Cold Wave Grips Nation As Snow And Ice Shut Schools
Winter storms crippled the eastern U S with freezing rain and heavy snow from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Subzero temperatures stretch from the Rockies to New England with many spots below zero. up to eight inches of snow fell in the Carolinas and Maryland. Sixty Virginia counties and much of the D C area faced closures as roads iced over and weather-related deaths mounted nationwide.
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New England
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Laramie
Wyo
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Carolinas
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Delaware Canal
Bay
Delaware River
Smith and Tangier
Pennsylvania
Middle Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Midwest
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Maine
Belr
Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama
Arkansas
Virginia
Washington, D.C
Manhunt Captures Suspected Slayer After Jail Escape
Oklahoma City authorities recaptured Howard Lowery 23 after a jail break in which accomplice Mike Marks 18 fled in a stolen car. Patrol lieutenants Frusher and Berry tracked Lowery near Will Rogers Airport and recovered him, while Marks was jailed after a crash and pursuit.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Howard Lowery
Highway Patrol
R. E. Frusher
Sid Berry
Lowery
Mike Marks
el Reno
Yukon
Dan W. Sims
Worthington
Marks
Will Rogers
Dale Hise
Hise
Helga Lowery
Bethany
Oklahoma Crime Bureau
Golden Kennedy
Rowe
G. R. Deason
Deason
Women Arraigned In Embezzlement Ring
In Fairmont West Virginia Miss Lucy Fortney 62 and Jo Ann Stevens 25 were held for arraignment on federal embezzlement charges over a 22422470 shortage at Bank of Shinnston where they worked Fortney 28 years at the bank including as assistant cashier Stevens eight years as bookkeeper Neither woman offered explanations deposits insured by the FDIC bank president Wayne C Hawker said depositors would face no losses both residents of Shinnston near the bank.
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Fairmont
W. van
Lucy Fortney
Jo Ann Stevens
Bank of Shinnston
W. Va
U. S
L. T. Eddy
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Wayne C. Hawker
Miss Fortney
Stevens
Cacophonic Note: Payroll Outfit Robs Musical
Two gunmen robbed the payroll of 8300 backstage at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre before curtain time in New York. The cast continued the performance as managers handed over envelopes and the robbers fled.
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New York
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Kansas Newsman Calls for Abolishing County Attorneys
Hutchinson News associate editor John McCormally urged abolishing county attorney posts in all 105 counties and moving to district appointed offices. He proposed consolidating jails police sheriffs and departments to cut waste and fund law enforcement education and public health. In Reno County he cited 108 government units and questioned quality under quantity. Keith Sanborn was named president of the Kansas County Attorneys Association with Wesley Norwood and Hugh Kreamer in other posts. Earlier Attorney General Ferguson urged a reform committee on penal and parole systems.
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Topeka
Hutchinson News
John McCormally
Kansas County Attorneys’ Association
McCormally
Reno County
Keith Sanborn
Wichita
John W. Plummer
Newton
Wesley Norwood
Lawrence
Hugh Kreamer
Clathe
William Ferguson
Program at McLouth Fellowship for Youths
McLouth area churches host a fellowship program at 6 30 p m Wednesday in the grade school building. All youths from seventh grade through high school are invited. Each attendee should bring a covered dish and their own table service.
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Mclouth
Churches of
Prade
Anderson backs truck weight and length liberalization in Kansas
Gov. John Anderson endorsed a Senate bill to raise truck length from 50 to 60 feet and weight from 63 890 to 73 290 pounds, arguing current limits push freight to neighboring states harming state revenue. The measure, supported by the Legislative Council, faces a stalled 1960s Senate battle.
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Topeka
John Anderson
Kansas
Anderson
Bureau of Public Roads Standards
Senate
Senate By Its Highways Committee
Legislative Council
House
George Docking
John Murray
R-Leavenworth
Wade Myers
D-Emporia
Murray
Munich film unit to make movie on Santa Maria hijacking
A Munich film company announced plans to produce a film about the hijacking of the Santa Maria. The project will recreate the 1960s incident with a focus on the events aboard the aircraft and the ensuing investigation in Germany.
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Munich
Germany
Santa Maria
Chairmen Named for Douglas County Science Fair 1961
WD. King selects six committee heads for the March 24 26 event at the Lawrence Community Building. Arthur Wolf leads organization. Capt John Newsom assists. Finance chair William Collinson. Operations and restoration head William Torneden. Awards and judging head Dr Harold Rossen. Counseling chair Paul Hausman. Publicity chair Vernon Mott. Plans aim for a self perpetuating, community wide operation.
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WD. King
Douglas County
Lawrence
Arthur Wolf
John Newsom
William Collinson
William Torneden
Harold Rosson
Paul Hausman
Vernon Mott
New Ideas for Your Health Air Freshening Device
A product pitch describes a self cleaning filter that removes pollen and odors. It promises reduced dusting and cleaning costs by circulating moisture into bone dry air. It claims relief for sinus and nasal irritation and rapid air refreshment.
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Minneapolis
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