Fires ruin car after engine blanket misfire
Morning reports from across the nation note a December cold snap with drivers bracing for subfreezing temps. In Port Washington Bloomfield wrapped the engine in a blanket to stay warm, but flames erupted from the engine as he drove through Manor Halliday. firefighters arrived but the car and blanket were destroyed. The year ends with quirky New Year anecdotes including a man named Happy New Year and a Sleepy Eye resident celebrating the old year by looking ahead. In Pittsburgh a New Year’s Eve prank led to a stolen trolley car later abandoned. Dade County detectives urge safe driving as they remind motorists with daytime headlights, and Milwaukee delays persist due to missing steel frames for signage on the new expressway. Gus Brickner, known as a human polar bear, continues his annual Allegheny River dip for 34 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iaven
Joomfield
Port
Washington
Wold
Manor
Halliday
Bloomfield
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
South Hills
Munder
Miami
Dade County
Tom Kelly
Milwaukee
UPI
Chicago
Gus
Brickner
Allegheny
Rusk Sees Room for Confidence in Year Ahead
State Department leader states 1962 may bring crises but optimism remains for moderate Congo wide government and peaceful settlements. He warns Laos neutral coalition struggles and notes possible strife in South Vietnam as guerrillas persist while new nations rise and Cold War pressures grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laos
South Viet. Nam
South Viet ‘Nam
Price-Wage Spiral Warns of Peril to Prosperity
UPI report cites Commerce Secretary Hodges and Labor Secretary Goldberg as warning that a renewed price-wage spiral could threaten continued prosperity. Hodges urges American-made goods for world competitiveness and links wage growth to productivity. Goldberg notes risks from prices and wages during crucial months and anticipates a stronger 1962 growth target. Meany calls Congress to curb unemployment with public works and tax relief while backing Kennedy’s trade and tariff reduction agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Luther i HB. Hodges
Labor
Artfur
J. Goldberg
Ge Hodges
Commerte
U.S
Hodges
Goldberg
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Congress
Meany
I.kennedy
Last Official Act Ends Sheriff's Term in Kentucky
In Morehead Rowan County Sheriff Sam Green, about 58, dies from a shotgun blast during a warrant service. Officer Carl P. Johnson, 44, is hospitalized after being wounded. Orville Perry, 38, surrendered after the incident as Curtis Lewis prepared to take office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morehead
Rowan County
Sam
Shy
Perry
Johnson
Lexington
Green
Curt Lewis
Dulles on Cuba uprising expectation during April invasion
Former CIA director Allen W. Dulles said Washington officials did not anticipate a spontaneous popular uprising in Cuba during the failed April invasion aimed at toppling Fidel Castro. He discussed misapprehensions and noted plans involved broader developments beyond uprisings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Allen W. Dulles
Dulles
Wwe
Fire Hits Rest Home Kill Count Grows
A three story frame rest home fire Sunday night left three of twelve patients dead. Mary Winters, 82, escaped by leaping to firefighters. Chester Sanners, about 70, died after jumping from a third story attic window. John Ussin, about 70, suffocated in the building. Joe Haley, 82, died of burns and smoke poisoning while en route to a hospital. Six patients were hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont
Mary . Winters
Chester Sanners
John Ussin
Joe Haley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ington
Deni Nilde
Berlin
Rusk
Tron
United
Ee Ae
Cuba
Revis
Easie
Daie
Carnegie
Winstead "Bros
Golor
Neme
C.O
Winstead Bros
Frank Bros
Dux
Brown- Saltman
Pacific
Herman Miller
Drexel Parallel
Eceht
Charles Eamas
George’ Nelson
Folke Olhsson
Barney Flaad
Long Beach Blvd
Long Beach
Garfield
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!