Storms Ravage Northeast With Brews of Deaths and Damage
Icy winds and sub zero temperatures lash the Northeast causing fires, crashes, and boating disasters. New York State records minus 27F as New Year celebrations shrink to 300,000 in Times Square. At least 20 deaths reported across PA, NY, NJ, RI with ports and ferries halted and vessels sunk or trapped in ice. Rescue efforts continue as blizzards dump snow up to 20 inches in Maine and power towers fall into the Hudson River.
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Maine
Bangor
Daily News
John H. Reed
New York Central Railroad
Hudson
Buffalo
Niagara River
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Times Square
Traffic toll may set low record as New Year ends
Traffic fatalities rose slowly during the final hours of the four day New Year holiday weekend. Officials revised downward toll projections from 420 480 to 350 380 as conditions worsened and hazardous weather affected driving. A bus truck crash near Superior Montana killed six, while other deadly incidents included a Jersey City car crash and several farm and fire deaths. In Long Island Sound a tugboat crew is believed drowned after a storm.
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Illinois
Iowa City
Iowa
Long Island Sound
New York City
Associated Press
Secretary Has a Dream And She Dies That Way
Patricia Bissette, 23, formerly of Middlebury Vermont, was found strangled in Boston after telling a friend she dreamed of waking to find the mad strangler beside her. An autopsy linked the death to about 24 hours earlier. She was the eighth strangling victim in Greater Boston in six months with no solution yet.
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Boston
Swami Predicts Peace in Hong Kong for 1963
Chinese fortune teller Hu Tien-Chi, who forecast the Cuban crisis would not trigger a world war, says 1963 will be a year of peace. He bases his prediction on the Chinese character for rabbit, noting 1963 is the year of the rabbit.
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Hong Kong
Hu Tien-Chi
Storm page weather update Northeast Kansas
Fair and mild conditions dominate this afternoon through Wednesday with temperatures in the lower 50s across Northeast Kansas. Light winds and dry conditions expected, helping outdoor plans remain comfortable.
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Kansas
Tshombe Gathers Battered Forces
Katanga President Moise Tshombe has gathered remnants of his forces around Kolwezi as UN Secretary General U Thant sets a two week limit to implement a reconciliation plan. Thant notes Elisabethville remains in UN hands and seeks a unified Congo without victory or surrender.
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Tshombe
Cyrille Adoula
Paul-Henri Spaak
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Britain urges Tshombe to return to Elisabethville
London urged President Moise Tshombe to return to Elisabethville at once to help unify the Congo. A Foreign Office statement said his presence would lend authority to the arrangements for a peaceful solution of the Katangan problem.
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London
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Elisabethville
Congo
Foreign Office
Tshombe
Congo Conflict Forces Guerrilla Prep in Kolwezi Base
Frontline reports describe guerrilla warfare preparations around Kolwezi the 150 miles northwest of Elisabethville as Tshombe’s small air force uses Kolwezi as a main base for covert operations against U.N. command in the Congo crisis.
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United Nations’ Congo Legion
Kolwezi
Elisabethville
Tshombe
U.N
Flights Seen as Valve in U.S. Cubal Air Service
Washington officials say Fidel Castro may want resumed American air travel to Cuba as a dollar earner and safety valve for unrest. A Cuban prime minister’s communique tied departures to Pan American Airways resuming flights. State Dept cautions that U.S. planes require safety assurances. Havana reportedly monetizes exits by demanding dollars for tickets.
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Pan American
Miami
Thick Fog Hides New Year Weather Then Clears Quickly
Dense fog shrouded the region last night as New Year's Eve revelers navigated in near zero visibility. By morning the ground cloud began lifting with Lawrence and Hutchinson due to clear, mild weather by afternoon. Temperatures to stay in the 50s through Wednesday. December brought little moisture and only two inches of snow after a month of clouds and record cold waves.
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Kansas
Hutchinson
Concordia
Weather Bureau
Lawrence
Ice Jam on Raw Tops 62 News
Heavy fog and slick ice caused 17 traffic accidents New Year’s Eve into New Year’s Day in the area. One person hospitalized and four with minor injuries. Fog began around 7 p.m. Monday with near zero visibility. by 7 a.m. today visibility remained poor. Lawrence Memorial Hospital reported normal ER calls.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Jim M. DeHoff
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Lawrence Memorial
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DeHoff
West Lawrence
Ice Jam Tops Local News For 1962 In Journal-World
The Kaw River ice jam of January February 1962, with 20.1 inches of snow and massive debris, reshaped the valley from Lawrence to Lecompton. Accidents, evacuations, and bridge damage marked the event as residents watched rising waters then debris flood Bowersock dam. The Journal-World ranks it first among a year’s top stories, followed by KU Master Plan and Perry Reservoir actions.
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Here
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Lawrence
Eudora Bridge
Clyde Husted
Williamstown
North Lawrence
Lawrence Bridge
Bowersock Dam
Kansas University
Perry Reservoir
United Fund
South Park
Eurich
W. Clarke Wescoe
New Year Celebrations Worldwide In Cold Times
New York welcomed 1963 with a wind chilled crowd of 300000 in Times Square as temperatures near zero. Tokyo hosted tens of thousands at Meiji Shrine and imperial palace events. Moscow's Khrushchev warned the West while greeting Kennedy and the American people.
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Meiji Shrine
Imperial Palace
Moscow
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Football Lineup for Television New Year’s day schedule
Television covers major bowl games from 11:45 to 3:45 with Orange Bowl Oklahoma vs Alabama on channels 9 and 13, Sugar Bowl Arkansas vs Mississippi on channel 4, Cotton Bowl Texas vs LSU on channels 5 and 13, and Rose Bowl Wisconsin vs Southern California on channels 4 and 13 with WDAF and KCMO radios involved.
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Alabama
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Arkansas
Mississippi
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
LSU
KCMO
Pasadena
Wisconsin
Southern California
Michele Sommer First Baby of the Year at Lawrence Memorial
Michele Lynn Sommer was the first baby born in 1963 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, weighing 6 pounds 13.4 ounces and 20 inches long. She is the daughter of Arthur A. and (Ruth) Sommer of 1615 Rose Lane, with a older sister Laurie Elaine. Grandparents are Albert Sommer and G E Mosley. Deems Farm Equipment employee father. The year’s first baby will receive gifts from local merchants.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Michele Lynn Sommer
Arthur A. Sommer
Rose Lane
Sommers
Laurie Elaine
Sommer
Albert Sommer
N. Y. St
G. E
Mosley
Tenn, St
Lawrence Merchants
Mark Adam Bell
Richard A
Man Gets Long Time To Visit His Friend
Ray Brown, 33, attempted to visit a friend in Jackson County jail Monday night. A courthouse revolving door was locked yet Brown pushed it, breaking the lock and entering the lobby. Held overnight for investigation, he had plenty of time to visit.
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Kansas
Ray Brown
Jackson County
Brown
Arvel Fisher
Fourth quadri?ty baby survives at Jeffersey Hospital
A baby boy weighing under 1 pound, the lone survivor of quadruplets born Sunday at Jeffersey Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Spector, remained in critical condition today.
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Philadelphia
Jeffersey Hospital
Alvin Spector
Reopen Jan 2 620 a Mas igusctia CafemAdv
Reopen notice references January 2 in city records and a business name fragment CafemAdv. Details are incomplete but indicate a formal restart or renewal action for a local enterprise with the ambiguous term Mas igusctia. Further readable facts not present.
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Elizabeth Davis
Wanda Davis
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