Bitter cold and heavy snow hit large region across states
A widespread winter storm brought heavy snow from Missouri to New Jersey and bitter cold as temperatures plunged below zero in Minnesota and northern states. Hazardous driving and school closures spread from Maryland to Virginia and West Virginia, with snow depths up to eight inches in places and winds reaching 75 to 100 mph in Maryland.
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New England
Atlantic
International Falls
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Roseau
Ozarks
New Jersey
Missouri-Arkansas Line
Tennessee Valley
Atlantic Coast
Atlantic City
N.J
Kentucky
Weather Bureau
Central Appalachians
Atlantic States
Fairfax County
Prince Georges County
West Virgina
Roane County
W.va
West Virginia Turnpike
Baltimore
West
Maryland
Bowie
Prisoner Death-Row Bride Gaining Wartime Style Union
Chicago prisoner Martin Tajra sentenced to death in 1962 plans to wed Frances Beatty, 25, a widow and mother of two, next week. The ceremony will take place in the Criminal Courts Building judge’s chambers, directed by Cook County Jail Warden Jack Johnson, who notes no jail chaplains can perform the civil ceremony. Tajra says the marriage began as letters and visits, with Beatty aware of appeal risks. Johnson, an opponent of capital punishment, would oversee the execution if the appeal fails.
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Chicago
Martin Tajra
Frances Beatty
Tajra
Criminal Courts
Warden Johnson
Illinois Supreme Court
Johnson
Pup Rescue Ends Happy in Knoxville Well Ordeal
In Knoxville Tennessee a muddy four week old German shepherd pups were rescued from a 28 foot well after extensive efforts. Owner Avery L Clark Jr halted digging after a photographer was buried in a landslide and cave ins continued. The pups were pulled to the surface, fed warm milk, and taken to a vet for checkup.
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Lady
Nashville
Tenn
Knoxville, Tenn
Avery L. Clark Jr
Avery L
Clark Jr
Clark
Former Monroe resident named STAR student in Vicksburg
Renae Horstmann, a senior at St. Francis Xavier Academy in Vicksburg Mississippi, earned the STAR honor for high first semester grades and a strong ACT score. She plans to study science at Michigan State University or MST.
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Monroe
Renae Horstmann
St. Francis Xavier Academy
Vicksburg
Miss
Miss Horstmann
Michigan State University
M.st
Senators OK debt limit hike to 336 billion
The Senate Finance Committee voted to raise the permanent national debt limit to 336 billion, matching the House approval for a new temporary ceiling. The current permanent limit is 285 billion but has been bypassed by higher temporary figures, and Treasury officials say a still higher temporary ceiling will be needed by June.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Treasury
Woman Newsboy Attracts Audience in Louisville
In broad daylight on a Louisville street, Sarah S. Vinson mother of three, including an online newsboy, drew a rapt audience as she faced initial timidity but captivated onlookers with her performance and presence.
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Louisville, Ky
Sarah S. Vinson
Cloudy And Cold Expected Here In Monroe
Northeast Louisiana faces mostly cloudy skies with scattered light rain today and a cold spell lasting through Saturday. A 30 percent chance of rain is forecast with highs 50 to 60 and lows 36 to 44. Early this morning Monroe reported 33 degrees as winds come from the north. A local scene shows Mrs. Vinson delivering Louisville Times to porches, guiding her son Tommy who has a torn ligament and will rest in gym.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Sarah
Allied Troops Report Viet Cong Losses After Coastal Battle
South Vietnamese troops said they killed 100 guerrillas as North Vietnamese forces retreated from a costly clash with Korean marines near the central coast. Korean Marines reported 243 North Vietnamese killed in a 32 hour action. US B52s conducted seven raids across South Vietnam near the Cambodian border and Hue. American units suffered casualties but the spokesmen noted heavy fighting continued along the border and coast.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S. Air Force
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
USS
4Th Division
Thua Thien
Hue
Iron Triangle
Binh Dinh
U.S
North Vietnam
Air Force
Hanoi
North Vietnamese
Panhandle
Tecumseh ironclad found from 1864 Mobile Bay battle
Engineers locate the Civil War ironclad Tecumseh resting in Mobile Bay mud after a century of search. Smithsonian and Navy salvage teams plan to lift and display the ship at Washington's National Armed Forces Museum. The 225-foot vessel sank Aug 5 1864 after hitting a torpedo as Farragut pressed his attack.
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Mobile
Ala
Robert Weir
Mobile Bay
New York
Tecumseh
David G. Sistats
Smithsonian Institution
The
Naval Salvage Office
National Armed Forces Museum
Washington
Navy
Weston Instruments, Inc
Newark
N.J
Farragut
Pensacola
Confederacy
Tennessee
Adm
Franklin Buchanan
Hartford
Fort Morgan
Tunis Augustus M. Craven
Telephone Pal Thrills Girl But Father Outraged
Louise Daniels, 16, delighted by a pen pal turned phone pal from Los Angeles, while her father Paul Daniels raged over a $336 reversal on the 6000 mile calls. He threatens prison to avoid paying, saying the transfer charges were undisclosed. Louise described chatting about pop music with David Bruce, 18, and noted no prior information on charge reversals.
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Chadwell Heath
England
Louise Daniels
Los Angeles
Paul Daniels
Daniels
Louise
David Bruce
Train Hits Truck Injuring Two Men At Delhi Crossing
Two men were seriously injured when an eastbound freight train struck a truck at the Illinois Railroad crossing on Denver Street in Delhi. Cleveland Leonard, 44, and Gus Clay, 26, suffered head injuries and chest trauma and were listed in critical condition at St. Francis Hospital in Monroe after treatment at Delhi Clinic and transport by ambulance. Police are investigating and have not identified the truck driver. the truck was carried 50 yards along the track.
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Delhi
St. Francis Hospital
Monroe
Cleveland Leonard
Gus Clay
Illinois Railroad
Denver Street
Sleepy Evening Dragged By Quirky Dinner Demand
Mrs. Vinson declares she will be home soon and exclaims she could eat a teddy bear for dinner, then reflects on how she sleeps. The quirky exchange highlights domestic humor and a playful tone.
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Inez
Rebel Troops Seize Part of Manchuria in China Turmoil
Reports from Peking and Wall posters say rebel forces seized the southern tip of Manchuria from Maoist Red Guards. Port Arthur naval base cut off. clashes killed youths and wounded many. more than 400 pro-Mao supporters arrested. Tibet Inner Mongolia unrest cited with heavy casualties. Chang Kuo-hua alleged anti-Mao coup in Lhasa.
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Hong Kong
UPT
Red China
Tibet
Inner Mongolia
Manchuria
Mao
Red Guards
Peking
Port Arthur
Japan Broadcasting Corp
Autonomous Region
Lhasa
Chang Kuo-hua
Communist Party of
Tokyo
Mainichi
Chang
Suchas
Aner Mongolia
Shanghai
New Life Evening Post
Red
China
Red Guard
Kongmun
Pearl River
Peking Radio
Mao Tse-tung
Fukien
Kiangsi
Heilungkiang
Shansi
Shantung
Kweichow
Shantgung
Henan
Hunan
Chekiang
Dairen
Wa Fang Tin
Mukden
Chuckle TV Called MEDIUM for Lacking RARE or WELL DONE
Media critique notes that today's Chuckle Television earns a MEDIUM rating as little content is rare or well done, reflecting a tepid reception and modest quality in the programming.
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