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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1964
Page
7
Richmond Kentucky former EKU scoring leader Jack Adams returns to his alma mater as an assistant coach after scoring 1460 points over three college seasons.
Fidel Castro’s decision to cut water to the U S naval base at Guantanamo Bay hurt his own finances by severing a $14 000 a month American contract payment. The base, aided by Jamaica, moved to become self sufficient with storage for emergencies and avoided future dependence on Cuban water.
President Johnson danced for nearly two hours at a White House reception with about 400 diplomats and their wives in the East Ballroom. He twirled with wives of ambassadors including Anatoly Dobrynin while Marine jazz players offered cha cha cha and samba tunes.
A wind driven storm dumped heavy wet snow across the South and East then moved to the Atlantic Ocean. Cold air spread from eastern Kentucky to New England with flurries along the coast. Snow depths reached two feet in parts of West Virginia as hundreds of schools closed and travel disrupted.
Baltimore reports eight inches of snow described as the worst of the winter season with similar totals in Washington D C area and Philadelphia. Temperatures dip below zero in New England and near zero in upstate New York, with 16 below in Old Town Maine. A new storm develops in the Far West spreading snow through the Rocky Mountain states.
Scoring string snaps Denver University as the Pioneers suffer a 5-0 loss to the Canadian Olympic squad. It marks DU's first shutout in 171 games, a historic scoring drought ended.
A federal court halted union picketing that blocked $213 million in Cape Kennedy and Merritt Island moonport construction. Judge George C. Young issued a temporary restraining order at midnight, requiring the Order of Railroad Telegraphers to withdraw lines, allowing 3,200 workers to return to work. An extension hearing was set for Thursday at 2 p.m.
President Julius Nyerere urged the 33 nation African Unity conference to form a temporary security force to prevent repeats of East African army mutinies last month. He cited national humiliation as British troops restored order in Tanganyika Kenya and Uganda.
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