Alaska Quake Death Toll Rises Near 178
Anchorage officials reported 178 dead or presumed dead after Friday's massive earthquake and tsunami. Kodiak Island bore the heaviest losses with broad devastation across coastal communities including Chenega, Valdez, Seward, and Port Ashley, as aftershocks continued to rumble the Gulf of Alaska.
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Alaska Civil Defense
Kodiak
Gulf of Alaska
Civil Defense
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Whitter
Cordova
Homer
Kodiak Island
Valdez
Kayak Island
Seward
Port Ashton
Alaskan
Aleutian Islands
Gulf
University of Washington
State finance chief studies selective pay raises
Columbus Ohio AP Finance Director Richard L Krabach proposed selective pay raises to stabilize state employment. Gov Rhodes cited 4735 fewer workers since January 14 1963 and urged raises in July to reward extra work within department budgets.
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Columbus
Ohio
Richard L. Krabach
Krabach
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Highway Patrol
Even Capital Shaken Up By Quake
Washington felt a two hour series of ground motion from the Alaska earthquake starting at 11 05 p m Friday with small up and down shifts of about one to two inches every 12 seconds. National Bureau of Standards instruments recorded the movement which produced no noticeable effects or crustal damage. Experts noted similar tremors elsewhere in the United States.
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Washington
Alaska
National Bureau of Standards
R. K. Cook
Bureau of Standards
Thomas Bubanich
State Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Department
Bubanich
Tribe
Jasper
Ed Smith
E. R. Lentz
Owen Yaw
Avalanche Kills Two In Italian Alps Near Trento
An avalanche swept down a mountain near Trento Italy killing a woman teacher and a student among seven skiers. Two others were hospitalized with injuries as rescue teams searched the slope.
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Trento
Italy
Luegosa Mountain
Lancaster Youth Found Guilty of Manslaughter
A Hocking County jury convicted William S. Jasper Jr., 19, Lancaster, of second degree manslaughter in the Dec. 12 traffic death of Charles Tribe, 58, Athens, on Rt. 33 near Logan. The verdict came after a 70 minute deliberation. Judge Harley Meyer set sentencing for 10 a.m. Saturday.
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Hocking County
William S. Jasper Jr
Lancaster
Charles T. Tribe
Athens
Logan
Harley Meyer
Policeman Delivers His Own Baby at Morning Birth
Mrs Ronald E Schultz and her husband Patrolman Schultz called for help as labor began at their home. He delivered their nine pound three ounce daughter at 5 05 a m before hospital admission to Hocking Valley Hospital where mother and baby are reported doing fine Patrolman Schultz is listed as in fine condition with six years on the force.
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Ronald E. Schultz
Second St
Hocking Valley Hospital
Schultz
Senators Debate Civil Rights Bill Amid Bipartisan Push
In Washington Southern and other lawmakers resumed debate on the civil rights bill after a day’s intermission. Senators Humphrey and Kuchel led eight to ten speeches supporting the measure while Dirksen outlined amendments to the fair employment practices section.
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Washington
House
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Thomas H. Kuchel
R-Calif
Humphrey
Kuchel
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Senate
Ruchel
Sub Freezing Temperatures Grip South
Sub freezing temperatures gripped the Deep South with farmers facing possible additional crop losses after earlier freezes. Peach crop losses across South Carolina and Georgia were estimated at 32.5 million dollars, with more damage expected from Monday night’s freeze.
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Deep South
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Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
North Georgia
South Florida
Everglades
North
Florida
Dixie
Rhodes meets union members at Athens banquet
Gov. James A. Rhodes spoke at an industrial appreciation banquet in Athens and agreed to discuss concerns with 40 to 60 members of a United Auto Workers local from Bridgewater Machine Co. who say they were denied unemployment benefits. The company claims a contract lapse, not layoffs, keeps workers idle during negotiations.
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Ohio
James A. Rhodes
United Auto Workers
Bridgewater Machine Co
First Methodist Church
William Perry
Ohio University
Rhodes
Southeast Ohio
Vernon R. Alden
Ohio U
The
University
John Glenn withdraws from Ohio Senate race after injury
Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. ends his bid for the Democratic nomination in Ohio after a February bathroom fall stalls his politics plan. The famed astronaut withdrew from the race from Wilford Hall Hospital, ending hopes of a future presidential bid and a high profile contest against Sen. Stephen M. Young.
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Washington
John H. Glenn Jr
Ohio
Glenn
Wilford Hall Hospital
Lackland Air Force Base
Houston
Tex
Stephen M. Young
John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Young
Richard M. Nixon
Robert Taft Jr
Young Taft
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Taft
Laurelville Old Community House Sold At Auction
Robert W. Sherburn of Lancaster Route 2 was the high bidder at the public sale of Laurelville's old community house. The school board approved a $3,000 bid for the building and property across from the school. Sherburn, who runs a discount store in Adelphi, plans a similar business in the Laurelville building. The house once served as gymnasium cafeteria and elementary classrooms before new facilities were built.
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Robert W. Sherburn
Lancaster Rt. 2
Laurelville
Sherburn
Rt. 56
Adelphi
Glenn Backers Ponder Future in Ohio Senate Race
Leading backers of space hero John Glenn plan a Wednesday Columbus meeting to map next steps after his withdrawal from the Democratic Senate race. Attendees include campaign finance chief Fred Bohn and Columbus area party leaders as they weigh Glenn’s future role and potential support for Stephen Young.
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Columbus, Ohio
John H. Glenn Jr
U.S
Ohio
William L. Coleman
Col. Glenn
Stephen M. Young
Glenn
Christopher Inn
James F. Bell
London
U. S
Wayne L. Hays
Flushing
Bell
Hays
Buckeye
Texas
Young
Senate
Rep
Robert Taft Jr
Ted W. Brown
Marine Corps
Fred Bohn
Zanesville
Hamilton County
John S. Wiethe
Columbiana County
Don Gosney
Goulart vows reforms amid growing Brazil crisis
President Joao Goulart defended his reform program in a nationwide address. He claimed foreign money funds opposition campaigns and warned no force will divert his push for land reform universal literacy voting for 20 million illiterates legalization of the Communist party and expanded presidential powers. He denounced Catholic anti Communism as political tool and cited U.S. concerns about Communist influence as Brazil’s situation worsens.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Joao Goulart
Goulart
Congress
Communist Party
Rio
Sao Paulo
U.S. State Department
Washington
Khrushchev Arrives in Budapest for Talks with Hungarian Leaders
Soviet Premier Khrushchev lands in Budapest for talks with Janos Kad ar and Istvan Dobi aimed at uniting the socialist camp amid China's aggressive call to repudiate Moscow. Peking accuses Khrushchev of capitulation as debates on Sino Soviet split loom with a birthday gathering in Moscow likely next month.
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Hungary
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Red China
Peking
Janos Kadar
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Soviet Union
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Istvan Dobi
Danube
Nazi Germany
Andrei A. Gromyko
Yuri Andropov
Poland
Bulgaria
Peking People’s Daily
Red Flag
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