Colder Weather Grips Athens Area Early Winter Chill
Temperatures near zero mark in Athens with a forecast of five to 15 degrees below zero tonight. Official readings ranged from five to six above after a midnight low, while unofficial thermometers showed closer to zero. Snow fell one inch in Athens County, keeping crews busy with road treatment as the cold season lags.
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Weather Bureau
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U. S
Unof
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Maine
Athens County
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Ohio
Snow Sets December Records Across Ohio and Michigan
A severe winter storm grips the eastern half of the nation with Muskegon Michigan buried under nearly three feet of snow and northern Ohio reports of 10 inches in Chardon and seven in Lake County. Lake Michigan port cities may add 1 to 3 more inches, threatening 37 inch totals and new December records. Weather Bureau officials note repeated record snowfalls as the system moves from Lake Michigan into Ontario.
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Muskegon
Mich
Ohio
Chardon
Lake County
Lake Michigan
Port City
Eau
Ontario
Muskegon Sets Snowfall Records as Storm Slams Midwest
A major snowstorm dumps extreme snowfall across the Midwest, breaking Muskegon’s December record with 54.2 inches, reaching 69.4 inches so far this month. The Weather Bureau logged 15.7 inches in 24 hours to 7 pm and 17.9 inches in the prior 12 hours as snowplow crews struggle in Muskegon Heights.
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Midwest
Muskegon
Weather Bureau
Muskegon Heights
Severe winter halts plowing and traps freighters
Across the region a deep cold front slowed city plows and left streets impassable. Ice thickened on rivers and mail and school operations were disrupted as the Detroit River thaw paused leaving six freighters trapped.
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Muskegon
Detroit River
Lake St. Clair
Lake Erie
Berlin Wall Gates Enlarged
East German border guards enlarged two crossing points on the Berlin Wall to speed the Christmas exodus of West Berliners to reunite with relatives in the Communist sector. The flow into the east is set to begin Friday morning as Communist officials appear to be tightening border controls while easing passages for residents.
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Berlin
Berlin Wall
Wall
West Berlin
Oberbaumbruecke
Neukoelln
East Germany
Willy Brandt
West
Air Density Explorer polka dot satellite to aid solar flare study
A 12 foot Air Density Explorer satellite launched from a naval facility aims for a polar orbit to measure high altitude atmospheric density. It carries 3400 white polka dots to reflect sunlight and keep radio gear cool, with a global network tracking its beacon and drag.
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Point Arguello
Calif
U.S
Naval Missile Facility
Stevenson Declines Vice Presidential Nomination
At the United Nations Stevenson laughs off a reporter's question about accepting the Democratic nomination for vice president. He says his job is to stay at the UN and do the best for the President and the country.
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United Nations
N.Y
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
GOP Prepares Budget Assault on Johnson Plan
Congressional Republicans vow to challenge the next year’s budget as President Johnson prepares a fiscal 1965 proposal. Dirkson warns against excess spending while Johnson says he will cut waste yet may face a record high outlay and possible deficits amid revenue uncertainties.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Senate
Everett M. Dirkson
Illinois
Dirksen
U. S
LBJ Plans Texas Style Christmas at Ranch
President Johnson will celebrate a Texas ranch style Christmas with kinfolk at his ranch and skip the White House for Christmas Eve. He may hunt or seek solitude on Christmas Day and plans to light the national tree before departing for Texas if God and Mrs. Johnson permit. Maxwell D Taylor arrived in Karachi to work on improving U S Pak relations.
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Washington
Johnson
Johnsons
White House
Texas
Native thieves loot U.S. air bases in Morocco
An Air Force report dated December details thefts at three Strategic Air Command bases in Morocco as the facilities were handed to the Moroccan government. Locals stripped air bases of doors, wiring, copper, stainless fixtures, and other equipment, halting use of remaining structures and removing power lines and cable.
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Washington
U. S
Morocco
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
United States
Embassies Sealed After Ghanaian Student Death Protest
Soviet police sealed approaches to the Ghanaian embassy after a demonstration by about 500 Ghanaian and African students. Police blocked access, while the embassy cited repairs to doors and locks. The death of Asare Addo, 29, was reported as possibly frozen. Tass suggested autopsy showed drinking.
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Moscow
J. B. Elliott
Vyacheslav Yelutin
Asare Addo
Tass
Study of shipyards planned by Pentagon
The Pentagon orders a comprehensive study of U S naval shipyard capacity and requirements to determine excess facilities. Secretary McNamara and Secretary Nitze form a board with members from both offices to assess the 11 Navy owned yards.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Robert C. McNamara
Congress
Survey Board
McNamara
Secretary of the Navy
Paul H. Nitze
MccNamara
Navy Department
Kennedys Spend Christmas in Florida Visit Arlington Grave
Mrs Kennedy and her children Caroline and John Jr visited Arlington National Cemetery to mourn President Kennedy before traveling to Palm Beach for the holidays. The family plans to gather at Joseph P Kennedy’s home with other relatives, while Khrushchev's Soviet plan to expand the chemical industry moves forward in Moscow.
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Palm Beach
Fla
John F Kennedy
Kennedy
Caroline
John Jr
Arlington
Washington
Joseph P. Kennedy
Great Britain
Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Khrushchev
Johnson open to personal diplomacy with Khrushchev
President Johnson signals use of personal diplomacy to ease tensions with the Soviet Union and pursue a gradual end to the cold war. He left open a possible summit, saying he is ready to meet world leaders if indications a meeting would be fruitful arise. Secretary Rusk echoed that world fate hinges on responsible leadership of the United States and the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Johnson
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Red China
John F. Kennedy
Rusk
State Department
United States
Three Cleveland youths convicted of rape of 16 year old
In Cleveland on the East Side a jury found Charles Clark 16 Jerome Martin 16 and Robert Gould 17 guilty of raping a 16 year old girl and her male companion at a playground on June 12. Judge Thomas Parrino postponed sentencing pending probation and psychiatric reports.
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Cleveland
East Side
Common Court
Charles Clark
Jerome Martin
Robert Gould
Thomas Parrino
Senate rejects cut to foreign aid bill over defense pact funds
President Johnson warned against further cuts as the Senate defeated an amendment by Senator Morse to reduce defense pact economic aid from 380 million to 300 million. The roll call stood 54 to 28, preserving funds for border nations to sustain military forces and reduce American troop deployments.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
House
Morse
Formosa
South Korea
U.S
John O. Pastore
Urban Renewal Funds Advance To Marietta For Project A
The Urban Renewal Administration received a 148 312 advance to March to plan Marietta’s Project A urban renewal. The plan aims to expand Marietta College and support local development.
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Wastiington
Urban Renewal Administration
Marietta
Marietta College
Christmas Bleak With Southeast Tennessee Coal Strike
In Whitwell Tennessee families endure a stark Christmas as the Southeast Tennessee coal strike drags on. Leo Sanders and thousands of laid off miners face unemployment hunger and dwindling union benefits amid ongoing wage and royalty disputes between miners and operators.
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Sanders
United Mine Workers Union
Tennessee
Central Plains
UMW
UMW Welfare Fund
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