Blizzard Caps Southern Illinois Snow Cover
Erik Stottrup reports Southern Illinois endured a second snow event in three days with 2 to 2.5 inches statewide and temperatures dipping to 11 below zero in Benton and 17 above in Carbondale. Schools canceled routes, buses stalled, and water mains froze while reservoirs and lakes froze thinly, ice jams feared on the Mississippi River.
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Erik Stottrup
Illinois
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Carbondale
Marion
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West Frankfort
Benton
Williamson County
Southern Illinois
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Zeigler
Hurst
Water Department
Crab Orchard Lake
Herrin City Park
Jackson Country Club
Thompson Lake
Southern Illinois University
Mississippi River
Cape Girardeau
Weather Bureau
Cairo
Winds and Snow Sweep Illinois
Snow and acute cold with 20 to 30 mile per hour winds swept Illinois. Temperatures dropped to the high teens and 20s, with readings 5 to 10 below zero forecast tonight. Up to six inches of new snow created hazardous highways and a power outage affected Effingham's business district and hospital. Hazardous driving warnings remained in effect statewide.
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Illinois
Effingham
Weather Bureau
Misunderstanding Turmoil in Laos After Army Officers’ Coup Bid
In Vientiane on February 1, a coup attempt by young Laos army officers led by Col. Boulert Lycossie failed after two hours of talks with Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma and generals. The government said the incident was a misunderstanding and retained chief of staff Gen. Quane Rathikoun. Government troops under Gen. Kouprasith Abhay moved into the capital. no fighting was reported. The protest aimed to reform the high command and push back perceived cliques amid Laos long factional strife.
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Laos
Boulert Lycossie
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
Quane Rathikoun
Lycossie
United States
Pathet Lao
Kouprasith Abhay
Johnson Urges Dock Workers to End Longshore Strike
President Johnson asked striking dock workers to return to their jobs in ports where agreements exist, via Secretary of Labor Wirtz who said he had Johnson’s approval. In Baltimore 4000 longshoremen vote on a revised contract amid a 22 day idle period from Maine to Texas. other ports pursue deals under the New York master contract.
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Johnson
International Longshoremen’s Association
W. Willard Wirtz
Baltimore
Maine
Texas
New York
William Haile
Haile
ILA
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
Churchill Grave Draws 125000 Visitors In Bladon England
In Bladon England crowds exceed 125000 as Sir Winston Churchill is laid to rest at St Martin’s church. Police guide mourners to a field. officials warn weekends may bring similar crowds in the future.
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Bladon
England
Sir Winston Churchill
St. Martin’s Church
Blandon
Plane Crash Kills Three Near El Paso Illinois
A single engine private plane crashed in a blizzard near El Paso Illinois killing three people. Coroner Leland Morgan identified two victims as Charles Burress 26 and his wife Patricia 43 from Pekin Rural Route 2. The third victim was unnamed. Rescue crews faced 30 mph winds as they recovered bodies from the wreck near hog pens on a Gene Steffen farm. The fuselage traveled about 200 feet beyond impact.
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Woodford County
Charles Burress
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Gene Steffen
Malaysia braces for new guerrilla raids
Malaysian security forces prepared for further Indonesian guerrilla raids after a clash Saturday near the jungle border of Malaysian Borneo. About 60 guerrillas reportedly crossed the border and were driven off by a British Gurkha patrol.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian Borneo
Supreme Court backs lower court powers in reapportionment cases
The court upheld broad lower court authority to address state legislative apportionment under the one man one vote standard. It affirmed rulings from Colorado New York and Virginia and noted two justices dissented urging earlier arguments. Other actions included unclaimed payments escheating to the last-known residence state and overturning a 1963 Enfield NC trespass conviction of two Black defendants at a protest.
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Supreme Court
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Tom C. Clark
John M. Harlan
Lower Court
Enfield
N. C
Stratton Tax Trial Enters Fifth Week
Chicago February 1 former Gov William G Stratton tax evasion trial enters its fifth week as Judge Hubert L Will delays start by handling motions and other matters.
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William G. Stratton
Hubert L. Will
U. S. District Court
Stratton
Princess Grace Gives Birth To Her Second Daughter
Monte Carlo palace sources announce Princess Grace of Monaco has given birth to a second daughter in Monaco on February 1 with the event reported by AP as official.
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Monaco
Grace
Palace
Two Cabinet Members Stricken by Illness During Johnson Era
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara is hospitalized with viral pneumonia and Secretary of State Dean Rusk remains at home with a cold. Undersecretary George Ball handles Rusk’s duties as the U S aid to the United Arab Republic debate continues. Churchill funeral attendance is affected as Rusk is confined.
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Johnson
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Secretary of
Dean Rusk
Arthur Sylvester
McNamara
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
Rusk
George Ball
Senate Appropriations Committee
U. S
United Arab Republic
Sir Winston Churchill
London
11 State Aid Appalachia Vote Today
The Senate met to vote on the Appalachia aid bill worth 1.09 billion dollars aimed at boosting economies in 11 states. Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield called the session early for a midafternoon roll call after amendments to curb the measure were blocked. President Johnson backs the bill and seeks no extraneous amendments.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
King and 300 Negroes Arrested in Selma Voter March
About 300 participants led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were arrested by Selma police while marching toward the Dallas County Courthouse in a voter registration campaign. Wilson Baker ordered parades without a permit, halting the march near the church, as King urged constitutional rights and denounced the slow voter-registration process.
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Ala
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Dallas County
Public Safety
Wilson Baker
Baker
King
Dallas County Board of Registrars
Johnson
George Wallace
Alabama
U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
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