Snowstorm Closes Schools and Claims Lives in Central Rockies
Snow fell for the fifth straight day in the central Rockies with Leadville at 27 inches and Colorado Springs at 31 inches on Thursday. Denver suffered utility and property damage from earlier storms as military, prisoners, workers and volunteers cleared debris. five deaths were attributed to the storm. Western Nebraska and Wyoming reported fresh snow as temperatures lingered in the low 20s.
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Hurricane Hannah Dims Drift Toward U S Coast
UPI reports Hurricane Hannah with 125 mph winds veered from the coast, turning away from the United States as of early morning. The NWS warned East Coast interests to monitor advisories while hurricane hunters located the center about 420 miles east-southeast of Cape Hatteras at 33.8 N, 68.5 W.
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UPI
Hannah
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Weather Bureau
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Weather by Wirephoto Fair Tonight Across Central Plains
Fair tonight in Iowa Missouri western Tennessee and the central and southern Plains with cooler conditions in the north and middle Atlantic states and warmer weather in Montana. The rest of the nation remains fair.
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Rockefeller rules out tax increases to close budget gap
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller said New York will not raise state taxes to cover a 200 million dollar deficit. He also forecast no tax cuts for the next fiscal year starting April 1. The interview occurred at Binghamton’s Broome County Airport before he toured Camp PharSalia in Chenango County to inspect a youth work camp.
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Polio Cases Near Peak In 1959 Week
Polio paraly t ic cases totaled 304 last week the third highest weekly figure but 28 less than the preceding week. Public Health Service revised figures show 332 paralytic cases in the prior week making it the peak week so far of 1959. Through Sept 26 there were 3728 paralytic cases year to date versus 1798 in 1958. 1955 had 7405 by this time. Largest increases were in New England Middle Atlantic states California Minnesota with 529 deaths each and Florida Kentucky Oregon with one each.
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Public Health Service
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Middle Atlantic
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Minnesota
Florida
Kentucky
Oregon
Consumer Debt Rises to Record August Total
Washington reports total consumer credit at 47.91 billion dollars at end of August, with installment loans up 502 million to 37.049 billion and noninstallment borrowing up 579 million. Auto credit grew by 208 million, matching roughly Q2 averages.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
Clara Bow's Father Dies in California Sanitarium
Robert Bow Sr father of actress Clara Bow died after a two year illness in a Los Angeles sanitarium. Survivors include Miss Bow wife of Nevada Lt. Gov. Rex Bell and two grandsons.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Robert Bow
Clara Bow
Miss Bow
Nevada
Rex Bell
Roosevelt Nixon and Donnie Eisenhower Start on Emer son Team
Roosevelt Nixon and Donnie Eisenhower are named starting backs for Emerson Vocational High School football this year, as announced by the team. The lineup highlights the two players guiding the offense in the upcoming season.
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Buffalo
UPI
Roosevelt Nixon
Donnie Eisenhower
Emerson Vocational
Forecast for today through tomorrow with cool, fair conditions
The forecast calls for generally fair and cool weather today tonight and tomorrow. High tomorrow around 60 with a low tonight near 42. Winds shift from north northeast to east southeast, under 10 mph tomorrow. Temperatures range from a high of 69 yesterday to a low of 59, with humidity around 89 91 and sunset at 6 45 p.m.
Judge Deliberates in High Temperature Laundry Suit
In Washington a United Press International report notes Judge Dewitt S. Hyde took the case under advisement after hearing that a washing machine allegedly melted a plaintiff’s falsies. The suit seeks damages while the laundry counters that the customer failed to heed warning signs about certain fabrics. The matter could affect the lingerie and dry-cleaning industry and coin-operated machines.
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Dewitt S. Hyde
Washington
UPI
Chine
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Warher-Wanging
Inc
Pamela Champagnepagne
Scotland
Eisenhower Extends Rosh Hashanah Greetings
President Dwight D. Eisenhower at his Palm Springs vacation headquarters offers greetings to Jews during the start of their high holy days. He praises the study of their faith, community strength, and adherence to justice mercy and individual responsibilities in daily life at home and work.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Eisenhower
Sleeping bag lost in Korea ships home after years
Sgt. Donald Fisher, a former Army postal clerk, received a bulky, unaddressed package postmarked Newton, Iowa. Inside: a sleeping bag he lost in heavy fighting near Seoul in 1951 while with the 5th Regimental Combat Team. He suspects someone found his address in the bag’s papers.
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