Eastern Cold Wave Grips Nation With Severe Losses
The cold wave stretched across the eastern half of the United States bringing record lows, heavy snow, and widespread damage. Florida citrus crops face millions in losses while fires in Georgia and Alabama claim several lives. Indiana, Ohio, New York report dozens of deaths and extensive snow drifts, with temperatures dipping to near zero in many areas.
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Crossville
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Georgia
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Mercury
Gainesville
Great Lakes
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York State
Ashtabulah County
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Kentucky
Illinois
New York
New England
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Daytona Beach
Tampa
Missouri
Atlanta
Mercury Rising Warmth Amid Light Snow Expected
Weather reports show temperatures reaching the week's peak with subzero conditions easing after Wednesday. The Weather Bureau forecasts a warmer night with lows of 15 to 20 in southern areas, then a turn to colder Friday with highs near 30. Skies clear early Friday, then cloud by noon as Muscatine hits 12 and scattered light snow may arrive southeast of town.
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Sioux City
Fire destroys Stockton home and belongings of McCoy family
A morning blaze in Stockton damaged the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond McCoy and six children. Firefighters from Stockton and Durant battled the flames, which broke through a ground floor wall. All clothing was lost. the family, recently moved from Rock Island, Illinois, will stay with relatives as aid efforts organize.
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Seene
Rock ‘Island
Ralph Tomlinson
Thornburg 80 Ex Agriculture Secretary Dies in Iowa
Mark G Thornburg former town secretary of agriculture and a prominent public figure for almost four decades died at 80 in a rest home from pneumonia. He helped create the State Department of Agriculture in 1923 and served as secretary in 1924 for four terms before the 1932 shift. He was later elected again in 1938 to 1942 and led the Western Grain and Feed Dealeys Association after 1943 until retirement.
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Western ‘Grain and ‘Feed Dealeys Association
Dex Mathes
Mariner Set for Close Flyby of Venus
Washington report says the Mariner spacecraft will approach Venus within about 20,000 miles at 3 10 pm EST Friday. Instruments will measure radio and heat radiation from beneath Venus clouds as the Soviet probe also advances toward Mars, marking a bold step in planetary exploration.
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Mars
Better Care of Iowa License Plates Urged
The Iowa Department of Safety urged motorists to maintain 1964 license plates. Officials said 1983 plates reflect light at night to reduce traffic accidents and urged cleaning with soap and water only. Abrasive cleaners can damage the reflecting surface, Commissioner Carl Pesch noted, especially in cities with night parking.
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Kennedy Pushes Tax Plans As Adlai Fallout Grows
President Kennedy moves to limit Adlai Stevenson role while signaling cautious handling of recent charges. He defends Stevenson’s UN work and notes ongoing inquiries into White House disclosures. Kennedy says tax cut plan will be outlined at a New York Club speech, with Mills sharing broad agreement.
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Paper Strike Delays New York Dailies For Week
New York eight million readers face a five day extension as a newspaper strike, halted by federal mediators after a stalemate. Bus inesses lose ads during Christmas season as major dailies stay off presses. George E. Sokolsky, 69, veteran columnist, dies of heart attack in New York City.
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Young Husband Admits Fatal Attack in Arizona Case
Raymond J. Hudgens, 22, confessed to police that he fatally struck his estranged wife Grace Mary Hudgens, 20, and her parents Dorothy Young, 55, in Arizona before fleeing to California. He described firing on the trio until authorities captured him in Van Nuys California.
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Soviet Offer on Berlin Outlined by Gromyko Tito
Yugoslav leader Tito addressed the Supreme Soviet with Khrushchev and Gromyko in attendance. He supported Soviet views on major international questions and suggested coordination with Yugoslavia. Gromyko announced continued West Berlin negotiations without a deadline and proposed UN forces to replace Western troops after a peace treaty with East Germany.
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Kennedy Plan to Curb Cuban Trading
President Kennedy to impose penalties on Communist shipping trading with Cuba by denying American cargoes. New regulations expected in about two weeks. Move disclosed at a news conference to revive shelved plans during the October crisis, targeting economic pressure on Castro and raising costs for Soviet support.
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Skybolt Missile Crisis Looms Over Kennedy Macmillan Talks
Washington notes a growing dispute over the Skybolt missile program as President Kennedy prepares for talks with Britain's Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. U.S. and British officials debate plans to drop or rescue the program, amid Britain’s reliance on a U.S. nuclear strategy and its veto on substituting a different missile.
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U.S
Waterloo Man Convicted of Second Degree Murder
Isam McClain, 43, of Waterloo, was found guilty by an eight man, four woman jury in Black Hawk County District Court of second degree murder for allegedly setting his wife Pearl afire last Aug 19. She died in a Waterloo hospital. McClain claimed she tried to commit suicide. Judge Blair Wood set sentencing for July 7. The penalty ranges from 12 years to life in prison.
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Isam McClain
Black Hawk County
Blair Wood
Explosion Injures 14 at Ottumwa School
In Ottumwa, a science teacher and 28 students suffered cuts when a test tube exploded during a distillation experiment in a junior high classroom. Teacher Don Parsons was hospitalized with extensive hand and arm injuries. 34 students were present. The cause of the blast was not immediately known.
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Ottumwa
Don Parsons
Parsons
Iowa Lawmakers Endorse Shaff Reapportionment Plan
A large majority of Iowa lawmakers favor Shaff’s reapportionment plan, pushing to act now rather than await a pending federal court ruling. Seventy-six responding lawmakers support passage, twenty oppose, and three are undecided, with many seeking immediate action. The Shaff plan would form an 8 member Senate from population districts and a 90 member House with one representative per county.
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Des Moines
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Associated Press
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Clinton
Senate
Rusk Sees Western Opportunity From Cold War Shifts
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk told NATO ministers in Paris that recent Cuban crisis concessions shift Western leverage toward the Atlantic alliance. He urged broader Western studies of diplomatic issues, warned the Soviet Union over nuclear tests, and proposed extending Berlin talks into a wider Cold War agenda. He noted Soviet and Communist bloc strains and urged Allied unity to adapt to rapid changes.
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Iowa road building bids approved by commission
Iowa Board of Public Works approved low bids totaling 8 240 546 for road construction including interstate highway grading in Iowa and Scott counties. Town Bridge Co of Des Moines bid 465 040 to replace the Interstate 29 bridge over the Big Sioux River at Sioux City, with all bids pending U S Bureau of Public Roads approval.
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