Northeast Snowstorm Paralyzes Cities From Boston To Atlanta
A major March storm battered the Northeast and mid- Atlantic, dumping two feet of snow in Boston and New England, causing emergency declarations and power losses. Across the region frigid winds and icy conditions slowed travel, while the Carolinas and Washington faced heavy snowfall and outages.
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New York
North Atlantic
Maine
Dixie
New England
Boston
Massachusetts
New Haven
Conn
Boston Weather Bureau
Wien
England
Long Island
South
Carolinas
Atlanta
Washington
Capitol Building
House
Capitol
Storm Lingers in New York State Leaving Deep Snow
A March storm blanketed New York State with heavy snow, causing school closures including New York City, dangerous travel, and several fatalities as 2 feet or more fell in parts. Tannersville reported 40 inches today, Long Island up to 15 inches, and Rochester reaching a season total of 143 inches. The Thruway remained open and main roads mostly cleared with drifting still blocking some routes.
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Albany
New York State
Great Lakes
Weather Bureau
New York City
Tannersville
Catskills
Long Island
Port Henry
New York
Rochester
Train Derails in New York City on Park Avenue
A New Haven railroad train of 14 cars derailed at 158th Street and Park Avenue today bound for Grand Central Terminal from Boston. One person injured, six middle coaches off the tracks, with some passengers suffering fainting spells per the fire department.
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New York Gen
New Haven
158Th Street
Park Avenue
Grand Central Terminal
Boston
Inside Radio TV and Obituary Highlights
A compact roundup covers radio and television notes, Fulton and obituary briefs, plus highlights from sports, Phoenix, churches, and classifieds. Readers get a snapshot of program listings, notable deaths, local sports results, church events, and classified notices in a single page feature.
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Fulton & Obituary
Phoenix
Filibuster Wears Down Civil Rights Advocates in Senate
Report from Washington notes Southern filibuster tactics exhausted civil rights opponents after more than five days of around the clock sessions. The Southern group led by Sen Richard Russell split into three 6‑man teams on 24‑hour shifts, each member delivering four hours of speech. Civil rights supporters, sleeping on cots, were repeatedly rousted to answer quorum calls and motions to adjourn.
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Washington
Senate
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Chamber
Howard Hawks Divorce Case Ends In Favor Of Wife
Donna Hawks, 31, wins uncontested divorce from film producer Howard W Hawke 63 in Los Angeles. Settlement provides alimony 850 a month for three years and child support 330 a month for their 5 year old son plus 8000 trust for the child. Custody awarded to Mrs Hawks.
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Los Angeles
Howard W. Hawke
Donna H Hawks
Hawks
Hawks Will
Jackie Coogan Fined for Drunken Driving
Los Angeles former child actor Jackie Coogan pleaded guilty to a drunken driving charge and paid a $125 fine on Friday. A 90 day jail sentence was suspended as part of the settlement after his car collided with a parked auto last December.
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Los Angeles
Jackie Coogan
Coogan
Elvis Presley Leaves Army to Rejoin Million-Dollar Show Biz
Elvis Presley, aged 24, is separated from the Army to resume his lucrative show business career. He departed Fort Dix with manager Col. Tom Parker amid cheering crowds and photographers after drawing his final pay of 109.54 dollars. Presley plans weeks in Memphis then New York, continuing military reserve status and estimated earnings well over a million dollars for the year through TV, film, and stage work.
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FT. DIX
N. J
Elvis Presley
Tom Parker
Parker
New York
Presley
Memphis
Tenn
Germany
Elvis
Met baritone Leonard Warren dies on stage during Verdi opera
Leonard Warren, famed Bronx born baritone and Met star, collapsed and died on stage during Verdi La Forza del Destino. He was 48, singing Don Carlo as Agatha Warren watched. cause diagnosed as a stroke. Curtain fell as audience stood in tribute.
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New York
Leonard Warren
Metropolitan Opera
Agatha
Warren
Don Carlo
Adrian Zorgniott
Met
Rudolf Bing
Bing
Metropolitan
Renata Tibaldi
Don Alvaro
Richard Tucker
Glee Club
Radio City Music Hall
The
Bronx
Europe
South America
Moscow
Sitdown drive by Negro students presses on after arrests
Demonstrators amid a national push for equal lunch counter access face dozens of arrests. In Miami and Houston clergymen and students joined sitdowns at department and variety stores. In Montgomery thousands rally as expelled students receive scholarship promises from MLK Jr and SCLC. In South Carolina Morris College and Benedict College students sit in at Sumter stores with bond fees imposed.
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Fla
Houston
Tex
Texas Southern University
Alabama State College
Montgomery
Bernard Lee
Norfolk
Martin Luther King, Jr
Atlanta
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
South Carolina
Allen University
Benedict College
Columbia
Morris College
Sumter
Florence
James Morris Lawson Jr
Vanderbilt University Divinity School
Tennessee A&i
Rockefeller Plans Nuclear Shelter for New York Homes
Governor Nelson Rockefeller hires Peter Ogden of Greenwich Conn to design fallout shelters for his New York City Fifth Avenue apartment, Pocantico Hills estate, Albany temporary residence, and Tarrytown home. He advocates mandatory shelter laws, aims to work with legislative leaders, and pledges safety for residents amid civil defense efforts. He spoke at a civil defense meeting with editors and clergy.
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Rockefeller
Connecticut
Tarrytown
Albany
Peter Odgen
Greenwich
Seal Harbor
Maine
Washington, D. C
Venezuela
Senate and
Assembly
State Civil Defense Commission
The
State Committee On Fallout Protection
Six Killed In Home Explosion In Evansville
In Evansville Indiana six of the seven Dietsch children died in a home explosion and fire on the northwest side. Brothers Michael nine Gregory five Dennis five Timothy four and Tommy three were killed inside. Baby sister Roxanne two and a half months was pulled from the burning house and died at Deaconess hospital. Mother Edeen thirty four and Madonna Jo six escaped but were hospitalized in critical condition.
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Evansville
Ind
Jack Dietsch
Michael
Gregory
Dennis
Timothy
Tommy
Roxanne
Deaconess Hospital
Edeen
Madonna Jo
Seafarer Chaplain Named for Milwaukee Port
With the St. Lawrence Seaway opened, Rev. David Ryan is named chaplain for Milwaukee port. The Apostleship of the Sea sponsors the chaplaincy to provide spiritual aid to sailors away from home.
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Seafarer's Haven
Milwaukee
St. Lawrence Seaway
David Ryan
Apostleship of the Sea
Havana munitions ship explosion claims dozens dead
A late 1940s Havana blast aboard a munitions carrier killed scores and shocked the city. Rescue teams scramble as authorities warn of further blasts and look for survivors amid burning wreckage. Local officials urge calm while investigators pursue the cause of the deadly incident.
Cuban Police Detain AP Newsmen Over Havana Blast Probe
In Havana police detained three Associated Press staffers and an American tourist while they conducted a final check on a French munitions ship explosion scene. Authorities held the four for five hours without charge before releasing them after seven hours.
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Associated Press
Harter
Richard Valeriant
Burlington
Alberto Lanier
Carlos Villanueva
Valeriani
Laniers
Lanier
New York
Fiavana Ueo
Revolucion
United States
Havananarnoffic.a
Revauconwich
Fidel Castro
Don Chapman
North Bend
Nehar
Judge's foresight saves juror's life in court
In Kings County Court Judge Hyman Barsha bought a portable oxygen bottle after a trial witness collapsed and died from a heart attack. Last Friday a witness named Pearl Harves collapsed in another court. an aide used the device until police arrived, likely saving her life as she was admitted to hospital.
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New York
Kings County
Hyman Barsha
Pearl Harves
Do It Yourself Versailles Citizen Endured Nine-Hour Car Wreck
John Thomas White lay injured in his wrecked car for more than nine hours waiting for help. None came. Despite three broken ribs a neck injury and facial cuts White walked three miles to his home before being taken to a clinic.
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Versailles
John Thomas White
White
Card Shark Dazes Big City Suckers Near Times Square
A Times Square doorway show in New York featured a three card monte hustler who relieved several New Yorkers of cash. The slick dealer urged onlookers to bet, collected around $120 total, and vanished as police arrived, leaving a crowd poorer and chilled.
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New York
UPI
Stooges
Humphrey and Kennedy clash in Kansas Democratic speech
In Hutchinson Kansas Humphrey and Kennedy defended a hard line against the Eisenhower era arguing for decisive action against Communism. Kennedy filed for the Nebraska primary while Rockefeller's public stance toward Nixon grew cooler as Morhouse joined the GOP convention executive committee.
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Wale
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Humphrey
D-Minn
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Rockefeller
New York
L. Hudson Morhouse
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Futchinson
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Kennedy
Nebraska
Morhouse
Stuyvesant Wainwright
R-N. Y
Executive Committee
GOP Natic
Thruston B. Morton
Washington
Robert Finch
Cuba Blames U S for Havanan Freighter Blast
Cuban state and independent papers clash over the La Coubre disaster in Havana. Pro government outlets cite saboteur plots while independent sources warn of unloading accidents and lingering mystery about casualty totals and causes.
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Ov Age
Osvaldo Corticos
Fridas
Freichter la Coubre
Cuba
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Informacion
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Informacro
Diario de la Marina
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la Coubre
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