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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1964
Page
4
AP analyst Sam Dawson argues the 1960s may soar due to a federal tax cut and a healthier base. Population growth, training of 20–30 year olds, strong demand meeting capacity, cautious business spending, and rising consumer confidence combine to support continued gains in production, employment, and living standards.
James Marlow analyzes the Vietnam conflict noting mixed official statements and unclear aims. South Vietnam with 15,000 U.S. troops and over 6 billion dollars in aid faces internal coups, shifting leadership, and debates over withdrawal or escalation amid tensions with North Vietnam and China.
A winter blizzard swept south from the northern Rockies, dumping heavy snow on mountains and creating highway havoc. Visibility dropped to near zero on plains as winds of up to 50 mph raked the region. Hundreds of motorists were stranded across Idaho Montana Wyoming and Colorado with road closures and school dismissals reported. A Helena Montana motorist died after his Jeep stalled while seeking shelter. In Idaho near the NRTS in Idaho Falls drifts stranded 40 buses 160 cars and 1600 employees. Four foot drifts challenged motorists near Powell Wyoming amid multiple wrecks north of Buffalo with no injuries reported.
Two ten year old boys, Gary Yankowski and Richard Duncan, were suffocated when a cave on the Arkansas River bank collapsed in Derby. Ten year old David Mike Isebell led police to the cave after a search began around 8 p.m. The boys, buried under about four feet of sand, were found with Gary pulseless. resuscitation failed. Richard Duncan was the son of Sgt. and Mrs. Richard H. Duncan, and Gary Yankowski was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lowe. Duncan was stationed at McConnell Air Force Base.
At Vandenberg Air Force Base California two intercontinental ballistic missiles were launched on a routine test Monday. The launches increased the total number fired from the base to 32.
Hollywood AP reports Tom Jones tops 1964 Oscar nominations with ten, Cleopatra nine, How the West Was Won eight, and Hud seven. British contenders include Finney Harris Harrison, with American Paul Newman and Sidney Poitier also in the running. Best actress nominees feature Roberts, Caron, MacLaine, Neal, and Wood. Winners announced April 13.
Moscow reports Krasnaya Zvezda warns the United States and Mediterranean allies that the new Polaris submarine base in Spain could invite a Soviet nuclear strike if war erupts.
Italy's center left government under Premier Aldo Moro moved to raise taxes on gasoline cars and yachts as the first step of a stabilization plan. The cabinet approved the new measures to halt inflation and steady the deteriorating economy.
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