Nation hit by blizzards and a Oklahoma tornado
A major winter storm spread snow across the Midlands with up to eight inches in Kirksville Missouri and six inches in Kansas City and St Joseph Missouri. Severe hazards included icy roads, power outages, and multiple school closures while a tornado in Owaso Oklahoma injured a family of four and damaged buildings in Sequoyah and Fayil.
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United Press International
Midlands
Oklahoma
Ohio Valley
Kirksville
Kansas
City
St. Joseph
Iowa
Missouri
Columbia
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Midwest
U.S. Weather Bureau
Texas
Arkansas
Central
Nouthern Rockies
Utah
Alta
Colorado
Owasso
Okla
Sequoyah
Fayil
Claremore
Clinton
Tulsa
Braniff
Thief Captured by Photographer in Manhattan Burglary
A freelance photographer shot a burglar as he climbed a fire escape in downtown Manhattan. Noel F. Cueves, 26, was arrested and charged with burglary after photos linked him to loot worth 104 dollars from a fifth floor apartment. The NY Daily News withheld the images until police acted.
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New York
UPI
Manhattan
New York Daily News
Noel F. Cueves
Yanks Clear Cave Fortress in Bong Son Highlands
U S troops using tear gas and flame throwers cleared a massive natural granite cave fortress in the Bong Son area after North Vietnamese soldiers held civilians hostage and killed an American officer trying to rescue them. The three day operation involved 25th Infantry Division and 1st Air Cavalry units in Thayer II.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Bong Son
25Th Infantry Division
1St Air Cavalry
Jerry Orenstein
New York City
Iron Triangle
Bog Son
Orenstein
Managua Tense Amid Street Violence Before Elections
Gunfire rang out in Managua as police blocked entrances and searched vehicles to curb anti-government protests. At least three injured as demonstrations were dispersed. total casualties earlier this week topped forty dead and around 160 wounded amid rebel clashes with government troops. The Senate approved limits on press freedom after three radio stations were shut and La Prensa was closed. An anti-government rally escalated into an insurrection with rebels seizing the Grand Hotel and holding American guests. With ten days until election, violence was expected to rise.
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Managua
Nicaragua
UPI
Senate
la Prensa
Grand Hotel
Ky returns from goodwill tour amid Co ouster risk
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky flies back to Saigon from Australia and New Zealand facing a government crisis over Deputy Premier Nguyen Huu Co. Ky pledges to curb corruption while Co, touring Formosa, is ordered not to return. Ky warns Co of possible military tribunal if he tries to reenter Vietnam. American officials were briefed in advance of the ouster plan.
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Saigon
UPI
Nguyen Cao Ky
Australia
New Zealand
Nguyen Huu Co
Formosa
Vietnam
Hong Kong
Taipei
Nguyen van) Thieu
Nguyen Chanh Thi
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Mal
Tan Son Nhut
Gen. Thieu
Can Tho
Pedestrian Fined Under 1835 Traffic Law
Conrad Monks, 17, was knocked from his parked truck by a car and fined 8.40 under an 1835 law prohibiting interrupting the free passage of pedestrians on the highway.
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Lon Neys
London
Conrad Monks
Elastafit
Pencale
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