Weather's harsh reach saturates vast regions nationwide
Winter’s bitter cold and storms spanned the nation with temperatures plunging below zero in the north and near zero in the south. Freezing rain and sleet snarled travel from Texas to the Ohio Valley while a Lake Erie snowstorm halted traffic on the Thruway. Tenants faced power losses and weather-related deaths. Severe winds near Savannah and in southern Alabama caused significant property damage.
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Kentucky
Ohio Valley
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Alabama
Georgia
Rio Grande Valley
California
Los Angeles
Lake Erie
New York State
New York Thruway
Rochester
Buffalo
Houston
San An
Onio
Tex
Louisiana
Mississippi
Midwest
Pennsylvania
Perry
Savannah
Atlantic
Loxley
Enterprise
Winter Grips England In One Of Its Worst Snows
Freezing winds and snow paralyze Britain with rail and road chaos. More than 100 major highways blocked in 80 of 86 counties while the Thames freezes to Kingston for the first time since 1895. Three men feared dead in Pennine avalanches as Italian weather worsens.
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London
Britain
Thames
Kingston
Pennine
England
British European Airlines
Italy
Venice
Rome
Deaf man perfects midget hearing aid in Minnesota
Miansegelle Minnesota special notes a compact hearing aid without cords or transmitters. The device uses four transistors and weighs about four ounces, delivering ear level sound for speech television and radio. Contact Hearing Assistant Dept C B at 3054 Excelsior Blvd Minneapolis for details.
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Miansegelle
Minn
Seatlee
Hearing Assistant Dept. C. B
Excelsior
Altoona Community Notes and Transfers
Mr and Mrs Lyle Reed and children of Bartlesville Oklahoma visited their relatives in Altoona. Reed a Phillips Petroleum employee will be transferred to Alberta Canada for one year. The Reeds left Thursday for the trip by car. Mr and Mrs Michael Walker of Chanute moved to Altoona and operate the Texaco service station recently purchased from George Dickens. Herbert Elliott has been discharged from St Margaret s Hospital in Fredonia after a brief illness. Mr and Mrs Vernon Borrer presided at a stated Altoona Eastern Star meeting with reports given. An invitation was received from Pearl Chapter at Thayer to attend their district meeting. Mrs Rosemary Tomalin of Neodesha attended as a guest. Refreshments were served. Franklin Fyfe of Golden Missouri visited friends here last week. Mr and Mrs W E Burris and children moved to the Franklin Fyfe home northeast of town. Mrs Don Grenough hosted the WSCS at the parsonage Wednesday afternoon. The March of Dimes drive runs through January with Alta Aldridge as city chairman. Mr and Mrs Charles Petty and their children moved to Chanute where he found employment.
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Altoona
Lyle Reed
Bartlesville
Okla
Alvin Crowder
Reed
Phillips Petroleum Co
Alberta
Canada
Reeds
Michael Walker
Chanute
Texaco
George Dickens
Herbert Elliott
St. Margaret's Hospital
Fredonia
Vernon Borrer
Altoona Eastern Star
Pearl Chapter
Thayer
Rosemary Toman’ l
Neodesha
Franklin Fyfe
Golden
W. E. Burris
Don Grenough
WSCS
Alta Aldridge
Charles Petty
Minor Surgery For Ava Gardner
Hollywood AP reports actress Ava Gardner checked into Cedars of Lebanon Hospital for a minor procedure. The 40 year old entered Friday, had surgery that day, and was discharged Saturday night amid the film colony’s notice she prefers to live in Spain.
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Hollywood
Ava Gardner
Spain
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Air Force Balloon Found Near Weaubleau Missouri
A 200 foot Air Force balloon and a 1200 pound instrument package from Solloman Air Force Base New Mexico were found Sunday night near Weaubleau Missouri. The balloon reported missing Friday traveled about 800 miles. An officer described the instrument pack as about the size of three automobiles rolled together.
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Weaubleau, Mo
Air Force
Solloman Air Force Base
N.M
Weaubleau
Winter Track Readies Return After AAU MCAA Peace Pact
New York AP reports winter track will resume full activity following a peace settlement brokered by Gen. Douglas MacArthur. President Kennedy praised the settlement which ends a 22 year dispute threatening the 1964 Olympic team and outlines a six member Olympic eligibility board and clarifies governance for school level and open meets.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
John F. Kennedy
Washington
Jon MacArthur
Waldorf Towers
MacArthur
AAU
U.S
General MacArthur
Track Federation
Fredonia and Emporia Win State Debate Championships
Emporia High School won the state Class AA debate championship at Wichita with a 14 4 record led by Bill Deiler Fred Schottler Bruce Warren and Chris Carpenter coached by Al Higgins. Fredonia captured Class A at Manhattan with a 9 1 mark under coach Mrs P C Hesser.
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Associated Press
Emporia High School
Wichita
Emporia
Topeka West
Shawnee-Mission North
Hutchinson
Bill Deiler
Fred Schottler
Bruce Warren
Chris Carpenter
al Higgins
Fredonia
Manhattan
Russell
Ulysses
Nickerson
Ellsworth
Valley Center
P. C. Hesser
Moundridge wins Class B title at Emporia
Moundridge captured the Class B title at Emporia with a 9-1 mark led by coach Edwin Stucky. Meade finished second and Pittsburg h College High placed third.
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Moundridge
Emporia
Meade
Pittsburgh College High
Edwin Stucky
UN Forces Enter Kolwezi as Katanga Reunification Moves
UN forces moved into Kolwezi to reintegrate Katanga with Congo as a peaceful transition nears. In Westminster, Archbishop suffered a mild heart attack on Saturday night. In Berlin a loud exprossion echoed from East Berlin across from the French sector. Cardinal Godfrey, 73, had a fair outcome.
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Kolwezi
Katanga
United Nations
Congo
Westminster
Black Angus herd brings $133000 at South Dakota auction
Rancher Bethel Frei led 550 black Angus cattle to market in Highmore. The overland drive covered 56 miles from his 3000 acre ranch southeast of Pierre as the herd sold for $133000 amid bitter cold and icy winds.
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Highmore
S. D
Bethel Frei
South Dakota
Frei
Pierre
Heart Workshop To Be Here Tuesday
A regional Heart workshop will be conducted Tuesday by William A Bell regional consultant from Topeka in the Federation room at the Memorial building 1 30 to p m Dr Donald Ray local physician will be the speaker The purpose of the meeting is to indoctrinate volunteer workers in the history and work of the heart association The meeting is open to the public.
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William. .A. Bell
Topeka
Federation Room
Memorial Building
Donald Ray
Heart Association
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