Snowstorm floods Michigan and Midwest roads
A fierce snowstorm buried hundreds of cars on Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula and froze the Midwest with sub zero temperatures. Houghton reports 18.1 inches since Saturday, Sault Ste. Marie four inches, Grand Rapids ten. No casualties, but many vehicles stranded. drivers faced heavy drifts and slick highways. Weather warned of deeper cold, with sub zero temps in North Dakota Minnesota Iowa and Nebraska, and a 25 below forecast for northern Minnesota.
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Keenenaw Peninsula
Midwest
Lake Superior
Upper Michigan
Civil Acronautics Administration
Houghton
Mich
Gum
Sault Ste. Marie
Grand Rapids
Chicao
North Dakota
Minnesota
Pinnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
New England
New Hampshire
Northwest
North Pacific Coast
Rockies
Heavy Fog Shuts Coastline and Inland Areas
Dense fog blanketed coastal Orange County from Seal Beach to Laguna Beach with near zero visibility at 11 p m as fog drifted inland to Westminster and the Santa Ana River area. Long Beach Airport reported one eighth mile visibility at 10 p m. Officials expect clearing by morning with more fog possible tonight and sunny conditions expected Saturday afternoon.
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Orange County
Seal Beach
Laguna Beach
Westminster
Santa Ana River
Garden Grove
Weather Bureau
Flopnik Mousenik Falls Short in Subzero Flight Test
Austin high school students and Sister Scotus staged a space effort with a mouse carrying rocket Mousenik at a farm site nine miles north of Austin. The radio rocket failed to fit, ignition failed, and the craft plowed into the ground 200 feet up. A previous rocket had exploded, mirroring a Vanguard moment. Ulysses the mouse survived only to be again stymied by launches, with spectators dwindling in the cold.
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ASTIN
Minn
Roman Catholis
Ulysses
Austin Rocket Society
Ebadi
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Cape Canaveral
Scotus
Russia
Earth
Space
Austin
Richard King
Elan
Richard
Micusenik
Taxes and Socialism in Income Tax Trend
A Nation's Business article argues taxes and socialism rise together, tracing income tax growth since 1913. A chart shows the rising share of income taxed for a married couple with no dependents, with broad effects across income groups. Continued on paragraph A-6.
All Independent Column on Bases and Pole Race
Drew Pearson argues against overseas bases as useless likening to Maginot Line. The page also notes New Zealanders leading in a race with Britain to reach the South Pole. An early Sunday tremor in Santiago Chile registered minor intensity with no damage or injuries reported.
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America
France
Drew Pearson
Nue
South Pole
Story
Santiago
Chile
Eisenhower's 1950 Budget Seen Near 74 Billion Dollars
President Eisenhower is expected to send Congress a fiscal 1950 budget near 74 billion dollars, peaking in peacetime and rivaling wartime highs. Officials say revenues may fall due to a recession, with possible reserve for a 500 million dollar military contingency fund to pursue rocket weapon breakthroughs. Civilian programs face few cuts while military spending rises, keeping overall outlays well above 72 billion.
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Washington
Hisenhower
Congress
Eisenhower
East Germany imposes travel visas on Allied civilians
Berlin AP reports East Germany will require travelers to hold East German visas starting Jan 1. Western civilians including diplomats in and out of Berlin face new restrictions, with passage through the city limited to air routes unless visas are obtained, a move seen as pressuring Western recognition.
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Imust
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Cpl
Jf. R. Callan
Knight
West Germany
Fugitive Killer Dies in Fiery Head-on Crash
In Wrens Georgia a violent chase ended in a head-on collision as Henry Overton 44 and a second man died when Overton's 1958 Buick burst into flames. Police identified the other driver as Charlie Wray 42 of Cocoa Florida. Overton was wanted on murder kidnapping and auto theft charges.
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Clay Overton
Teolion
Night
Washington, D.C
Lin
Tolin
Monk
Overton
Russell Wayne Carpenter
Upvith Overton
Charlie Wray
Cocoa, Fla
R. L. Knight
Bashful WM Hides in Fog Beyond the Gloom
A fog bound scene shows Bashful WM avoiding attention as Flo endures stares. The subject prefers the fog and hopes for sun by midmorning while noting a past escalation of bashfulness and a unique habit of turning a dressing stand to the wall.
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Flo
Heavy Plane Part Drops In Torrance Yard
A heavy radio antenna weight fell from a passing aircraft and buried in the yard of Charles J. Mellowell at 4316 W 230th St Torrance. Police said experts at Aero Aircraft Co identified the object and the plane has not been located.
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Torrance
Charles J Mellowell
Aero Aircraft ‘Co
Torrance Municipal
New Subway Walkout Backed by All Transit Workers
New York transit workers voted unanimously to back union president Michael Quill in demanding a 65 cent hourly wage welfare package. The walkout could begin at midnight New Year’s Eve, halting most subway and many bus services citywide.
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New York
New York Transit
Palcnigns
Michael Quill
Transit Authority
Aflicio Transit Workers Union
New York Transit. Rr
Santa Ana Boys Admit 34 School Burglaries
Three 14 year old boys admitted to a 90 day spree of school burglaries in Santa Ana. They broke into Wilson Elementary School and other sites by forced windows and doors using switchblade knives. A 16 year old was named as a companion. The thefts were described as small but numerous.
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Santa Ana
Wilson
Opera Star Steber Weds Maj Gordon Andrews at Post Chapel
Opera star Eleanor Steber married Maj Gordon Andrews of the US Army in a ceremony held Sunday at the post chapel, joining two prominent names in a formal military wedding.
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FT. Slocum
Icy
Eleanor Steber
Gordon ‘G. Andrews
US. Army
Post Chapel
Submarine Disaster Near Salvaged With Entire Crew Safe
Red Star reports a Soviet submarine sank to the bottom in rough seas, but its entire crew was saved after a multi day underwater rescue. Divers used air flooding, food and medicine delivered through torpedo tubes, then hauled the sub to the surface with navy support.
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Moscow 2
Red Star
Red Navy
Special Underwater Rescue Corps
Soviec Press
With
London
Black Sea
Soviet Pacific
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