California Storm Drops Heavy Rain and Snow Across State
A massive weekend storm hit Southern California after a long dry spell causing five traffic deaths on slick roads. Venice Beach eroded while Glendale saw a mud surge. widespread flooding, evacuations, and boat rescues followed as nearly 2.58 inches fell in LA and up to 8 inches in foothills.
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Does Jackie Wear Wigs
Jacqueline Kennedy has three wigs according to her sister-in-law Joan Kennedy, though the White House denies the reports. Joan Kennedy said she wears wigs especially while traveling and that she tried one on, while Pamela Turnure said the First Lady has not been known to use wigs.
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North Carolina Assembly Opens First Full Week
The 1963 General Assembly begins its first full week with both chambers meeting at 8 p m. Rep Clyde Harriss plans a bill to raise personal income tax exemptions for dependents from 300 to 500 dollars. Gov Sanford’s budget message hints at tax relief. Press floor access remains disputed as Senate rules chair Ralph Scott ponders a policy review. Meanwhile thousands tour the new 6 2 million legislative building.
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Stone
House of Representatives
Budget Games Get Under Way
Raleigh awaits the Joint Appropriations Committee as it begins to dissect the 1963 65 budget proposals. Governor Sanford’s plan totals 1.8 billion, with built in room for safe adjustments around 10 million and features allowing larger flexibility. The administration stresses conservatism and realism while noting no new bond issues beyond 21.9 million can be floated by the legislature.
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Leapfrogs Inland Asian Flu Hits Eastern Seaboard
AP report details a wave of Asian flu spreading from the Eastern Seaboard inward toward Kansas. Public Health Service data show pneumonia influenza deaths above epidemic thresholds in 108 cities for four weeks, with confirmed cases in Maryland Kansas Illinois North Carolina DC and suspected in Vermont Maine Delaware Virginia South Carolina and Georgia.
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Powell Returns Amid Rising Criticism In Congress
Adam Clayton Powell faces mounting criticism as he returns to Washington from Puerto Rico. Senate criticism centers on his travel with two companions and questions about government spending. House Education and Labor members accuse him of shirking responsibility, threatening to stain Congress with controversy over a $5.3 billion education bill.
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Regime Appears Stronger in Baghdad Amid Iraq Turmoil
Beirut based AP report says revolutionary troops quieted in Baghdad and Basra sees fighting as a West German deputy notes firm control in the capital. Witnesses report looting and staged displays as rebels show slain Prime Minister Kassem’s body on TV.
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Red China rebuffs Soviet overture on Communist talks
Peking denounces Yugoslav revisionism as the main threat to communism and rejects Moscow's plan for an international meeting. The People's Daily says unity must follow the Moscow declarations, while Khrushchev and Mao Tze tung clash over peaceful competition versus war.
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Basketball Fixer Molinas Sentenced to 10 to 15 Years
New York AP reports Jack Molinas a former Columbia star and accused fixer of college games received a 10 to 15 year prison term for basketball bribery. He was convicted on five counts including bribery and conspiracy to bribe players in about 25 games.
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Sarafite
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Negro Named Deputy U.S. Marshal in North Carolina
Joseph C. Biggers, a Durham County sheriff's deputy, is named the first Black federal deputy marshal in the state. The 42 year old Gaston County native will take the oath February 18 under U. S. Marshal E. Herman Burrows. Biggers attended North Carolina College Durham and Lincoln Academy Kings Mountain, earning a business degree.
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Man sets self ablaze in car after marital dispute
Atlanta AP report says Robert Chesire, 42, a one-armed house painter and father of two, saturated himself and the car interior with a flammable liquid and burned to death Sunday after threatening to burn himself if his estranged wife did not return. Bystanders tried to intervene but he fought them off as flames consumed the vehicle.
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