Castro Rise Celebrated in Havana Across Night of Celebration
AP reports Havana watchers marked Fidel Castro's rise to power with conga drums and frying pans as hundreds stayed awake for the fourth anniversary. In Terre Haute six people were believed killed and 27 hospitalized after an explosion at the Hom Packing Co. plant. In New York negotiators met to resume talks aimed at settling a dock strike disrupting ports from Maine to Texas.
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Fidel Castro
Terre Haute, Ind
Hom Packing Co
New York
Maite
Texas
Viet Cong shoot down five U S helicopters in Mekong Delta
In Saigon a Viet Cong assault downed five U S Army copters killing one officer and wounding three others. Ground fighting raged 50 miles southwest of Saigon as bombers and helicopters attacked. About 85 aircraft and 1,200 paratroopers took part in a separate Tay Ninh operation with no reported contact.
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South Vietnam
U.S
Mekong River
Tion
Delta
Lown
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Tay Ninh
Road Clearing Advances as Most Roads Open in County
Snow clearing crews in Washington County expect most county roads open by tonight while state highways cleared, lifting the snow emergency at 9 30 this morning. Potter of City Street Dept says goal is to restore traffic flow, with one grader hired due to budget limits. Temperatures dipped to 11 overnight, rising to above 50 later, brisque winds expected. The County Roads Dept operates around the clock shoveling walks and sanding city property, as staff anticipate parking issues easing after today.
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Yeas
Weather Bureau
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Sanding
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Bigsell Bowser
Southern England Braces For Another Fierce Blizzard
London reports heavy snow across southern England with drifts up to 15 feet in places. Transport and rescue services mobilize as road clearing costs surge and food shortages threaten villages. Authorities warn of continued cold and widespread disruption as thousands of workers and troops mobilize to deliver supplies and keep hospitals running.
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England
Ministry of Transport
Air Ministry
Oxford Circus
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Kinloss
Scotland
Nes
Britain
Oxford
Midlands
Beleng
Kennedy weighs tax compromise amid deficit fears
Palm Beach, Feb. Kennedy plans a gradual five to ten billion tax cut as part of a compromise with critics to avert a deep recession. He urges Treasury to draft a stepped reduction aimed at easing the budget deficit impact and securing passage, while pushing for aggressive foreign policy despite domestic legislative hurdles.
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Congress
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Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
House
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Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
House Rules Committee
Aain
Securiy
Below Normal Temperatures Forecast Over Several Days
The Weather Bureau predicts six to eight degrees below normal temperatures for the next five days with a rise expected Thursday and Friday. Snow likely Friday into Saturday as normal highs range from 89 to 47 and lows from 35 to 32. Last night temperatures fell to 19 at Bridgeport and Boonsport, with yesterday’s highs near 28. Boonsboro and Bridgeport report Monday night lows of 3 and 9 respectively.
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Teth
Bridgeport
Boonsport
Boonsboro
Woman kills two toddlers in frenzied rage
Hazel J. Whittington, wife of Air Force sergeant Ald, shot and killed her one year old daughter Wilma J. Willington and eight month old son Ronald R. Whittington in a Goldsboro trailer. She was jailed on murder charges after neighbors subdued her following the New Year’s Day incident.
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Cap
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Rarald
Seymour Johnson Air Force B
Hedgesville
W.va
Wayne County
Adams
Ronalldr
Ced
Holiday Passes Here Without Serious Mishap
Washington Countlant reports a quiet holiday travel period with no major highway accidents despite difficult driving conditions. Police and the Sheriff’s Department found only minor damage in two crashes and a serviceman from Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, escaped injury when his car overturned in the C&O Canal near Knoxville. The car, upside down, carried logs issued to Walter N. Tarris of Langley Base and could not be towed until late morning due to snow drifts and ice.
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Sheriff's Department
Brewer
Jahmson
Langley Air Force Base
C&o Canal
Knoxville
Tabert B. Spickler
Walter N. Tarris
Gangley Air Force Base
Tast Hight
Youth Handed 30-Day Term In Car Theft
A Maryland youth, James Edwit Weaver, 17, was sentenced to 30 days in Washington County jail by Magistrate Jatin Hole for driving a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent. The car belonged to Mrs. Mildred Newman and was taken from the Tang Mealow Shopping Center area early Sunday. Police identified the victim as Lew J. Bartz, 44, who died after a collision with a small foreign truck in Baltimore. Patrolman Dale Rowe, 26, the police driver, was not injured. Bartz died at Lutheran Hospital. autopsy pending. The incident followed a rise in Maryland traffic fatalities, with officials pledging action to reduce crashes, focusing on speeders, intoxicated drivers, and tailgating. The vehicle involved was found in the front yard of a home on Oak Hill Avenue. the front end was damaged and the car’s Navy World War II torpedo bomber engine was not involved.
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Weaver
Potomac Ave
Washington County
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Now
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Lew J. Barta
Baltimore
Dale Rowe
Bartz
Lutheran Hospital
Maryland
Mayland
Guy
Tawes
Maryland Traffic Safety
Aulo
Oak Hill Ave
Vebicles
Elmer Baum
Burke
Santa Rosa Naval Air Star City
A. C. Lowry, Sr
Robert L. Frosh
Jef
Weather Wishington County Fair Tonight and Thursday
Weather across Wishington and Garrett Counties shows fair conditions tonight with lows in the 20s to 30s and a modest rise on Thursday. Temperatures edge upward toward the 40s, with clouds increasing later as a revised water system funding plan unfolds and new rates are discussed.
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Briday
Allonmay Amt
Garrett Counties
Ananyhoney
West Virginia
Soh
Pennsylvania
Mycraville
Ant
City Council weighs tax rise and bonds for 1963 capital plan
The Gily¢ Council meets to decide the 1963 tax rate and consider a general bond issue near $1 million to fund city capital improvements. Mayor Burhats asks a 2 cent tax hike to $1.47 plus changes in early payment discounts, with considerations of Street and Water departments, the Urban Renewal budget, and a $3.0 million sewage plant loan proposal. Receipts for 1962 hit $1.064 million, a new record, as Post Office figures show a strong uptick despite late-year variances.
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Water Department
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Mais
Ter H. Dean Miller
Nigerstowns
Thoms M. Simp
Jinay
Plane hidden at Sacramento airport owner plans repair
Jonsen, an airport owner in Sacramento California, said he stashed the plane last May and now wants to begin repairs.
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Jonsen
Sacramento, Calif
Magnest Philly Blaze Destroys Homes in North Philadelphia
A massive fire in a North Philadelphia factory warehouse burned for over three hours, the city’s largest blaze on record. One resident was injured, hundreds evacuated in freezing weather, and thousands faced displacement as walls collapsed. Officials estimate damages could reach the millions. The Salvation Army and Red Cross aided families with food and shelter.
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Teast
Uxlay
North Philadelphi
George FE
Dart Slinaxton
Farvillas
Whit Tater
Shy
Salvation Arny
Reel Cri
Givi Deleaxe Iss
New Unity Dickering To Start Unity Dickering To Start
Katanga secessionists seek guarantees for safety and movement as Moise Tshombe negotiates return to Elisabethville under U.N. protection. U.N. envoy Gardiner warns against rearming Katanga forces as clashes and bridge damage hinder advances toward Kolwezi. Emergency lines and column firefights threaten the peace path amid Congo unification talks.
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the Congo
Moise Tshombe
U.N
Kalweai
Kolwezi
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Tshanbe
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Homhe
Kolweri
Hare
Mickit Sohves
Sani
fiekIs
Katangan Civil and Militiey Air
Katangzans
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