Loss in Markesan Blaze Stuns Community
AP reports a fire in Markesan Wisconsin destroyed the Grand River Co operative feed mill and three story elevator. Damages are estimated at 100000 with 350000 worth of corn feed grain and supplies lost. Fire began about 6 pm. the 80 year old building collapsed after an hour. No injuries occurred.
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Markesan
Wis.ap
Grand River Co-operative
Les Hahn
Green Lake County
Grand River Cooperative
Dick Schulze
Titan-2 Carries Giant Nose Cone for U S Missile Test
Cape Canaveral reports a Titan-2 rocket carrying the largest nose cone ever built for a U S military missile soared around 6 700 miles across the Atlantic. Liftoff occurred at 9 20 a m CST with a 30 minute flight ending near the Atlantic off South Africa. The test marks Titan-2’s eighth successful firing in 12 attempts as it moves toward space work and future Titan-8 developments.
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Cape Canaveral
UPC
U.S
Atlantic Ocean
America
South Africa
Earth
Three Sisters Die in Pleasant View House Fire
In Black River Falls, three Peters children Faye Lynn 3 Juanita Jo 2 and Patty Ann 1 perished in a fire that gutted the southeast suburb two story home. Firemen found the bodies at the front door as Mrs Peters 25 suffered shock while Mr Peters was elsewhere. Coroner Dr Noble ruled deaths by burns and suffocation.
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Black River Falls
Joseph Peters
Faye Lynn
Juanita Jo
Patty Ann
Lawrence Larkin
Peters
Joseph
Pleasant View
Jackson County
John Noble
Tots
Cosmos 13 Satellite Launched by Soviet Union
The Soviet Union launched an unmanned Cosmos 13 satellite, Tass reported. Cosmos 12 followed on December 22. Cosmos 13’s initial orbit period is 89.77 minutes and the equipment aboard is functioning smoothly as measurements of radiation and other phenomena proceed.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Milkman’s milk vanishes blamed on donkey in England
In Teyne England milk deliveries were disrupted when Constable Joan Bradding watched a donkey named Needy bite off bottle caps topple milk bottles and drink spilled milk after repeated complaints from residents. The incident was investigated by police and linked to the animal.
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Moreteyne
England
William Fraddley
Joan Bradding
Needy
Severe Winter Yields to Spring
The Associated Press reports 1962–63 winter among the most severe in a century, with December to February the coldest in 223 years in England, record snow in Tokyo caving roofs, and extreme cold in the South. Alaska milder, but weather-linked accidents caused deaths. crop losses ran to millions. floods and tornadoes hit the South. Some West states saw their driest winter in years and ski areas lacked snow. Business mostly held steady, with a 2 percent rise in retail sales and steady industrial output. Continuous coverage notes extreme cold in the South, including Nashville and New Orleans records, while Kingston Springs hit minus 30 F.
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England
Japan
Tokyo
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Cleveland
Atlanta
New Orleans
Pittsburgh
Alaska
South
West
Associated Press
Tennessee
Helen Lane
Crab Orchard
Cumberland Mountains
Kingston Springs
Harpeth River
Nashville
South Carolina
Allies Back Defense Plan
Western allies including West Germany Italy Belgium The Netherlands Greece and Turkey backed Kennedy's multi nation nuclear defense plan at NATO council as France refused to participate. The plan foresees three phases with transfer of nuclear forces to NATO control Polaris submarines and a 25 ship surface force totaling about 200 missiles at an estimated $3 billion over ten years.
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Paris
UPI
France
Kennedy
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Greece
Turkey
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Charles de Gaulle
Maurice Couve de Murville
Britain
United States
Joint Space Effort Could Be Extended
ROME UPI A space collaboration between the United States and the Soviet Union could lead to a joint probe to Venus and Mars. Experts said the recent agreement on satellite communications marks a major breakthrough after secret talks between Dr Hugh L Dryden NASA and Academician Anatoly Blagonravov.
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Rome
UPI
United States
Russi
Venus
Mars
Hugh L. Dryden
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Anatoly A. Blagonravov
Ben Bella Demands End to Sahara Nuclear Tests
Premier Ahmed Ben Bella formally presented demands to France for an end to nuclear testing in the Sahara and for renegotiation of the Evian accords. Foreign Minister Mohamed Khemisti delivered the statement to French Ambassador Georges Gorse, who indicated plans to visit Paris to discuss the issue. The Evian accords, signed March 18, 1962, ended the war and allowed French bases in Algeria for up to 15 years in return for economic aid.
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Algiers
UPI
Ahmed Ben Bella
France
Sahara
Eviam
Algeria
Georges Gorse
Mohamed Khemisti
Gorse
Foreign Ministry
Khemisti
Ben Bella
Constituent Assembly
Paris
Toll climbs as Agung volcano devastates Bali
Bali's Agung volcano eruptions have killed at least 400 people and wounded 125 with officials warning of more blasts. About 250,000 residents within 20 miles have been evacuated while lava flows and ash clouds darken skies over Bali and East Java. Boats from nearby islands are aiding victims and evacuation efforts continue.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Bali
Agung
Indonesian Civil Defense Organization
Sukarno
Mecca
Red Cross
Civil Defense
East
Java
House Faces Measles Case In Des Moines Page
In Des Moines Iowa a House page Tom Osborn contracted measles prompting concern among members as they consider the potential spread and safety measures within the chamber network. The incident underscores health precautions for staff and lawmakers amid the outbreak context.
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Des Moines, Iowa
UPI
Tom Osborn
Kennedy to address nation on Costa Rica talks plan
President Kennedy reports to the nation on the Costa Rica conference that produced a seven nation pact to speed hemispheric development and curb Cuba backed subversion. He will open a 5 p.m. Washington news conference detailing talks with Panama and Central American leaders and will announce policy guidance for relations with the region. News coverage via NBC CBS ABC radio and television varies by coast with a Pacific coast rebroadcast at 6 30 p.m. Central Time.
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Washington
Kennedy
Costa Rica
Costa Ican
San Jose
Panama
United States
Salvador
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Honduras
Wisconsin
NBC
CBS
ABC
Pacific Coast
Palm Beach
Fla
San
Three Drugs Not Sold For Long Time Reported
Washington AP reports FDA Commissioner George P. Larrick says three drugs Enroquel Mer-29 and Altafur were off the market long before actions could prove safety. Medical officer John O. Nestor testified the agency allowed sales despite incomplete safety data and d id not pull Mer-29 and Altafur promptly after injurious side effects. Humphrey subcommittee resumes scrutiny of drug marketing safeguards as the drug act strengthens FDA powers.
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Washington
Frod
George P. Larrick
FDA
Larrick
Congress
John O. Nestor
FDA Bureau of Medicine
Senate
Government Operations Subcommittee
Nestor
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
U S Foreign Aid Since War II Tops $100 Billion This Year
Washington AP reports total U S foreign aid since World War II will exceed 100 billion this year. A presidential advisory panel led by Gen Lucius D Clay reviews aid effects and reform options as Congress and agencies note 1962 totals. New allocations push India and Pakistan to leading recipient status with billions in loans and grants.
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U.S
Washington
Lucius D. Clay Aids
Clay
Kennedy
Agency For International Development
Congress
France
Britain
India
Korea
South Viet Nam
Turkey
Pakistan
North Atlantic
Proseams
Peace Corps
Lenten Message Echoes Christ Will Be Done Motto
Rev Ray Stry of Redeemer Lutheran Church cites the Lenten reflection on Jesus surrendering to God. The message encourages Christians to face personal trials with faith, trusting that visions flow from God for those who trust the Lord.
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Ray Stry
Redeemer Lutheran Church
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