18 Jan 1960
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1960
Page
1
A powerful winter storm from the West blankets the midwest with heavy snow. Towns from Colorado to the eastern plains report travel disruptions and power outages as the system moves toward the Mississippi Valley.
Officials report Florida and Georgia cracking down on cross state trafficking of game fish. The Florida Game and Fish Commission director says dealers in Georgia often unaware they violate the law. Widespread enforcement and travel restrictions followed a severe winter storm bringing multiple deaths and road closures across the Plains and Midwest.
Southeastern reports show cattle and calves strong to 60 cents higher in the first part of the week, hogs gaining 25 to 75 cents per cwt while processed poultry demand stays fair to good. Farm prices span Georgia 17–18 cents, Alabama 17, Del-Mar-Va around 18 cents, with top butcher hogs at Nashville and Louisville near 12 to 13.50 dollars. Shipping Florida citrus normalizes as cabbage, strawberries, and tomatoes move to markets and leafy greens remain plentiful.
Peter Lawford describes Ocean's 11 as a $1,700,000 home movie with Frank Sinatra and fellow Clan members including Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr Akim Tamiroff and Tony Curtis. The idea began on a Santa Monica beach four years ago after Lawford secured script rights for 10000.
State officials report a flood of letters and calls over two weeks about a school crisis. James S. Peters of Manchester says most calls favor re examining segregation policy. Other officials note most letters support strict segregation, while some pro segregation letters appear organized and mechanically reproduced without signer addresses.
AP analysis notes Khrushchev cites rising production in steel and oil to claim Soviet progress but argues comparisons are misleading. It questions starting points, military redeployment, and the real scale of Soviet national income versus U.S. figures, stressing uncertainty in Soviet data.
An advertisement promotes a $1,000 life insurance policy from Old American Insurance Co. for seniors under 80 to cover final expenses. The mail order sale requires no obligation and no phone calls, with a request to mail name, address and year of birth to the Kansas City office.
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