East Warmer Feared As Snow Slows Cleanup Across Region
Snow cover kept cleanup slow across 25 states and the District of Columbia with drifts up to three feet in places. Rescue crews aided isolated rural families in northern Indiana and upstate New York as temperatures fluctuated and ice clogged the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.
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Cairo
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Lower River
Indiana
Harold Handley
South Bend
Michigan City
Washington
District of Columbia
Prince Georges
Montgomery
Maryland
Fairfax County
Virginia
Unusual Jet Stream Shift Drives Eastern Cold Spell
Washington reports explain that a shift in the jet stream, or prevailing westerlies, has turned into a north to south flow over the center of the U S. Cold Arctic air from Canada floods plains to Florida, with Florida experiencing six freezes instead of about five. The Weather Bureau cites limited knowledge of what triggers the jet stream reversals and warns of continued cold in the eastern two-thirds of the country for the next 30 days.
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Weather Bureau
Canada
Atlantic
Plains States
Florida
Gulf
Rockies
Faith Pays Off Mallard Donates Ducks to Mission
A man named Mallard offered to donate a pair of ducks to a Skid Row refuge run by the Union Rescue Mission. Operators were cautious but trusted the mission’s faith, and the ducks proved good.
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Mallard
Mission
Los Angeles
Skid Row
Centenarian Divoll urges outdoors for youths
Montpelier Vermont reports Ella Ann Divoll, a 105 year old who celebrates her Sept 5 birthday. She criticizes modern convenience and urges children to exercise outside, recalling her youth spent churning butter tending cattle and baking while staying active outdoors.
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Montpelier
Ella Ann Divoll
Divoll
Tunisia-French clash over Remada incident deepens
In Remada, Remada, Tunisia, French troops reportedly raided a local government building and abducted the governor and two soldiers. Tunisian officials condemn the action as extremely serious while France says the captives were being questioned after a French jeep was blown up. The incident strains France Tunisia ties as the two nations seek U S and Britain mediation with Robert Murphy leading U S efforts, traveling to London Paris and Tunis.
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Tunisia
Remada
United States
Britain
France
Sakiet Sidi Youssef
Solon Tells Churches Red Rule Meets Iron Curtain Ties
Senator Hastlang cites Senate investigators claiming delegations from subverted churches behind the Iron Curtain aim to advance communism. Eastland, chair of the Senate Internet Security subcommittee, says some priests are Red agents in clerical garb, using churches to gain power. Public hearing testimony and evidence were released after the June 20 session.
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Hastlang
D-Miss
Senate
Eastland
Internet Security Subcommittee
Eastand
Color Tape Telecast Shown on West Coast
A test of color video tape transmissions beams a live NBC show to Pacific states with color and black and white feeds. Two tape recorders at RCA MFG and Minneapolis Mining tuned the setup, delivering a near color quality broadcast from New York to California. The experiment, part of Kraft Theater, was viewed by press on twin sets, marking a pioneer color demonstration for western audiences.
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Kraft Theater
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