Kennedy Inaugural Parade Opens Amid Cold and Snow
Spectators braved 20 degree cold and 8 inch snow to view Kennedy's inauguration parade along the 16 mile route from the Capitol to the White House. About 32,000 paraders including 16,000 from the armed forces, 40 bands, and a PT boat procession filled the grounds, with police, Army bands, and infantry leading the presidential cortege.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Florida
Castro Hikes His Execution Total To 587
In Havana two more Cubans were executed by firing squads at La Cubana prison as Cuba continues post invasion drills. Seven others were sentenced to 30 years for terrorism and sabotage, with at least two of them having killing militiamen. The tally since 1959 reaches 587. Castro planned a speech to welcome demobilized civilian militiamen amid demobilization.
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Leopard Nips Tenor Loses Opera Role
Shapur the leopard bit tenor Charles Craig during an audition for Sadler s Wells Opera, forcing cancellation of the live animal pairing. The producer noted the audition yielded only a low growl from the Bengal leopard, not a suitable stage partnership for Ariadne auf Naxos.
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Shapur
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Sadler's Wells Opera House
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Four Jetliner Crewmen Die in New York Crash
A DC 8B operated by Aerovias de Mexico crashed at Idlewild Airport in a wind driven snowstorm after takeoff for Mexico City. Of 106 aboard 102 escaped, 26 injured. four crewmen died including Capt. Ricardo Gonzales and purser Gloria Sanchez Herrejon. Survivors and rescuers faced subfreezing conditions as flames engulfed the wreckage.
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Mexico City
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Farmington
Ricardo Gonzales
Antonio Ruiz Bravo
Javier Alvarez Bacha
Gloria Sanchez Herrejon
Icy Troubles Plague Hocking Sheriff Hartman
Deputy John Jenkins investigates a Dicken Addition disturbance after an accident on Laurel Run Road. His patrol car flats on Route 33 as Sheriff Paul Hartman takes over, sliding into a ditch on the icy highway near Midway before freeing the cruiser and continuing the probe.
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Minister Confesses Burning Two Churches
Palo Alto Baptist minister Rev. Leonard Rhoads 44 admitted arson at his First Southern Baptist church in Palo Alto destroyed December 13 and also confessed burning a church at Fontana Navy 16 1956, deputies said.
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Harry Parker
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Winter Roars Back Into Hocking Valley
Snow totals reach three to four inches as cold air pushes in with a low around seven above zero. Temperatures climbed to 22 by 11 a.m with a high of 30 the previous day. Forecasters warn more snow flurries and continued cold tonight into Saturday. State Rt 33 is clear and wet while Rt 75 and other secondary routes remain slippery in spots. Crews were active since early morning checking hazardous spots across the valley.
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Hocking Valley
Weather Outlook for Ohio Areas Sees Snow Flurries
Official Weather Bureau summary notes snow flurries and cloudy skies over Ohio with rapid temperature drops. Akron reports 5 degrees, Columbus 6, Dayton 15, with snow depths up to four inches in Dayton and three in Marietta, two in Columbus and Akron. High pressure brings very cold air for several days and light snow flurries may continue where clouds form.
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Winter temperatures stay below normal with light snow
Temperatures average 10 to 15 degrees below normal with highs near 35 to 38 and lows 20 to 23. The period remains cold with minor daily changes and frequent snow flurries or light snow, mainly north with separate snow flurries Saturday and light snow Tuesday in the south.
Ohio Fuel Gas Co. Strike In Toledo
Utility Workers Union Local 349 members vote 331.4 in favor of striking Ohio Fuel Gas Co. in Toledo over a contract clause banning outside contractors. The union will press to keep work reserved for members including service men readers drivers watchmen and garage workers.
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Ohio Plays Role In Inaugural Show
In Washington Ohio supplied the leader of the Old Guard marching group for Kennedy inaugural events. Lt. Col. William C. Beachler of Piqua headed the 500 man unit tracing its lineage to 1784. Ohio also contributed a lake freighter float, a schoolboy patrolman, Steubenville High School Band, and the Marilynettes drill and drum corps from Toledo and Sandusky. Ohio officials held breakfasts and luncheons, with Rep. Mosher opening his Sandusky office for an all day event.
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Steubenville
Anthony Viola
Toledo
Sandusky
Frances White
DiSalle
Frank Celeste
Lakewood
Democrats
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Charles A. Mosher
Oberlin
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Patricia Foltz Receives Probation for Bank Misuse
Patricia Foltz, a former clerk at Farmers & Merchants Bank in Logan, was placed on two years probation in Columbus federal court for misapplying 1471 of the bank funds. Judge Mell G. Underwood sentenced her after she changed her plea to guilty and made full restitution. Foltz had been free on a $1000 bond since FBI arrest in August.
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Logan
Columbus
Mell G. Underwood
Queen Elizabeth II Begins Asia Tour from London
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip depart London for a 20,000 mile Asian tour. The royal visit covers India Pakistan Nepal and Iran and will keep them away from Britain until March 6.
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Ohio Township Chiefs Seek More Money
Delegates to the Ohio State Association of Township Trustees and Clerks call on the Legislature for more funding. Six of 14 proposed measures would boost township revenue, including a share of the 1959 two cent gasoline tax and a larger cut of the motor vehicle license fund. Other bills would tighten annexation petitions and limit city planning commission reach beyond city lines.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State Association of Township Trustees and Clerks Convention
Ohio Legislature
Association
Kennedy Health Declared Excellent by Doctors
Two doctors from New York state say President Kennedy's health remains excellent. The announcement came two hours before his inauguration, noting a physical examination this month confirmed the good condition.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Eugene J. Cohen
Janet Travell
New York
Kennedy sworn in amid snowbound Washington crowd and vows
John F. Kennedy took the oath as U S president before Chief Justice Earl Warren and urged a new quest for peace while facing a capital blanketed by an inch of snow. The ceremony drew governors, senators, and foreign observers as a blizzard snarled transit and left hotels full and transport gridlocked.
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John PF. Kennedy
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Earl Warren
United States
Kennedy Takes Oath as 35th President in New Era
John F Kennedy sworn in as president urges a new quest for peace inviting Communist nations to join. He pledges resolve against adversaries while seeking civil dialogue and arms control, stressing unity with Western nations and commitment to underdeveloped countries. (Continued on Page 2)
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Johnson Becomes Senate Vice President After Oath
In a brief ceremony in Washington, Lyndon Baines Johnson of Texas takes the oath as vice president. Richard Nixon of California leaves public life and plans a Nassau vacation with Pat, then to join a Los Angeles law firm. Johnson charts executive duties and chairs space advisory panel and a job-equality committee.
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FBI probes forged Ohio Turnpike bonds in nationwide scheme
FBI confirms investigation into potentially counterfeit Ohio Turnpike bonds held at a Cleveland bank and possible federal law violations in interstate trafficking of fraudulent securities. Ohio National Bank and Ohio Turnpike Commission officials said forged bonds have surfaced on the New York market, with a broad criminal network suspected.
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Edward FP
Hargett
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Leland A. Stoner
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James W. Shacknessy
Commission
New York
United States
Cleveland Bank
Turnpike Commission
Ohio
Four Men Slain in Salinas Field Shattered Skulls Reported
Four men were found slain in a Salinas field with skulls broken. Undersheriff said tool-like wounds suggested a hammer. The victims were not robbed and none identified. A nearby resident reported seeing five intoxicated men quarreling near the campsite the night before.
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Calif
Carol Joy
Freeman Arbo
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