Biting Cold Spreads Snow Through Southern States
A biting cold wave from the central U S extends into the South bringing snow sleet and rain. Nashville reports an inch of snow by dawn while north Alabama faces temperatures near 6 degrees. Mississippi and Florida brace for freezing conditions and hazardous driving as a blizzard shatters Midwest warmth.
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Southland
Nashville
Tenn
By & A.m
Weather Bureau
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Midwest
Denyver
New York
Mississippi River
Winter Storm Closes Roads and Drops Temps Across Tennessee
Storm warnings and heavy snow hit Middle and West Tennessee with 1 to 3 inches expected, while East Tennessee sees lighter accumulations. Roads glaze with ice, schools close in Memphis Jackson Madison County and Davidson County, and Gatlinburg hopes for a heavy snow event as temperatures plunge nationwide to well below freezing.
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Middle
West Tennessee
Highway Patrol
Memphis
Jackson
Madison County
Davidson County
East Tennessee
Nashville
Weather Bureau
Gatlinburg
Denver
Great Lakes
St. Paul
Minn
Detroit
New York
Muskegon
Mich
Werther Bureau
North Dakota
Minnesota
Texas
Louisiane
Fire Turns Local Man Into Torch
A Kingsport mechanic, Willie B. Lyle, was severely burned when a can of automobile thinner exploded while he tried to start a fire. He suffered burns estimated at 74 percent and was listed in critical condition at Halston Valley Community Hospital. Fire Chief C M Kenner said the man poured thinner into a wood fire when the explosion engulfed him, spreading flames as colleagues tried to help. Lyle, 25 Riverview Apartments resident, was rushed to the hospital after being dragged from the scene and having his clothes burned away.
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Kingsport
Halston Valley Community Hospital
Willie B. Lyle
Creech
East Sullivantreet
C. M. Kenner
Lyle
Riverview Apartments
David Creech
Vanderbilt seeks NASA aid in aerospace plan
Vanderbilt University has applied to NASA for support in a broad aerospace engineering program. The project would cost about 240000 dollars over five years with costs shared equally by Vanderbilt and NASA and run by Vanderbilt's School of Engineering. Dean Robert B. Rowe notes the four-year program is too short to train modern engineers.
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Nashville
Vanderbilt University
National Aeronautics and Space Agency
Vanderbilt
NASA
School of Engineering
Robert 8. Rowe
Kingsport Executive Trades Winter for Virgin Islands Cruise
Howard Ross, accounting head at American St. Gobhain in Kingsport, traded cold weather for a windjammer cruise in the Virgin Islands aboard the Maverick. The 11 day Vege Islands trip cost about 400 dollars, including airfare. Ross described the voyage as informal with passengers doing regular crew duties and enjoying sunny seas, tropical dances, and island explorations. He plans to return next year and hopes to bring his wife, who fears seasickness.
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Ross
Jack Wilson
Kingsport
Howard Ross
American St. Gobhain Corp
Watauga St
Virgin Islands
Wall Street Journal
Bahamas
Vege Islands
Utility Battle Goes On In Sullivan County Gas District Hearing
In Blountville Sullivan County opponents and petitioners faced off before County Judge Hal Carr for a second day over a proposed natural gas utility district. The measure would issue bonds to finance pipelines serving about 100000 residents, excluding Kingsport Bristol and certain districts. Petitioners cited a $31 million cost and broad county service while opponents argued against consumer protections and future industrial impact.
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Blountville
Sullivan County
Hal Carr
Tennessee
Carr
Clifford Sanders
Val. Sanford
T. R. Baidy, Jr
Bandy
Kingsport
Bristol
Briseol
Joe Worley
Valenteer Natural Gas Co
E. F. Smith
W. E. Weber
Colonial Heights Service Club
W. H. Cate
Sanders
Cirr
French Agree To Hold Off On ECM Battle
Paris reports that President de Gaulle and Chancellor Adenauer agreed to suspend Britain’s entry into the European Common Market for now. They urged the EEC executive commission to conduct a thorough new study on the issues and report to foreign ministers, with no set deadline, likely taking months.
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Paris
APJ
Charles de Gaulle
Britain
de Gaulle
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Executive Commission
European Economic Community
Jefffor Bonn
Violence Flare Across South Desegregation Struggles
A wave of desegregation incidents grips the South led by a shooting in Yanceyville North Carolina. Jasper Brown, father of four, surrendered to authorities after allegedly firing on white men injuring two. A NAACP leader’s brother fights with a white youth in Pine Bluff Arkansas. James Meredith leaves Ole Miss after clashes. Justice Department files a voter discrimination suit in Sunflower County Mississippi.
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United Press International
Southland
North Carolina
Arkansas
Mississippi
South Carolina
Yanceyville
N.C
Jasper Brown
Brown
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Pine Bluff
Ark
William Howard
Howardo
Johnny Irvin
Oxford
Misa
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
The
Lumbia
5.C
JO Curs
Meredith
Herbert Jessen
Memphis
Justice Department
Ford
Miss
Sunflower County
Bailiwick
James C. Eastland
D-Miss
Harvey Gantt
Clemson College
Spartanburg
S.C
Robert Kennedy
John B. Long
Senate
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