Inferno After Boston Hotel Blast Kills and Injures Dozens
A massive blast at the Paramount Hotel in Boston tore through the building and sent patrons into a roaring fire and flood. At least nine people were killed and about 60 injured as firefighters battled ice-coated debris and searched for victims amid 15 degree temperatures. The nearby Plymouth Hotel was also rocked but not damaged. one firefighter and several others were reported among the injured.
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Boston
Town Hotel
Paramounts
Rupple
William Shea
Plymouth Hotel
Kenneth Harrison
Org Pened
Boylston Street
TF “Ning
U S Cavalry Claims Two Viet Cong Nests Smashed
U S 1st Air Cavalry Division units report locating and destroying two Viet Cong nests near Bong Son 300 miles north of Saigon after a helicopter assault. Casualties cited include heavy ground fire and a 75 foot long bayonet-like breach. 101st Airborne Brigade reports eight enemy fatalities in Phu Yen Province with possible undercount. Marines and South Vietnamese forces also engage Viet Cong around Da Nang and Mekong Delta with multiple air and ground operations.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Bong Son
Ia Drang
Hanoi
Washington
Phu Yen
101St Airborne Brigade
Airborne Brigade
U.S
da Nang
Mekong
Aliens Must Register by January Deadline Warned
Postmaster Wilbur Johnston announced that Monday is the last day to secure or mail back alien registration forms at the Winchester office.
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U.S
Wilbur Johnston
Winchester
Fiery Labor Leader Michael Quill Dies in New York
Michael J. Quill, longtime AFL CIO leader known as the union leprechaun, died of a coronary at age 60 in his 37th floor apartment. He helped lead transit strikes and clashed with Mayor Lindsay, prompting tributes from George Meany and Secretary Wirtz as his death ends an era. Police investigated a break in at Sears in Loudoun Street, with two TV sets stolen during the New York controversy.
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New York
Eader
Michael J. Quill
Sears,Roebuck
Loudoun St
Manhattan
Cityoundation
Abway
Afl-Cio
Sears
Charles McIlwee
Robert Kline
Fairfax Gane
New Quarters
York City
George Washington Gai
F. H
Ogden
Charles Pitcock
Careroll Mauck
Supreme Court
Quill
Bellevue Hospital
Hyman Zuckerman
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Pipsqueak
Michael Quill
W. Willard Wirtz
Johnson
Mike Quill
George Meany
Hershey to Announce Draft Deferment Guidelines for Colleges
Washington AP reports the Selective Service plans tighter deferment rules for college students next fall. Local boards will use testing and class standing, with guidelines not binding on boards. Debate continues as Viet Nam draft calls rise and testing plans are negotiated with testing agencies.
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Selective Service
Viet Nam
Hershey
Record Cold Grips Wide Swath of Nation
A massive Arctic chill blankets the U S with temperatures plunging below zero in 27 states and winds driving heavy snow. The Weather Bureau warns of near blizzard conditions as up to a foot of snow falls in parts of Arkansas and the Tennessee Valley amid heavy rain in the Deep South.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Williston
N.C
Rockies
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Ardmore
U.S. 77
Arbuckle Mountains
Tennessee Valley
Florida Panhandle
Report on Status of Women in Virginia Commission Update
The Virginia Commission on the Status of Women released a report detailing progress in gender equality in Virginia. It covers education employment political participation and social services with emphasis on ongoing gaps and recommended actions.
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Richmond
The
Virginia Commission On the Status
Commission
Gov. Godwin
Virginia
Secretary of the
Commonwealth
Martha Bell Conway
Virginia Employment Commission
Resport
Virginia braces for heavy snow and near blizzard conditions
The Virginia state and Winchester merchants face worsening snow as a third storm in a week dumps four or more inches atop a ten inch base. The State Highway Department hired ten heavy machines to clear drifts while travel warnings span the entire state amid record cold temperatures.
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Carolinas
Virginia
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Orleans Naval Air Station
State Highway Department
Winchester
Bega
R. C. King
Oy Ong
Record Cold Grips Eastern Seaboard Dampens Snowbound Stillness
A brutal cold front sweeps the eastern seaboard with record lows from Des Moines to New York. Chicago ties a Jan 29 record. New Orleans warms to 34 as authorities report heating complaints and hazardous Arkansas roads amid heavy snow. Local merchants see stalled trade while road crews battle 12 hour shifts.
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Big Zero
Texas
New York State
Des Moines
Rockford, Ill
Milwaukee
Grand Rapids
New Orleans
Louisiana
Pine Bluff
Ark
King
Winchester Preaching Mission Set for Feb 6
The annual Winchester Preaching Mission sponsored by city churches runs February 6 through 11. Speakers are Dr. Wallace B. Chappel of Nash ville and Dr. Clarence Crawford of Washington. Chappel leads evening services at Market Street Methodist Church. Crawford leads chapel each morning at Braddock Street Church. Luncheons at Braddock Street Church follow daily at noon.
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Winchester
Wallace B. Chappel
Clarence Crawford
Chappell
Woodbine Methodist Church
Nashville
Festival Crowns Young Writer of the Valley
An 11 year old Valley resident with two stories published in a Chinese newspaper gains a big break at the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester last spring. Her story appears in Valley Week on page 10.
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the Valley
Winchester
Weather Alert: Snow Reaches Virginia From Southwest
Why The Weather predicts a southwestern Virginia snow event that will overspread the state today, bringing accumulating snowfall and potential travel disruptions as colder air moves in.
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Virginia
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Charpsville, Pa
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Chester, Pa
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