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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1962
Page
1
A fierce winter storm unleashed frigid air and 80 mph winds across the Northeast. Maine towns report heavy snow, power outages, and paralyzed roads as Bangor sees 21 inches of new snow and 20 foot drifts. refugees are sheltered and a state of emergency urged.
In heightened Congo unrest, U.N. forces press operation in Elisabethville and Kamina while Tshombe flees toward Kolowezi. The U.N. orders Katanga planes and pilots to surrender by Tuesday, promising destruction of noncompliant aircraft. Swedish and Ghanaian units advance as air force capabilities dwindle.
A pre dawn crash between a grain truck and an eastbound bus sent the bus into an ice choked river near Superior. Six people are dead including four bus passengers, the bus driver, and one truck passenger. The tragedy occurred as authorities investigated the wreckage.
The Journal will join with other Muscatine business groups in observing Tuesday, New Year’s Day as a holiday, and no edition will be published. The Journal office will remain closed all day Tuesday.
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved the Chesapeake & Ohio gaining control of the Baltimore & Ohio in a stock exchange move. The decision allows future merger ambitions with the New York Central and Pennsylvania routes and Nickel Plate with Norfolk & Western lines, while keeping C&O and B&O operating separately for now.
Severe blizzards cripple southern England and much of continental Europe as freezing temperatures persist. Rescue helicopters pluck stranded travelers while fatalities include a couple buried by a snowdrift in Dorset. several others rescued or in critical condition.
Joy and sorrow mix as the world awaits 1963 with millions seeking reflection in churches and celebrations in venues from taverns to grand halls. Midnight transitions spark prayers, songs, and safe-driving reminders as cities eye snowbound or sunlit nights and life’s quiet, sudden changes.
Police caught two men fleeing a New Albany Indiana bank after a passing patrol car heard an alarm. Anthony J Walters 32 Springfield Missouri and George G Cason 41 Savannah Missouri were found near the Union National branch with a acetylene torch and burglary tools. They were to be turned over to federal authorities.
In McHenry County a child died when a dresser toppled over as he climbed it at night. Police say the accident occurred during a 20 mile hour period, with the dresser toppling onto the boy. Dolinski is named in connection with the case.
Robert Evans, 39, formerly of Audubon, Iowa, was killed in Riverside California when a gun in its leather case discharged while he reportedly prepared to clean it. The accident occurred as the weapon struck the floor, injuring him with a chest wound.
Iowa City area tragedy with Mrs Laura Archer 41 and three children killed when a tall Christmas tree ignites a bedroom fire. Husband Harry Archer 43 saves one child Cheryl Shrader 8. other survivors include Terri Lynn Dolphin and Barbara Shrader. Firefighters battle in 10 degree cold. cause undetermined. Barbara Shrader and Cindy Shrader among the victims. several relatives injured or burned.
The Weather Bureau warns of drizzle or light snow in southeastern Iowa through New Year’s Day with mostly cloudy skies and slightly higher temperatures expected. Tonight’s minimum temperatures in the upper teens, with readings Tuesday in the upper 20s to low 30s. East wind around 10 miles per hour persists.
A 1963 outlook foresees higher consumer spending and renewed confidence amid Cuba crisis jitters. Tax cuts and federal spending debates cloud clarity on which Americans benefit, as Kennedy has yet to spell out specific plans. The article notes mixed views among congressional forces on mustering relief.
Havana reports cool reception to Castro government bid to permit more Cre gans to depart for the United States if Pan American Airways resumes Havana Mirami flights. A Pan American spokesman in New York cited losses from Cuba restrictions while the State Department keeps a Cuba flight ban. Donovan claims Castro consent to release more Bay of Pigs relatives as ransom deliveries continue, while Cuba denies any UN negotiation with Americans held in Cuba.
Police arrested Arnold See foul, 26, of Dubuque, after four officers followed a tip to a farmer’s wife home and captured him in a vehicle. He had escaped from jail two weeks earlier and was returned to a one year old structure today.
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