Winter Cold Grips Nation Threatening Crops and Lives
A massive cold air mass blankets the nation from the Rockies to the Atlantic, driving frigid temperatures from zero to below 16 in northern Tennessee to the Northeast. The deep freeze causes a rising death toll, damages crops in the South, and signals a shift toward milder readings in parts of the Midwest while another Arctic surge heads into northern regions.
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Associated Preas
Southland
Rockies
Atlantic
Canada
Midwest
Tennessee
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Plains
Werther
First GOP Appointee To Be Named
Erie County given hint of the first GOP patronage post with a press conference planned in Erie. District Attorney Herbert Johnson is favored for the judge of orphans court, backed by Corry Republican leaders, while James Dwyer already seeks the May GOP primary. Other names include Joseph Rohrer for highway superintendent, Harburght for the commerce bureau post, and William Sennett for Liquor Control Board solicitor.
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Erie
Herbert Johnson
Orphans’ Court
Johnson
Corry
Neil Coughlin
James Dwyer
Dwyer
Erleltes
Coughlin
Harrisburg
Joseph Rohrer
Millcreek
Erie County
Harburght
Gerry Hagerty
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Industrial Development
Hagerty
Pennsylvania
William Sennett
Liquor Control Board
Erle
Man buried alive survives after 15 minutes in trench
Leonard Murillo, 29, was buried four feet under earth in a flood control trench when the wall collapsed. He used his metal hard hat to create an air pocket until coworkers dug him out. Firefighters treated him with oxygen and he appeared unharmed aside from shock.
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Angeles
Leonard Murillo
Murillo
Dozan
European Storm Eases Off As Winter Grim Recedes
London dispatch reports Europe feeling relief as severe winter thaws in northern regions while southern areas face blizzards floods and cold. Death tolls exceed 400 across Britain Yugoslavia Italy West Germany and other nations with fuel shortages and disrupted utilities persisting.
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Belgium
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Yugoslavia
Italy
Netherlands
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Greece
Turkey
Spain
Portugal
Apennine
Bulgaria
Moscow Radio
Black Sea
Moldavia
Weather Briefs Across Cities Hit By Severe Cold
New York patrons seek strawberry ice cream to go as a luncheonette serves hot chocolate in freezing conditions. Allentown reports sunburned couple after resting under a sun lamp and needing hospital care. Toledo records 17 below as shoppers laugh at a heat relief sign. Detroit notes beer deliveries drop to five percent as roads freeze and beer would also freeze. Multiple locations report record cold and transportation issues.
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New York
Tommy Thunelius
Allentown
Willam Ruth
Detroit
Ed Gruman
State Health Dept aims to cut student smoking in schools
The State Health Department plans to use Pennsylvania schools and teachers to discourage smoking among students. Dr Charles Sbreedtam said health groups met and chose a plan to inform students in classrooms about problems of becoming smokers.
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State Health Department
Pennsylvania
Charles Sb.reedtam
Plans for Corry YMCA annual meeting set
The Corry YMCA annual meeting is planned for February 26 at 7:30 PM to review 1962 program and finances and elect officers. William Porter will discuss district work and Corry’s role. a buffet by the Women’s Auxiliary closes the session. Enrollment goal is 550, with special invitations to new and active members and committee workers.
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Ives
Corry
State Young Men's Christian Association
Douglas Rozelle
Acive
Gecording
Berrett
Martin Keppel
Joseph Furst
Alton F. Dahlstrand
Sterling 5
Wees
Two Girls Accuse Slayer of Attacks in Erie Case
Two girls aged 19 and 15 allege Daniel Biebighauser, already linked to the Mary Lynn Crotty murder, attacked them in recent months. A 19 year old says she was pregnant by him, and police note the same suspect also claimed two other women as victims. He faces polygraph tests today related to unsolved murders of Eleanor Free and Laura Mutch, while the district attorney says no other lie tests are planned.
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Erie
Daniel Biehighaliser
Mary Lynn Crotty
Biebighauser
Eleanor Free
Laura Mutch
Frank Lesch
Washington, Pa
Blebighauser
Herbert John Son Jr
Kennedy Says No U S Air Cover Planned For Cuba Invasion
President Kennedy stated there was no United States air cover promised or planned for the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion. He clarified confusion over terms and noted pilots were U S based, not American planes, as he addressed lingering questions about U S involvement.
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Washington
United States
Kennedy
Bay of Pigs
U.S. A St
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S
Jack
Weaver Named to Congress Space Group
James D. Weaver of Brle yesterday was named to the Science and Astronautics Committee, overseeing NASA and the nation’s space program. His appointment comes as NASA’s budget sits at about $0.7 billion for 1983, up 7.5 percent from last year.
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Washington
NASA
Gas quotas restored for 200 western Pennsylvania customers
Gas quotas were restored today to about 200 Austral customers in western Pennsylvania after a 75 percent cut yesterday that had limited supply to home heating. The temporary reduction affected industries across four western counties.
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Pittsburgh
Columbia Ges
Pennsylvania
Fir
First New Year baby mother dies at Corry hospital
Mrs. Jerry Lee Sweet of Clymer died on arrival at Corry Memorial Hospital after giving birth to Jerry Lee Jr. at the hospital earlier that day. She survived by her husband, mother, sister, and several half siblings. funeral and calling hours announced.
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Clymer
Corry Memorial Hospital
Corry
Albert Toller
Dewittville
N.Y
Patricia
Dewittyie
Filchard Bogs
Jamestown
Gordon Boas
Irene Ayers
California
Helen Work
Forest Drake
Dewittvlle
Spitser Funeral Home
Zy Leonard D. Adams
Edwards Chapel
Kennedy denies massive Soviet buildup in Cuba
President Kennedy says daily aerial scrutiny finds no evidence of a large new Soviet force in Cuba. He notes 16 000 to 17 000 Soviets remain on the island, mostly exercising and building barracks, and cites only one Soviet ship since October that might have carried arms, with no proof of offensive weapons. He also pitches a three year 15.6 billion tax cut with revenue offsets and clarifies past air cover remarks about the 1961 invasion.
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Creswent Kennedy
Cuba
Kennedy
Alliance For
France
United States
Europe
Charles de Gaulle
U.S
Fidel Castro
Kenneth B. Keating
Castro
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Rusk
Central Intelligence Agency
White House
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Rusk Testifies In Cuba Puzzle
Washington AP reports Cuba's military strength and any buildup being examined by a Senate inquiry with Secretary of State Rusk as first witness. Kennedy says no new buildup. some Republicans remain skeptical and push for independent probe. Senator Dirksen presses for a full historical file before action. Communist dies in Los Angeles.
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Cuba
Senate
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Kennedy
Caribbean
Thank God or Castro Aboard the Shirley Lykes
The 490 foot freighter Shirley Lykes carried 1,170 Cuban refugees to Port Everglades after surrendering most possessions under Castro's ransom. The voyage from Havana was darkened and rough in a north wind as the ship delivered food and medicines worth the latest installment of the $53 million payoff.
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Shirley Lykes
United States
Fidel
Red Cross
Shirley Lakes
Cuba
Port Everglades
Fla
Fidel Castro
Shirley-Lykes
Havaneldet
Castro
American Red Cross
Corry Aldermen Elected At Erie County Meeting
Corry officials M. S. Cobbett named secretary and Porter Auer chosen as director at a dinner of the Erie County Magistrates and Constables Association in Erie. Attendees included Assemblyman Stanley Blair and Ford O'Dell with several local attorneys and residents.
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Corry
Erie County Magistrates and Constables Association
Erie
Zukor Club
Richard Scarpitt
Richard Agresti
Stanley Blair
Ford O'Dell
Cobbett
Porter Auer
Ater
Norbert Bachomer
Byron Nichols
Penn A Beat Wave Pittsburgh Heat Breaks Record
A brief weather note reports temperatures rising above the today at Greater Pittsburgh Airport marking a notable heat crest in the region.
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Pittsburgh
Greater Pittsburgh
Ws. m
Wright School students win fire dept essay contest
Nancy Sprickman won the girls division and Joseph McLaughlin won the boys division in the annual fire prevention essay contest held here. William Jobastoh presented the awards as shown.
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Wright School
Fire Department
Nancy Sprickman
Joseph McLaughlin
William Jobastoh
Saveltig
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