Holiday Traffic Takes 200 Lives
Traffic fatalities rose during the New Year period with National Safety Council estimates predicting higher totals. The Associated Press counted about 20 deaths in the peak hour window and total figures exceeded earlier forecasts, driven by heavy travel across the storm belt and wide geographic areas.
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Ohio Drivers Cautious as Holiday Death Toll Stays Low
The Associated Press notes Ohio motorists kept highway deaths low during the New Year holiday period from 12:01 am Tuesday to 2 am Thursday. Four traffic deaths were reported, with safety officials attributing the low toll to poor road conditions from a recent snowstorm deterring travel.
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Crippled Plane Lands Uninjured At Logan
Snow and sleet fell as pilot Burgess Murdock from Chicago prepared to land on the last leg from Denver. The TWA plane collapsed its right landing gear on touchdown, tipping onto its right wing and rupturing a wing tank that spilled 3,000 gallons of fuel on the runway. There were no injuries. The craft had stopped in Chicago and New York.
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Many men keep heads above water as wood floats
A concise note observes that wood’s buoyancy helps many men stay afloat, implying practical survival or metaphorical resilience in a watery environment. It emphasizes the usable property of wood rather than broader context or background.
Famed Pickpocket Dies in Poverty in Cleveland
Cleveland remembers its famed pickpocket known as Lowie the Dip. Police say he stole thousands across a long career including wallets of a police chief, a news reporter, and a sexton. He escaped a workhouse, spent years in confinement, and was later found dead after a revival gathering.
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Blackface Controversy Clouds Mummers Parade Postponement
Philadelphia leaders civil rights groups and city negotiat e a plan on whether to allow blackface makeup as the Mummers parade faces post New Year’s postponement to Saturday. CORE and FREEDOM NOW threaten disruption if blackface is allowed while the city warns prizes will not be awarded to wearers.
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Deep South Snowstorm Strands Regions Across States
A winter storm dumped up to 16 inches of snow across parts of the Deep South before moving north along the Eastern Seaboard. The weather caused 13 deaths, school closures, power outages, and transportation disruptions from Georgia to Tennessee and Virginia, with notable snowfall in Atlanta Birmingham Nashville and New Orleans.
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Makarios Shifts Plan to End Cyprus Treaties
Makarios reverses course on scrapping Cyprus treaties after British challenge. He now says actions will end these agreements by negotiation, while Britain, Greece, and Turkey warn against unilateral moves. Fresh violence erupts as three monks are killed and three wounded near Galactotorousa monastery. Turkish Cypriots blamed for the raid.
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Republicans Propose GOP Medicare Plan for Seniors
Six Republican senators led by Clifford Case and John Sherman Cooper unveil a comprehensive Medicare draft. The plan would use Social Security funds or general revenues to cover 65 plus for hospitalization nursing home and home care. It allows private insurers to form a non profit mass plan for low cost doctor bills. Antitrust rules currently limit such private combinations.
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National Committee On Health Care
Fire claims three lives at Columbia nursing home
A daytime fire swept a one story frame nursing home in Columbia Mississippi killing three of the 17 residents. The blaze destroyed the building and left authorities to determine the cause and number of displaced occupants.
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Traffic slowdown in Cincinnati as plows reduce lanes
Confused report notes a jam in Cincinnati caused by plows clearing streets. One lane remained open while traffic crawled at about five miles per hour, a rarity for the usual two and three lane avenues.
Snowbound Regions Record Heavy Snow Across Ohio Area
Cincinnati police investigated traffic crashes during the snowstorm while Cleveland reported up to 10 inches of snow. Motorists faced parking bans on major streets as snow plows operated with five hundred crews in Cuyahoga County. Dayton Montgomery County schools closed about two dozen closings while Columbus street crews cleared more than five inches. Akron and other towns reported six to twelve inches amid drifting and rural areas affected.
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Johnson plans 1964 unrelenting peace offensive
President Johnson aims for new peace breakthroughs in 1964 and will press ahead before the election. A White House summary cites housing, civil rights, a $1 billion tax cut, and medical insurance for the elderly, plus continued budget restraint and renewed tax reduction efforts.
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