Winds and floods paralyze western United States
Destructive winds and blizzards crippled the western half causing floods and power outages. Nine killed in California and thousands homeless as rivers rose, roads closed, rail service disrupted, and shelters opened across California Oregon Idaho Nevada and Colorado. Authorities declared emergencies in Idaho counties.
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Trial Under Way In Peonage Case In Connecticut
A rare peonage case opens in U S District Court New Haven with Mexico City driver Luis Humberto Oros and chicken farmer David I Shackney facing federal charges. Oros testified of forced work hours unpaid and threats to trap his family in labor conditions on Shackney’s Middlefield farm.
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Mexico City
Kennedy proposes $195 million fallout shelter plan for suburbs
Secretary McNamara outlined a 195 million fallout protection program stressing suburban shelters and broader civil defense for natural disasters. He said over 100 million Americans could be protected with spaces readied this year, but many sites are urban and new spaces near homes are needed. A 175 million incentive program would grant up to 2.50 dollars per square foot for civic and nonprofit shelters open to the public, with a 20 million first-year cost to require public fallout space in federal buildings.
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Thurmond cites a large Soviet base in Cuba
Sen Strom Thurmond claims a formidable Soviet base with ballistic missiles and 30 000 to 40 000 troops behind the Cuba curtain. Pentagon and State Department officials dispute the claims, urging proof and noting ongoing intelligence evaluations.
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Collapse Traps 450 Children in Ecuador School
A school building in Biblian, Andes region of Ecuador, collapsed trapping about 450 children. Early reports cited 103 deaths, many of them schoolgirls, as the chapel ceiling caved during services attended by children and nuns.
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Speculation Grows Canada Will Hold New Election
Ottawa reports secret talks intensify a possible dissolution of Parliament by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker amid U S demands on nuclear weapons. The move follows Washington's friction over U S supplied missiles and jets and the opposition, Liberal Pearson, Social Credit and New Democrats, could force a confidence vote.
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Turkish Air Collision Kills 79 in Ankara Square
Search crews sift through charred debris after a Friday air collision in Ankara. A passenger Middle East Airlines jet and a Turkish C47 Dakota collided nose to nose in a cloud bank, killing 79, with 62 on the ground. Five Americans died.
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University of Minnesota
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Dr Douglas Branch Killed in North Carolina Wreck
Dr Douglas M Branch general secretary treasurer of the Baptist State Convention died in an auto truck collision near Ahoskie North Carolina He was 54 and on the way to hunt wild turkey His body returned to Raleigh for lying in state then funeral plans were announced Gov Terry Sanford praised him and an interim replacement was to be chosen Tuesday by the General Board in Raleigh
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Asheville
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Burnsville
Terry Sanford
Branch
North Carolina
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Martin County
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Hertford County
Delhart Dempsey
Ahoskie
Ben Sutton
Murfreesboro
Government Considers Legal Action Against Hoffa Bond Issue
The government weighs court action to bar James R. Hoffa from leading the Teamsters Union if he cannot obtain a faithful duty bond by February 8. Officials say bonding firms have refused coverage amid allegations of federal pressure, with penalties under the 1959 Landrum Griffin act possible for bond violations.
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Nicholas Katzenbach
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Landrum-Griffin
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Adam C. Powell
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Thomasville schools race to meet growing enrollment
The Enterprise reports growing student numbers strain facilities with teachers lacking classrooms and cramped spaces. A detailed look at district needs and proposed plans to address them appears in tomorrow's edition.
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