Arctic cold grips Midwest with record low zones
A winter storm and subzero readings spread from Montana to the Great Lakes, triggering school closures across the Midwest. Winds up to 50 mph drove temperatures 30 degrees below zero in parts of the northern Midwest as snow piles up from Montana to Michigan, with Muskegon and Lake Michigan under 28 inches of snow.
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Great Lakes
Oklahoma
Texas
Midwest
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Rockies
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Snow
Muskegon
Mich
Lake Michigan
Stranded Horse Rescued Amid Severe Winter Storms
Blowing snow created hazardous driving conditions across multiple states as crews cleared roads overnight. Chicago endured nine subzero days this month, with 16 below zero. Ground blizzards affected Montana and Wyoming. schools closed, buses halted, and travel restricted by low visibility. Ohio Turnpike slowed to 40 mph on snow and slush. Snow depths reached four inches in Cleveland and nearby cities. subzero lows dipped to -30 in Eau Claire and -29 in Wausau. Western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania saw 2–3 inch snows. freezing rain fell in western Tennessee while the Mississippi Valley saw rain.
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Montana
Wyoming
Ww Vt
Ohio
Cleveland
Toledo
Akron
Canton
Youngstown
Eau Claire
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Wausau
Duluth
International Falls
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Minneapolis
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Cold Weather Record Set At La Crosse With Minus 26
A cold weather record was tied in La Crosse as the temperature dropped to 26 degrees below zero. The Weather Bureau noted the historic -26 mark from 1936 and forecast more cold with 20 to 25 below tonight. Highs were seen near zero to five above Thursday with lows around 10 below. Snow was expected Friday through Monday to ease the spell, while other Wisconsin readings ranged from minus 35 at Rhinelander to minus 25 at Madison. National lows included Bozeman minus 35.
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Weather Bureau
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Rhinelander
Park Falls
Eau Claire
Wausau
Lone Rock
Green Bay
Madison
Duluth
Minn
Minneapolis
Rochester
Circulation of Upper Air Drives Bitter Cold Wave Targets
The pattern of upper air circulation has shaped a severe winter across the United States, Britain, and western Europe. A persistent West Coast high pressure ridge and polar air flow fueled frigid temperatures, with subzero readings in the northern plains and Rockies and millions in citrus and vegetable losses from cold in California and the Rio Grande Valley. Western Europe endured snow and ice with over 100 deaths and widespread closures.
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Plains
Rockies
Mississippi
Associated Press
Chicago
United States
British Isles
Europe
Alaska
Arctic
Canada
Pacific Ocean
Wisconsin
Winnipeg
Man
JFKs Sisters Cancel India Pakistan Trip
President Kennedy's three sisters called off a planned visit to India and Pakistan after determining all three could not travel together. Eunice Shrivers spokeswoman said the trip depended on simultaneous availability, which did not occur.
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Washington (&P
Kennedy
India
Pakistan
Eunice Shriver
Peace Corps
Sargent Shriver
Coldest Places on Earth and America Record Lows
The Weather Bureau notes Vostok in Antarctica hit 126.9 below zero on August 24, 1960, while North America records include Snag Yukon at 81 below and Tanana Alaska at 76 below. It also lists state lows, from Hawaii 18 above to California 45 below, and details cooperative observers who record extreme temperatures across the continent. The piece mentions Rogers Pass and the official 70 below reading, plus the world high of 136.4 at Azizia Libya in 1922 and Death Valley 134 at Greenland Ranch in 1913.
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Vostok
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North American
Snag
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Hawaii
Haleakala
Tallahasse
Fla
California
Boca
Weather Bureau
Colorado
Taylor Park
Idaho
Island Park Dam
Maine
van Buren
Azizia
Libya
North Africa
Greenland Ranch
Death Valley
Beer supplies assured for Cubans via imports
Havana radio reported that Czechoslovakia will provide Cuba with 13,000 tons of hops and malt in 1963, ensuring ample beer this year. The report also noted a 1963 commercial agreement between Cuba and Albania, the Balkan nation allied with China in the Sino Soviet split.
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Key West
Fla
Havana Radio
Czechoslovakia
Cuba
Albania
Balkan
Soviet Union
Red China
Joyful climax to heartbreak baby beats odds
In Marietta Georgia Cecelia Lois Dolan born three months early weighed 2 pounds 2 ounces then 1 pound 10 ounces with less than one chance in 10 to live. Now a healthy 5 pound 10 1/4 ounce infant, she reunites with hopeful parents after long separation and faith.
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Marietta, Ga
Hubert
Eula Faye Dolan
Cecelia Lois Dolan
Kennestone Hospital
Cecelia Lois
Hubert L. Dolan Jr
Fort Worth
Tex
Shipowners and longshoremen reach terms to end dock strike
In New York NE shipowners and longshoremen agreed to a 37 cent hourly wage package over two years, with ratification by union ranks still needed. Southern and Gulf areas still negotiating as federal mediation teams plan sessions in Galveston New Orleans Mobile and Miami to extend talks and restart operations along the coast by week’s end.
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Northeast
Southern
Gulf
New York Shipping Association
AFL-CIO _ International Longshoremens Association
Galveston
Tex
New Orleans
Mobile
Ala
Miami
Fla
Philadelphia
Maine
Virginia
Professor Dies at 76 in East Lansing
Paul Honigsheim, 76, Professor emeritus of Michigan State University Sociology and Anthropology, died Monday in East Lansing. Born in Düsseldorf, Germany, he served as a professor in MSU's sociology and anthropology department.
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East Lansing
Mich
Paul Honigsheim
Michigan State University
Honigsheim
Dusseldorf
Germany
Clausen Wins California Seat In Second Try
Republican Don Clausen won a California 1st District special election against William F. Grader after the late Clem Miller was reelected posthumously. Clausen carried all six counties as the nation’s first House race since November.
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Calif
Don Clausen
California
Clausen
William F. Grader
Clem Miller
John C. Stuart
Miller
Golden Gate
Oregon
House
Rocky to Speak at Wisconsin GOP Dinner
Madison WI AP New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller will headline the Wisconsin Republican Party fundraiser at Milwaukee on March 9 with tickets at 100 dollars. Party leaders Claude Jasper and Dan Parker announced the event and cited a governor's adviser saying Rockefeller plans to work with regular Republican organizations at all times.
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New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Wisconsin
Republican Party
Milwaukee
GOP
Claude Jasper
Finance
Dan Parker
Janesville
Rockefeller
Reynolds cites three-county organized crime network
Gov. Reynolds charged that a network of organized crime has been uncovered in Milwaukee, Kenosha, and Fond du Lac counties. He cited a John Doe probe started last May and alleged extortion rackets, mob control efforts, and an invasion of Fond du Lac’s cheese industry. City and county officials denied organized crime, while prosecutors urged evidence.
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John W. Reynolds
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Fond du Lac
Reynolds
John Doe
Chicago Tribune
Sandy Smith
Madison Dateline
George Thompson
Smith
Wisconsin
Henry Maier
Howard Johnson
William McCauley
Maier
Johnson
McCauley
Kenosha County
Joseph B. Molinaro
Fond du Lac County
Thomas L. Massey
Luxford proposes bids ahead of UW Grandad Bluff farm talks
Robert Luxford, second bidder on the 160 acre Grandad Bluff farm, makes two proposals to negotiate city state land sales on the southwest side of County Highway FA. He asks to buy all the farm then gift a woodland parcel and a 66 foot highway strip. the city could use the strip to extend road access through Hixon Forest. Luxford also submitted bids for portions of the property including land and buildings on the northeast side of the highway and on the north side.
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University of Wisconsin Experimental Farms
Grandad Bluff
Robert Luxford
Gerrard Realty Inc
Luxford
Hixon Forest
UW College of Agriculture
Rudolf K. Froker
UW Finance
A. W. Peterson
Milo G. Knutson
Albert Funk
George Bonsack
Eugene Fry
Parks and Recreation
Frank Kaufmann
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