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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1963
Page
1
Weather summary reports extreme cold from Michigan to Florida with subzero readings across the Midwest. Michigan City and Muskegon suffer record snowfalls and travel disruption as schools and ferries cope with icy conditions.
At Vandenberg Air Force Base California the Air Force launched three Atlas rockets in about 12 hours achieving a new one day record. All three missions were reported successful by industry sources.
Senate leaders forecast further reductions before passage as Humphrey backs removing a House ban on export guarantees for private bank financing of surplus commodity sales to Communist nations. Dirksen warned the bill could fail without cross‑chamber agreement, while plans for adjournment prompt a Jan 7 return. The Appropriations Committee urged 3.6 billion, with 3.5085 billion now available for the current year.
The forecast indicates freezing rain and sleet possible in the northwest of Louisiana and eastern Missouri. Temperatures dip tonight with lows in the 20s. Friday brings rain, sleet or snow in parts, with highs near 30 to 46 depending on location, and colder conditions moving northward.
A weather bulletin reports much colder air moving into Arkansas with near cold wave conditions by Thursday morning. Temperatures today start in the 20s and 30s, then fall to single digits to around 20 in the south, with mostly cloudy skies and light snow flurries. Missouri clears and grows colder Wednesday with highs 10 to 18, lows from 5 below to 5 above, and continuing cold conditions into Thursday.
AP analysis expects 1964 to extend the construction boom driven by population growth and a prospering economy. Commerce Department forecasts a 5 percent spending rise to $65.6 billion with a record $20.2 billion from government, plus strong public works and school/hospital investments. Demand from private investment and public spending should sustain housing and office activity amid some concerns about over-building.
New York AP reports Idlewild Airport will become John F. Kennedy International Airport Tuesday marking the third name change in 26 years. Mayor Robert F. Wagner signed the law Wednesday, noting Idlewild was the former golf course name.
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