Mediterranean Cold Brings 51 Deaths Amid Snow and Isolation
A severe Mediterranean cold snap crippled southern Europe with at least 51 deaths in Greece Italy and Yugoslavia. Italy reported 23 deaths as villages were cut off by snowdrifts and frozen roads while Yugoslavia counted 25. Traffic halted ships frozen canals and power shortages worsened the crisis as rescue teams delivered aid to stranded communities.
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Weather Continues Cold Across Nation With Record Lows
Frigid conditions grip many states from Florida to New England with a string of record low temperatures. Nashville hit near all time lows, Arkansas endures teens to below zero, Detroit and Pittsburgh set city low marks, and New York sizzled with heavy snow and subzero readings in parts.
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Ann Landers
Field Enterprises, Inc
Car Starting Breaks Signal Winter Driving Woes
In Minneapolis the coldest spell in memory leaves many cars unable to start as 14 days of sub zero temperatures grip the area. A harsh winter strains auto clubs and towing crews while motorists endure lengthy waits and pavement hazards from exhaust steam and ice-cutting interruptions.
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Minneapolis Automobile Club
Auto Club
Power cuts and shortages hit Midlands and Wales
Emergency coal train lines kept open while electricity and gas shortages shut auto plants and industrial sites in the Midlands and Wales. Buckingham Palace dimmed briefly as engineers rotated curbs to ease peak loads. Queen Elizabeth was at Sandringham. Ice froze northern Germany shipping and Bavaria. Iceland enjoyed unseasonable sunshine with temperatures near 39 degrees and expected to rise.
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Queen Elizabeth
Sandringham
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Bavaria
Iceland
North Atlantic
Farm Life 36 Compass Point 37 Indonesian of Mindanao
A cryptic list blends farm life terms with various clues including compass points, Indonesian language hints, and assorted words. The piece reads as a puzzle style column linking farm related terms to unrelated definitions and letters.
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Mindanao
City land deal eyed for Luxford property purchase
Gelatt proposes Luxford pay 3000 to 4000 dollars toward acquiring the southwest side of the highway farm totaling 12.6 acres plus 30.1 acres of sloping woodland while 117.3 acres with farm buildings remains on the northeast. Stathas warns against the city buying the whole farm and then selling part to Luxford.
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Gelatt
Luxford
Stathas
Missing Girl Found At Playmate's House
Five year old Teresa Felber, reported missing by her mother at 1:57 p.m. after leaving Webster School, was found about two hours later at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Luedtke at 1244 Denton Street where she had gone to play.
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F. J. Felber
Redfield St
Teresa
Webster School
Robert Luedtke
Denton St
Feed Mill Burns in Frozen Wisconsin Blaze
In Hollendale Wisconsin the Hanson Feed Mill burned to the ground last night as firefighters stood by in subzero weather. Owner Norman Hanson rushed from another fire to the scene and watched as the mill and its contents, including $20,000 in fertilizer, were destroyed.
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Hanson
Norman Hanson
Hollandale Fire Company
Graders Used To Clean Up Soybean Oil Mess
Mankato Minnesota residents and city workers battled a spill from a Honeymead Products Co tank that ruptured in the deep freeze. Oil gushed 100 feet from the two thirds full three million gallon tank, flooding five blocks, wrecking a shed, derailing nine freight cars, and surrounding the Herman home with oil in the yard and garage.
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McHerman
Blue Earth
Herman
Two file for alderman in city ward races
Two people filed for alderman on Wednesday afternoon. Thomas Pretasky of 1509 S. 7th St. a G Heileman Brewing Co. employee filed in the 18th Ward where he will seek a primary. Incumbent John Jahnke of 1402 S. 7th St. and Donald Medinger of 1016 Redfield St. had already filed. Bernard F. Maney of 432 S 20th St. a Ross Furniture and Rug Co. salesman also filed for the 17th Ward seat.
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S. 7Th St
G. Heileman Brewing Co
John Jahnke
Donald Medinger
Redfield St
Bernard F. Maney
S, 20Th St
Ross Furniture and Rug Co
Moscow Radio editor defects to Sweden in escape
Vliadik Krasnov a 25 year old program editor for Moscow Radio defected to Sweden after fleeing his party during a Stockholm department store visit on October 28. He spoke at a news conference saying he wanted to see for himself what the West is like.
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Moscow Radio
Sweden
Vliadik Krasnov
Dear Ann Landers column prompts wacky women debate
Reader letters from 1963 reveal friction over wives and husbands acting on cost and domestic habits. Ann Landers addresses tales of wacky women, budgeting, and teen breakup gossip with practical replies. The page highlights family roles and social norms of the era.
Tax Plan Proposes Broad Deductions and Revisions
The proposal would let taxpayers deduct new child care costs up to 1 000 for three children and raise the earned income limit for families with working wives. It cuts long term capital gains taxes and reshapes medical and charitable deductions, while older taxpayers face altered exemptions and credits.
Milwaukee Livestock Prices and Market Report
AP summary of Milwaukee and St Paul livestock markets with hogs cattle calves and related prices. Details include receipts for Wednesday and price ranges for hogs sows boars, cattle by class and quality, veal and dairy, plus St Paul and Chicago commodity notes and vegetable and dairy figures.
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USDA
Reynolds Asked to detail efforts against organized crime
Wisconsin senator Walter Hollander urged Gov. John Reynolds to explain to the Legislature what steps he took as attorney general to repel organized crime in the state. The motion cited Milwaukee, Kenosha, and Fond du Lac counties and sparked floor debate over the governor’s role and needed laws.
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ODRINEX Fat Loss Claim Ad With Guarantee
An advertisement promotes ODRINEX weight loss tablets claiming rapid fat loss in seven days without exercise. It promises appetite suppression and full money back if not satisfied, from Spell's Drug Stores 509 Main and 1128 Gillette with mail orders.
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Main
Gillette
De Gaulle Aims to Lead Europe Without UK Ties
U S officials worry De Gaulle plans European unity under French leadership without close British and American ties. The Adenauer De Gaulle accord is seen as potentially shaping a France dominated system. Kennedy and Ball seek to maintain Atlantic unity while Monnet praised as Europe builder.
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Cuban Exile Invasion Sparks Senate Inquiry and Air Cover Debate
Morse's subcommittee reviews the ill-starred invasion and urges reading the secret transcript before partisan speeches. Goldwater accuses administration of withdrawing air cover for exile forces. Eisenhower says no air cover plan existed under his presidency. The Red Cross anticipates sailing the Shirley Sykes with up to 1000 refugees from Havana to Miami.
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Senate
Dwight D. Eisenhower
CBS Reports
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Calif
Red Cross
Miami
Shirley Sykes
Havana
La Crosse Historical Society Dinner Draws 110 Reservations
About 110 reservations have been made for the La Crosse County Historical Society dinner meeting at Christ Episcopal Church on 9th and Main Streets. Dr. William J. Peterson of Iowa City will discuss steamboating on the Upper Mississippi as the evening speaker.
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