Florida Faces Worst Freeze Since 1889 Quietly Hurts Citrus and Veggies
Lakeland Florida in a panic as harvest crews abandon winter killed vegetables and rush to salvage citrus. Temperatures plummet toward 17 degrees with 10 to 19 degree lows reported in Tallahassee Jacksonville and Tampa. Governor Bryant plans to inspect damage while officials forecast partial thaw and potential regulatory steps on frost damaged fruit. Florida Citrus Mutual notes more fruit frozen than in 1957 58, threatening state economy centered on citrus.
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Florida Citrus Commission
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Fort Pierce
Stuart
Lower East Coast
Farris Bryant
Bryant
Boca Raton
Florida Citrus Mutual
U. S. Weather Bureau
Florida Agricultural Experiment Station
Tallahassee
Ocala
Jacksonville
Tampa
Northeast Ohio Braces as Snow Storm Winds Down
The Associated Press reports heavy snow easing across Northeastern Ohio after a week of blizzards. forecasters say two to four inches may fall today as squalls continue from Cleveland suburbs to the Ohio Pennsylvania line. At least 28 storm deaths are noted with drifts up to three feet around Painesville and road closures persisting on Lakeland Freeway and the Turnpike.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio-Pennsylvania Line
U.S. Weather Bureau
Ohio
State Highway Department
Lakeland
Painesville
Wickliffe
Sandusky-Norwalk
Pennsylvania
Embassy Spy Suspect Leaves Russia On Own
In Moscow, Rodney W. Carlson, 30, the fourth U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying this year, left the Soviet Union voluntarily. The embassy said he had not engaged in improper activities and left amid concerns his safety and effectiveness as a diplomat had been impaired. Tass charged Carlson and others with involvement with Penkovsky, but the embassy disputed the claim.
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U.S
Soviet Union
Rodney W. Carlson
Alcester
D.D
Tass
Carlson
Richard Carl
President To Reveal Tax Plans In New York Speech
President Kennedy travels to New York to unveil a major tax program outline at the Economic Club of New York. He will deliver a 30 minute speech and take questions, with both events taped for later radio and TV broadcast. The plan calls for substantial reductions in individual and corporate taxes, plus spending restraint, aiming to boost production and growth amid opposition from some lawmakers.
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Kennedy
New York
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Economic Club of
Ladd Plumley
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Hartford, Conn
Plumley
Connecticut Chamber of Commerce
Russians Arm Plan Attacked At Geneva Disarmament Talks
In Geneva the United States denounced all Soviet disarmament proposals as traps to split NATO and weaken Western security. Ambassador Arthur H. Dean said the West will not yield core defense assets including nuclear delivery capacity and overseas bases until final disarmament, while the Soviet drive to subvert Western positions is a waste of time.
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United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Free World
U.S
Arthur H. Dean
U. S
Dean
Soviet Union
First Close Up Of Venus Is Due This Afternoon
Mariner 2 nears Venus with radiometers activated from Goldstone California after a 36 million mile journey. Engineers report long-distance command success and caution that exact findings will take weeks to months to confirm.
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Washington
Mariner 2
Goldstone
Calif
Brazilian Airliner Missing With 50 Aboard
A Panair do Brazil Constellation with 50 aboard vanished while approaching Manaus in Amazonas state. The crew reported readiness to land six minutes before contact was lost, and Manaus control heard nothing further, prompting fears the aircraft is down in the interior wilds.
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Weather report notes milder temperatures in Middleton
Middletonians emerged from warmth to find a break in the cold spell. The low today was 10 above zero, with yesterday's 2 above at 3 a.m. and a high of 18 at 8 a.m. Temperatures are expected to continue moderating tomorrow.
Chuckle About Confusing Republicans and Democrats
A lighthearted quip notes both major U.S. parties are often tangled in confusion. It pokes fun at political rivalries while keeping a playful tone about voter and commentator perplexity.
Ohioan Found Dead In Tub
A 42 year old Ohio businessman, Ralph Klimenthaler, vice president of planning for the International Commerce Corp of Akron, was found dead in a hotel tub at the Sheraton Cadillac in Detroit with a revolver nearby, police say he appeared to have suicided. He was last seen by a maid on Wednesday as hotel staff broke in after no reply to calls.
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Ohio
Sheraton- Cadillac
Ralph Klimenthaler
International Commerce Corp
Akron
Balloon Stargazer mission fails to reach high star study goal
At Holloman Air Force Base a Stargazer balloon carrying a 122 inch telescope landed 50 miles west of its launch site between Las Cruces and Deming. The craft peaked at 1 500 feet instead of 87 000 feet, hampering star twinkle tests and other high altitude experiments. Pilot Captain Joe W Kittinger Jr. 34 and astronomer William C White 40 observed limited data as Dr J Allen Hynek led the project from Northwestern University.
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Deming
Air Force
New Mexico
Truth Or Consequences
Joe W. Kittinger Jr
William C. White
China Lake
Calif
Project Stargazer
J. Allen Hynek
Northwestern University
Effort Averts Dock Strike Negotiators Called In
Washington AP government moved to avert a Christmas Eve dock strike as 60 000 longshoremen prepare for possible action when an 80 day injunction expires on Dec 23. Wirtz urged negotiators to place national interests above bargaining stance amid deadlock over a new ILA contract covering ports from Maine to Texas. A last frantic push aims to restart talks with union and New York Shipping Association leaders.
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Washington
Anffort
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
William E. Simkin
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
New York Shipping Association
Relay satellite links nations in first world Christmas program
Cape Canaveral reports Relay, a 172 pound communications satellite, launched by a Thor-Delta rocket on a near perfect flight. NASA officials said initial orbits and telemetry show the craft nominal as tests proceed from Nutley New Jersey toward Andover Maine and Goonhilly Downs in Britain. Intercontinental Christmas program planned for Wednesday across 11 nations.
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Fla
Thor-Delta
Relay
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NASA
Robert Mackey
Nutley
Andover
Maine
Goonhilly Downs
Great Britain
Robert Gray
Florida
United States
Europe
South America
North American
UN Will Do Everything To End Congo Troubles
Secretary-General U Thant told the Congo advisory panel that the United Nations would use all pressures short of shooting to end Katanga secession. He warned Tshombe troops could trigger a U.N. retaliation and said forces are alert. He seeks international economic pressure to bring Katanga into a federal Congo.
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U Thant
United Nations
Katanga
Thant
Moise Tshombe
U.N
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