Freezing East Braces For Winter Storm Onward
A cold wave sweeping from the Midwest into the East drives temperatures down from 60s to near zero, with snow and sleet across the region. Ice and winds threaten citrus in the lower Rio Grande Valley and damage crops worth millions. travel disruption is reported from New York to Texas and Alabama.
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Blast Heard in East Berlin Across From West Berlin
West Berlin police reported hearing a medium strength explosion early today in East Berlin near the Pankow borough across from the French sector. An officer could not determine the exact location of the blast.
Dog Escapes Wall But Returns to West Berlin
A dog slipped through the Berlin Wall into East Berlin. An East German border guard fired three shots and missed, and the dog scampered back to West Berlin.
Winnebagoes vote to organize under act 1934
Winnebago Indians of Wisconsin voted 514 yes and 5 no to organize under the 1934 act to improve living standards including vocational training and schooling. Of 519 votes, absentee ballots led with 173. Black River Falls cast 129, with a few negative votes in Wisconsin Rapids and via absentee ballots. The election board counted the results and notified the Indian Affairs commissioner.
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Jackson County
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Franklin Park
Ill
Bernadine Talmadge
Wisconsin Dells
Mary Maroney
Chicago
E. J. Riley
Great Lakes Indian Agency
Ashland
Riley
Phillip Nash
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Mitchell Whiterabbit
Jeep Driving Snow Remover Faces Ticket in Chicago
Ernest Hendricks, 49, a South Side janitor, clears snow with a jeep plow for neighbors. He was cited for driving a motor vehicle on the sidewalk while clearing a sidewalk for an elderly woman. Alderman Bohling plans to defend him in traffic court.
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Hendricks
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Wisconsin to see moderating temps by tonight
Wisconsin faces one of its coldest stretches with subzero readings across the state. The forecast calls for temperatures to moderate by tonight and a chance of a bit more snow as winds ease from 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph.
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Truman Progress Reported Excellent
Former President Harry S Truman, 78, was reported making excellent progress in recovering from a hernia operation. A spokesman at Research Hospital said his condition is good with normal vital signs and he is eating well. He underwent surgery last Thursday and is said to be anxious to go home.
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Research Hospital
Truman
Coulee Region Faces Severe Cold Across Area
Meteorologist Carl Peterson notes colder winters have occurred, with recent ten day span including lows near zero and -31 in mid January. Postponed Lagoon skating and Brice Prairie fishing contests underscore brutal conditions as thermometers hover far below zero across Sparta Tomah Camp McCoy Black River Falls Prairie du Chien Whitehall.
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Fire Destroyed Farm Home In PdC Area
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin report of Ray Meyockf farm house fire eleven miles east in Bridgeport town. Family of five escaped in 25 below zero weather in night clothes after fire began in chimney. Firemen arrived late due to location confusion. one water tank exhausted. Two bedroom sets lost. some goods saved. loss partly insured. family staying with neighbor Lewis Marfelius.
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Freezing Winds Snow Sweep Britain in Severe Winter
Freezing winds and heavy snow paralyzed Britain with fuel and power shortages, over 100 major highways blocked in 80 of 86 counties, the Thames freezing to Kingston for the first time since 1895, three men feared dead in the Pennines, and airline flights canceled as rail and road networks faced major disruption. Italy also battered by cold with deaths in unheated homes and Venice lagoon frozen.
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Nuclear Test Ban Closer As Khrush Okays Inspection
United Nations forces moved peacefully into Kolwezi Katanga today signaling the end of the secessionist effort. Brig. Reginald Noronha led a 19 000 strong U.N. force to establish control with Katangans cooperating and arms being stacked for integration.
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New York
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Adlai E. Stevenson
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U S Encouraged By Concession in Test Ban Talks
Washington reports progress as Khrushchev accepts two to three on site inspections a year in the Soviet Union to curb cheating. Kennedy replies Kennedy expresses encouragement as U S Britain and the Soviet Union push toward a nuclear test ban. Senate reaction remains cautious though overall sentiment is hopeful for closing the deadlock.
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Tax Slash Best Way To Work Toward Goal Of More Revenue
President Kennedy urged Congress to cut taxes despite a large deficit, calling tax relief the best path to higher revenues. The plan would reduce individual taxes by about 6 billion annually starting July 1 and total over eight billion in 1964 and 1965, boosting take home pay and demand. Aimed to prevent recession, he forecast mild 1963 growth with output near 578 billion and emphasized balancing the budget as tax relief takes hold.
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Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
New York Shipping Association
New York longshoremen accept 39 cent pay rise plan
Union negotiators approve a two year package raising wages by 24 cents with a total $25 million impact for New York port. The agreement, seen as a pattern for other ports, requires ratification and includes retroactive boosts and a future 9 cent increase, while both sides agree to study manpower and job security.
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