Weather Across Nation Brings Miserable Week End
A wide variety of weather hit the nation with rain sleet fog and storms. Fatalities occurred mainly in traffic accidents while floods forced hundreds from homes in Alabama Mississippi and elsewhere. Arctic air chilled Montana to the Midwest as snow blanketed the West up to 42 inches in mountains.
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Little Girl Loses Christmas List Near Flagstaff
New York AP report notes a Southeast Alabama area girl loses a beige change purse during heavy rains. Mentions Flagstaff Arizona nearby and ongoing search or interest from authorities.
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Christmas in the purse a child misplaced
Police at West 30th Street station hold a girl’s purse found with a short Christmas list and three PRR dollars a nickel and three pennies. They hope the owner will claim it so the family can keep their gifts.
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Landon Open to Leaving GOP Over Kennedy Tariff Plan
Former Kansas governor Alf Landon says he could be tempted to leave the Republican Party if it opposes President Kennedy's bid for broader tariff and trade authority. He urged Congress to grant the president across the board power to shape foreign policy and tariff policy.
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British government approves aviation fuel sale to China
The Daily Mail reports Britain approved selling aviation fuel to Communist China, despite strong opposition from the United States, signaling a noteworthy shift in postwar energy and foreign policy.
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Balaguer forms new Dominican state council amid sanctions
The Dominican Republic president creates a provisional state governing council and vows resignation once the country is welcomed back to Western Hemisphere ties. U.S. praise from the State Department calls the plan encouraging as Sanctions linger from Trujillo era.
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Three Penny Opera Ends Record Off Broadway Run
New York AP reports Three Penny Opera closed after 2,612 performances ending Off Broadway’s longest running show. It surpassed My Fair Lady in total runs, with final curtain Sunday night amid champagne pops and tears.
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Loewe Musical Ends Run in Grand Farewell
The Loewe musical opened in 1956 and still running benefited from a larger house. Life With Father held the all time Broadway long run with 3,213 performances. An overflow audience packed the 199 seat Theater de Lys in Greenwich Village for a quiet sentimental farewell. Cast and friends toasted on the stage to a show that played to 750,000 spectators and grossed 3 million dollars.
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Venus fly trap thrives in Carolina coastal highlands
The Venus fly trap is the most familiar US insect catching plant and grows in the Carolina coastal highlands.
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