08 Feb 1961
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1961
Page
1
New York enduring a crippling storm leaves hundreds of thousands of cars buried in snow across the city and suburbs. Drivers froze en route to shelter as 1,000 people become stranded on Belt Parkway amid the mass disruption and traffic chaos.
A Scotland Yard detective testified a British civil servant exclaimed I have been a bloody fool when arrested for passing Royal Navy secrets to a Soviet agent posing as a U S naval attache. Harry F Houghton 55 and his fiancee Ethel Gee 46 were seized in London with Gordon A Lonsdale 37 amid alleged copies of secret naval documents, with two others Peter Kroger 50 and Helen Kroger 47.
Heavy rain sleet and snow pelted North Carolina with at least two traffic deaths. The Weather Bureau forecast clearing and warmer conditions as menaced roads and schools recovered. snow amounts reached six inches in West Jefferson and ice coated northern piedmont streets.
The North Carolina General Assembly convenes at noon for a pivotal session with swift action expected on officer elections. Senate and House leaders were chosen in brief caucuses, while redistricting reapportionment and court reforms loom as top issues. reforms to small loans, auto liability, and garage inspections also cited.
President Kennedy said today he believes America's ability to maintain its position in the world will be severely tested in the next four years.
President Kennedy said the United States must be completely secure in space age defenses but lacks a clear answer on the missile gap. He ordered Pentagon studies to be finished by Feb. 20 and warned Congress he may seek budget changes based on results.
A massive water main ruptured at 4 30 a m flooding north St Louis streets. Hundreds of homes were inundated and cars overturned while residents were evacuated by boat. Nine people were hospitalized amid exposure and shock in 20 degree cold. natural gas service was disrupted and heat was unavailable in several areas. Streets iced over near the broken main near 20th and East Grand Boulevard. Water pressure failed citywide and downtown had no water in places three miles away.
Raul Castro accused Catholic priests of bombing plots against the government in Havana rally speeches. He cited a priest caught at a munitions depot and another attempting to join Dominican Republic invaders. A Miramar blast followed, as thousands of soldiers sealed off the Escambray region amid mounting rebel threats.
The government breakup of a $2 billion annual heavy electrical equipment conspiracy may lead to civil suits by customers seeking thousands or millions in overpayments. A federal probe ended with 29 companies and 44 executives sentenced by Judge J Cullen Ganey, totaling 1,924,500 in fines and 30 day terms. 20 indictments were brought by four grand juries.
Kensington Palace introduces Frederick Collier, a late fiftys bachelor, who signed a silence pledge before starting as Princess Margaret's new butler. Collier replaces Thomas Cronin, who quit after clashes with Prince Charles. Cronin later wrote for a Sunday paper and criticized Armstrong-Jones.
Snow piles higher in central eastern and southern sections as a new storm drops up to a foot in northwest Arkansas and eight inches in Roanoke Virginia. Disturbances off the Carolina coast bring mixed precipitation from the Ohio Valley to the mid Atlantic as regions dig out from last week’s heavy snows.
The Senate Banking Committee approved Robert C. Weaver on an 11-4 vote to head the housing administration. Weaver, a 53 year old New York Negro, would become the highest ranking Black official in the government. The nomination moves to the Senate for possible debate and opposition, but approval is viewed as likely.
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