Weather Corner Fair weather across regions through Wednesday
Bay Area and Northern California show fair skies with little temperature change through Wednesday. Sacramento and Salinas report highs near 70s to 80s with tonight’s lows around 30s to 40s, light to gentle winds. Monterey to Fort Bragg coastlines note morning fog possible and variable winds 5 to 22 knots. Tide tables listed for Wednesday November 15 with sunrise around 6:9.
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East Germany removes Stalin statue and renames streets
East Germany conducts a night de Stalinization move clearing Stalin statue from Stalinallee and replacing names with fresh signs. The Stalin plant in Berlin Treptow is renamed Electrical Apparatus Works. Neues Deutschland reports Ulbricht denial of a personality cult as the regime signals broader de Stalinization.
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Blizzards Sweep Southwest and East Coast Storm Impacts
A sweeping weather system blankets the Southwest with heavy snow up to 36 inches in the Sacramento Mountains southeast of Alamogordo New Mexico and drifts hamper searchers for missing Elmenters in Southwest New Mexico. The storm shifts east with rain and fog across Texas Louisiana and the eastern U S. Temperatures range from the 20s to the 80s in warm pockets as heavier snow covers the southern Rockies and high elevations.
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Bus Crash Injures 23 as Greyhound Strikes Tree
A Greyhound bus veered off a rammed highway near Plattsburg New York and slammed into a tree injuring 23 people, one seriously. Driver Georga W. Garris, 64, from Brooklyn, sustained an arm injury. Most passengers were Canadians. The driver blamed headlights from an oncoming car for the collision.
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Nixon presses unity at San Francisco GOP fundraiser
In San Francisco AP Nixon urged countermeasures to Khrushchev style tactics and warned against a fear driven culture. He criticized defeatist talk and urged focus on victory while addressing Kennedy and California Governor Brown. The 1962 state election campaign kickoff drew 2900 tickets at the Cow Palace with Knight Shell and Powers among attendees.
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House Coalition Liberals See Gloomy Days
Washington AP reports that the House faces tough sessions starting January 10 as women beyond the speaker and majority whip may influence fate. Key figures include Howard W. Smith and Charles A. Halleck. Sam Rayburn’s past coalition leverage is noted. Speaker Rayburn, battling cancer, is not expected to return, with John W. McCormack likely succeeding him and Carl Albert in line for leadership roles amid uncertain cross‑faction dynamics.
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Soviet Leader To Visit Sudan
Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev left Moscow by plane today for an official visit to Sudan. The discussion likely touched on broader Cold War diplomacy and Africa policy as the 1961 session of Congress focused on housing, minimum wage, and liberal priorities amid disputes with conservatives.
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Flood Waters Curtail Rescue Efforts Along Pacific Coast
Flood waters swept a 120 mile stretch of the Pacific coast near Acapulco causing extensive damage and at least 80 deaths. The toll was reported from the village of Nuxco north of Acapulco as the weekend storm battered the region between Acapulco and Ithuataneio, hindering rescue work and relief efforts.
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Almanac Today November 14 1961 highlights in history
Almanac notes November 14 1961 marking the 318th day of the year with 47 to follow. It lists Mercury and Venus visible at morning, Jupiter and Saturn in the evening, and Scorpio as the sun sign. Notables born on this day include Robert Fulton 1765. Historical items mention New York streetcar debut in 1832, Melville's Moby Dick 1851, Guiteau trial 1881, Roosevelt proclaiming Philippine Islands status in 1935. Holmes Jr. quote ends entry.
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Franklin Roosevelt
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Nehru urges immediate general disarmament plea
In Los Angeles AP reports Indian Prime Minister Nehru called for immediate and general disarmament. He warned that a year of delay makes a solution more difficult and cited internal conditions and the Soviet Union as factors, speaking at the Beverly Hilton on the eve of his departure.
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