Eastern Areas Hit By Big Snowstorm
A major storm moving from Texas to the southeast brought drenching rain and heavy snow to the eastern states. Snow depths reached a foot in parts of Pennsylvania and West Virginia with 16 inches in armsoury and zero visibility in Allentown. Up to 14 inches in North Carolina mountains and over half a foot in Virginia mountains were reported. Gale warnings lined the Atlantic from Cape May to Eastport. Temperatures hovered near freezing, with wild winds in Florida and a tornado near Lake Istokpoga.
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Newy
Armsoury
Phillipsburg
Pennsylvania
Martinsburg
W.va
Allentown
North Carolina
Mount Mitchell
Virginia Mountains
Ohio Valley
Middle
North Atlantic States
Central Appalachians
New England
Atlantic
Cape May NJ
Eastport
Maine
Texas
Florida
Orlando
Lake Istokpoga
Highlands County
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Rockies
North Pacific Coast
North Dakota
Bobby Bakers Books Ordered Before Probers
Former Senator Bobby Baker invoked the Fifth Amendment and other protections to refuse Senate investigators access to records and to answer questions. Baker faced a subpoena for financial transaction records and was expected to appear in the Senate, though there was uncertainty about whether he would bring the documents.
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Washington
Senate
Bobby Baker
Divorced Woman Shot by Former Suitor Confession Report
A former Toledo man, 33, Howard L. Farnham, confessed to killing 28 year old divorcee Joan M. Rosario after a quarrel over marriage plans. He claimed he shot her during a struggle after driving to Taylorsville dam. Authorities issued a first degree murder warrant in Montgomery County. Farnham expected to be returned to Dayton. The case follows a separate Senate subpoena turning point in Baker investigations, with possible contempt or testimony noted.
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Toledo, Ohio
Toledo
Dayton
Howard L. Farnham
Joan M. Rosario
Montgomery County Sheriff's Department
Farnham
Labor Vows No Retreat Over Wheat Boycott
Labor leaders in Miami Beach vow they will not retreat from boycotting U S wheat shipments to the Soviet Union. ILU President Gleason says he will not back down, with AFL CIO officials backing the stance as Johnson seeks a settlement through James Reynolds.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Johnson
U.S
Soviet Union
Thomas W. Gleason
International Longshoremen’s Union
Labor
Secretary of Labor
James J Reynolds
AFL-CIO Official Calls for U.S. Vessel Wheat Ships
Gleason and Paul Hall of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department demand at least half the wheat be shipped on U.S. vessels. They urge protectionist policy to ensure domestic ship usage and support American maritime jobs.
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Gleason
Paul Hall
Afl-Cio
Maritime Trades Department
U.S
Woman Prefers Flatter Talk Even When Conversation Flat
A lighthearted quip notes that a woman always appreciates flatter talk regardless of how flat the conversation may be, suggesting humor about compliments and social dynamics in dialogue.
Hoffa May Testify At Own Trial In Tennessee
James R. Hoffa president of the Teamsters may take the stand in his trial on charges of attempted jury tampering. The defense expects to finish by mid next week as the trial opened January 20. Thomas E. Parks testified Tuesday as the third of five co defendants, part of the case accusing them of offering ten thousand dollars to a juror’s son for acquittal.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
James R. Hoffa
The
Teamsters Union
Thomas E. Parks
Nashville
Hoffa
Parks
Larry Campbell
Carl Fields
Campbell
Teamsters
Detroit
Ruby Defense To Renew Efforts To Get Murder Case Transferred
In Dallas two more jury candidates are excused for saying they would not vote death if Ruby is convicted. defense chief Melvin Belli plans to renew a motion to transfer the case, arguing an impartial jury cannot be found locally. Police say ballistics link a mail order rifle to the Kennedy assassination attempt.
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Ruby
Jack Ruby
Dallas, Tex
Melvin M. Belli
Dallas
Henry Wade
Wade
Belli
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Oswald
Las
Aubame Named Provisional Gabon Prime Minister After Coup
Gabon former president Leon M'ba's rival Jean Hilaire Aubame, 31, named provisional premier heading a 10-man government after a bloodless coup in Libreville. A state of emergency and dusk-to-dawn curfew were declared as Parliament was dissolved and elections set for a 47-member assembly. US officials reported 150 Americans in Gabon safe, with no sign of Communist involvement.
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Brazzaville
Congo Republic
Jean Hilaire Aubame
Gabon
Leon M’ba
Remier
Esday
Aubame
Libreville
M’ba
M’tha
Pew
Shiek
U.S. State Department
Washington
U.S
Peace Corps
Survivors Rescued From Storm Battered Ambassador
The rescue ship Fruen hauled aboard three crewmen from the British merchantman Ambassador as four to six more were believed aboard her listing hulk in treacherous North Atlantic seas. The Ambassador, grain carrier from Philadelphia to England, sent an SOS after engines failed and pumps could not cope with flooding, while rescue aircraft searched amid 40 knot winds and 25 foot seas. The Da Vinci and later the Fruen worked to reach survivors as the Leonardo da Vinci faced heavy seas before continuing to New York.
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New York
Atlante
Coast Guard
Vulcania
Jimer
Philadelphia
England
Leonardo da Vinci
Ambassador
da Vinci
Fruven
Bomb scare at Saigon US Information Agency building
In Saigon a noon grenade scare near the U S Information Agency building led to street closures. A plastic dummy grenade was found in the library, and an American soldier accidentally shot a Vietnamese vendor when a pistol discharged. The vendor was not seriously wounded. The Viet Cong radio station warned Americans near Saigon could be killed. since Feb 1, six Americans have been killed and 87 wounded in attacks.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Information Agency
Viet Cong
Americasis
U.S. Army
Information Agency
Italian President Segni Arrives for Four Day Paris Visit
Paris dispatch reports President Antonio Segni of Italy arrived in France to begin a four day state visit. He will meet French leaders, review bilateral ties, and discuss European affairs during engagements in Paris and nearby sites.
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Paris
Antonio Segni
France
Island Residents Rescued As Quake Rocks Sao Jorge
Portuguese rescue fleet ferried 510 refugees from Sao Jorge to Terceira as 30 foot seas delayed evacuation. Tremors hit Terceira and other Azores islands while authorities warned of potential volcanic activity and coordinated cabinet talks in Lisbon.
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Sao Jorge
Lisbon
Portugal
Azores
Terceira
San Jorge
Teotonio Machado Pires
ANI
Antonio de Oliveira Salaza
Token Cuts Ordered In Arms Aid
The United States halted small military aid programs for Britain France and Yugoslavia in response to their trade with Cuba. Spain and Morocco were told no new aid until they clarify policies, with aid amounts around 25 to 30 thousand dollars for France and smaller for Britain and Yugoslavia.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Yugoslavia
Cuba
State Department
Spain
Morocco
U.S
Cubans Caught Fishing Go On Trial In Florida
The first of 29 Cuban fishing crewmen go on trial in Key West Florida as captains of four Cuban government owned trawlers seized by the Coast Guard face unlicensed fishing charges. Judge Thomas Caro will oversee the non jury trial amid Cuban revolutionary songs and jail meals featuring arroz con pollo and Cuban coffee.
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Key West
Fla
Cuba
Florida
Coast Guard Fed
Tortugas Islands
Thomas Caro
Criminal Court
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Whitehead Street
Hands Off Policy Is Proposed
The Soviet Union planned to urge the U N Security Council to guarantee Cyprus independence and territorial integrity, leaving Greek and Turkish Cypriots to settle their feud. U Thant pressed for an international force, mediator, and a council linked security force to prevent renewed fighting on Cyprus with Britain Commonwealth nations and nonaligned states contributing.
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United Nations, N.Y
Soviet Union
U.N. Security Council
Cyprus
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Makarios
Council
Thant
Security Council
British Commonwealth
Commonwealth
Cuba probes hijacking of private U S plane
Havana reports it is investigating the hijacking of a twin engine Piper Apache by two Cuban nationals who forced pilot Richard Wright 23 of Miami to fly toward Havana. Wright, a part time University of Miami student, was not yet released. The two men chartered the craft from Miami area and indicated they would land first at Key West then Naples Florida.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
U.S
Gunpot
Cuba
Tamiami Airport
Miami
Fla
Key West
Richard Wright
Enrique Castillo Hernandez
Reinaldo Lopez Lima
Wright
Florida Gulf Coast
Naples
U.S. Navy
Besa Chica Naval Air Station
Apache Wright
University of Miami
Floyd Wright
Eddie Martin
Sama Ana
Calif
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