Snowstorm Across Deep South and Midwest Freezes Roads
Snow spread across the Deep South with Arkansas seeing four inches in Pine Bluff and Little Rock three, while Jackson Tennessee reported four inches. Hazardous driving warnings were issued for Arkansas Tennessee Mississippi Alabama and Georgia as rain snow and sleet affected the region. In Kentucky New Orleans and Maryland reports followed, with frigid conditions and schools closing in multiple counties.
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Gulf of Mexico
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London
Kentucky
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New York State
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Magnolia
Meridian
Tennessee
Wichita
California
Yosemite Park
Wisconsin
New U.S. Peace Overture to Hanoi Reported
U S officials in Cairo offered to pause air raids on North Vietnam until Hanoi responds. Ambassador Lucius Battle conveyed the proposal to Egyptian Foreign Ministry officials, who relayed it to North Vietnam's ambassador Nguyen Xuan after a Monday meeting. A separate point references the controversial four point plan.
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Cairo
United States
Hanoi
U.S
Viet Nam
Lucius Battle
Foreign Ministry
Mohamed Hassan el Zayyat
el Zayyat
North Viet Nam
Nguyen Xuan
Winds Block Plane Search Over Mont Blanc Crash
Mist and high winds halted a search for the Air India Boeing 707 wreckage on Mont Blanc after the crash that killed 117 aboard. Helicopters spotted scattered remains and wreckage across the mountain as rescue crews faced avalanche danger and nightfall.
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Chamonix
Rene Payot
Air India
Mont Blac
Gerard Devossoux
Medical Aid Group Sends Funds for North Viet Nam
In Berkeley, the Medical Aid Committee for Viet Nam said it sent 500 dollars to a Viet Cong representative in Prague for medical supplies for victims of U S aggression in Viet Nam. The group previously solicited blood donations on campus but redirected to fund raising after Red Cross said it could not deliver blood to North Viet Nam.
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Calif
UPI
Medical Aid Committee For
Viet Nam
Prague
Czechoslovakia
U.S
University of California
International Red Cross
North
President Johnson Orders Rural Poverty Plan And Commission
President Johnson asked Congress to create a commission to study rural poverty and issue recommendations within a year. He proposed an extensive federal aid driven planning program with pilot projects in rural areas and creation of community development districts to coordinate districtwide public services and local planning with federal programs.
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Johnson
Congress
Labor, Welfare and
Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate Hears Chief of Staff Appraise War
Washington AP despite Johnson outlining the risk of a broader Viet Nam war the Army chief of staff said the military situation had improved modestly due to Vietnamese morale and more American troops arriving. He warned of potential wider conflict while Adm McDonald McConnell and Greene prepared to testify. McNamara noted the rapid U.S. buildup of troops in 120 days.
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Navy
Marine
Air Force
Army
Harold K. Johnson
House
Capitol
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Viet Nam
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Armed Services Committee
Gen. Johnson
Johnson
Russell
20 Month Draft Term Given to Beaver Dam Man
Federal Judge Kenneth P. Grubb Mordar sentenced Robert W. Miller, 19, Beaver Dam, to 20 months in federal prison for failing to report to his draft board for induction on April 12. Miller had been classified 1-A.
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Milwaukee
UPI
Kenneth P. Grubb Mordar
Robert W. Miller
Beaver Dam
Miller
Russia hamlet may incorporate near Sidney Ohio
The Civil Association at Russia a 400 to 500 resident community near Sidney proposes that the 110 year old French Catholic hamlet be incorporated to establish a formal local government meeting. Residents were called to gather on January 31 to discuss the idea.
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Sidney
Ohio
Russia
Civil Association
Here
Air Force C123 Crash Kills 46 Near An Khe in Fog
A U S Air Force troop transport carrying 46 Americans and a cargo of mortar shells crashed in dense fog and rain shortly after takeoff from An Khe in central Vietnam. All aboard were killed. The C123 Fairchild Provider hit a hillside five miles east of An Khe, exploding the ammunition. The crew of four from the 315th Air Commando Group and 42 soldiers of the 7th Cavalry were aboard. The crash was the worst American air disaster in the war up to that time. The cause was not immediately known. The unit was en route to one of several offensives involving American and allied forces in the highlands.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
An Khe
315Th Air Commando Group
7Th Cavalry Regiment
U.S
1St Cavalry
Air Force
Nha Trang
U.S. Marine Corp
Hong Kong
Three Space Duos Prepare For Missions
Houston AP reports three two man astronaut crews ready to perform rendezvous and docking maneuvers ahead of a moon program. Cmdr John W Young and Maj Michael Collins head Gemini 10, with Collins slated for a space walk. Gemini aims mid March launches and a total 12 flights, culminating as Apollo tests begin.
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Collins
Aum
The
Space Agency
Air Force
David R. Scott
Neil A Armstrong
Elliot M. Seedr
Charles A. Bassett II
Space
Bassett
Scott
Delay Debate On Union Shop
Washington AP reports Senate delays to block a parliamentary maneuver aimed at debating the bill to end the right of states to ban the union shop. A 2 page journal reading and a two hour morning hour period were used to delay, with Mansfield seeking a new debatable motion and Dirksen opposing the Taft Harley reform. The fight centers on Section 14B of the Taft Harley law.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Derksen
Budget Hearings Begin Wednesday
Washington AP reports twelve congressional committees prepare to begin hearings on the 112.2 billion budget. McNamara will testify on the defense needs tied to a 12.76 billion emergency request. overall budget and program funding will be outlined as the House Appropriations Committee reviews 12 money bills. The debate centers on Great Society programs and revenue assumptions amid election-year economy pressures.
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Johnson
Congress
House Defense Appropriations
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
House
Budget Bureau
Treasury Department
Bow
Mahon
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