Looters Hit Paralyzed City
A brutal blizzard paralyzed Chicago and surrounding counties as looting erupted on the West Side and across the metro area. At least 29 deaths were weather linked, with 20 in Chicago. officials estimated tens of millions in business losses daily. A 36-year-old guard and a 39-year-old looting suspect were wounded. a 16-year-old girl was fatally shot in West Roosevelt Road amid the chaos. Temperatures near zero and heavy drifting hindered emergency response and transportation. Three diesel locomotives cleared snow to evacuate over 1,000 motorists near the Indiana border.
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O'Hare International
Chicago
UPI
Chicago i
Delores Miller
Roosevelt Road
MU. Sinai Hospital
Lewis Wilson
West Side
Alvis Moore
Hiallne
Indiana Line
Chicag
Dividend Voted By United Gas
Houston news reports United Gas Corp directors have declared a dividend of 42 1/2 cents per share on common stock for the first quarter of 1967. The dividend is payable to shareholders of record March 10.
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Houston
UPT
Bard If
United Gas Corp
Shreveport
U S Aid Projects Turned Over in Laos
U S aid projects built at a cost of about 1 million dollars were turned over to the Laotian government Friday. The facilities include schools, dispensaries, clinics, and other public works.
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Vientiane, Laos
UFI
Aussies Protest Against Hanging Sparks Parliament Clash
In Melbourne a mob estimated around 100 demonstrators attempted to force entry to Victoria State Parliament House to protest next Tuesday’s scheduled execution amid a call for reprieve from Queen Elizabeth II. Police clashed with protesters as the unrest escalated.
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Melbourne
Australia
UPI
Victoria
Parliament House
Elizabeth I
Conscientious Objector Sent Back to Stockade
Stanley Ry Quast, 22, Anaheim, California, a conscientious objector, returned to Ft Bliss stockade after arriving in civilian clothes. He had served five months of a six month term for AWOL and refused to wear military uniform, saying it made him part of a killing machine. His civilian clothes were seized, he bought new civvies, and was reimprisoned.
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Tex
UPI
Stanley Ry Quast
Conscienthus
Ft Bliss Stockade
Quast
Anaheim
Calif
Military Machine Quest
Post Exchange
Richard Marshall
Tig
Assembly Ball Draws 400 Members and Guests in Newton
An outstanding social event, the annual Assembly Ball in Newton drew about 400 members and guests. The Minuet Rooms at the Menger Hotel hosted the debutante procession led by Mrs John W Browning with Mrs Locke and Senator as hosts. Supper followed at 11 pm as Mercer's orchestra provided music for dancing.
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Newton
Elizabeth Wright
Witter
Combs
John
White
Frank Newton Jr
Gilbert
Wright
Corpus Christi
Edward H. Austin
Dallas
Houston
Mercer
Addison Baker Durca
Duncan
Mesdames
Woodbury
Forlowinson Smith
Scetary
John M. Willis Jr
Emily Denman
Susan Combs
George Kamp
Tuleta White
Anne Stout Wom
Apollo 1 tragedy recalled in mixed memorial quotes
NASA officials and lawmakers reacted to the Apollo 1 fire that killed Grissom, White, and Chaffee. Edward Welsh said the nation is appalled but will not deter space ambitions. Humphrey pledged continued space progress, while Bayh called it a great personal loss. Backup crew Schirra, Eisele, and Cunningham stood by the capsule, with Grissom and White noted as early spaceflight pioneers and Apollo 1’s intended role in landing men on the Moon.
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Edward C. Welsh
NASA
Hubert H. Humphrey
United States
Birch Bayli
Grissom
Purdue University
Walter Schirra
Walter Cuham
Meoa
Cape
Chaffee
Poerce
White
Airl
Force
White’s Parents in Seclusion at Home
Neighbors recall Gen. White’s quiet life in Florida home as their son, astronaut John H. White, prepares for spaceflight. They describe a devoted family, watched his early spacewalks on three TVs, and speak of his dream to reach the moon, a goal echoed by Gen. White himself who calls the milestones the greatest in his lifetime.
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A . White
Haley
Curly
James B.ssothern
White
George Morrison
Un.c.l.e
Gen. White
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