East Braces Cold as Warmth Edges In
An early winter cold spell grips the eastern half of the nation with subzero lows in Midwest and Northeast. Watertown New York recorded 20 below, Lebanon New Hampshire and Lone Rock Wisconsin also hit 20 below. Mild westerly winds push warmer air into the central states as subzero conditions ease.
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Associated Press
Central States
Midwest
Gulf Region
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Mercury
Lebanon
N.H
Lone Rock
Wis
Rockford
Chicago
O'Hare
Cyprus leaders push partition as road to peace
Fazil Kutchuk, Turkish Cypriot vice president, calls for partition at a Nicosia news conference as Greek leadership agrees to a British troop enforced truce. A British controlled buffer zone gives the city its first 24 hours without shooting after nine days of communal violence.
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Fazil Kutchuk
Nicosia
Cyprus
Niclosia
Joint Chiefs Say They Are Satisfied With Appropriations
President Johnson plans about 51 billion dollars for next year's defense, less than the 60 billion the Joint Chiefs wanted. McNamara says the savings of roughly 1 billion can be achieved without weakening defenses and may improve peacetime readiness. The meeting aimed to discuss the budget's overall impact and each service's view, with Congress to review the plan.
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Tex
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Roswell L. Gilpatric
McNamara
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Appropriations
Joint Chiefs
Defense Department
Longest Peacetime Session Ends with Much Work Undone
Washington AP reports Congress ended its longest peacetime session warning of tough choices ahead. Senate leaders cite civil rights and tax cuts as unfinished battles, while noting the test ban treaty and education bills as accomplishments. Johnson’s presidency could boost future passage.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Kennedy
Farm Leaders and Governor Mull Rural Problems in Iowa
Des Moines Iowa farm leaders met with Governor Harold Hughes to discuss farm issues. Kenneth Schuman J Merrill Anderson and Earl Riediger represented the Iowa Farmers Union Iowa Farm Bureau and Iowa National Farmers Organization as they outlined views on needed federal legislation and voluntary controls on acreages and crops.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harold Hughes
Kenneth Sehuman
The
Iowa Farmers Union
J. Merrill Anderson
Newton
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Earl Riediger
Hinton
Iowa National Farmers Organization
Schuman
Pensman
Hughes
Farmers Union
Anderson
Farm Bureau
Probation for Boone youths in National Guard rifle theft
Two Boone youths, 18, were placed on probation until age 21 in U S District Court after pleading juvenile delinquency in stealing a 30 caliber rifle from a National Guard truck near Boone Airport. Goeppinger attends the University of the Americas in Mexico City. Toot is unemployed. The judge ordered restitution and regular parole reports and barred the pair from each other.
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DES Moines
Boone
U.S. District Court
National Guard
Michael Thomas Toot
Neil Woods Goeppinger
Roy Stephenson
Boone Airport
Goeppinger
University of the Americas
Mexico City
Mexico
Toot
Stephenson
Fire claims four children in Youngstown blaze
Four young children perished in a zero weather East Side House fire in Youngstown early today. Firemen found the bodies in the basement. victims include Joshua Hall Jr. 12 and Josephine 7.
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Youngs
Joshua Hall Jr
Josephine
Smokers Set New Record During 1963
The Agriculture Department reports Americans smoked an estimated 523 billion cigarettes in 1963, a record high and about 3 percent above 1962. The rise continues a seven year trend and forecast suggests further increases in 1964.
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Agriculture Department
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Austin Area to Celebrate End of '63
Austin area residents mark New Year with candlelight services at churches including St. Michaels near Waltham and Catholic Masses on New Year’s Day. Social venues like Terp Ballroom seek attendance while clubs and rink events fill the scene. City offices close and no mail. Herald suspends—police and firemen on duty hoping for a quiet holiday.
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St. Michaels Church
Waltham
Terp
Herald
If You Shake Dice Is It Legal Gambling Question
In St Paul the obeying state attorney general says examining a patrons bet by shaking dice could be gambling or not depending on the facts. Walter Mondale told Foley village attorney William Torell the matter hinges on the specifics of each case.
Girl Seeks Diploma Forcing Pleasantville High School
Margaret Ann Hindman 15 sues Pleasantville Community School District to replace a certificate of attendance with a regular diploma. The case challenges the districts circled D policy used for students who show effort but not mastery. District officials assert the policy aims to keep students enrolled.
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Iowa
Pleasantville High School
Margaret Ann Hindman
Pleasantville Community School Board
Margaret Ann
Mary
Carlisle
Pleasantville
Hindman
Mar
Garet Ann
S. E. Pratt
Indianola
Reduction in Bail Denied for Mastrian
Federal Judge Earl Larson denied a request to reduce Norman Mastrian's bail from 100000 dollars to 10000. Mastrian, accused middleman in the Carol Thompson murder, has remained in Ramsey County jail since May on a first degree murder indictment.
Rockefellers Expect Birth In June
News from Des Moines reports a $90,000 damage suit against Ottumwa city officials and eight others connected to a December 1962 liquor raid was dismissed in U S District Court. Betty Francis, arrested at Woody's Boat and Dinner Club, Ottumwa, for frequenting a disorderly place, appeals her conviction.
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Ottumwa
U.S. District Court
Betty Francis
Woody
Rule Student's Death Accidental at parked car
A coroner's jury ruled the death of 21 year old Robert Sweitzer of Loras College in Dubuque Iowa as accidental from carbon monoxide fumes in his parked car. weekend guest Joanne Mormann 21 of Dyersville Iowa was overcome by fumes and treated in a hospital
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Oak Park, Ill
Robert Sweitzer
Loras College
Dubuque
Iowa
Sweitzer
Joanne Mormann
Dyersville
Greenley Co Fined 5000 in Grain-Grade Case
In Cedar Rapids Iowa U S District Court Judge Edward McManus fined Oliver M Greenley Inc No 3 of Independence a total of 5000 dollars four five counts each 1000. The firm was accused of attempting to mislead grain grading officials by loading cars in a deceptive manner.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Oliver M. Greenley
Tipsy Drivers to be Tagged on New Year's Eve
Iowa Highway Patrol will deploy its full force of 75 unmarked cars to curb drunken driving on New Year’s Eve. Rural clubs taverns and dance halls face heightened enforcement, though Patrol Chief Ted Mikesch says parties won’t be dampened.
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Des Moines
Iowa Highway Patrol
Ted Mikesch
Theater Manager Killed in Brainerd Train Crash
J E Koeppl 39 manager of the Paramount Theater Brainerd was killed when his car collided with a Northern Pacific mixed train at a rural crossing nine miles northwest of Brainerd. His death pushed the state traffic toll to seven for the year, a rise of 95 from last year. Nearby Worthington family crash killed a father and son and injured three women when their car hit a truck near St James. Kenneth Fischer 38 and Richard 7 died. Mrs Louise Fischer 26 and daughters Pamela 12 and Sheila 11 were hospitalized with severe injuries. The Fischer car collided with a semitrailer driven by Donald Meyer Mountain Lake. Fischer recently transferred from Omaha to Worthington for Armon and Co. Esther Olson 55 was fatally injured after being hit by a car driven by Lyle LeRoy 51 in Minneapolis.
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J.E. Koeppl
Gladstone Lake
Northern Pacific
Kenneth Fischer
Richard
Louise Fischer
Pamela
Sheila
Fischer
Donald Meyer
Mountain Lake
Armon & Co
Omaha
Worthington
Minneapolis
Esther Olson
Lyle LeRoy
New Year Holiday Traffic Down Early Behind Predictions
The New Year period shows far fewer road deaths than a normal day with four fatalities by 11 a.m. EST as the 48 hour count runs from midnight. Officials caution that may rise as evening festivities begin and alcohol use increases driving risk.
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National Safety Council
State Woman Dies in Indiana Crash
Mrs. Marjorie R. Brizius of Minnesota was killed and her husband Russell and their three children were seriously injured in a crash near West Lebanon Indiana. An Indiana father and son died in the collision on a straight dry stretch of Indiana 63. The Brizius family, Richard 14 Lorraine 16 and Steve 6, were hospitalized in Danville Al in fair condition.
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Lebanon
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Minn
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Here
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Brizius
Richard
Lorraine
Steve
Danville
Swift & Co
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