Record Cold Grips Deep South Amid Nationwide Freeze
A sweeping cold snap grips the nation from the Deep South to New England with subzero readings, record lows across multiple states, and at least 70 deaths blamed on exposure, fires, shoveling, and traffic crashes. Northern areas see -34 in Bemidji and -37 record near 1943 in Norfolk. southern states report freezing rain and rare snow.
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Warmer Weather Heads This Way For Sarasotans
January weekend cold snaps eased as forecasts show a steady warming trend. Weatherman Hollis Bacon cites a 66 degree high today with a 44 degree low Tuesday, while noting possible 32 to 33 readings in parts of the area. Kenneth Clark reports no celery or citrus damage, nurseries ready to prevent frost, and statewide frost warnings easing as Florida warms.
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Rails Tieup Ends After New Work Pact Reach
A two week harbor strike by 664 railroad tug and ferry workers ended with a tentative work pact after a 14 hour mediators' session led by Arthur J. Goldberg. The walkout crippled New York harbor transport and affected 100,000 commuters as 11 railroads faced disruption, with hoped restoration by Tuesday morning. The unions planned a ratification vote at the Seafarers International Union in Brooklyn.
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Weather eye Florida cold snap ends with warming trend
The Weather Bureau says Florida's cold snap has passed with temperatures expected to run slightly below normal but rising. North Florida will stay above freezing tonight while some areas are 10 to 15 degrees warmer than Sunday morning. Tallahassee reported 39 degrees at 3 am versus 24 Sunday. Clouds move in from the Gulf as Atlantic winds bring warmth, with clear to partly cloudy skies and highs in the 60s hitting Tuesday.
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Eight Killed In Pasadena Fire In Maryland
A frame house near Pasadena Maryland burned early today killing seven Negro children and their caregiver adult. One child escaped while Lawrence Green 11 jumped from a second floor window in 10 degree weather. Fire officials attributed the blaze to a faulty oil furnace.
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Fire destroys main building at Chautauqua Institution
A major fire at the historic Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua New York destroyed its main building dating from 1907. A woman resident was believed to have perished in the flames. No official damage estimate was available.
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Kilgallen Hospitalized After Inauguration Coverage
Newspaper columnist Dorothy Kilgallen, 47, is recovering at Leroy Hospital from an undisclosed illness after covering President Kennedy's inauguration. A hospital spokesman said the condition is not serious. Kilgallen writes the Voice of Broadway column for The News and appears on television's What's My Line.
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Red China Faces New Sabotage Over Food Shortage
Peiping issued a four day cold wave and food shortage blamed on natural calamities. A January 14 to 18 meeting of top Chinese leaders warned of arduous tasks in 1961 while stressing new material sources and higher production to assure daily necessities. The report praised widespread loyalty but noted a small number of landlord and bourgeois elements seek a comeback.
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Kennedy Opens New White House Review for Peace Plan
President Kennedy begins a comprehensive review in his first week to map a master plan for safeguarded peace with the Communist bloc. He holds morning and afternoon talks with Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara to set the course.
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GOP Set To Cement Roadblock To Kennedy Proposals
House Republicans plan to oppose a Democratic plan to remove a roadblock blocking Kennedy liberal goals. Speaker Rayburn seeks to enlarge the Rules Committee from 12 to 15 to gain control, with about 60 Southern Democrats expected to desert the party. The clash centers on enacting minimum wage, education aid, unemployment relief, housing, and old-age medical care.
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Kennedy Portrait Mannequins Stir Fashion Debate
A UPI report notes store windows nationwide display plaster figures of Jacqueline Kennedy beside a Kennedy doppelganger. Firms defend taste while others call it bad form as debate focuses on propriety of selling dress and suit display figures priced at 150 dollars each.
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Grammar critique cited by Burlington VP in 1926 ad
Chicago AP reports Vice President C E Spens argued the station’s grammar is deplorable while surveying text for a 1926 institutional advertisement. The passage comments on phrasing and punctuation like within this tremendous area and fractions such as two thirds the oats and more than half the corn.
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Belgian Strike Ends as Government Austerity Push Continued
Strikers in Liege return to work ending a walkout while socialist leaders vow to keep up opposition to the austerity bill. The debate over grammar sparked by the so called Are versus Is dispute drew university votes and a coin flip between Spens and Eustis, ending with Is chosen.
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Spy Trial Scheduled in London For Naval Secrets Theft
Five suspects two women and three men meet AP report as evidence opens February 7 to decide if they proceed to trial for stealing British naval research secrets for an unnamed foreign power. They have remained in custody since January 7.
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Fund aids exiled Cuban physicians in Miami
A $40,000 check to the University of Miami School of Medicine funds a postgraduate training course for 300 Cuban physicians in exile in the Miami area. Dr. D John Lauer of ITT presented the gift on behalf of the Cuban Telephone Co, an ITT subsidiary seized by the Castro government.
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Krupp Order Delayed Yet Again by Commission
A five nation commission suspended once more Alfried Krupp's obligation to dispose of his coal and steel holdings for another year. Krupp had won two prior extensions arguing no German buyer could afford the Rheinhausen plant.
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Kensington Park Homes Open for Residents at 14 Acre Club
Kensington Park unveils a 14 acre open swim and country club for residents. Sarasota market values highlighted range from 12 450 to 19 450 dollars with emphasis on home values in the area.
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Parkway Is Safest On Florida Turnpike
The 110 mile Sunshine State Parkway has a fatality rate far below state roads says Florida Turnpike Authority. In 1960 the toll road recorded 1.39 deaths per 100 million miles, vs the state average of 5.3. One fatal crash occurred last year on August 7, killing three.
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