02 Dec 1966
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1966
Page
1
Fire marshals sift through smoldering rubble in Winschester to determine the cause of two early morning fires that destroyed six downtown buildings. Arson suspected as losses exceed 1 million dollars. police urge tips as investigators work with 200 firefighters from 18 companies.
The Transport Workers Union reached a one-hour postponement deal to delay a strike that would ground Pan American World Airways the nation's largest international carrier.
The report notes a sharp December feel with a frigid wind. Temperatures are expected to dip to 12 to 18 degrees overnight. Sunday is forecast cloudy and cold, with the weatherman predicting continued cold conditions into tomorrow morning.
Bruno T. Pepe a 31 year old from Wilmington Delaware was released on parole from a 12 month gambling violation sentence after a judge heard family hardship testimony. His wife and children faced serious distress with three children in psychiatric treatment and insomnia for his daughter while witnesses called him an excellent father.
Bitter cold and snow spread east into the northern Appalachians with heavy snow in Ohio and snow squalls along Lakes Erie and Ontario. Subzero temps hit the Northern Plains led by International Falls 11 below. Corpus Christi Nav. Air Station reached 66. Valdez and surrounding areas suffered major storm damage from a Gulf of Alaska storm, impacting a 22 unit motel and many structures.
U S officials told editors and broadcasters at a State Department conference that Christmas and New Year truces in Vietnam do not give the Communists time to regroup or resupply. They denied U S pressure on South Vietnamese Premier Ky to accept cease fires and noted China’s leadership struggle as a factor. Officials cited October casualty and capture figures to argue military victory looks dim for Hanoi.
In New Orleans the Governor House Motor Hotel on Canal Street dropped about 14 inches causing guests to flee in nightclothes. One minor injury reported to W H Nash of Atlanta. Beam twisted on first floor, ceiling tiles fell, but exterior appeared undamaged. Incident time around 5:30 a.m.
Montgomery Ward announces extended hours with store open tonight and Saturday until 10 PM. Shoppers invited to take advantage of late hours for purchases and no waiting. Ornaments, clothing, and home goods featured with in store specials.
Soviet Premier Kosygin used a Paris City Hall appearance to denounce West German expansion and nuclear ambitions. He warned of revived fascism, urged frontiers inviolability including Oder Neisse, and called for dissolving military alliances in Europe. He tied these aims to NATO and France's removal from the alliance under De Gaulle.
Radio distress signals from at least six ships amid gales hammering the British Isles. Winds near 130 mph toppled trucks, with snow and heavy rain sweeping England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Ships named include Humboldt, Vinland, Varne, Grit, Helvan, and a Greek vessel in the Irish Sea. Flooding hit Italian cities Venice and Florence, while Alpine snow delays trains and the Soviet Far East endures severe winter weather.
In Saigon a PX rivalry erupts as South Korean and U S servicemen clash over scarce TV sets. Koreans are accused of organized buying and possible black market resale, while a Korean spokesman claims controls and equal PX privileges for Korean troops.
The leading edge of a cold front sweeps across Virginia today and is expected to plunge nighttime readings into the teens in the mountains as conditions cool rapidly.
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara moved to ease pilot shortages by approving a sharp boost in training. The Air Force will add a ninth training base and accelerate programs to raise output from 2 760 this year to 2 920 next year, with full base operation by July 1. The Navy will expand facilities at Pensacola Meridian and Corpus Christi to reach about 2 500 pilots in fiscal 1969. Estimates for training costs and new planes were unavailable.
US fighter bombers attacked an oil depot and truck park near Ha Noi as helicopters and jets struck targets close to the North Vietnamese capital. A Viet Cong ambush of the 11th Armored Cavalry failed, with 88 enemy killed and no U S deaths reported.
Rainfall totaled 2.23 inches in November, 1.32 inches below the 53 year average of 3.55. One inch of snow was recorded Tuesday afternoon and night. Mean temperature 46.4 degrees, near the 46 year average of 45.9.
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