Bitter Cold Hits Much of East and South
An arctic blast plummeted temperatures across 10 states from Montana to northern New England with lows of 25 below in Minnesota and record lows in New Hampshire and Maine. Snow and strong winds accompanied the cold, closing races, delaying travel, and chilling St Patrick's Day events in New York City and surrounding areas.
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Montana
New England
Mercury
Concord
N.H
Portland
Maine
Roseau
Minnesota
Houston Maine
Weather Bureau
Deep South
Ohio River
Virginia
Great Lakes
Middle Atlantic
New York City
Scranton
Allentown
Pennsylvania
Waterford Park
West Virginia
South Bend
Ind
Binghamton
N.Y
Harrisburg
Ipa
International Falls
Minn
Key West
Fla
Milk Dump Protests Stir Action Across 25 States
Milk dealers report no shortage of consumer dairy supplies despite a National Farmers Organization action that dumped thousands of gallons. NFC president Oren Lee Staley says support is strong with nonmembers joining. PMA warns supply could tighten if unaffiliated farmers join the protest.
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Bob Monroe
Associated Press
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Oren Lee Staley
New Jersey Milk Industry Association, Inc
NFC
New York
Idaho
Canada
Florida
Staley
Corning
Town
Pure Milk Association
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Harold Cope
PMA
Chicago
Youths Arrested For Pellet Gun Vandalism
Two youths aged 14 and 15 were arrested by Alamo Heights police on Thursday and charged with pellet gun vandalism at KLAN TV, an educational television outlet. Damages were estimated at $3,000.
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San Antonio
Alamo Heights
Klan-Tv
Weather Across Texas This Week Downgraded Temperatures
The forecast shows a cool trend across regions. North Central Texas remains partly cloudy and colder tonight with a high near 53 to 64 Saturday. Northeast and Northwest Texas expect cooler nights and mild Saturday temperatures. Central and South Texas see mixed clouds and cooler days, with highs ranging roughly 50s to mid 70s in various zones.
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Snyder
Texas
Panhandle
Southeast
Southwest
Pecos
Wage Hearing Humdrum Affair
A House committee in Austin held a three hour hearing on a proposed state minimum wage of $1.25 per hour. Testimony featured supporters and critics, with lawmakers limiting time but sessions running long. Speakers cited Texas poverty and hunger as justification while opponents urged burying the bill in subcommittee.
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Austin
House
Capitol
Department of Public Safety
Rio Grande Valley
Senate
West Texas
House Labor Committee
Laura Cruz
Houston
Texas
H. S. Brown
Texas Afl-Cio
Valley
East
Probe Moves On Two Fronts in Kennedy Case
In New Orleans two fronts opened in the Kennedy assassination probe. Defense lawyers accuse prosecutors of pressuring Shaw to stand trial for conspiracy while grand jurors indict Dean Andrews Jr. for perjury. Andrews, who said he advised Oswald’s lawyer, faces scrutiny from the Orleans Parish grand jury.
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Bill Caider
New Orleans
Clay L. Shaw
Jim Garrison
Shaw
John F. Kennedy
Orleans Parish
Grand Jury
Garrison
Warren Commission
Dean A. Andrews Jr
Andrews
Lee Harvey Oswald
Clay Bertrand
Oswald
Dallas
Clay Shaw
Perry Russo
Clay
Criminal Court
Antiaircraft Fire Grows as Vietnam War Attacks Intensify
Rear Adm. David Richardson reports heavier flak from North Vietnam, with estimates of 6,000 antiaircraft sites. He notes underground storage areas are increasing to protect war supplies as Task Force 77 targets railroads and transport.
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David C. Richardson
Richardson
7Th Fleet
USS
Task Force 77
Yankee Station
Gulf of Tonkin
Lone Navy Jet Attacks N. Viet Power Plant
A single Navy jet bomber from the Kitty Hawk attacked Bac Giang power plant near Hanoi, dropping 13 000 pounds of bombs amid heavy anti aircraft fire and missiles. The mission was part of 78 strikes against North Vietnam that day, while Marine forces at Khe Sanh faced fierce fighting with 45 soldiers dead and 62 wounded.
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Kitty Hawk
Gulf of Tonkin
US. Navy
North Vietnam
George McArthur
Bac Giang
U.S
Thai Nguyen
Hanoi
Viet Tri
Hays
Ted Been
Houghton
Mich
Demilitarized Zone
Khe San
Red Force
Khe Sanh
Otis Birch Dies at 95 in Dallas Texas
Otis Birch 95 a California-Texas multimillionaire dies in Dallas Mrs Birch widow reports death and funeral home says he is entombed at Laurel Land Mausoleum Autopsy performed at widow's request pending results Birch was nearly deaf blind and in need of constant care He and his wife Pearle Choate lived in a Dallas trailer
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Dallas
Tex
A. Otis Birch
Dallas Bureau of Vital Statistics
William D. Brown
Grand Prairie
Laurel Land
Funeral
Bureau of Statistics
Funeral Home
Birch
Pearle Choate
President Delays Merger Proposal Amid Labor Opposition
President Johnson told Congress he is delaying his plan to merge the departments of Commerce and Labor. He said he still supports the merger but requires further active development of the proposal before submission.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Departments of
Commerce and Labor
Powell’s Lawyer Warns of Possible Disorder Over Arrest
Adams Clayton Powell faces possible arrest upon returning to New York to attend Harlem events and Abyssinian Baptist Church. His attorney warns of public disorder and plans to sue sheriff for false arrest if enforcement proceeds.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Powell
Bahamas
Henry R. Williams
Williams
New York State
Tax Bill Faces Doubt As Economy Cools
Congress moves to restore investment credit and depreciation speed up. Senate hearings set while House debates defer judging an income tax increase for individuals and businesses. Federal Reserve reports drops in industrial production and housing starts, with unemployment steady and factory pay down.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate House Economic Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Mrs. Nellie Mebane Dies at 80 in Scurry County
Mrs. P. A. Nellie Mebane, 80, longtime Scurry County resident, died at 5:30 a.m. She had lived in the county over 70 years and was a Union Methodist Church member. Funeral arrangements were pending at Bell Seale Funeral Home. Survived by four sons Nuell Thayne James Doyle and two sisters and two brothers.
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P. A
Nellie) Mebane
Scurry County
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Hamilton County
Mebane
P. A. Mebane
Snyder
Nuell
Thayne Mebane
James Mebane
Dumas
Doyle Mebane
Hawthorne
Calif
Henry Kelley
Lil Jo Caldwell
Frank A. Wilson
Emmitt Wilson
Moab
Utah
House Approves Large Vietnam War Funding Package
The House voted 385 to 11 to approve a $12.19 billion emergency defense appropriation for Vietnam war fighting. President Johnson hailed the measure while Congress earlier passed an authorization bill covering $4.59 billion of the sum. Senate moves toward final approval to push defense funding near $71 billion for the year.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Senate
Congress
Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Mike Mansfield
United States
United Nations Security Council
Jaycees Plan Area III Summer Convention in Gainesville
The Jaycee Area III summer convention will be held in Gainesville the weekend of August 5. Local Jaycees won the bid at the Area III winter convention in Wichita Falls. More than 300 attended a similar convention here last summer. the Area III includes Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Gainesville, Tex
Wichita Falls
Dallas-Fort Worth
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Otis Birch
State Supreme Court
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Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
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Mills
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