Winter Snow Presses In Despite Early Forecast
A light snowfall surprised Frederick County on Sunday with depths reported from one inch to two and a half inches in terrain near Thurmont. Roads grew slick, 15 crashes logged, but city salt and state crews mitigated major hazards as snow emergency plans activated briefly before melting as temperatures warmed. Officials noted possible white Christmas remains unclear with flurries forecast for Maryland mountains.
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Thurmont
State Roads Commission
Frederick
Washington
Maryland
Snow and Cold Grim many regions across nation
Storms and freezing weather sweep the Northeast and Northwest while heavy snow blankets Montana and North Dakota. At least 25 deaths are attributed to the severe weather as cattle die from ice encasement and officials meet to assist trapped ranchers. Some areas are declared disasters and long road closures loom.
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Middle States
Montana- North Dakota
North Dakota
William Guy
Civil Defense, National Guard
Highway Department
Montana
Pacific
Helena
No One Seriously Injured As Fifteen Accidents Blamed On Ice
Slippery roads triggered fifteen crashes in and around Frederick this morning and Sunday. City and State Police reports show ten city incidents with details unavailable, while county crashes caused minor injuries to two people. A 1956 sedan studded into an embankment on Md 806 east of the Emmitsburg by pass injured a Ithaca pair, Aubalina Balur and Ashoka Cahandra, both 22.
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Frederick
Walter L. Drumm
Emmitsburg
Aubalina Balur
Ithaca
N. Y
Mitsburg
Drumm
Cornell University
Ashoka Cahandra
U.S. 15
Biggs Ford Road
Raymond Lee Crum
Walkersville
Elizabeth Clinton
RFD
Clinton
Hagerstown
U.S. 40
Viola M. Wyant
Raymond J. Reed
Mussetter Road
Clarence Ruppenthal
Hedgesville
W. Va
TFC RL
MacAfee
Paul Lyles
Ruppenthal
TFC
Virginia
MD. 194
Harry J. Frost
Frederick Barracks
Seven Miners Die In Peru Mine Blast
An explosion at a U.S. operated coal mine near Cerro de Pasco in central Peru killed 57 miners and injured two. Gas and coal dust blast damaged the operation used to provide coke for local mining, as officials search for a cause.
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Lima. Peru
Peru
Cerro de Pasco
Lima
Cerra de Pasco
U.S
Cerra de Pasco Corp
Explorer 26 Satellite Soars Into Orbit From Cape Kennedy
Explorer 26, a 101 pound windmill shaped satellite, launched from Cape Kennedy at 4 a.m. aboard a Delta rocket to study space radiation and hazard to crew and equipment. Controllers confirmed all three booster stages fired accurately and placed the payload in space on a looping path that will reach 15,800 miles from Earth before returning to about 200 miles at its low point, completing a global circuit every seven hours.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Delta
Fight-Control Center
Robert Gray
Earth
Stock Market Revival Extends in Early New York Trading
The stock market recovery continued in early New York trading as investors momentum persisted amid ongoing activity and cautious optimism from market participants. The report notes broad gains across key indices and higher trading volume as markets respond to recent trends.
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New York
Teenagers Fined On Alcohol Charges
Two teenage boys, Harry E. Free and Samuel C. Plank, were found guilty and fined 50 dollars each in Magistrate's Court after beer was found in a car they rode in. Officers Littleton and Barger identified them. the youths claimed no knowledge or involvement in the beer. Four other boys forfeited bond and did not face trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Free
New Market
Samuel C. Plank
RFD
Mt. Airy
T. L. Littleton
C. C. Barger
Littleton
Phillip G. Bauer
Robert B. Macy
William J. Macy
Robert E. Abshire
Free
Plank
Robert E. Kennedy
Heart Surgery Made Him Well Ronnie Murphy Looking Forward To Christmas
Nine-year-old Ronnie Murphy of a farm near Urbana spent last Christmas in Baltimore after heart surgery to repair a hole between heart chambers. He returned home just after New Year and resumed school and farm chores, thanks to successful modern medical care.
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Ronnie Murphy
Ronnie
University Hospital
Baltimore
Gene Murphy
Urbana
Joy
Star
Santa Claus
James Stoner
Walkersville
Frederick County
Santa
New Market
Murphy
Burch urged to hold GOP chairmanship
Washington AP Rep William E Miller said after a conference with Sen Barry Goldwater that GOP Chairman Dean Burch should keep his job even if he holds only a one vote majority of the 132 member national committee Miller said the presidential nominee backs Burch and replacement would signal a minority majority at the Jan 22 23 Chicago meeting Others have demanded Burch resign unless he can win broad support Nixon Romney and others have voiced push for resignation The meeting in Chicago was to decide Burch's fate Wilson agreed with Miller that Burch should stay even with a bare majority The conference did not include Burch and Morton of Kentucky head of the Senate campaign committee was to meet Goldwater later
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Washington
William E. Miller
Barry Goldwater
GOP
Dean Burch
Miller
Bob Wilson
California
Goldwater
Burch
Richard M. Nixon
George Romney
Michigan
National Committee
Chicago
New York
Wilson
House Congressional Campaign Committee
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Santa Claus Town Is Quite Busy Now
Santa Claus Georgia reports a burst of activity this Christmas season. Mayor Bill Salem notes the first street paving on Reindeer Street and population growth from 5 in 1960 to 28 now. Permits issued for three or four new homes with 12 to 16 more expected. Letters from around the world arrive for postmarking.
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Santa Claus, Ga
Bill Salem
Salem
Johnson Sets Budget Cut Target For Christmas Retreat
President Johnson at the LBJ Ranch prioritizes federal spending cuts to below 100 billion dollars for the year starting July 1, 1965. He will confer with Budget Director Kermit Gordon, Luther Hodges, Willard Wirtz, Stewart Udall, and Donald Hornig as the Budget Bureau notes departments may seek exceptions.
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Johnson City
Tex
APJ
Johnson
LBJ
George E. Reedy
Washington
Kermit Gordon
Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Donald Hornig
Science and Technology
Budget Bureau
Gordon
Johnson in Fine Shape for Four More Years
President Johnson remains in fine health, say his doctors. Dr. John Willis Hurst and Dr. James W. Cain credit his strong heart and stamina after a 1955 attack, noting no pace danger and expecting continued vigorous life as he nears another term. The officials insist the president can handle the stress of office.
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Washington
Johnson
John Willis Hurst
Hurst
Department of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta
James W. Cain
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Sen. Johnson
Bethesda
U.S. Naval Hospital
Santa at Baltimore Department Store Reflects on Christmas Spirit
AP reports in downtown Baltimore a department store Santa, costing 100 for the velvet suit plus 100 for the white wig and 22 for boots, endures long hours and recalls anxious children. He recalls a boy named James, seven, who asks for a coat for his mother, not himself, as shoppers demand balloons and the “spirit of Christmas” remains on display.
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Baltimore
Santa Claus
Sherrie
Cameqpeter
James
Santa
Half Million Dollars Stolen In Bank Truck Heist
Six men seized two priests and two bank truck guards at St Anthony's rectory in Patterson New Jersey. They forced a priest to open the church safe and looted the church safe and a panel type bank truck from First Rating Bank of Passaic County. The bandits fled by car after notifying police.
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Patterson
First Rating Bank of
Passaic Couny
Political Chaos Rules In Viet Nam
In Saigon the “Young Turks” generals dissolved the High National Council and arrested most of its members plus more than 20 politicians. Premier Tran Van Huong and Chief of State Phan Khac Suu remained nominally in power, with a junta asserting support for them. Brig. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi led the purge with Gen. Ky, Gen. Khang, and Gen. Thieu. About 70 staff officers were sent to guard duty in the mountains north of Saigon. Buddhist anti government protests were halted as the crisis unfolded.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Young Turks
High National Council
U.S
Tran van Huong
Phan Khac Suu
Nguyen Chanh Thi
1St Army Corps
Cambodia
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Nguyen Cao Ky
le Nguyen Khang
Marine Corps
Nguyen van Thieu
4Th Corps
Duong van Minh
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Church
Winter
Associated Press
Explorer
White House
Department Store
Rande
St. Anthony’s Church
Viet Nam
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