Cold Ottawa Sparks Long Delays At Service Stations
Frustrated motorists gathered at nine Ottawa service stations as subzero temperatures froze engines and sparked repeated attempts to start dead batteries. Dr Harry Lennard and wife watched as cars refused to start while clerks, amenities, and a bank timer noting zero set the mood. The Peoples National Bank cold weather contest ended with four winners, led by Fred S Gilby for a 100 prize, followed by L A Connaway Sam Pacheco and Timothy C Hermreck for smaller prizes based on postmarks and timing.
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Harry Lennard
Dr. Lennard
Peoples National Bank
Fred S. Gilby
S. Main
L.A. Connaway
RFD
Sam Pacheco
Ash
Timothy C. Hermreck
Greeley
Schaub
Princeton
Jack Miller
S. Poplar
Hank
Sinclair Service
Subzero Cold Brings Record Chill Across U S
The Associated Press reports a vast arctic outbreak freezing 24 states from Montana to New England with record lows in North Dakota and Minnesota, heavy southern snow, ice coated roads in Arkansas and Mississippi, and near blizzard conditions forecast for the Carolinas and Virginia while the Pacific Coast remains relatively mild.
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Associated Press
Monetana
New England
Far West
Florida
Bismarck
N.D
Three-way American push fails to trap Viet Cong
World News reports three large American squeeze plays in central plains and Bong Son region, facing heavy small arms fire but not trapping sizeable Viet Cong units. The operations cleared some areas in 24 hours, with 13 Viet Cong killed and 5 captured, totaling 50 killed, 11 captured, 134 detained. One helicopter was shot down. pilot survived. Casualties among U.S. forces described as light.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Bong Son
U.S
West European leaders weigh French plan to ease Common Market crisis
In Luxembourg AP reports Dutch Foreign Minister Luns described the discussion as a rumination after a Friday night dinner while West German Foreign Minister Schroeder pressed that the core issue remains veto power. France favors keeping a veto while four or five member nations seek majority rule and a new plan would allow abstention if a national interest is threatened.
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Luxembourg
Josef Luns
France
Hedy Lamarr Denies Theft in Beverly Hills
Los Angeles AP report notes actress Hedy Lamarr, 61, denying petty theft charges after being accused of stealing $86 in goods from a Wilshire Boulevard store. A store detective arrested her in the lot as she displayed $9,000 and $5,000 in her purse. Lamarr called the incident a misunderstanding and scheduled arraignment for the following Wednesday.
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Los Angeles
Hedy Lamarr
Wilshire Boulevard
County Weather Outlook For the Weekend
Partly cloudy through Sunday with low tonight near 5 below zero. Highs 10 to 15 Friday means cool conditions ahead. Record highs and lows noted, with trace precipitation in the last 24 hours and hourly temps listed through evening.
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M.s
Record cold grips Kansas with subzero lows across state
Kansas shivers through a brutal cold snap with subzero readings statewide. Low temperatures ranged from one below at Pittsburg to 13 below at Belleville, with Topeka at 9 below and Wichita at 3 below setting date records. Forecasters warn of further subzero temps tonight before gradual moderation by Sunday.
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Neb
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Chiccago
O'Hare
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Wichieta
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Olathe
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Salina
Hill City
Wichita
Boston Hotel Explosion Kills Nine and Injures Sixty
A ground level blast at the Paramount Hotel in Boston’s Combat Zone caused a ten story inferno killing nine and injuring about sixty as patrons fell into the basement amid burning beams. Rescue teams battled ice coated debris into morning hours while investigators sought a cause.
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Boston
Paramount
William Shea
Plymouth Hotel
Kenneth Harrison
Boyleston Street
Boston Common
Leo Kelso
South Boseton
Paine Mount
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
Boston Gas Co
Johnson rejects bombing pause appeal by 16 senators
President Johnson dismissed the 16 Democratic senators appeal for more consultation on resuming air strikes on North Vietnam. He cited a 1964 congressional resolution and said he remains guided by its authority while leaving options open for future action and offering no date for a decision.
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Washington
Johnson
North Viet Nam
U.S
Congress
Vance Hartke
Ind
J. W. Fulbright
de Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Hartke
Fulbright
McGovern
Viet Nam
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
White House
North
Draft Stiffens College Guides For Student Deferments
Washington AP The Selective Service System plans tighter college deferment guidelines for next fall by tying deferment eligibility to testing and class standing. National director Lt. Gen. Hershey said details will be announced soon and will resemble wartime Koreans standards.
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Washington
Selective Service System
Lewis 3B. Hershey
Viet Nam
Frozen water lines call Coff man’s Blacksmith and Welding Service
A local ad urges homeowners with frozen water lines to contact Coff man’s Blacksmith and Welding Service for repair and restoration work. The notice highlights prompt service and household readiness during cold weather.
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Coffman’s Blacksmith and Welding Service
Adv
Labor Leader Liked Storms and Battles Quill dies
Michael J. Quill, fiery head of the AFL-CIO Transport Workers Union, led subway workers through dozen contract talks with sharp wit and threats of strikes. Arrested after a New Year walkout, he died at age 60 in his Manhattan apartment from a coronary occlusion, unrelated to his recent illness.
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Michael J. Quill
Manhattan
Rocky
Afl-Cio Transport Workers Union
Quill
Bellevue Hospital
Friday
Hyman Zuckerman
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