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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1962
Page
1
A thaw driven avalanche roared from Mt Huascaran into Ramahica and surrounding ranches in northwestern Peru. Officials fear 3,000 to 4,000 dead as the ice, snow and water swept into the Santa River area, destroying homes, farms and communications.
In Carterville Illinois William Orlandi director of the Illinois Mines and Mineral Department reports 11 miners trapped 168 feet underground were found dead by rescue teams after a late day explosion at Blue Blaze Coal Co. The shaft bottom was murky with smoke and debris and poisonous carbon monoxide was present. The blast occurred about six pm after the men entered the mine Wednesday night.
President Kennedy unveiled a 6000 word State of the Union calling for multi billion dollar federal aid to public schools and for civil rights legislation. He urged faster decisions on urban affairs and a sweeping revision of trade policy to slash tariffs and expand free trade with Europe and Latin America. He warned freedom requires action and hinted at reorganizing the armed forces to strengthen a military stance.
A U S B 52H superbomber with an eight-man Air Force crew led by Maj Clyde Evely landed at Torrejon airbase near Madrid after a 12 519 mile nonstop flight from Okinawa setting a new world distance record. The 22 hour 9 minute mission broke the 11235 6 mile mark held by the Truculent Turtle since 1946.
The Algerian rebel government in exile ends a four day meeting with a communique signaling openness to a negotiated solution with France while warning that extremist European terrorists jeopardize the peace process and minority interests.
Congo Parliament votes 66 to 10 to order Gizenga to return to Leopoldville within 48 hours to take his post. He refuses, citing a government pledge, while Katanga debates unity and signs an accord with Kitona. Political tension rises as Gizenga’s influence wanes and Adoula’s gains.
Police report two additional robberies at Charlotte service stations early today, bringing the recent total to five. The first incident at Jones Service Station involved two Black men one armed with a pistol. $285 was taken and one suspect allegedly said I got the money dont kill him. The second robbery occurred at a Spur station on North Tryon Street where John Donaldson, age 18, said a man with a small revolver demanded money and received several five dollar bills plus other notes.
A powerful cold wave swept North Carolina with temperatures near zero in Asheville and single digits in the west. Two men died in a crash on icy highways as snow lingered. schools reopened in many areas though High Point canceled classes. The Weatherman warned of lingering clouds and possible Saturday precipitation.
A severe cold wave blanketed most of the United States with subzero temperatures in 17 states and heavy snow in parts of Florida. Deaths linked to the cold reached 116, including 66 from heart attacks while shoveling or pushing cars and 33 in motor vehicle accidents. Temperatures plunged to double digits below zero in many cities, with notable readings from Laramie to Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Mary Maude Crouse about 50 died early today in a Lexington home fire. Ill with flu she reportedly retired about 7 p.m. yesterday. a cigarette is blamed for the blaze that consumed her room around 1 a.m. Her mother discovered the flames and alerted responders. other rooms sustained water damage.
In West Berlin a husky voiced DJ calling herself Moscow Molly airs American tunes from East Berlin and spouts propaganda to U.S. troops nightly at 11 45 p m for thirty minutes. Soldiers rate the show from silly to dangerous while U S officials dismiss its impact as minimal.
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