Cold Wave Grips Midwest As Snow Buries Regions
The arctic air centers over the north and central Plains with below zero readings reaching the upper Mississippi Valley. Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota report multiple shoveling and traffic deaths as heavy Midwest snowbound traffic and heart attacks rise. Flood threats loom along Alabama coast and Georgia sees 3.75 to 7.26 inches rain in 24 hours.
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Altoona to Host Class B District Basketball Tournaments
Altoona will be a center for the Class B district basketball events at the end of February and early March with team assignments forthcoming. The city unveils a new mascot Chief Anootla, alias Ronnie Tidd, to boost Pep Club spirit. Music departments plan a Christmas program in the high school auditorium on December 7 at 7:00 p.m. Anting, a bird, displays a peculiar habit of stroking an ant it clutches in its bill, an unusual natural mystery observed by students.
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NATO Ministers Meet in Paris for Annual Review Amid Berlin Shadow
In Paris, foreign finance and defense ministers from 15 NATO nations met for their annual review. They weighed a new U.S.-British effort to reach Berlin terms via ambassadors in Moscow with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko. Discussions covered reducing nuclear risk, military readiness in Europe, civil defense, and NATO command plans.
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Fire Chief Responds as Sofa Fire Breaks Out
Reading fire chief Albert Batastini rushed from home to a nearby upholstery repair shop blaze Tuesday night. He discovered the sofa being repaired tore and caught fire, prompting emergency response as authorities assess the incident.
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Kennedy Aides Weigh Cutting Army Guard Divisions
The Kennedy administration nears a politically sensitive plan to cut eight to ten Army National Guard and Reserve divisions. Backers say it would reshape manpower, keeping better rated units and dropping poorer ones, with 27 guard divisions and 10 reserve divisions currently on rolls. Guard associations vow to lobby Congress to block any cuts.
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