Snowbound Britain Faces Widespread Food Shortages
Howling blizzards hit Britain cutting off villages across England and Ireland. Six hundred people in Bisley center faced nine foot drifts. many hill towns isolated since Sunday. Roads blocked, telephones down, cattle losses feared as fodder airlift planned for Dartmoor ponies.
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Godney Anderson
London
Britain
Bisleyfood
Lyplatt
Gloucesterhire
David Willett
West Country
Stor
London County
England
Devon
Cornwall
Ireland
Dartmoor
U S Ends Skybolt Program Amid Defense Cuts
The Defense Department ordered the Air Force to halt Skybolt testing and end production promptly, signaling a cancelation after Kennedy and McNamara pressed for a phase-out. About 350 million spent of a 657.9 million total is cited, with no total loss. remaining technical know-how may be repurposed.
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Darrell Garwood Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Air Force
Kennedy
Defense
Mc.Namara
Tan
Skybolt
Amla
Department
Macmillan
Northeast battered by gales and record cold
Gusting gales and frigid air swept the Northeast on Tuesday driving arctic winds and record lows. New York state readings dropped to 27 below zero as New Year celebrations were curtailed by winds up to eighty miles per hour, with deaths attributed to fires, traffic accidents, and boat disasters.
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New York
New York State
Nab 2 Drivers After High Speed Chase on Hwy 218
An unmarked patrol car aided in capturing two speeding motorists on highway 218 south of Cedar Rapids. James K. Orr, 20, a Coe College student from Wellman, faced charges for speeding over 90 mph. Donald Ruppenkamp, 25, of Iowa City, charged for 80 mph. Officer Dale Blesie chased Orr after seeing his car accelerate at a stop sign north of North Liberty. both violators were stopped near the airport road. A separate AP item notes a Tokyo report on a Red China trade mission leaving Peking for Burma and Pakistan.
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Ved
Rastas News
Highway 218
Cedar Rapids
James K. Orr
Coe College
Wellman
Donald Ruppenkamp
Towa City
Towa
Dale’ Blesie
Orr
North Liberty
Blesie
Ruppenkamp
Airport Road
Senator Kerr of Oklahoma Dies in Senate Roster
Oklahoma senator Kerr died Tuesday after a period of heart ailment and treatment. His passing ends a long tenure in the state’s congressional delegation and Senate service.
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Sen. Kerr
Oklahoma
Senate
Youths Riot Along Rose Parade Route in Pasadena
In Pasadena along the Rose Parade route youths attacked two police officers, a fire bomb exploded, and a man was struck during a disturbance started by teens four hours before parade time. Firebomb left a street hole as 800 officers warded the scene. several youths arrested and one officer temporarily disarmed.
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Pasadena
Jim Hambblin
Romney’s Inaugural Plea Emphasizes Fiscal Prudence
Governor Romney delivers a mid-road inaugural address focusing on fiscal integrity and waste reduction while stressing civil rights and state-local partnership. He urges communities to meet needs locally but to seek state help when necessary, and he cautions against political overreach.
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Rockefeller
Fidel Seeks Those U S Air Dollars
Washington AP reports officials say Castro wants resumption of Pan American flights to Cuba as a dollar earner and safety valve for unrest. State Department notes risk to U S planes without Castro assurances. Evacuation airlift and special flights discussed amid lingering Cuban crisis risks.
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Lincoln White
State Department
U.S
Cuba
Castro
Pan American
Cuban
Two Iowa sisters killed in separate cars crash
Two Sioux City sisters Judy McCarthy eighteen and Carolyn twenty two died when one car skidded on an icy Nebraska 20 near SOUTH SIOUX CITY. Gerald Reeg twenty three of Wayne Nebraska was hospitalized in fair condition. Carolyn was driving Judy’s car. Judy had been returning from Randolph Nebraska to their Sioux City apartment. Authorities said fog and freezing drizzle made the highway slick. which car skidded was not determined.
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Sioux City
Neb
Iowa
Judy McCarthy
Carolyn
Gerald Reeg
Wayne, Neb
Judy
Randolph, Neb
Randolph
Here
Nebraska 20
Reno Revelers Cause $10,000 Damage In New Year Riot
Reno AP report says about 20 New Year revelers were arrested after a downtown casino area riot that damaged signs and glass, with alcohol- fueled disturbances leading to injuries including a police officer. Riot squads used dogs and warned of tear gas as celebrations spilled from midnight into early Tuesday.
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Warren Lerude
RENO
Glaas
Horseshoe Club
Don Campbell
Maryland Family Killed in Marathon Plane Crash
A Maryland family of five died when a light plane crashed on takeoff from Marathon airport in the Florida keys. Mr and Mrs E P Hass of Clinton and their three children were aboard. Hass piloted a Cessna 210 bound for Orlando per flight plan.
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Marathon
Fla
Maryland
Florida Keys
Federal Aviation Agency
Flight Control Center
Key West
E. P. Hass
Clinton, Md
Volume of C R Checks Cleared Tops Last Year
Cedar Rapids clearing house reports 1962 total checks cleared at 480,452,891 dollars, up from 453,814,298 in 1961. The prior peak was 493,768,921 in 1960. December 1962 cleared 40,001,204 while December 1961 was 37,263,629. November 1962 totaled 44,057,294. Debits data will be available in a few days.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids Clearing House
Clearing House
Cedar Rapids
Fifteen Die in Fire at Henry Schwartz Home
In Reading Pennsylvania an early morning house fire claimed five Schwartz children ages 12, 10, 5, and 3, along with a 17 year old brother who fled barefoot into 10 degree cold. One daughter, 14, was visiting grandmother. parents absent. The blaze began about 3 am.
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Reading
Henry Schwartz
Jean
Hune
William
Cindy
Carol
Nelson
Sheila
Tshombe in Defiance of Thant Drive
Katanga leader Molise Tshombe bases forces in Kolwezi amid looming U.N. pressure to surrender. Thant urges Congo unification within two weeks as Tshombe vows possible scorched earth response rather than reintegration. Belgian and U.S. officials foresee rapid movement toward unification or Tshombe's exit.
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Tshombe
Robin Mannock Leofoldville
Katanga
Molise Tshombe
Kolwezi
U.n’s
Congo
Elisabethville
U.N
Untiluno
Britain
Rhodesia
Gén. Thant
New York
Thant
Nted
Elisabeth
U.N. E
Cyrille Adoula
Paul-Henri Spaak
Imen
Spaak
Big Marijuana Haul Seized by Atlanta Police
Atlanta police seized an estimated 200 pounds of marijuana on Monday night, worth up to 250000 on the legal narcotics market. Two men were arrested on suspicion of possessing the marijuana.
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Atlanta
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Inez Robb
Adee
Deeenneee Evens
Tokyo
Lin Hai-yun
Peking
Burma
Pakistan
Rocky
Romney
Robert Gray
Gene Schroeder
Albany
Lansing
Mich
George Romney
Michigan
American Motors
G.O.P
Fidel
Havana
Pan Americai
Forci People
Meuers
Aire Hine
Miami
Bill Broadhead
Virginia Street
Elmer Sriscoe
Rome
Bir Grash
C.R
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