Explosion hits two Boston hotels killing at least 12
A massive blast and fire wrecked the Plymouth and Paramount hotels on Boylston Street in downtown Boston. Twelve bodies recovered, more than 50 injured, with several in critical condition. flames and debris spread to nearby buildings as responders surveyed the scene.
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Boston
William Terrenzi
Associated Press
Terrenzi
Boston City Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Plymouth
Paramount
Boylston Street
Washington Street
Theatrical Center
Plymouth Hotel
Massive Cold Grips Northern States As Winter Storm Moves In
Subzero temperatures blanket 20 states from Rockies to Atlantic with Minnesota seeing record lows of 43 below at International Falls and 37 below in the Duluth region. A new Southwest storm spreads snow up the Mississippi Valley while hazardous roads prompt warnings across Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and neighboring states.
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Rockies
Atlantic
Mississippi Valley
Minnesota
International Falls
Duluth
Minn
Superior
Wis
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Middle Atlantic States
Virginia
Weather Bureau
Texas
Red River Valley
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Alcohol Deaths Ripple Through Butte Couple
Stella Young and her husband Al Lehman Young died within a day of each other after consuming impure alcohol. Coroner Andrew Aleksich called the preliminary finding that methanol poisoning caused the male death and expected to confirm the female death soon. The pair had been rushed to Silver Bow General Hospital from Whitehall after illness struck Thursday. The Youngs, lifelong Butte residents with Navy veteran and church ties, leave behind multiple relatives and a pair of cats. Initial autopsy plans were announced for Mrs Young as authorities continue investigations.
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Stella Young
S. Arizona
Silver Bow General Hospital
al Lehman Young
Butte
Whitehall
Andy Aleksich
Young
Aleksich
Ing
Mr. Young
Big Horn
Wyo
Navy
Pacific
d'Alene
Idaho
Ada Norcutt
Anaconda
Portland
Kelso
Wash
St. James Community Hospital
Raymond's
Fred
Millies
Women's Protective Union
Mrs. Louis Sky
Wenatchee, Wash
Johnson cites 1964 Congress grant as war powers guide
President Johnson says he is guided by the 1964 congressional resolution granting broad military powers as he weighs resuming bombing of North Vietnam. He tells 15 Senate Democrats that peace is hindered by Hanoi leaders and vows continued pursuit of peace amid hostile responses.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
Senate
System tests deferment criteria return for draft boards
The Selective Service will again use testing scores and class standing to guide local draft boards in granting college deferments for the next academic year. Lt. Gen. Hershey said guidelines will be issued soon and the plan mirrors Koreas wartime practices.
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Washington
Selective Service System
Lewis Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Former Judge McHugh Dies at 82 in Anaconda
R. E. McHugh 82, former Third Judicial District judge, died Friday night at St. Ann Hospital. Born April 5, 1883, in Sioux City Iowa, he practiced law in Sioux City Spokane and Philipsburg before serving as district judge from 1933, reelected 1936 and 1940. Survivors include brother Dr Charles P. of Sioux City. Funeral at Finnegan Co. Funeral Home.
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R. E. McHugh
Third Judicial District
St. Ann Hospital
Sioux City
Iowa
Columbia College
Dubuque
State University of Iowa
Spokane
Philipsburg
Anaconda
Mary Lane McHugh
Charles P
Montana Bar Association
Finnegan Co. Funeral Home
Butte Montana Weather Outlook Clouds Snow Flurries
Mostly cloudy today with scattered snow flurries in Butte. Sunday remains cloudy with light snow and little temperature change. Highs near 36 with lows around 22. A year ago in Butte the highs were 39 and the lows 31. Montana weather on page 10.
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Butte-Anaconda
Butte
Montana
Riots erupt as India faces food shortages in Kerala
In southwest India riots over rice disrupted transport and clashes with police across Kerala as Indira Gandhi, newly sworn in, delayed a Kerala visit. Railways were targeted, trains halted, and a general strike closed streets while leftist parties and unions amplified the protests amid a severe drought and food crisis affecting up to 12 million people.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Kerala
Gandhi
Trivandrum
Butte Native Dr Linduska Named to Federal Fisheries Post
Dr. Joseph P. Linduska of Butte was named associate director of the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. The appointment was announced in a telegram from Washington by Senators Mansfield and Metcalf. Linduska, a UM graduate with a PhD from Michigan State, moved from Remington Arms Co in Chestertown Md where he headed wildlife management studies. He has conducted pesticide impact research and served on the Wildlife Management Association board, earning the Wildlife Society Education Award in 1964.
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Joseph P. Linduska
Butte
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Linduska
Washington
Sens
Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Dr. Linduska
Joseph Linduska
Lillian Rugh Hopkins
Missoula
University of Montana
Michigan State
Bureau of Sport Fisheries
Remington Arms Co
Chestertown
Wildlife Management Association of America
Wildlife Society
Yellowstone National Park
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology
Moscow
Idaho
Charlottsville
Lansing
Mich
Bureau of Entomology and Quarantine
Orlando
Fla
Michigan Conservation
Fish and Wildlife Service
Patuxent Research Refuge
Laurel
Remington Arms
Famous WWI draft dodger Bergdoll dies at 72
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll once fled to Germany to avoid a court martial for desertion and claimed a buried pot of gold. He returned to the United States in 1939, was seized by agents aboard a New York liner, and served time at Ft. Leavenworth. He died Thursday at Westbrook Psychiatric Hospital in Richmond.
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Richmond
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Germany
U.S
New York Harbor
Ft. Leavenworth
Bergdoll
Westbrook Psychiatric Hospital
Draft Board
Alfred
Edwin
Coudersport
United States
Congress
Maryland
Canada
Weinsburg
Actress Hedy Lamarr Charged With Theft
Los Angeles police say Hedy Lamarr was arrested on a shoplifting charge after allegedly stealing 86 dollars worth of items from a department store. She was booked under the name Hedy Marie Boies and provided a birth date of November 11, 1914.
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Los Angeles
Hedy Lamarr
Miss Lamarr
Hedy Marie Boies
Austria
UPI
Butte Miner Loses Round in Court
Butte court case ends with a miner losing a round in a dispute. Proceedings referenced on page 2.
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Butte Miner
Butte Central
Anaconda Saints
Suspect Bound Over in Butte Armed Robbery Case
Frank E. Johnson Jr. 21 was bound over to district court on a robbery charge after waiving a preliminary hearing. Bond remained at 7500 dollars with arraignment set and jail support ordered when posting failed. County Atty. Sullivan issued the charge after Butte police arrested him as a suspect in the armed robbery of Hord’s Jewelry Store.
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Frank E. Johnson Jr
Justice Court
Justice of the Peace
Archie Hord
Wayrynen files for sixth term in Montana House
Ray J Wayrynen of Butte filed Friday for the Democratic nomination in Silver Bow County for a sixth term as speaker of the Montana House. He was the first House candidate to file this year with Secretary of State Frank Murray. Three men filed for Senate seats: Jean A. Turnage, Edward T. Dussault, and Harold L. Garnaas.
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House
Senate
Silver Bow County
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