Beil Williams to Exit House for Governorship in 1966
Rep. John Beil Williams of Mississippi will resign after nearly two decades in Congress to take the oath as governor, following a party split over his 1964 support for Barry Goldwater. His resignation letter is to be sent to Gov. Paul B. Johnson.
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Ed Moore
Visitors to Shakespeare Tomb Face Entrance Fee
Visitors to Shakespeare’s tomb in Stratford upon Avon will be charged to view the chancel and inscription. Canon Bland says the church needs about 240000 for restoration and notes many visitors contribute nothing to the collection. In other, unrelated notes, Chiang Kai-shek brands Mao Tze-tung an archcriminal and liar, while Mao makes a rare New Year appearance in Beijing with Lin Piao and Zhou Enlai nearby.
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Holy Trinity Church
Shakespeare
Jesus Sakke
Thomas Bland
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Mao Tze-tung
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Mao
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Formosa
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New Ching
Lin Piao
Cha En-tai
Record Chill in Midwest
A severe cold wave grips the Midwest and Northeast, driving temperatures to all time lows from Chicago to Detroit and Minneapolis. Snow blankets Boston and the NYC area, with two to seven inches reported, while Montana and the Dakotas endure heavy snow and wind. Pacific Coast fog and rain persist, and Florida remains unusually warm with highs in the 60s and 70s.
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New York State
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Roseau
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St. Louis
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Dakotas
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Dad Fails to Save Son in Meat Throat Choke
North Hollywood 19 year old David Albert Curtis died after choking on a meat fragment. His father David Curtis Se attempted rescue with a spoon then performed a pocketknife tracheotomy. He heard the choking, rushed in, and found his son gasping as his shirt ripped in distress.
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Third Terror Bombing Spurs Police Manhunt
Marysville police stepped up patrols after a third bombing over the past four nights aimed at pressuring police to release two marijuana suspects, Donald L. Baker and Robert Yore. The latest blast occurred near the city’s northeast edge just before midnight, with a threatening call preceding it. Authorities pursue several leads as earlier explosions damaged a motel, a storage shed, and dynamite tied to a suspect’s home.
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UPS
Warry
John Blevins
Donald L. Baker
Robert Yore
Laker
Yore
Haker
Jack
Parking Spat Ends With Vandalized Car Windows
Worcester police were told that a shoveled parking space provoked a vanda l incident when an ax wielding man smashed all windows and tail lights of a parked car. John Sullivan reported the claim Sunday.
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Mass
John Sullivan
Sullivan
Peace Party Seeks Ballot Qualification in California
Los Angeles spokeman for the Peace and Freedom Party says 59,485 voters registered in 21 counties as part of a drive to reach the 66,059 signatures required by Tuesday midnight. State coordinator Jack Weinberg vows success and plans intensified campus canvassing and street solicitations ahead of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade.
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Peace and Freedom Party
California
Jack Weinberg
Berkeley
Weinberg
University of California
Pasadena
Army's First 68 Recruit Arrives Near Baton Rouge
New Orleans report notes Robart James Clouttre, 19, joined the Army just after midnight, aiming to be first to enlist. He traveled with Lester St. Andrie of Baton Rouge, reaching the recruiting station by 11:50 PM, completing paperwork and preparing for his oath.
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Airport bugged Mosquitoes halt planes in Chile
In Santiago, mosquitoes at Pudahuel International Airport forced an inbound Colombian airliner to divert to Los Cerrillos as visibility worsened. Health officials ordered crop dusters to spray runways to control the insect problem at the marshy airport near the capital.
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Chile
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Pudahuel
Los Cerrillos
Ministry of Health
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Sunset Strip riot clash as deputies quell unruly crowd
Hollywood police and sheriff s deputies battled a crowd of more than 1000 on the Sunset Strip near Whiskey A Go Go with 10 men and 3 women arrested for failure to disperse. One fire was set on Sunset Boulevard and the area was sealed off near Whittier Avenue. Bob Hope and Raquel Welch were among those commenting on the New Year unrest.
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Fireclaims Four Children in West Baltimore Duplex
In West Baltimore a duplex fire claimed the lives of four children, all offspring of Rosemary Smith. Yvette seven, Sean five, Patricia three and Andrew three months died in the blaze that engulfed a hall of the structure. Smith, a postal worker, and her mother Rena Casey, 57, had left the youngsters with a babysitter for the night.
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Yvette
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