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CHICAGO TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1967 2 Section 1 Snow, Drifting Winds Slow Traffic to a Crawl The Editor's rr S3' Continued from first page held back more than two hours urban school districts which have canceled classes for today: 'i Park Ridge district 64; Morton Grove district 67; Skokie district 68; Skokie district 69; Morton Grove district 70; East Prairie- Skokie district 73; Lincolnwood district 74; Berke-ley-Northlake district 87; Oak Lawn district 122; Oak Lawn district 123; Chicago Ridge dis by the snow but that subway of Today's News FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1967 and elevated trains were keep hampered by the presence of cars stranded on city streets by motorists who had run out of gas in slow-moving traffic and who had never even gotten their cars started yesterday The state highway, division had 180 trucks and some 400 ing fairly close to schedules, as they had all day. Major arterial roads in south Cook county were being re-cov trict 127; Riverdale district ered with drifting snow as 133: Forest Ridge district 142; men trying to clear and salt the 117 miles of expressway Thornton district 154 and Cal CHICAGO Sheets of whirling, drifting snow bring anto traffic to a virtual standstill, shut down Chicago's three airports and throw bus and train schedules up for grabs thruout the Chicago metropolitan area. Rush hour traffic backs up on expressways during evening rush hour as Chicago transit authority continues to battle drifting snow. Page! umet City district 153, Others to be Closed and 1,312 i 1 of arterial roads in Cook county, and 200 men were thrown into the bat tle on the area's 187 miles Brookfield district 95; Schiller Park district 81; Bedford Park district 104; Evergreen Park district 231; Riverside dis tollways. quickly as they could be cleared, and municipal officials held out hope of getting major routes cleared if the wind abated.

Roosevelt Rd. Tied Up Eastbound Roosevelt road was tied up back to Halsted street' for a lengthy period because of the tie-up on south Lake Shore drive from the Loop to 51st street. All roads in Lake county Among the sufferers from trict 96: Comarek district 94; the storm was a group Snow and freezing cold force schools in the Chicago area close and leave more than on million to Riverside Brookfield district would-be bus passengers who 208: Blue Island district 130; waited 45 minutes on a Michi gan avenue street corner be East Maine township district 63; Alsip district 126; West off from classes. In the city, 515 public schools-458 elementary and 57 high schools and 99 branch schools-will be shut down. The Catholic archdiocese orders all its schools in Lake and Cook counties to close.

page fore giving up. Numerous "fender bender" accidents were reported thru- were open but many rural roads were barely passable. i-'- out the Chicago area, and each of these further slowed traffic AP Wlrephoto Bulldozer shoveling away at huge piles of snow at O'Hare field yesterday, but. big jet Scores of cars and trucks were stalled and in ditches. Police offered grim thanks that remains idle as heavy storm closed airport to air traffic At Great Lakes Naval Train traffic was moving too slowly for serious accidents to occur chester district 92s; Western Springs district 101; La Grange district 102; La Grange Park district 105; all North Riverside elementary schools; the Glenbrook High schools; Burn-ham school; Western Springs district 101; Lyons township High school and junior college; and Brookfield district 95.

Parochial schools to be closed today include Bethel Lutheran; Oak Lawn St. Paul Lutheran; Villa Park St. Alexander; Golgotha Lutheran; Palos Park ing center, traffic was a solid mass for five miles west on traffic was moving. Road crews worked to clear and re-clear in most dangerous situations. The evening's weather was a repeat of what had occurred all Illinois route 137 and on Sheridan road thru Waukegan.

main arteries. All Equipment in Use City officials ordered all their thru the day. Entrance and exit ramps to One of the day's worst jam- snow removal units to stay on the streets thru the evening the toll roads were blocked by snow and closed in Lake county, Ind. U. S.

highways 6 and 30 eastbound were closed, as ups was on North Lake Shore drive at Oak and Walton streets, where 10 buses were clogged in traffic. One stalled, was U. S. 20 at Virginia street and another pushed it out a the line of traffic. The Illinois Central's morning runs were delayed somewhat by frozen switches that necessitated extra stops as trains snow from accumulating on switches.

The Burlington, operating nearly schedule, sent trains on their way only after they were filled to capacity and added extra cars. Stations By-passed "Our schedule has been thrown an Illinois Central railroad spokesman said. "As fast as we can load the trains, they are leaving. At the height of the rush hour I. C.

stations at Van Buren street and Roosevelt road were being passed up by. trains that had been loaded to capacity at Randolph street. City officials were pessimistic about the chances of getting Chicago's road back to some semblance of normality before this morning. "It's really bad all said Emmett Garrity, who was directing the snow removal force of the department of streets and sanitation. The snow removal force was moving no faster than 10 miles an hour from the Loop to 95th street, with long lines of cars stopped dead.

The in-bound Stevenson expressway was backed up to Pulaski road and the Edens and Kennedy expressways were little better. Hundreds of cars were abandoned along the expressways. Northbound South Lake Shore drive was closed from the Loop to 51st street by drifts of snow. The Chicago transit authority reported normal operations on its 170 miles of subway and elevated tracks, with some minor delays because of passenger pile-ups at stations. CIA buses were running up to 45 minutes behind schedules, but buses were running on all lines.

A CTA spokesman called the situation "a pretty hopeless battle" because of the wind-drifted snow. On city side, streets and secondary roads in all suburbs, no switched tracks, but most oth er commuter operations in the area were fairly smooth. With planes grounded, trav rush hour and overnight too. Police were kept busy directing traffic at key points and towing abandoned cars away. The rush hour for commuter trains began at 3 p.

m. as many offices let their workers out early in hopes they could arrive home at something resembling a normal hour. The Chicago and North Western station was jammed by 4:30 p. m. and officials said the line, which usually carries 80,000 persons in the evening rush, was well on its way to setting a new passenger volume record of more than 90,000.

Milwaukee road commuter trains were up to 15 minutes behind schedule and road crews worked frantically to keep elers flocked to the railroad in Gary. City streets were no better. Road crews, trying to keep up with the snowfall, were under orders to plow a four to five-mile stretch and then go back and do it again. The molasses-like evening traffic was a continuation of what state, county, city, and suburban officials had been groaning about all day. Other Fields Closed Meigs field said it wouldn't reopen until today, and officials at Midway airport said they had "no idea" when air traffic could resume.

The Dan Ryan expressway had bumper-to-bumper traffic ticket offices. Officials of the I. the New A trip that normally takes 35 mlnntes lasts 4 hours and 15 minutes for a woman heading home from work. She even leaves the office 1 hour and 45 minutes early. "Ghastly!" says Mrs.

Carolyn Hallman, an office supervisor for the Connecticut General Life Insurance company, of her bus journey to her apartment at 441 Oakdale av. page 1 Crime syndicate gangsters are involved in. a plot to dispose of a $350,000 art treasure stolen 15 months ago from the St Joseph's Ind. college library. Linked with the effort to spirit the painting from the United States because it was "too hot" for sale here is Joseph A.

Riso of River Grove, who is nabbed with the painting in the trunk of his car at Hermitage avenue and Addison street page 1. Hundreds of children stranded by the blizzard in four Markham area schools have "a ball" as they settle down for the night in carpeted school libraries and on gymnasium mats. "We've got about 650 left behind because the school buses couldn't get thru, but they are all enjoying themselves," says J. Lewis Weingarner, school superintendent. "This night will go down in many memory books." Page 2 Hotels in the Loop and near Chicago's airports are jammed with travelers and commuters as a result of the year's first major snowstorm.

Several hotels report that their reservation desks were so swamped with telephone calls that the switchboard operators cut off the callers with a curt reply that no rooms were available. Several motels report they are filled to capacity and are turning away customers in droves. Page 3 The Crete-Monee high school athletic building's roof collapses under the weight of snow an hour after all students have left the building. The structure, finished in December, cost almost half a million dollars. "Only the walls are standing," a school official reports.

"It came down with a whoosh." Page 3 Voter approval of a 15-cent property tax hike will be needed in a Feb. 28 referendum to provide enough revenue for the 20 million dollar teacher strike settlement, School Supt. James F. Redmond says. Even so, other big are involved in raising the necessary funds.

Page 13 NATIONAL Giant snow storm, mounting to near-blizzard velocity, races across the middle west shackling hundreds of cities and towns York Central, and the Santa Fe reported that trains were being sold out and standing-room only spots were being sold in some Good Shepherd Lutheran kindergarten; Tabor Lutheran; Zion Lutheran; Villa Park SL John's; Melrose Park St Paul Lutheran; and Saint Procopius academy and Sacred Heart academy in Lisle. Beth Emmet Nursey school in Evanston and Orchard school for special education in Skokie will be closed today. Parent-teacher conference in North Palos district 117 set for today have been canceled. Others Drop Classes Other suburban schools not holding classes today include Worth district 127; Steger elementary; Harvey elementary; Pleasantdale district 107; all Elmwood schools; Bloom township district 206; Wilmette district 39; all Portage, schools; and Rich township high schools. Naperville schools will be open but buses will not be running.

All Oak Park, Evanston, and Des Plaines schools expected to be open The Chicago Association for Retarded Children announced its three schools would be closed today. All classes of the West Suburban Association for the Hearing Handicapped were called off. cases. Additional cars were pressed into service on most trains leaving the metropolitan area. 1 6-InchRecordSnow Pupils Have a Ball 300 STRANDED IN ELK GROVE MOTEL AND CAFE Stranded at School Ties City in a Knot BY MICHAEL McGUIRE Hundreds of children strand for supper, but they took it like champions," said Weingarner.

ed by snow in four Markham "Two four wheel trucks with chains on all wheels made sev eral attempts to get thru snow area schools had "a ball" before they settled for the night in carpeted school libraries and gymnasium mats. "We've got about 650 left be banks with sandwiches, but were forced to return." -1 delicatessen and res WARN AGAINST OVEREXERTION taurant operators took food to hind because the school buses couldn't get thru, but they are all enjoying themselves," said J. Lewis Weingarner, school superintendent "This is a night in traffic-stopping snowdrifts or hobbling sheaths of ice. Tornadic winds stabbed at the south. In northern Illinois snowdrifts pile 180 stranded pupils in Mark-ham Junior High school.

IN SNOW, COLD Neighbors opened their doors that will go down in many tth urn mi, i iie i to 45 children left behind in Pottawatomie school, 171st memory books." street and Holmes avenue Weingarner had praise for the rM 4.. -m, jr. J'-. Three hundred marooned persons were put up overnight at the Air Lane motel, 924 S. Busse Elk Grove Village, and the adjoining.

Mr. Edwards restaurant. Two hundred students stayed overnight at the University of Illinois Chicago Circle campus. Seven teachers spent the night at a Midlothian school when they were unable to leave. An adult and five children were stranded in a small school bus on Lake Shore drive at Soldier's field for several hours before, they could be rescued.

A bus carrying a group of retarded children was stranded for eight hours last night and early this morning at 8000 W. 79th st, in suburban Justice. Police said the vehicle ran out of Hickory Hills firemen finally rescued the youngsters and took them to the Castle Acres motel in Hickory Hills where they were fed and given sandwiches. Mercy hospital at 2957 Prairie av. opened its doors to hundreds of stranded children and motorists.

Cots were set up in the up eight feet deep. Page 1 Republican leaders in the Illinois Senate introduce bills that would exempt the survivors of men killed in Viet Nam from the state inheritance tax. "The. service man who makes the supreme sacrifice ought not to receive additional penalties in the form of taxes on his estate," Majority Whip Robert Coulson Waukegan says. Page 7 Dr.

W. Glenn Terrell, 45, dean of faculties at the University Spare rooms and extra bunks were put to use. Two carpeted library floors and gym mats served 180 students in Canter number of teachers "with kids of their own at home, but who chose to stay behind and give whatever help and comfort they could." bury Junior, High school. The 1st graders bedded tUPI Photol Tow truck operator works to lift car off guard rail in "It is heart-warming," said Winegarner. "Emergency situ down early on a soft, library rug in Highlands 171st ations bring out the best in Kennedy expressway yesterday.

"Blinding snowstorm which hit city resulted in rash of accidents during morning rush hour. of Illinois, Chicago circle campus, is named president of Washington State university at Pullman. Terrell succeeds Dr. C. street and Elm avenue, Mara- I people." Clement French, who retires Nov.

1. Page 13 Continued from first page ham, where 250 pupils were stranded. "We were concerned because minutes later. Frank Thompson, 70, of 1221 LIFE AND DEATH OP GANDHI Dr. Samuel L.

Andelman, health commissioner, yesterday cautioned against overexertion shoveling snow. Heart attacks normally increase during the winter because of the cold and the extra load placed on the body, he said. Those who should be cautious are the elderly and persons with heart or respiratory ailments. Also persons who are not used to regular exercise should be cautious and pause for rest at 10 minute intervals, he advised. Because of Chicago's recent fluctuations in weather, Dr.

Andelman said there is a possibility, that the number of flu cases may rise. Flu epidemics occur in two to three year cycles. The last epidemic in Chicago occurred in 1962-63. 50 RESIDENTS OF APARTMENTS FLEE INTO SNOW Percy Wood recalls tht lift nd death of home and unable to get to sunaars uiicago irioune S. 15th Maywood, who col- Sen.

Dirksen says he was being lobbied by the Russian they didn't get anything to eat tSJjiS! Gandhi in nZ JJV lapsed in a snow bank at 16th These calls were addition I SA Vf -j and south drive in Maywood embassy and the state department for support of the pending consular treaty with Russia and other agreements with European communist nations. Dirksen says a Russian emissary visited him and told him that he Dirksen was "a big man" in Moscow. to the other storm calls and normal police calls the depart- sa ment was receiving. fthschilds Dirksen replied, "I want to be a big man in Illinois." Sec. 3, p.

15 INTERNATIONAL Thousands of demonstrators, including soldiers and Red amphitheater, doctors' lounge, and along corridors. Dozens of CTA passengers spent the night aboard four unheated buses at Cermak road and Michigan avenue after they Late last night, James P. Hackett, assistant deputy superintendent, authorized squad car drivers needing fuel to purchase gasoline at service stations. He said the city's supply was running low because of the demand for fuel by equpiment fighting the storm. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Guards, gather in front of the soviet embassy in Peking shouting "down with soviet revisionism." They block the road leading to became stranded there at 8 p.

m. and tow equipment was Maywood. Dr. Donald Meccia, director of surgical education, and other physicians, remained in the emergency room and administered to those needing help. Mrs.

Catherine Bubulka, 70, of 3109 W. 39th died while shoveling snow in front of her home. Melvin Wittke, 57, of 2926 Shakespeare died while shoveling snow at his home. Hit by Train John D. Jellema, 61, of 10200 Lafayette was killed when he was struck by a South Shore train at 203d street and Cottage Grove avenue as he was crossing the tracks in the snowstorm.

1 Two other deaths were re ONCE-A-YEAR the main gate of the embassy compound. The demonstrators carry banners denouncing the soviet leaders and paint similar slogans-on the streets and plaster slogans on the walls. Page 15 not available to pull them free Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Tse-tung's so-called GIRLS' WINTER COAT SALE cultural revolution, spearheaded by hysterical teen-agers, has stormed thru China's cities, creating wild and violent con fusion. It has reached into the trade unions and the factories. And now it is reaching out to 500 million peasants.

Page 15 Fifty residents of a three-story apartment building fled into the snow yesterday when an extra-alarm fire broke out in a third-floor apartment of their building at 1942 E. 74th st. One fireman was injured. Chiefs James Smith of the 8th battalion said snow-packed streets delayed fire equipment Fireman Stephen Kerrigan of the 16th fire battalion was treated for a head cut in South Shore hospital. He suffered the injury when a hose burst and struck him.

Smith estimated the damage to the building and its contents at $7,500. He said the cause of the fire had not been determined. Sixtv Chinese Communist students, decorated with iodine and bandaees. leave for Peking singing hymns in praise of ported in Lake county, Ind. The victims were not immediately identified.

One died in Gary while shoveling snow. The other died in a rural area when an ambulance was unable to reach him. a Mao Tse-tung and complaining of brutality at the hands of the Moscow police. The students, all from colleges in western tfiirnn. sav thev were beaten by police when they sang "The a m-f 1 1 Internationale in tront ot iMicnoiai inins wmo xveu Michael Reese hospital kept 200 employes such as nurses, ddctors, and other personnel overnight at the hospital because the mid-shift employes were not able to get to the hospital to replace them.

Outpatients Get Rooms The hospital also put up for the night 40 outpatients being treated at the Mandel clinic. Deaths attributed to storm included: William J. Schebro, 27, of 8627 W. 43d st, Lyons, who was killed in an auto-truck collision caused by the snow in River-dale. Joseph Hammer, 75, of 1929 Sycamore st, Hanover Park, who died of a heart attack when trying to dig his auto out of a drift near Elgin.

Vito Pantaleo, 68, of 17337 S. Oconto Tipley Park, who died of a heart attack while brushing snow off his Car in front of his home. John Skoczynski, 47, of 1004 Wilson a maintenance man, who suffered a heart attack while shoveling snow at 5793 Ridge av. and died a few square. Page 15 dDIFIF CHICAGO TRIBUNE PH0HE NUMBERS 222-1234 for latest snorts results between (:30 e.

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