Snow Reaches To New England in Cold January Blast
A late January snowstorm moved off the Northeast coast after fresh falls from Kansas to New England. Temperatures plunged east of the Mississippi with subzero readings in Wyoming Montana and the northern Rockies. Heaviest snow fell in Kansas about 10 inches with other areas up to 7 inches. Americans used 578 million tubes of toothpaste in 1954.
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Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Vandalla
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Havre
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Missouri
Illinois
Ohio
Cleveland
Northern Plains
Limit Debate on Gas Legislation
A Senate deal to limit debate paves the way for a vote next week on a bill exempting natural gas producers from direct federal regulation. The measure drew support and opposition with debate capped at one hour per amendment and up to three hours before final passage. Senator Hennings criticizes the bill as shielding monopoly pricing and obscuring oil and gas influence on politics.
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Senate
Sen. Hennings
D-Mo
Congress
Soviets Fail To Reach Goals In 1955 Plan
Moscow reports show fourteen ministries missed certain production targets while overall industry hit 103 percent of the plan and output rose 12 percent over 1954. The steel sector and radiator failures are noted amid rising agricultural cultivation and grain and livestock increases.
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Desset
Heavy Snow Helps Winter Wheat Crop In Kansas
Sunday snow, the heaviest of the winter in Kansas, will help prevent wind erosion of the wheat crop. Federal statistician Hubert L. Collins noted dry soil ready to blow, and if the snow remains for several weeks the crop should benefit. Snow depths of four to six inches were reported in the state's southwestern critical area.
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Topeka
Kansas
Hubert L. Collins
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Williams Won't Back Stevenson for Democratic Nomination
Michigan's G Man Williams says he would not back Adlai Stevenson unless he presents a forward looking progressive program. The report notes Canada uses snowshoes for transportation in snowy regions.
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Steventon
Television Set Electrocutes Boy in Minneapolis
A 4-year-old boy, Gary Putnam, was electrocuted while watching TV with his mother and half-sister in Minneapolis. The child reportedly touched the metal chassis of the television as he sat nearby, collapsing on the floor. Authorities investigated the incident as a fatal electrical accident.
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