Blocking High Triggers Global Winter Storms Across Continents
A massive high pressure system north of the Azores and Iceland disrupted air flow, unleashing severe cold and storms across Europe and the United States. Europe faced record snow and cold with deaths and disruptions, while the U S endured widespread wind and freezing damage. Experts at Suitland Maryland predicted the onslaught continuing, with meteorologists noting the blocking high’s persistence and global linked factors.
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Steenland
Iceland
Europe
United States
Joseph D. Panaro
May Book
N.Y
Arthur Barber
Daisy
Robert's Place
Dorchester
England
Weymouth
London
Marseilles
Mediterranean
France
Atlantic
Arctic
Siberia
Atlantic Seaboard
New England
Gordon H. Robbins
British Air Ministry
Greenland
Gulf
Final Judkins rites held at First Baptist Church
Funeral services for J. W. Judkins, 74, a retired ginner, were conducted at 2 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Joe S. Allen officiating. He died Tuesday morning.
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J. W. Judkins
First Baptist Church
Joe S. Allen
Mr. Judkins
Death Ends Careers Of Actors Dick Powell and Jack Carson
Hollywood mourns Dick Powell and Jack Carson as cancer claims both men. Powell aged 58 died after a long battle with malignancies in the chest and lymph glands while Carson died at his Encino home after a liver cancer. Powell had led Four-Star Productions and hosted his own show before the illness, and Carson remained private about his illness until death. Powell is survived by adopted children and a natural daughter, while Carson’s wife Sandra and brother Robert were with him.
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United Press International
Hollywood
Encino
Calif
Jack Carson
Dick Powell
June Allyson
Powell
Four-Star Productions
Carson
Charles Laughton
Thomas Mitchell
Sandra
Robert
Frank Stempel
Carsons
Jack
Newark
N.J
Robert Taylor
Gregory Peck
Frank Sinatra
Robert Mitchum
Capt. Wycliff
Howard
Wilmette, Ill
Ilinois Central Railroad
Luther
International Harvester Co
South America
UN Forces Capture Jadotville in Katanga Campaign
U N troops seized Jadotville, a key Katanga mining town 65 miles from Elisabethville, as Indian and Ethiopian forces overwhelmed Katanga defenders. Tshombe vanished amid fighting, Katanga’s mining revenues and the Kolwezi air base were heavily affected.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
UPI
United Nations
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Jadotville
U. N
Tshombe
Kolwezi
Elisabethville
Kol
Wezi
Union Miniere
Secret Cuban Deal Hints Stir Diplomatic Speculation
The Soviet press raises questions about a possible U S Soviet bargain over Cuba amid Kennedy Khrushchev talks. It cites New Times claiming hedged promises not to invade Cuba if offensive weapons are removed and questions on site inspection and kept confidences. The piece warns of Moscow propaganda exploiting secrecy to undermine Western allies and frame the Cuban settlement as a Red victory.
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New York
Nea
Nikita Khrushchev
Cuba
United States
Russia
Fidel Castro
State Department
Yalta Roosevelt
Josef Stalin
Europe
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Moscow
New Times
Red Press
Kremlin
Red
News Times
Castro
Washington
Hay
Miss Elizabeth Courtney First Baby Born in Matador 1963
Miss Elizabeth Shawn Courtney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hal H. Courtney of Matador, arrived at 9:25 p.m. weighing seven pounds eleven ounces. Attending physicians were Dr. Robert Butler and Dr. Jack Fox. An entry will appear in Friday's Index.
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Matador
Elizabeth Shawn Courtney
Hal H. Courtney
Courtney
Robert Butler
Jack Fox
Embassy rejects Russian peasants seeking asylum in Moscow
In Moscow thirty two Russians from Siberia’s Chernogrosk sought protection at the U S Embassy claiming religious persecution. Embassy officials turned them over to Soviet authorities and they were taken away by bus. Elderly protesters wept and guards warned photographers.
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Moscow
UPI
U.S
Siberian
Chernogrosk
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Polaris submarine Thomas Jefferson to join Navy fleet
The Polaris missile submarine Thomas Jefferson will join the fleet at Newport News Virginia. It is the fifth U S submarine capable of firing the Polaris A2 or the A3 with ranges 1725 and 2875 miles respectively and becomes operational mid 1964. Harold S Geneen announced ITT sales topped 1.066 billion in 1962, up from 930.5 million in 1961.
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NAVY
Washington
UPS
Newport News
U.S
NEW York
UPI
Harold S. Geneen
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Pete Davis Hurt in One Car Wreck Near Childress
Pete Davis of Tell suffered a broken leg and broken nose plus other injuries in a one car crash at 2 30 a m about 10 miles west of Childress on U S Highway 287. He was taken to Memphis Hospital in satisfactory condition after his car hit a bridge abutment.
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Pete Davis
Tell
Childress
U. S. Highway 287
Davis
Memphis
Postal rate hire Dallas warns on new postage
The Post Office Department warns Texans to affix correct postage as rates rise on Monday. First class and air mail will cost one cent more per ounce, with insufficient postage collected from the recipient.
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Dallas
UPI
Post Office Department
Spears named distributor of surplus foods in Childress
George Spears replaces L E Byars as surplus foods distributor in Childress, announced today by city manager Louis Sally. Byars resigned last month.
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George Spears
L. E. Byars
Childress
Louis Sally
Byars
Death Toll Rises After Terre Haute Meat Plant Blast
Rescue teams recovered two more victims Jim Buttrey and Wallace Hughes as the explosion at a Terre Haute meat packing plant raised the death toll to 15 with one worker still missing. At least 58 were hospitalized and six in critical condition. officials warned it would take days to estimate damage and determine the cause.
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Terre Haute
Ind
UPID
The
Home Packing Co
Jim Buttrey
Wallace Hughes
Sai
Three Oklahoma Women Held In Amarillo On Childress Charges
Three Oklahoma women in custody in Amarillo face charges of passing forged instruments. Complaints allege forged checks of 20 and 70 dollars signed with the purse owner’s name. The trio, aged about 30 to 34, were arraigned and remained without bond as authorities say they are wanted in several Panhandle towns.
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Oklahoma
Amarillo
Childress
Justice Court
Mary Lou Steuart
Mary Ann Moore
Steuart
Ruby Doris Howard
Panhandle
Banking Calls Issued On Bank Conditions
State Banking Commissioner J M Falkner issued a call for condition reports for banks as of December 28 1959. A parallel national bank call by the Comptroller of the Currency James J Saxon seeks reports on all national banks as of year end. The FDIC also issued a call for insured state banks not in the Fed System to report their condition as of December 28.
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Washington
UPI
James J. Saxon
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
DWI Charges Filed Against Clarence Strittmatter
Clarence Strittmatter of Fort Worth was charged with DWI this morning after a sheriff arrest. He pled not guilty and bond was set at $1000. as of this report, the bond had not been posted.
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Clarence Harman Strittmatter
Fort Worth
Gaylon Smith
Strittmatter
Privitt Heads to Galveston for Texas Survey Meeting
Sam Privitt and family depart for Galveston where Privitt will join the Texas State Historical Survey Committee for a two day session. He was recently appointed by Gov. Price Daniel. The group will be hosted by Galveston with a banquet by the Civil War Commemorative Committee and Historical Foundation. A tour of historic Galveston homes is planned Saturday afternoon.
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Childress
G. A. Williams
Fire Marshel
Sam Privitt
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Price Daniel
Galveston
Joe Norman
State Department
Joe
Jack
Privitt
Houston
Oda Coats Test Drilling Below 3600 Feet Today
Oda Coats test drilling continues below 3600 feet today as crews aim to reach the oil producing formation around 4600 feet. The operation mirrors neighboring wells in depth and is expected to become a producer, marking the sixth producer in the southeast Kirkland area.
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Oda Coats
Kirkland
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