Cold Weather Grips East as West Sees Mild Conditions
The Associated Press reports continued cold across the eastern half of the United States with temperatures in the 20s and below zero in the Midwest. Pellston Michigan hit 10 degrees, northern Florida saw 20s, while Birmingham Alabama touched 26. Forecasters note freezing drizzle and fog in the Mississippi Valley and Ohio Valley with light flurries in the Great Lakes and southern New England. In contrast the western states posted 30s and 40s with only western Washington awaiting light showers and notable warmth in California reaching 84 in Thermal and 80 in Los Angeles.
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Associated Press
Florida
Midwest
Pellston
Mich
Ne Mich
Talent Mercury
Daytona Beach
Fla
Birmingham
Ala
Middle
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes Region
New England
Washington
Thermal
Calif
San Diego
Los Angeles
Foutch Seeks Funds to Fight D-Y Power Deal
Tennessee Senator Foutch plans to ask the 1955 General Assembly to authorize up to 100000 dollars to fund opposition to the Dixon Yates power contract. He calls the fight a life and death struggle to save the TVA and prevent private power interests from pressuring public officials.
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Foutch
Smithville
Tenn
Sen
McAlien Foutch
Dixon- Yates
TVA
Dixon-Yates
Atomic Energy Commission
West Memphis
Ark
Tennesee Valley Authority
Tennessee
Kentucky
Power Trust
Weather forecast for Carolinas and Virginia reads mixed with snow flurries
North Carolina shows partly cloudy skies with occasional mountain snow flurries and cold nights. highs near freezing in mountains and 38 to 43 elsewhere. South Carolina expects cloudiness and warmer spells with light north snow flurries. Virginia expects fair east and cold nights with continued cold through Wednesday. Cold trend continues through Sunday with below normal temperatures.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Portin
Best Year is Predicted for Commerce Development
Fragmentary note mentions a radio interview and plans for advertising in major papers like the Washington Post and New York Times. It references hiring engineers for a private power site and distributing the antique collection to citizens in Tennessee and nearby areas.
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Washington Post
New York Times
Tennessee
T of Rone
Nashature
Venes
Ville
Average Draft Age Rises as Quotas Shrink
An Associated Press survey shows states average draft age around 21 to 25 with 18 to 23 as common ranges. Directors report older men volunteering and quotas now about 20 000 monthly, halved to 10 000 or 11 000 later, raising involuntary call ages in several states.
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Washington
Associated Press
Defense Wilson
Wilson
South Dakota
California
Vermont
Wisconsin
Utah
Executives Require Medical Treatment After Checkups
ANN ARBOR Mich The University of Michigan Medical School reports that nearly half of 500 business executives who came here for company paid physical checkups required medical treatment.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
University of Michigan Medical School
Mississippi Voters Decide on Public School Abolition Amendment
Mississippi voters face a constitutional amendment allowing the Legislature to abolish public schools to preserve segregation. Backers say losses are acceptable for continued separation. opponents see unnecessary power grab. The plan allows statewide abolition, private-school aid, and selling school assets, with details on local option and funding.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
U. S. Supreme Court
Legal Educational Advisory Committee
Naton
Joel Blass
Blass
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