Bases in Iowa Cold Continues Over Wide Area
The Associated Press reports continued severe cold across a broad region including the central Plateau, northern Rockies, upper Plains, Great Lakes, Pennsylvania valleys, and northern New England. Subzero readings were widespread from Caribou Maine to Milwaukee Wisconsin, with St Marys Pennsylvania recording unofficially minus 22. Precipitation was generally light.
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Coed Rescues Dog From Icy Potomac River
Barbara Foster, a 20 year old University of Illinois student, swam 50 yards through icy Potomac waters near the Jefferson Memorial to rescue a whimpering German shepherd. The dog bit four bystanders before a Fire Department rescue boat pulled them both to safety. The incident occurred during the Wednesday evening rush hour as traffic moved by.
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Tragic Cliff Fall Claims Three Children in Waterfall Canyon
In Ogden Utah three youngsters Shauna Southwick, Mark Way and Bonnie Ross left home after school for a hike in Waterfall Canyon. After a long search a 300 foot cliff at the canyon summit proved fatal. Mark and Bonnie died at the base while Shauna died en route to a hospital. A rescue posse and mountain unit searched as conditions cooled and ice formed on the cliff.
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Trains Collide in British Blizzard Killing 18
European weather chaos widens as Arctic winds sweep across the continent. Two London bound trains collided near Coppenhall, southwest of Manchester, killing at least 18 including an American serviceman and six children. 33 injured. Snow and cold snarled travel from Spain to Italy, with avalanches, frozen oranges, and dozens of weatherRelated fatalities reported across the region.
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London Bus Slips On Snowy Suburban Hill In Deep Freeze
A London bus slid back down a snowbound suburban hill as heavy snow and freezing weather slowed traffic to a crawl in Britain. Arctic winds from Europe’s north drove bitter conditions across the continent, marking a winter hardship for the capital and beyond.
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Kennedy and Advisors Review Defense and Tax Plans
President Kennedy and top military advisers met at the White House patio to discuss defense strategy and arms spending including Skybolt funding concerns. The session also covered the year end defense budget and detailed tax package talks with Treasury officialsDouglas Dillon and aides noting work remains before finalization.
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Five Die in Illinois U S 460 Crash Near Vernon
Five people including a mother and her three children were killed in a two car collision on U S 460 near Vernon Illinois. Seven others injured. Victims named Mary J Shelton Joyce Shelton Kay Shelton Chester Shelton Kenneth Lewis. Driver Floyd Shelton 48 attempted a left turn when Larry Martin 18 struck them. All from Vernon Illinois.
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Fire destroys Coggon Legion Wall and bowling alley
Fire swept the American Legion Wall and the Coggon Bowl in Coggon early today causing about $60,000 in damage. The Coggon fire department was aided by Walker, Ryan and Central City volunteers. Central City Fire Chief J R Carley said the loss was estimated at $60,000 and the cause was not yet determined.
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Traffic toll for holiday period tops four hundred fatalities
The National Safety Council warns New Year weekend could see 420 to 480 traffic deaths on a four day period. Weather blamed for high toll. overall toll including fires and other accidents may reach 838. Final 195 counts show prior four day Christmas toll near 706.
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Indian Ire On Pakistan Pact Looms
Rawalpindi reports Indian and Pakistani ministers opened talks over Kashmir amid a new cloud of mistrust after a Red China pledge on the border. Ayub Khan called in leaders to clarify the agreement as Nehru and Ayub seek progress through lower level negotiators to settle the Kashmir dispute, with Red China claiming large swaths of Ladakh and parts of Kashmir on India's side of the cease-fire line.
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Mercy Ship Arrives for Reunions and Refugees
The African Pilot docked at Port Everglades with about 00 prisoners released in Cuba. Families greeted arrivals at the auditorium amid barricades as Red Cross staff counted names. Nine contagious cases aboard and three ambulances stood by.
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Four Young Men Escape From East Germany to West Berlin
Four young men slipped from East Germany to West Berlin during the night, raising Christmas holiday escapes to 14. A 26 year old climbed the border wall in Nelkoelin as three others breached barbed wire in the British sector. A border guard spotted one group, triggering a flare, but all had reached safety in West Berlin. One of the escapees was an East German border guard who crossed in uniform with a tommy gun on Christmas afternoon.
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Say Castro To Let More Leave Cuba
The freighter African Pilot brought 922 relatives of Bay of Pigs prisoners to Florida as refugee officials declared this the first of several departures. Cuban Families Committee members said Castro promised another 1000 relatives could depart, with James S. Danovan coordinating future ships. Refugees received meals aboard and were processed at Jackson Memorial in Miami.
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Bridge Collapse Takes 12 Lives in Costa Rica
A bridge under construction over the Virilla River in San Jose Costa Rica collapsed on Wednesday, killing 12 workers and injuring 11 others.
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Meaning City Jitters Urban living linked to urbophrenia says doctor
ALTON Blakeslee reports from Philadelphia on a University of Pennsylvania doctor warning that crowded cities and sealed living foster a green house existence. He cites potential physical and mental disorders from urban sheltering, while another Penn researcher notes arthritis pains rising before storms due to weather changes.
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