Nation's Traffic Deaths Rise After Snow Storm
Heavy snow blanketed the Midwest and Great Lakes with up to 17 inches in Missouri and 14 inches in Iowa, causing dozens of accidents and widespread travel disruptions. As the storm moved east, Missouri and nearby towns saw relief and snowplows began clear roads.
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Towa
Chicago
James Tucker
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Iowa
Bondurant
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Griswold
Nebraska
la Salle County
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Kenosha County
Wis
Wisconsin-Illinois
Kansas City
Grant City
Bethany
Centerville
Des Moines
Bunker Hill
Ind
Rockford
Midwest
Mercury
Bismarck
N.D
Five Injured In Accidents In Maryville Storm Aftermath
A series of Saturday traffic wrecks left one hospitalized and several treated for injuries. Maryville residents Mary Byrd and R B Hodges were among those hurt, with others treated and released. The day also brought a massive snowstorm across Iowa and Illinois causing widespread travel disruption.
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Grinnell
St Mary's Hospital
2Nd St
Akron Ave
R. B. Hodges
Albuquerque
Taylor Hospital
Annie Richard
Hodges
Methodist Hospital
Richards
14Th St
Lubbo
John
Larry Hubbard
Lurian Mancel Wynne
19Th St
Flint
Jamie Tilger Cheek
Ave. D
J. A. Wilhite
54Th St
Ave. A
West Texas Hospital
Double Slaying in Missouri Rocks Rural Cotton Area
In Holland Missouri a 19 year old Blytheville AR man Frank Craig was found shot dead in his car three miles northwest of Holland. The girl Brenda Joyce Raines 17 was found in an nearby abandoned farm house raped and beaten to death. Police say the killer surprised the couple and fled.
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Holland, Mo
Arkansas
Missouri
Frank Craig
Blytheville
Holland
Brenda Joyce Raines
Highways Patrol
E. B Barnum
Arkansas-Missouri Line
Louis
Dutch Seek U.S. Aid In Dispute Over New Guinea
The Netherlands asked the United States to help mediate with Indonesia over New Guinea. The Dutch aim for an open discussion without preconditions, amid Sukarno's warning to ready forces and prior Dutch policy allowing Papuan self-determination.
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Hague
Netherlands
Indonesia
New Guinea
Sukarno
U.S
San Angelo Couple Injured in One-Car Wreck North of ToHoka
A San Angelo couple, Howard Bowlinger 27 and Micky Bowlinger 37, were hospitalized after a one-car crash 11 miles north of ToHoka on U S 87. They were passengers in a car driven by Jack Basham 37 of San Angelo. The vehicle ran off the road in a construction zone and struck gravel. The Bowlingers six month old daughter was not injured. They were taken to Lubrock in a Franklin-Bartley ambulance.
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San Angelo
Methodiist Hospital
Tohoka
U.S
Howard Bowlinger
Micky
Bowlinger
Lubrock
Franklin-Bartley
Warehouse Fire Damages Lubbock Cotton Storage
A cotton mote storage building at Lubbock Municipal Airport burned Saturday night. Reported at 10 10 p m the fire was under control in an hour, with the City of Lubbock building razed inside but not collapsed, and nearby electronic supplies spared. The cotton belonged to E A Patterson of West 4th Street and was valued about 5 000 to 6 000 dollars.
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City of
Lubbock
E. A. Patterson
West 4Th Street
Santa Claus Phone Scheme Overwhelms Sacramento Jaycees
Sacramento Junior Chamber of Commerce halted a Santa telephones project after an estimated 60,000 children tried to call. About 6,000 calls connected to 300 lines before the scheme was canceled. A Jaycees spokesman said Santa is busy wrapping gifts.
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Calif
UPS
Santa Claus
Sacramento Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Santa
Birth notices and Congo politics mix in cluttered report
A jumble of birth announcements from several families lists names addresses hospitals and baby weights while a separate Belgian AP dispatch reports Katanga leader Tshombe planning a parliamentary mission to Leopoldville to discuss Congo fundamental law revisions.
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Brussels
Belgium
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Leopoldville
Labor Officials Defend Slaton Reprieve On Pool Discrimination
Department of Labor officials defend a March deadline for resolving discrimination at Slaton's municipal pool after a white only policy and Mexican ancestry concerns. Mayor Lemon and locals pressed for March 1, 1962, while officials note Article 8 constraints with Mexico and ongoing cooperation attempts. A prior attempt to reopen next spring follows September pool closure.
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Ming Pool
Department of
Labor
Clark Self
Slaton
Wirtz
Lemon
Mahon
Department of Labor
Government of
Mexico
Sec. Wirtz
Sheriff's
Haster
Mexi|prietor
Grady Allen
Ralph Lowe Li
Conquer
Fed
Allen
Ince Oil Co
Clovis
Goodfellows drive meets goal with 6339 total
The Goodfellows campaign fell short of being oversubscribed but raised 6339 dollars toward a 6000 goal. About 1642 sacks of toys candy fruit and nuts remain to be delivered. Volunteers are asked to report to Goodfellow Headquarters at 5 a.m. Christmas morning to complete the shipment in Lubbock.
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Goodfellow
Minister Upset By Interference On Church Chimes
In Detroit Fort Street Presbyterian Church the new electronic chimes on the 125 foot steeple played a beer commercial a song and a radio announcer’s voice. Pastor Hugh Leaming was alerted by an aide as the broadcast from a Detroit station drowned out the intended holiday tones until repairman Morton Hueston fixed the issue.
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Detroit
Fort Street
Hugh Leaming
Mmr. Learing
Morton Hueston
Nightclub confusion over Jackie Kennedy sighting denied
A Fort Lauderdale club owner said a night of mistaken identity sparked reports that Jacqueline Kennedy spent the evening there. Secret Service agents were alleged to have entered and ordered lights off while patrons claimed to see Mrs. Kennedy. White House officials dismissed the claims as untrue.
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Fla
Jacqueline Kennedy
Associated Press
Jackie Kennedy
John Phelin
Golden Falcon
Phelan
Secret Service
Mrs. Kennedy
Palm Beach
White House
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
Kenny Miller
Threatened World Readies For Christmas Observance
Christmas plans unfold across Europe with aid from Allied troops in West Germany, Pope John XXIII to bless at St. Peter's, and Kennedy sending greetings to European citizens. Amid hunger protests in Greece and across the Iron Curtain, nations reflect on war and peace as Christmas reaches diverse communities.
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Berlin
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West Germany
Warssake
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St. Peter's
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Naples
Bank Robbery Near Waco Ends With $580 Stolen
Two masked men robbed the First State Bank of Gustine in Comanche County for 580 dollars after forcing bank president I C Willingham to open the vault The couple was tied in their home for hours before the bandits fled about 3 am Rangers and the FBI pursued leads The delinquents gloves and masks described as courteous and about 30 years old.
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Tex
First State Bank
I. C. Willingham
Comanche County
Waco
FBI
Willingham
Clint Peoples
Sheriff's Office
Funeral Notices and Local Deaths Highlight Plains Area
Burial details for Spur native Campbell Fundom Fletcher and Plains resident H N Patton Smith are announced with service times and churches listed. Survivors include spouses, children, and multiple relatives. The year to date South Plains fatalities total 148, up from 126.
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Spur Cemetery
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Spur
Brownfield
Robbie Fletcher
Jackie Pat
Gary Boh
Fletcher
Jack
Corpus C. J. J
Oakland
Calif
Bob
Fort Worth
HN. Patton, Smith
Plains Inn School
Latrell McDonnell
Kay Smith
Plains
South Plains
Holiday traffic death watch begins after record year
The Department of Public Safety opened its annual holiday traffic death watch at midnight Friday. A stepped up patrol is underway in the area and state as the 1959 death toll nears 154 with 150 recorded to date and six fatalities on December 22.
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Department of Public Safety
Highway Patrol
Father Gives Bride Away On Phone Ceremony
William A. Mahler of Elmhurst telephoned to give his daughter Alice away in marriage at the Second Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale Florida. The groom is Donald Ashley of Fort Lauderdale and the minister asked who presents the bride. The mother and the father responded.
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E St
Waugtin
Methodiet Hospital
Continental
Jaems W. Kelly
St Mary's Hospital
Campbell-Mesner Rambler
Ferrara
Congo
Giuseppe Gonelli
46Th Air Brigade
Poland
Warsaw
Hungary
Budapest
Barbara
Slmhurst, I
William, A. Mahler
Elmhurst
Alice
Donald Ashley
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Second Presbyterian Church
Christmas Turmoil Darkens European Holidays
French Christmas Eve faced tense streets as activists opposed to Algerian policies stir anger. In Lisbon and Goa fallout, banners against Nehru and Anglo-Portuguese ties reflect grief and conflict, while anxious shoppers confront a polarized public scene.
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Algeria
Lisbon
Chrimas
Goa
Allianc
Car Crashes Into Los Angeles Rescue Mission Injures Dozen
Two men in line outside a downtown rescue mission and at least a dozen others were injured when an out of control car plowed into the crowd. The vehicle reportedly jumped a signal and struck by a car with the right of way in the intersection before crashing into the mission.
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