Winter Strikes Dixie Coast From North Carolina to Maryland
A winter storm battered the Dixie coast from North Carolina to Maryland with icy rain and up to a foot of snow. It closed hundreds of schools, snarled roads, and sparked flash flooding along the Rocky River in Norwood, NC. Temperatures plunged across the Midwest and Northeast, while warm pockets reached the West Coast.
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Associated Press
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Survives 30 Broken Bones and 30-Week Coma Return Home
Nora Gunning, 19, of Blacklick Ohio, defied a 1 in 100 survival forecast after a October collision near Nashville Tennessee left her with 30 fractures a collapsed lung and a coma. After four months at Vanderbilt Hospital she was discharged and plans to work in a local hospital this summer while aiming to become a doctor.
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Columbus
Ohio
Nora Gunning
Blacklick
Nora
Mexico
Nashville
Tenn
Vanderbilt Hospital
Robert Gunning
Vandy
Bodies Found After Mine Collapse Crush Fatalities Rise
Two youths died in a mine cave in when rock fell on them as a cavern collapsed. Fathers Eugene Lawe and Ernest Husted were at the mine. the mothers and families faced shock as autopsy found instant death from crushing.
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Eugene Husted
Larry
Eugene Lawe
Ernest Husted
Lewis C Pusch
Philipsburg State Hospital
Pusch
Wesley
Tne Pee Lor
Richard Reid
Dawn
Hays
Dierack
Arth
Guerald Moody
Bevs
Coe Cribhouse
Soviet Aid Vital To Revolt Fidel
In an interview published today in Pravda the prime minister says Cuba’s revolution would not have survived without Soviet help. He credits Moscow and the Communist Party for vital support amid the revolt.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Paneer
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Cuna
Rockwell Says 1961 Best Yet
Rockwell Manufacturing Co reports 1961 sales of 126.399 million, highest in company history, up from 116.103 million in 1960. Net earnings rose from 7.974 million to 8.5 million last year.
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Pittsburgh
Rockwell Manufacturing Co
Fire Fatal To9 Boy Sole Survivor
A fire fatally injured a nine year old boy who was the sole survivor. The boy’s brother Charles eight and the children's grandparents Mr and Mrs Raymond Crandall aged 66 and 63, and five first cousins ages 2 to 1, are listed among relatives. Prorett Crandall of Springfield and Mrs Witbur Rogers of Green fight are named as parents in custody after a divorce. The mother has remarried and is alleged to be unwell with a child. The boy spent most of the time in a fire across the street at the home of Mars Charles Hunt and Mrs Frank Hine. He was taken to Monson State Hospital the day after authorities reported the explosion. The hospital is run by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. The incident details remain tangled in the official report.
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Raymond Ro Crandall
Prorett Crandall
Springfield
Witbur Rogers
Green Fight
Crandall
Enpecune & Child
Deorie
Mars
Charles Hunt
Prank
Monson State Hospital
Falmer
T Ie
Massachusetts Department of Mental Healthy
Greta
Sant
Moszse State Hospital
Am Ynstinisen
Verna J, Shaddock
Big Run
Grove City Hospital
Canse Township
Indiana Co
Thomas E
Ida Bush Kerr
Bruce Wood
Frank Shaddock
Sigurd Kristiansen
Circle Hill Cemetery
Parixsutawney
Kennedy McCormack feud marks Massachusetts Democrats
Boston AP Kennedy era tensions surface as John M Bailey questions neutrality in Senate primary at state committee meeting. Edward J. McCormack Jr. political pressure for Eddie to seek the Senate while Edward M Kennedy eyeing a bid. Pat Lynch to decide stance amid Kennedy McCormack clash. Republicans field George Cabot Lodge and Laurence Curtis as contenders amid redistricting changes.
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John M. Bailey
Kennedy
House
John W. McCormack
Bailey
Massachusetts
Democratic State Committee
Edward J. McCormack
Edward Jr
U.S. Senate
Edward M
Briley
McCormack
Democratic Committee
Lynch Glohn al. Lynch
Kennedys
McCormacks
Pat Lynch
Eddie
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Laurence Curtis
Lodge
United Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge
Automation May Hike US Public Works Payrolls
An automation expert warns that public works payrolls may rise as machines replace labor. Donald Michael argues continued automation could require government support for part of the population during the transition, noting leisure time and potential social effects for low salaries.
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Waslington
Public Works
Donald No Michael
Owl
Michael
Center For
Bund
Republic
Tne
Unloaded Gun Kills Farm Hand in Florida Bar
Ramon Figueroa Picard, 43, a Puerto Rican farm worker, pointed a pistol at his stomach in a Fort Myers bar and said there were two bullets. He pulled the trigger and died soon after arrival at a hospital, deputies reported.
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Fort Myers, Fla
Ramon Figueroa Picard
Picard
Sheriff's Deputies
Girl Bitten on Vacation Seeks Family in Washington
In Jacksonville Florida authorities search for the R. F. Perry family traveling to Everett Washington after their 3 year old Lecia Ann is bitten by a neighbor dog suspected to be rabid. Police report say the dog may have bitten siblings Robert six and Donnal Elaine eight. The family left Friday night.
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Jacksonville
Fla
R. F. Perry
Everett
Wash
M. H. Arnold
Lecia Ann
Perry
Robert
Donnal Elaine
Father of 2 Dies While Skin Diving
John Weller 28 of Boyertown, a father of two, drowned while skin diving with Aqua Vikings Scuba Club near Pottstown. The 60 foot deep ice covered quarry in Union Township Berks County was used for a dive when Weller's reserve oxygen ran low. Clyde Carpenter and Richard Firing tried to reach him but he did not surface. Rescue efforts paused at midnight then resumed at daylight. Weller worked as a general foreman for a toy train maker. his wife Bernice is pregnant with a third child.
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Pottstown
Here
John Weller
Boyertown
USA
Weller
Bernice
Aqua Vikings Scuba Club
Clyde Carpenter
Richard Firing
Carpenter
Kevin
Scott
Union Township
Berks County
Man fatally wounds neighbor in Santa Monica domestic dispute
Lynn Ann Donatani, 19, was set for her wedding day when Amelio Castorena, 25, appeared at her bathroom door and attacked. Police say Castorena was shot by a passerby, Gerald Scott, 63, as he fled a confrontation between the two houses. Castorena died. Scott was questioned and released. Donatani's fiancé Castorena was to marry her earlier that day.
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Calif
API— Aoneshbar
Lynn Ann Donatani
Amelio
Castorena HW
Somerling
Castorena
Ivan Ann
Gerald Scatt
Scott
Tynn Ann
Castor Aia
Feo
Yale Towne Strike Ends After 22 Week Walkout
The Yale & Towne Manufacturing Co. moves to recall striking workers after an 431-423 vote ending a 22 week strike marked by violence and mediation. Aimed at seniority rules and shop steward rights, the settlement outlines bring back workers and set new contract terms pending ratification by the IAM locals and union leaders.
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Obituaries include Hlatky and Popp families of Warren area
The notice lists Mary Hlatky of Warren aged 83 who died after a two week illness at Trumbull Memorial Hospital. Born in Czechoslovakia, she immigrated in 1914 and lived in Warren 12 years, with several children and many grandchildren among survivors. Also noted are infant Christopher Popp of Blairsville and several other relatives, along with funeral home details and church services.
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Mary Hlatky
Sussex Street
Warren
Ohio
Trumbull Memorial Hospital
Czechoslovakia
United States
Glen Campbell
Andrew Hlatky
St. James Church
Greek Catholic Union
Altar and Rosary Society
St. Michael Church
John
Sue) Banks
George
Mary) Grega
Clymer
Michael
Anna) Kral
Commodore
Rose) Kraynak
Andrew
Julia) Kraynak
Frank
Margaret) Ropchock
Warren O
Andrew Hlasky
Verona
Gillen - Larkins
Elizabeth Bain Aird
Robert Houck
Pomona
California
Aim
Andrew Bain
Aultman
Robinson-Lytle’s
Indiana
Kennedy Returns To Washington From Palm Beach
President Kennedy returns to Washington after four days in Palm Beach with Mrs Kennedy and children Caroline and John Jr. They plan to travel Sunday with Kennedy's father Joseph P. Kennedy on the Honey Fitz cruise. The president is described as making satisfactory progress from the December stroke and attended services at St. Edwards Church amid cheering crowds.
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St. Edward's
GOP Seeks Commission On Sales Tax
Harrisburg AP Republicans push a bill to restore four percent sales tax commissions paid to merchants. Senate sponsors Sen. Clarence Bell and others argue the commissions were cut in 1961 to cover a deficit. Opponents say the $8 million surplus should help balance the next budget.
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Senate
Republicans
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GOP
Clarence Bell
Delaware
Martin Silvert
Philadelphia
Mine Cave-In Kills 2 Men near Pottsville
POTTSVILLE Pa AP The only survivor of a mine collapse says three men were pushing a load of coal toward the entrance when timbers gave way Joseph Dontius crawled through coal and debris to safety after the shaft near Cumbola collapsed Saturday Donitus brought help but it was too late Two others Joseph Loren 47 of Mahanoy Plane and Patrick Fucci 27 of Pottsville died on arrival at Pottsville Hospital The three worked with six others in the mine operation located six miles northeast of the Schuylkill County community.
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Pottsville
Uva
Joseph Dontius
Curnbula
Donitus
Joseph Loren
Mahanoy
Patrick Fucci
Pottsville Hospital
Schuylkill County
Margaret's Whims Draw Sharp Royal Criticism
London AP report on Princess Margaret facing frank criticism from Daily Mirror. It cites concerns over her behavior and costly Kensington Palace facelift while others face housing and welfare issues. The piece notes Antigua vacation, Snowdon’s new job, and questions about the princess’s future public role.
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London
Margaret
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Daily Mirror
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Sunday Times
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the Mirror
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