in municipal court and was held without bond as the case proceeded to Monday for attorney time. The couple had five children and lived about 14 miles west of Davenport.
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Donald McCollun
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McCollan
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Richard Lee Jurgenson
Jurgenson
Toom
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McCollins
Man Confesses Slaying After Knife Handed to Victim
Donald McCollan confessed to a double slaying after visiting the Bauerbach home on route 3. He handed a knife to Bau erbach and announced the murder, then threw a rifle into the yard. Scott and Muscatine authorities coordinated the arrest and transported McCollan to Davenport without resistance.
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Muscatine
Weather Summary With Snow Squalls And Cold Temperatures
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with occasional snow squalls and strong northwesterly winds at 25 to 35 mph tonight. Lows will drop to 10 to 15 degrees. Partly cloudy and windy Saturday with cold conditions, highs in the mid 20s. Thursday's high near 53 with a low around 26 and rainfall expected at 0.4 inches. River stage is 8.7 feet.
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Sioux City
Davenport
Ottumwa
Winds and snow hit Iowa towns in March storm
The Associated Press reports a March storm swept across Iowa with heavy snow squalls and strong winds. Temperatures dropped into the 20s with overnight lows around 18 to 29, while some areas faced blizzard warnings and high winds up to 50 mph. Forecasts called for easing by Sunday.
Rail Link With Hanoi Is Blasted
Saigon reports U S pilots resumed attacks on the Hanoi rail line in a major air power phase against North and South Viet Nam targets. In the ground war eight miles northwest of Quang Ngai two U S Marine battalions engaged Viet Cong forces of similar size, with heavy fire reported before darkness. no casualties were listed.
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