New England Digs Out From Arctic Storm
Maine residents face a paralyzing blizzard that closed roads and cut power as 39 to 44 inches of snow trapped more than 2,000 people. Searchers hunted three overdue ice fishers near Endless Lake while a Maine couple with two children awaited airlift rescue seven miles south of Lincoln.
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Bangor
Maine
UPS
New England
Endless Lake
Dow Air Force Base
Lincoln
George E. Allen
European Storm Enters Ninth Day Across Britain
Europe suffers its worst winter siege in years as new snows reach western and southern England. The storm blankets villages behind 20 foot drifts while Continentwide misery continues into the new year with more freezing winds and slush. Londoners gather in Trafalgar Square for New Year activities despite the cold.
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London
UPI
England
Europe
English Channel
Britain
Trafalgar Square
Weather summary and January outlook from UPI report
Cold and cloudy conditions across the eastern U S with increasing clouds and highs in the 20s. Other notes include minor snow possible tonight, slight warming Wednesday, and a January forecast predicting below normal temperatures in the eastern U S with normal readings elsewhere.
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Beckley
Oak Hill High
Deee Seerry
Greenbrier
Hinton
Washington
UPI
Weather Bureau
North Atlantic
Northwest
West Virginia Heralds New Century Celebrations
West Virginia marks the new century with 100th state birthday activities. Centennial queen finalists ride the Pasadena Rose Bowl float while Miss Deslye Landis tours as a special guest. January events include art and sculpture exhibits and an Alpine Ski Festival at Blackwater Falls.
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Pasadena
Calif
Charleston
West Virginia University
Blackwater Falls State Park
Huntington Art Galleries
Deslye Landis
Southern California
The
West Virginia Society
Landis
Harold Landis
Los Angeles
West Virginia. Mrs. Landis Is A Former Schoolmate of Gov. W. W. Barron
Miss. Landis
Uncrowned King of Senate Kerr Dies at 66
Sen. Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma, 66, died in Doctors Hospital after a three week illness. The longtime legislator, called the uncrowned king of the Senate, shaped Kennedy era proposals and chaired the Space Committee while serving as No. 2 Democrat on the Finance Committee.
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Washington
UPI
Robert S. Kerr
Congress
Doctors Hospital
Kerr
Senate
Kennedy
Senate Space Committee
Finance Committee
Khrushchev warns West to stay out of China spat
Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev in a New Year toast urged the West to stay out of Moscow's dispute with China. He warned Western attack would invite retaliatory action and destruction within hours, and called for modern weapons for the Soviet army while pledging support to Fidel Castro and Cuba.
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UPS
Nikita S. Khrushchev
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Soviet Union
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Kremlin Palace
Leonid Brezhnev
Kennedy
Cuba
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Fidel Castro
Russia
Fifty Thousand Greet Pope John XXIII at New Year
In St. Peter's Square Vatican City about 50 000 people gathered to wish Pope John XXIII a happy new year. He appeared at the window of his studio, prayed the Angelus Domini and blessed the crowd saying the Lord blesses us all together in a firm clear voice.
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Vatican City
UPI
St. Peter’s Square
John XXII
UN Tightens Hold as Katanga Skirmishes Continue
U.N. troops seize more positions around Elisabethville amid sporadic fighting with Katangese forces. Five Katangese gen darmes killed. UN warns Tshombe to rejoin Congo within two weeks or face further measures.
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Dietrich Mummendey
Leopoldville, the Congo
UPI
United Nations
Elisabethville
U.N
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Tshombe
Rhodesia
Kolwezi
Thant
Salisbury
Martini Road
Somville
U. N
Congo
New York
Police Discount Strangler Theory In Girl's Death
Boston detectives discounted a theory that Patricia Bissette was the eighth victim of the Boston strangler after an autopsy showed she was one month pregnant. Homicide officials noted both similarities and differences with prior slayings as they reassess the pattern in a string of eight stranglings since June.
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Boston
UPI
John J. Donovan
Homicide Bureau
Patricia Bissette
Michael Luongo
Patricia
Edward Sherry
U.S. Senators denounce Congo Katanga action
Senators Thomas Dodd and Barry Goldwater denounce U.N. military moves in Katanga, calling them aggression and an unjust war. The State Department backs Thant's push for Katanga's integration within two weeks, while increasing transport, airlift, and food aid to U.N. forces in the Congo.
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UPI
United Nations
Congo
U.N
Katanga
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Dodd
Goldwater
State Department
Thant
Department
Moe Tshombe
Lincoln White
United States
U.S
Tshombe
Panhandle Faces Population Shift From Washington-Baltimore
Martinsburg experts map Panhandle growth as Washington Baltimore overflow looms. Leaders from Jefferson Berkeley and Morgan counties plus Shepherd College plan Jan 17 talks on short term jobs and long term migration. A Shepherd proposal seeks 1963-64 $15 000 for a research center. A proposed highway East of Charles Town could cut to 50 minutes to Washington.
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UPI
Washington-Baltimore
West Virginia
Panhandle
Chambers of Commerce of
Jefferson
Berkeley
Morgan Counties
Shepherd College
James W. Hafer
Shepherd
Hafer
Harry W. Zimmerman
Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce
Charles Town
Leesburg
Washington Complex
Zimmerman
Five Schwartz children die in Reading house fire
Reading Pennsylvania five children of Henry E. and Mrs Schwartz perished when a two story frame and stone home burned at about 3 a.m. EST. Twins Jean and Jane Schwartz aged 12 died on a second floor landing, Cindy 5, Carol 3, and William 10 in a second floor bedroom. Nelson 17 escaped to safety. Cheila 13 was at a grandparent’s. Parents and Nelson treated for shock at St Joseph’s Hospital. Cause not yet determined.
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Reading
UPI
Jean
Jane Schwartz
Cindy
Carol
William
Schwartz
Nelson
Cheila
Henry E. Schwartz
Exeter
St. Joseph's Hospital
Separate Cars Sisters Die In Icy Head-On Crash
Two Randolph sisters Judy McCarthy 19 and Carolyn 22 were killed when their cars collided head-on on Nebraska 20 two miles west of South Sioux City on New Year’s Eve. Gerald Reeg 23 of Wayne Neb. was hospitalized in fair condition. Nebraska’s 1962 traffic toll reached 400.
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Neb
UPI
Randolph, Neb
Judy McCarthy
Carolyn
Iowa
Gerald Reeg
Wayne
Judy
Randolph
Here
Nebraska
Safety record hoped for as holiday traffic toll grows
United Press International reports American drivers seek a safety milestone as 259 deaths are tallied by 8:30 a.m. EST after the four day New Year period. California leads with 39 deaths followed by Texas 28 Illinois 15 Oklahoma 12 as totals edge toward a low four day toll since 1946.
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National Safety Council
California
Texas
Illinois
Oklahoma
New
Burned Child Faces 500 to 1 Chance to Live
Two year old Sylvia Amesquita began 1963 with extreme odds after a stove fire burned about 60 percent of her body. Doctors report a one hour skin graft on Monday, her second graft since the accident, and say each hour improves survival chances though she remains critically ill.
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San Antonio
Tex
UPI
Sylvia Amesquita
Sylvia
Shortening The News Roundup of Diverse Events
Cancer stricken actor producer Dick Powell remains heavily sedated and weakening with no immediate hospital move planned. Rockefellers New York term opens with warning against indecision in the Cold War. Coast Guard cutter Sauk crew rescued after grounding on an ice covered Hudson Island. Ulbricht calls for early steps toward better East West German ties in 1963. Frankie Avalon announces June wedding to Kay Diebel former Miss Rhinegold. China pledges unity drive with the Soviet Union in New Year message. Kennedy flies to Miami for the Orange Bowl showdown Oklahoma vs. Alabama.
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Hollywood
Nelson A. Rockefeller
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Hudson River
Montgomery
N. Y
New York City
Albany
Walter Ulbricht
West Germany
Frankie Avalon
Kay Diebel
China
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Mao Tze-tung
Chou En-lai
Rose Parade Honors Past and Space Age Theme
The 74th Tournament of Roses opened New Year's Day in Pasadena with a blend of historic and space age motifs. Floats used about 300 000 flowers, and about 12 million spectators lined Colorado Boulevard to watch 62 floats, 21 bands, and 225 equestrians amid chilly clear weather.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Pompei
San Francisco
Colorado Boulevard
Calvin McClane
Second Telstar To Be Launched Next Spring
New York reports that a second Telstar satellite will be launched to orbit next spring. ATT aims to study radiation effects that disabled Telstar I’s command circuit. Telstar II will be launched by NASA with AT&T covering launching costs.
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New York
API
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
ATT
Europe
United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
First Albuquerque Babies of 1963 Born
Catherine Rupp, one year old, was the first baby born in Albuquerque in 1962. At 1 a.m. today her mother Connie Rupp, 20, delivered a baby girl, the first baby born in 1963 in the city. Father Warren Rupp, 23, a Lovelace Clinic research technician, and the family reside in Albuquerque.
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N.M
UPID
Catherine Rupp
Connie Rupp
Catherine
Warren Rupp
Lovelace Clinic
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