Cold Moderates On East Coast Struck by Winter Storm
Violent winds gusting to 75 mph battered the Eastern Seaboard with subfreezing temperatures. Temperatures dipped below zero from New York to Maine while rising to only 25 in some areas. Fire and wind caused widespread damage. seven student airmen died in a Syracuse University dorm blaze. deaths tied to exposure occurred in Baltimore and Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Winds downed chimneys, windows and power lines. subway service and heating complaints surged as crews fought fires and restored services.
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New York City
Mild Pacific air brings normal weather to Miami Valley
The cold snap ends as mild air from the Pacific settles over the Miami Valley. Forecasts call for mostly cloudy mild conditions with light rain or drizzle today and tonight, a high near 40 and low around 25. Thursday expected to stay cloudy with more drizzle and a 41 degree high. Middletown officials report a high of 30 at 11:30 p.m. yesterday and a 21 degree low at 12:05 a.m.
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See It With Representation Chuckle on Taxation
A lighthearted note riffs that if Patrick Henry could see taxation with representation he would react to the idea with humor. The item plays on the familiar tax debate in a witty, period voice.
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Towns hot over cold beaumont amarillo telegram feud
Beaumont Texas and Amarillo TX chamber telegrams turn chilly as heating failure prompts jokes about windbreaks on barbed wire and fans directing hot air. The exchange highlights the towns’ weather contrasts and lighthearted banter.
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Dog Keeps Cold Vigil On Church Fire Escape
In Columbus Ohio a Collie mix dog kept a vigil on a second floor church fire escape for 36 hours amid bitter cold. Custodian Frank Shepard found and fed the dog as residents offered milk and food. The Humane Society called as temperatures dropped and the dog finally left. The custodian suggested the animal may have belonged to a family that moved away.
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Mikoyan Seeks Berlin Compromise in U.S. Talks
Anastas Mikoyan, 63, begins a coast to coast tour probing U S views on Germany. He visits Cyrus Eaton in Cleveland, plans return to Washington January 19 to confer with Eisenhower. A Soviet Berlin source says he will push a Berlin dispute compromise with no details.
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Mikoyan To Spend Day With Eaton In Cleveland
Anastas Mikoyan, No. 2 in the Kremlin, visits Cleveland meeting industrialists and Eaton at Union Club. He presents three white stallions and a troika to Cyrus Eaton at Acadia Farm, with delegates and officials accompanying him.
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Halleck Replaces Martin as GOP House Leader in Raucous Vote
In a split GOP, Charles A. Halleck of Indiana ousted Joseph W. Martin Jr. as floor leader, shifting the balance of power in the House. Halleck aims to run a solid Republican record while balancing ties to coalition partners and possible 1960 presidential ambitions.
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Young Is Sworn In As Senator From Ohio
Washington AP reports Stephen Young, new Democratic senator from Ohio, declines to accompany colleague down the Senate aisle. He vows to take the oath alone, noting past support for Lausche. Ohio gains two Democratic senators for first time since the 1930s as five Ohio House members are sworn in, with mix of Democrats and Republicans.
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Six Die After Crash Near Kenton Ohio
Six men believed Tennesseans died when their northbound car collided with a southbound tanker truck on U S 68 two miles north of Kenton Ohio. The tanker driver was uninjured and the car’s driver could not be identified. Weather and road conditions were clear. State patrol officers were investigating the crash scene.
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Rebels Take Charge as Cuba drafts interim constitution
Cuba's provisional government under Manuel Urrutia moved to erase Batista remnants by drafting an interim constitution and dissolving provincial governments. The cabinet also promised elections within 18 to 24 months, while cracking down on political parties and freezing Batista era assets. Batista supporters sought asylum in embassies as Castro supporters awaited the rebel leader's arrival.
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Nasser Purges Reds In Syria
BEIRUT Lebanon AP reporting that President Nasser has conducted a major purge in Syria arresting over 300 people. The crackdown began last Thursday and effectively wiped out the Communist organization in the Syrian region of the United Arab Republic.
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Fort Lauderdale seeks Grahams on bad check charges linked to Cuban jail complaints
Fort Lauderdale sheriff seeks Jonathan J. Graham Jr. of Akron on bad check charges after he publicized his alleged treatment in a Havana jail. The embassy says Graham faced a swindling charge while two others, Dean Gleaves and Edward Keehn, were indicted for robbing a Havana resident and leaving him tied in a ditch. Graham arrived in Akron with the others. Chicago authorities reportedly also have a warrant for his arrest. Deputy Mell says the office has watched for Graham since his TV appearances about Havana riots.
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Father and five children perish in Brandon fire
A Brandon Minnesota father and his five children died in a two story house fire. Mark Kelly escaped initially but re entered to rescue his children and perished. Mrs Kelly fled the home as neighbors kept her from re entering.
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Dirksen chosen Senate floor leader for new session
Washington AP reports Senate Republicans selected Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois as floor leader for the new session. In Ann Arbor AP notes Salk vaccine eliminated one polio type among vaccinated, Type II gone. three types previously appeared in vaccines. In Columbus AP Gov DiSalle appointed Jay W. Collins to survey Ohio mental hospital system. Edward H. Dell of Middletown named chair of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee.
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