Blizzard Pummels Midwest and Appalachians
A sweeping blizzard drenched the Midwest and Appalachia, forcing over 30,000 from their homes as foot-deep snows and raging floods swamped Kentucky Virginia and Alabama. Tornadoes, landslides, and swift currents left multiple deaths and missing persons, with crews racing to secure shattered bridges and washed-out roads.
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Blizard
Great Phan
Midwest
Kentucky
Virginias
Skentucky
Pennessee
Alabama
Tran Queen Confounds Astrologers With Surprise Daughter
In Teheran, Farah Diba reportedly gave birth to a girl defying local astrologers who predicted a son. The event marks a notable twist for the 250 year old royal line as celebrations spread amid varied reactions to the unforeseen gender of the heir.
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Tearan
Tran
Um—Chen Farah Diba
Tae Shall
Valley Water Customers Back Annexation to MWD
Valley Water District residents vote 27 132 to 6443 in a special election, approving annexation to the Metropolitan Water District to secure future supply. Seventeen percent of over 190 000 voters participated as engineers cite need for supplemental water from Feather River and northern California. Upper San Gabriel District president J Ercel Cleminson says the move shapes the valley’s future.
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Valley Water
MWD
San’ Gatchel’ Valley
Mig Sndies
Thomas Slevson
Ortoevhat
Feather
California
Ie State Department
Water Resources
Tus Volu
Eles
Alhambra
Azusa
Monterey Park
Sierra Madre
San Gabriel Valley
Montelpel
First Arrest Made in 9 Slayings in Belmont Case
Belmon t police took Roy Smith into custody in Cambridge on suspicion of murder in the death of 62 year old Bessie Goldberg. Her body was found in her Belmont living room with a nylon stocking tied around her neck. Police say this is the first arrest in the nine strangling cases. Smith’s capture followed an attempted escape through a window.
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Belmont, Miss
Lwndyanan
Belmont
Goldberg
Donali
Robinson
Abe
Cambridge
Salty Smith
Berserk Wife Holds Neighbors at Bay Then Takes Own Life
Julia Cohoat, 40, fired at friends during coffee in Canoga Park, wounding others as she moved through the kitchen. She later shot herself in the temple after failing to injure more people and died at West Park Community Hospital. Neighbors aided children and others fleeing the scene as police arrived.
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Julia Cohoat
West Park Community Hospital
Canoga Park
Georgia
Richards
Ion
Mog
Tretta
Marilyn Dunayer
Cahoat
Cohoat
Cas
Valley theft suspect killed by policeman
A 19 year old suspect, tied to a 1498 burglary, was fatally shot by a police officer after a struggle and pointing a gun near Merced Avenue and Big Dul ton Avenue in Baldwin Park. The incident followed a burglary report at 3468 Big Dul ton Avenue earlier that afternoon.
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Balu Whi Park
Arthur de Robiarts
William Ts. Heal
Bassetidicie
la Puente
Merced Avenue
Big Dulton Ave
Neal
Baldwin Park
Data Lock on Assessments Sparks Local Turmoil
A Pasadena clash over Dr. Jenkins data withholding triggers budget worries. Police report a burglary, two suspects arrested, and a 22 caliber gun used in a shooting that left one man dead. The dispute centers on access to assessment figures essential for school and county budgeting.
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Robert Jenkins
Pasadena Superin
Vorinty
Voualya
Philip EB. Watson
Warren M. Dorn
Dr. Jenkins
Fie
Neal
Puta
Uren
Roberts
Steward Knowles
Doublegrove St. la Puente
Vic Or Bottrell
Meeke Ave
West Covina
Merced Ave
Bottrell
Knowles
Weal
Bidault Seeks Asylum In West Germany After Debate
Former French premier Georges Bidault seeks political asylum in West Germany after a lengthy debate on terms. Bavarian authorities say permission would only be granted if he abandons the fight against President de Gaulle. specifics of asylum conditions were not disclosed.
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Munich
Germany
Georges Bidault
France
West Germany
Bidault
Interior Ministry
Appar Wy
Fim
Far’ Idole Nad
French Secret Army
OAS
Charles de Gaulla
Bidaule
de Gaulle
Konrad Adenauer
Ex-Con Says He Shot L.A. Officer First
Ex-con Gregory Alas Powell told detectives he fired the first shot that struck Officer James Campbell during the Hollywood kidnapping case. Powell’s partner Jimmy Lee Smith said Powell lied about the later shots and claimed Smith used Campbell’s gun to fire four more rounds. Both suspects faced murder charges and were to be arraigned in municipal court.
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Gregory Alas
Powell
James
Campbell
Aavthor
Thad Brown
Los Angeles
Ehler
Jimmy Lee Smith
Hollywood
Hight
Campbell Leifta
Ahat Lint
Smith
Classified Ad Jingle Promotes Piano Sales
A playful promo from Mrs. G W Lawrence of 1665 Loma Vista touts Independent and Star News classifieds as a fast way to attract offers for selling a piano or other items. It suggests calling Zenith 2330 for ad placement and notes a lesson on effective selling.
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Star News
G.W. Lawrence
Loma Vista
Zenith
Explosion injures seventeen at Montezuma power station
An explosion near a power booster station in Montezuma injures seventeen workers, with one in critical condition. Authorities investigate the blast and its cause, while medical teams treat the injured at local facilities.
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Montezuma
Ind
Therm
Pentagon budget delay sparks GOP clash over TFX contract
Secretary McNamara defended General Dynamics winning the 28 million award for the TFX fighter, while Senate investigations subcommittee chair John J. McClellan pressed for full testimony. The dispute centers on whether Boeing or General Dynamics offered a better design and price for a 6.5 billion program for Air Force and Navy use.
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Washington
Robert
McNamara
General Dynamics Corp
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Thfe
Department of Defense
Bey
John J. McClellan
DsArk
Subcommittee
McNaafoh
McClellan
Wmcna
Mara
Boeing Co
Seattle
iWastt
Ganersi
California Arizona Sign Border Pact
Sacramento dispatch reports California Governor Edmund G Brown and Arizona Governor Paul Pangain witnessing a border compact setting a new Colorado River boundary between the two states. The pact moves to state legislatures for approval, with Congress finalizing when statutory actions occur. The Colorado River dispute dates back years and involves tribal considerations.
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Sacramento
California
Arizona
Colorado
Lydov
Edmund G. Brown
Paul Pangain
Congress
Hi’ Stania
New York Papers and Guild Reach Impasse in Strike Talks
New York publishers and New York Newspaper Guild officials said they had reached an impasse after 95 days of a citywide newspaper strike. Mayor Robert Wagner was expected to enter negotiations as mediator, a move seen as key to potentially settling the dispute between publishers and striking printers.
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New York
New York Newspaper Guild
Robert Wr. Wagner
House OKs Sir Winston as Citizen
The House voted 7? to 31 to bestow honorary U S citizenship on Sir Winston Churchill. If the Senate approves, it would mark the first time Congress granted the honor. Churchill, 86, would be deeply moved but a spokesman says he cannot travel for a ceremony.
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Ysu Grange
Winston
Congress
Military Pay Hike Held Up
In Washington Republican budget cutters delayed immediate action on a military pay raise. The House faced postponement of a $158 billion military authorization bill, with a $13 billion pay increase and funding for two nuclear submarines and RSQ planes under debate.
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Washington
Defense
Robert 5. McNamara
Teep
Leslin C. Aros
Ih Ti
GOP
Woltse
Leobe Jall- Whe
McNamara
Ning
RSI Warblane
House Armed Services Committee
Kennedy
Republican Policy Committee
House Debates Cuba Policy and Budget Cuts
Amid a tense session Rep Samuel Stratton accuses Republicans of lax economy stance on the defense and pay bills. GOP leaders tout potential $10 to $15 billion cuts from Kennedy’s $92.8 billion budget as debate over Cuba policy and aircraft and missile ship purchases continues, with Dean Rusk’s later remarks signaling further action.
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Samuel S. Stratton
N.Y
Armed Services
Trepublicans
Kennedy
Charles A. Flatlock
Ind
House
GOP
Washington
Rotary
Dean Rusk
Rafferty Seeks Probe of College Leftist Imbalance
Sacramento public instruction head Dr. Max Rafferty said he would ask the State College Board to seek a report on philosophical balance at state colleges and junior colleges. He noted no accusation of subversive faculty and stressed academic freedom while acknowledging potential unconscious balance issues.
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Sacramento
Max Rafferty
Rafferty
Public Instruction
State College Board of Trustees
Louis H. Hetthron
Abe
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L.A
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