Winter's Worst Snow Paralyzes Eastern States
The Associated Press reports extreme cold across Ohio with 10 below zero at Ashland and Akron, the coldest in state history. Other readings include Toledo 9 below and Cleveland 6 below, with forecasts of continued cold and more snow. Seven storm deaths, mainly in traffic accidents, were recorded as highways iced over and drifted.
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Ohio
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ashland
Akron
Chesapeake
Lawrence County
Toledo
Findlay
Zanesville
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Columbus
Weather Bureau
Lake Erie
State Highway Patrol
Indonesian Rebels Freeze Gold and Oil Flow
In Sumatra the rebel government blocks central balance gold assets and oil payments to Jakarta. They cabled 40 U S banks and 16 other banks to report balances to Bank of Indonesia in Padang. Sukarno’s army chief ordered the arrest of top rebels while oil firms face uncertain compliance.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sumatra
Java
Sukarno
United States
Bank of Indonesia
Padang
Irish Raiders Battle with Police Near Middletown
Raiders from the Irish Republic and North Ireland police fought a 20 minute gun battle early today at the Middletown constabulary station. The attackers, believed IRA, were driven off and escaped across the border. No police casualties were reported. It was not known if raiders were hit.
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Middletown
Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
North Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Weather update for Virginia and surrounding area
Partly cloudy and very cold with light snow flurries today and tonight. Mostly fair and very cold Tuesday with lows near zero to 10 above, highs around 4 below to 5 above. Five day forecast shows temperatures 14 to 18 degrees below normal with occasional heavy Lake Erie snow near the lake and statewide below normal temperatures all week.
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Virginia
Lake Erie
Stranded Scouts Reassured By Snowbound Boy
In Newark New Jersey hundreds of Boy Scouts were marooned on weekend trips to mountain areas. Forty boys were stranded atop Kittatinny Mountain as a snowplow could not reach them. One boy hiked through the drifts to a phone and told families he was having a wonderful time.
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Newark
N.J
Kittatinny Mountain
New Jersey
Pumps Two Areas Picked As Economic Boosters
Senate Democrats target highways and housing to speed federal spending. Gore will hold hearings on interstate highway expansion while Sparkman pushes easier mortgage access for 10 000 to 15 000 homes and relaxed down payment rules. A tax cut and a billion dollar building program are also discussed.
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Washington — i
Senate
Sen. Gore
D-Tenn
Senate Public Works
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Dayton Police Seek Hostage In Bus Robbery
Dayton police hunt for an unidentified about 15 year old boy suspected of being held hostage during an armed robbery of a City Transit bus. Driver Henry Hall Horne 30 said a black haired man in a red jacket flashed a revolver and ordered him to surrender money to a boy passenger near the front door. The robber then told the boy to disembark and warned Horne to continue driving. The boy may be the robber's accomplice, and was on board when the robbery began. Horne gave up his billfold and a cash box containing a small amount.
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Dayton
P. J. Lust
Henry Hall Horne
Horne
Object Seen In Night Sky Over Ohio Report
State highway patrolmen and other witnesses reported a bright bluish green or fluorescent white flare streaking across the night sky from northeast to southwest around 9 10 p m. The object appeared to explode and disappeared after four to six seconds. Patrols observed from Zanesville Lancaster and near West Jefferson with motorists and officers nearby.
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Columbus
Zanesville
Lancaster
West Jefferson
Princess Margaret Strengthens Bodyguard After Threats
The Daily Sketch reports Princess Margaret has had her protection increased as she received threatening letters. The bodyguard of detectives is expanded to ensure her safety.
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London
The
Daily Sketch
Princess Margaret
Population of United States Near 173 Million
Washington reports the U S population stood about 172 790 000 as of the first of the year. The figure reflects early year estimates showing growth from prior counts.
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Washington
United States
OVEC Strike Looms Across Ohio Valley Power Firms
Delegates from 30 UVUA locals voted to back Kyger Creek power plant workers at OVEC in a possible strike. Kyger Creek near Gallipolis negotiates a contract and votes Wednesday on striking. Kyger Creek powers the Atomic Energy Commission plant in Pike County. A federal mediation meeting is set for Tuesday to resolve the dispute.
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Dayton
Ohio Valley
Utility Workers Union of America
UVUA
Ohio Valley Electric Corp
OVEC
Kyger Creek
Gallipolis
UWUA
Atomic Energy Commission
Pike County
Youngstown attorney linked to $250000 insurance fraud
Allen J. Swaim, 27, surrendered and cooperated in a Mahoning County probe into an alleged swindle tied to an insurance claim. Prosecutor Thomas A. Beil says Swaim is protecting someone connected to Frank Sexon, aka Paul Shade, a business partner of City Councilman John J. Tobin Jr. The scheme allegedly netted over $15,000 for an accident that did not happen. Tobin allegedly adjusted the claim and profited through his employer.
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Youngstown
Mahoning County
Thomas A. Bell
Allen J. Swaim
Beil
Tobin
The
American Associated Insurance Company
Air Force transport missing with 16 aboard in Italy
Fog and heavy clouds over the southern Italian mountains hindered the search for a twin engine U S Air Force transport missing with 16 military personnel aboard over the Ionian Sea and nearby terrain.
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Naples
Italy
South Italian
Ionian Sea
U.S. Air Force
Jersey Curst Boat Show Closes Amid Snow Outside
Exhibitors at the Jersey Crest Boat Show in Asbury Park N J faced heavy snow after closing Saturday night. A dozen exhibitors sought warmth and rest in the sleeping facilities provided in the boats they were displaying.
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Asbury Park
N. J.A
France and Tunisia Accept U S British Mediation
France and Tunisia accepted the mediation offers of the United States and Britain to ease the crisis. Tunisian President Bourguiba announced a new UN Security Council demand for an inquiry into the Algerian rebellion, while the council is set to discuss the Tunisian complaint on Tuesday.
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Paris
France
Tunisia
United States
Britain
Christian Pineau
Sir Gladwyn Jebb
U.S
Amory Hanughton
Raver Mevef
Habib Bourguiba
Tunis
UN Security Council
Bourguiba
Mongi Slim
Sakiet Sidi Youssef
North Korea Airliner Sighting In Polarizing Flight
A South Korean airliner with two Americans and 30 others landed in North Korea after a suspected abduction. The UN Command will seek the plane's return, while Pyongyang offered few details and claimed it fled in protest of Rhee policy. Pilot Willis P. Hobbs from Vallejo and co pilot Lt Col Howard W. McClellan were named in broadcast reports.
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Seoul
Pyongyang
North Korea
Syngman Rhee
Korean National Airlines
U. N
Willis P. Hobbs
Vallejo
Calif
ENA
Hong Kong
U.S. Air Force
Howard W. McClellan
Buchanan, Mich
Eisenhower- Bulganin summit talks move forward
President Eisenhower's latest message to Soviet Premier Bulganin reportedly seeks to finalize summit conference arrangements. White House secretary Hagerty said the letter would be released publicly once Bulganin has it. Moscow speculation suggests Eisenhower may accept Bulganin's proposal to conduct talks via diplomatic channels.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
Bulganin
Soviet Union
Kremlin
James C. Hagerty
White House
Moscow
Hagerty
Washington
Schwartz To Back Allegations
Washington reports that Bernard Schwartz, evicted as House subcommittee counsel after a clash over regulatory probes, will testify again on charges that White House linked interests pressured independent agencies including the FCC. He accuses FCC Commissioner Richard A. Mack of taking 2650 dollars from a lawyer for a Miami television channel 10 applicant. Mack denies the charges and will testify later.
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Washington
White House
House
Bernard Schwartz
House Group
Schwartz
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Richard A. Mack
Channel 10
Miami
Fla
Mack
Ohio hitchhiker dies in North Carolina crash
David John Hoffman an 18 year old from Route 2 Warren Ohio was killed Saturday when the car he rode in skidded on a slippery North Carolina highway and overturned authorities said the driver escaped injury and Hoffman was pronounced dead at the scene
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Wake Forest
N.C
David John Hoffman
Route 2
Warren
Ohio
North Carolina
False alert hits Okinawa for an hour
The U S Air Force misread signals and issued a false air defense alert over NAHA Okinawa for about one hour tonight. The mix up caused local disruption before being canceled with no injuries reported.
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Naha
Okinawa
U.S. Air Force
Airman finishes seven days in a space ship test
Airman Donald G. Farrell spent seven days in a hermetically sealed mock space cabin at Randolph AFB. He said anyone could have done it, reporting minor fatigue and lost weight while noting no real fear or boredom. He kept a diary and hoped to go to the moon.
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San Antonio
Tex
Donald G. Farrell
School of Aviation Medicine
Randolph Air Force Base
Bronx
N. Y
Farrell
James A. Farrell
Iron warms bed ends in fire at Cincinnati building
Mrs. Mary Hart heated an iron and wrapped it in a towel then went to bed. She woke to find the bed afire. Ten other residents fled into the cold as Fire Marshall Fox reported about $500 in damage.
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Cincinnati
Mary Hart
Steve
Britain US pact on jointly controlled missiles eyed as NATO model
The United States and Britain reach a pact for jointly run nuclear missile bases as a pilot scheme for arming NATO allies with medium range weapons. Britain to host 1500 mile missiles from the US with four bases on the eastern coast. London says Britain will pay 90 million dollars for base construction. US crews will man missiles initially with British crews trained to take over.
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Washington
United States
Britain
NATO
Europe
London
British Isles
U.S
Determined Doctor Dies Of Cancer
Dr. Grant E. Ward of Johns Hopkins University dies at 61 after a battle with cancer. He overcome a neck spinal tumor in 1942 that left his right arm paralyzed, yet devised a steel and leather harness and trained his left hand to continue performing delicate operations. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday.
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Baltimore
Grant E. Ward
Ward
Johns Hopkins University
Attorney Seeks Return Of Atomic Power Books
City Attorney Joseph Goss in Oxnard asks Dave White to return two overdue library books, Atomic Power and How To Make an Atomic Bomb in Your Own Kitchen. He ends the letter with No massive retaliation, please.
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Oxnard
Calif
Joseph Goss
Dave White
Goss
Storm buries Northeast with record snow and deaths
A deadly storm blasted the Northeast from Mississippi to New England center over Portland Maine. Temperatures plummeted to 58 inches of snow fell in Lebanon New Hampshire with 11 Connecticut communities declaring emergencies. Gusts of 50 mph closed highways and isolated towns as drifts reached two stories.
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Mississippi
New England
Portland
Maine
Atlantic
Midwest
Upper Plains
Bismarck
N.D
Bemidji
Minn
Weather Bureau
New York City
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Lebanon
N.H
Boston
Caribou
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
Five Traffic Deaths On Icy Ohio Highways
Winter weather on Ohio roads caused five automobile fatalities attributed to icy highways and a sixth death from a slip on a slippery road. The Associated Press counts eight traffic deaths and five miscellaneous fatalities from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight.
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Ohio
Associated Press
Athens County
Columbus
Police Question Man In Cincinnati Slaying
Police plan a round of questioning for John Wallace 21 of Equality Illinois who says he knows nothing about the knife slaying of Mrs Margaret Mc Allister 33 of Covington Kentucky found in a downtown Cincinnati hotel. Wallace returned to Cincinnati Sunday and admitted he was in the city when the crime happened.
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Cincinnati
Illinois
John Wallace
Equality, Ill
Margaret McAllister
Covington
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