U S Road Deaths Rise On New Year Holiday
Traffic fatalities kept climbing during the four day New Year holiday with 266 deaths by AP tally at the end of the period. Fires and miscellaneous accidents pushed total toll to 436 as safety officials warned drivers to proceed with caution amid snow rain and fog. A bus truck crash near Superior Montana killed six. a Jersey City car crash killed three. an Illinois farmhouse fire claimed five. a separate Iowa farm fire killed three children and a guest.
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Quiet New Year's Eve for Jaw officers and town police
New Year's Eve passed peacefully with few accidents and limited disturbances. Eight motorcycle officers patrolled until 2 am and four motorists were arrested for suspected drunken driving or being intoxicated after crashes. Police in the area reported low activity and roving roadblocks aimed at catching drunk drivers.
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He's First In 1963 Stork Derby Tucson Baby Born at 12:00:01 AM
The first baby born in 1963 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tucson is a boy weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces with brown hair. He is named after his father Ronald Purviance II, as his mother Mrs. Purviance reveals pride while the father rests at home after the long wait. The couple, both born in Lewiston Idaho, moved to Tucson seven months ago from Moses Lake Washington where the Titan missile site work is based. The Stork Derby prizes are mentioned but not yet claimed.
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Khrushchev warns West to stay out of China Soviet clash
Soviet Premier Khrushchev in a New Year toast urges the West to avoid entanglement in the China Soviet dispute. He says the Cuban crisis showed the need for modern weapons and warns that Western aggression would trigger rapid Soviet retaliation, within hours. He and Brezhnev also sent 1963 New Year wishes to President Kennedy and pledged support to Cuba's Castro.
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Brainbuster Offers $525 Crossword Challenge in Tucson
Citizen Charlie issues a $525 crossword jackpot in the Tucson Daily Citizen offering a prize to the solver. Puzzle appears on page 36 with entries due by 9 am Thursday and a Saturday announcement planned if there is a winner.
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Thant orders Katanga end secession within two weeks
UN Secretary General Thant warned Katanga president Tshombe to end secession within about two weeks or face further pressure. He reaffirmed a federal reintegration plan and warned of boycotts of Katanga minerals if secession continued. UN patrols reported fighting around Elisabethville with five Katangese gendarmes killed and a curfew imposed.
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Jones Seeks Death Penalty in Quast Slaying Case
Florence Arizona detailed report says Jones 44, linked to four murders, pleaded guilty to the kidnapping and murder of Carl Quast 62 of Tempe, requesting the gas chamber. Sheriff Burr predicted death penalty or life sentence, with trial path unclear amid prior county disputes and possible transfers.
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Dee
Quast
Pima County
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Tucson
Pinal County
Blizzard Isolation Grips Britain as Villages Cut Off
Britain endures severe blizzards isolating villages from Gloucester to Cornwall. Nine-foot drifts strand six hundred residents in Bisley-With-Lypiatt while milk deliveries halt and a milkmen strike spreads. Kent highways blocked, western roads closed, and rural Ireland cut off.
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Gloucestershire
District 1 Classes Open On Thursday
District 1 students return to class on Thursday after the holidays amid inquiries to superintendent Robert Morrow. University of Arizona and parochial school students also resume Thursday as Sunnyside District pupils return tomorrow. Amphitheater and Flowing Wells students enjoy the longest break with Monday return.
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County Officials Get Pay Hikes In Pima Maricopa Areas
Salary increases authorize by SB 116 raise pay for county elective and appointive officials in Pima and Maricopa Counties. Sheriff and county attorney see major rises, along with board members and deputies, while Superior Court judges gain under a 1960 initiative. Smaller counties pay less.
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Maricopa
New York hit by deadly Arctic storm and record cold
Bitter arctic winds battered the Northeast as temperatures plummeted to record lows and winds up to eighty miles per hour. By New Year’s Day at least 20 people were dead across Pennsylvania New York New Jersey and Rhode Island as ships foundered and harbor operations halted.
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New Year's Day Tucson Weather Enjoys Warm Start
A sunrise over Tucson broke through light cloudiness as celebrants welcomed New Year. Forecasters expect variable cloudiness to persist with warm temperatures. yesterday’s average was 53, last night’s low around 41, noon reading 58 with 30 percent humidity.
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