Snowbound Texas towns suffer record losses and deaths
A record snowfall blanketed the Texas South Plains and Panhandle, with 24 to 29 inches in Plainview and up to 40 rescued from stalled vehicles. Deaths linked to weather reached at least 17 in Texas, while larger cities faced heavy disruption. European blizzards left 113 dead across the continent as UK frostbite and power cutoffs persisted.
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Plainview
Texas
Texas South Plains
Panhandle
Lubbock
Amarillo
National Guardsmen
Highway Patrol
Bovina
Hereford
Santa Fe
Alpine
West
London
Europe
North Sea
Bristol
England
President Eisenhower Registers as Pennsylvania Voter
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower registered to vote in Pennsylvania at Gettysburg’s 1459 courthouse amid reporters and county workers. The president, in camel hair coat, answered questions on name occupation and hair color with humor, declaring himself a Republican and noting he is an ex-soldier and the President.
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Ed Creagh
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
1459
Clarence Smith
John Doe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Weather outlook fair tonight and Sunday
Generally fair conditions dominate the forecast with a slightly warmer night down to near 18 and a Sunday high expected between 30 and 34. Light winds prevail as the weekend remains dry with no precipitation indicated.
Man scales TV tower in Cedar Rapids tavern trek
A 30-year-old Cedar Rapids man, J. W. Hubert Ross, climbed near the 600 foot mark of the citys second largest television tower after visiting several taverns. Police and a fireman persuaded him to descend. He was jailed for intoxication, given a 30 day sentence in municipal court, and his wife later filed an inebriacy information.
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Cedar Rapids
J. W. Hubert Ross
Fifth Street NW
Testimony in Lewis Trial Completed in Cedar Rapids
Federal court in Cedar Rapids heard Benny Lewis deny interstate transportation of obscene material. At 2 10 p m Saturday he testified that he traveled with Robert K Shannon but only bought sold or carried jewelry novelties and appliances. Closing arguments were set for 3 p m after the government case concluded.
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Benny Lewis
Cedar Rapids
Ben M. Lewis
Lewis
Robert K. Shannon
Shannon
New House Ruined By Broken Utility Room Water Pipe
A Cedar Rapids couple’s vacation home at 426 Nilsen Road NE suffered severe damage Saturday when a ceiling water pipe in the utility room burst flooding the three bedroom house. Neighbors reported a large ice formation in the yard from the leak and police forced entry to discover water running along the area above the ceilings, dripping into all rooms. The Havercamps were in Texas and expected back Sunday night. Continued on Page 2.
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Havercamp
Texas
Midwest
Walsco Electronics Company
Los Angeles
Nilsen
Parcrest Addition
Dick Staves
John Haver
Nilsen Road
Cedar Rapids
John Havercamp
Havercamps
Iowa
Ladejinsky Resigns as Land Reform Expert in Viet Nam
Washington AP The International Cooperation Administration announced Wolf Ladejinsky has resigned as a land reform expert in Indo-China amid a history as a security risk. Previously cleared, he had been praised for his role in developing land reform programs in Viet Nam and broader Indo-Chinese projects.
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Washington
International Cooperation Administration
Wolf Ladejinsky
Viet Nam
Dejinsky
Agriculture Department
State Department
Ladejinsky
Woodward Case Prowler Sentenced for Burglary Trial
MINEOLA N Y AP Paul Wirths 23 the burglar whose prowling panicked Mrs William Woodward Jr into shooting her millionaire husband was sentenced Friday to 10 to 20 years in prison.
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Mineola
N.Y
Paul Wirths
William Woodward, Jr
April Draft Call Placed for Six Thousand
Washington AP reports six thousand men will be drafted in April for the army with the same quota as March. The defense department issued the monthly draft call on Friday and there is no mention of navy conscription in the notice.
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Washington
Army
Defense Department
Navy
Leaders To Seek Special Senate Probe On Case Bribery Claim
Senate leaders moved to establish a special committee to investigate Senator Case over a $2500 contribution from a lawyer connected to the natural gas bill. Johnson said the probe could be dropped if Case discloses who offered the money. Case denied the gift and said he would oppose the bill. The Justice Department reportedly weighs an FBI inquiry, and Vice President Nixon would appoint the panel if formed.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Senator Case
RS. D
Justice Department
FBI
Case
Senate Democratic
Johnson
Texas
Senate G.O.P
Knowland
Calif
Bridges
N.H
Clements
South Dakota
U. S. Senate
Nixon
McCarthy
Rwis
Moniar
Joanne Patino Receives Eight Months In Absentia Sentence
In Novara Italy Joanne Con nelley Patino, once a New York glamor girl, was sentenced to eight months in jail in absentia for defaming Bolivian Tin Heir James Ortiz Patino. She also must pay $800 damages and trial costs, with the suit alleging savage maltreatment and cynical sadism during their Italian honeymoon.
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Novara
Italy
Joanne Connelley Patino
New York
James Ortiz Patino
Switzerland
Patino
Joanne
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