Ankara Plane Crash Kills Many in Downtown After Collision
In Ankara two planes collided in fog over the city center, killing or injuring more than 200 people. The Viscount airliner from Lebanon and a Turkish air force C47 struck downtown, causing fires in Alusa Square and trapping shoppers in banks and stores. President Cemal Gursel and Premier Ismet Inonu visited hospitals as rescue teams worked.
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Turkey
UPI
Oat East
Cemal Gursel
Ismet Inonu
Lebanon
Alusa Square
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C47
Dance Lessons Start At YMCA This Evening
A new series of dance lessons opens tonight at the Washington YMCA for freshmen and sophomores. The first session is at 6 p.m. Prices are 4 dollars for Y members and 6 dollars for nonmembers. Instructors are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nelson and Dean Garrett.
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YMCA
Washington
Jack Nelson
Dean Garrett
European Frost Crisis Deepens Across Regions
LONDON reports fuel and food shortages intensifying in Britain and Europe due to blizzards and severe cold. Death toll nears 1,400 with livestock losses and crop damage in France and Italy. West Germany airlifts food and coal. Rhine shipments cut in half. East Germany imposes limited store hours. Poland halts traffic. temperatures plunge to 22 below.
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UPI
Britain
Europe
France
Italy
North Sea
Frankfurt
East Germany
ADN
Ejisenach
Heiligenstadt
Poland
Baltic Sea
Dispute Over Cuban Arms Counts Faces Pentagon and Thurmond
Washington reports conflict over Cuban armament levels with Sen. Thurmond claiming 600 anti aircraft missiles 400 tanks and 2000 artillery pieces while the Defense Department says evidence shows far fewer and finds no nuclear weapons or offensive missiles. The Pentagon defends official estimates noting wide variance from Thurmonds figures and calls for evidence.
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Washington
UPI
Russia
Cuba
Defense Department
Department
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Pentagon
Thurmond
Senator
Sen. Thurmond
Refugees recount Cuban airport shootings and Russian presence
One hundred seven Cuban refugees arriving in Miami report gunfire at Havana Airport as militiamen shoot at two men fleeing toward a Cubana plane. Witnesses say Russians have increased in Cuba with a Moscow-influenced hospital and Russian staff, while Cuban guards guard a political prisoner boarding for Isle of Pines.
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UPI
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Havana
U.S
Cubana Airlines
Isle of Pines
Nicholas Mohedano
Vega
Naval Hospital
Texas Sizzles and Storms Dampen West with Wide-Spread Damage
A Pacific storm thrashed the Northwest and California while frigid Arctic air slammed the Plains and Midwest. Texas posted record highs near 99 as flooding, mudslides, and power outages displaced hundreds, with Reno inundated and Idaho declaring four counties emergency.
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Rockies
Plains
Midwest
Texas
California
Nevada
Reno
Nev
Gambling Paradise
Lewistown
Mont
Montana
Indiana
Rio Grande Valley
Texas Panhandle
Cotulla
Tex
Amarillo
Colorado
Kansas
Pacific Northwest
Napa River
Yuba
Chester
Idaho
Robert E. Smylie
Kiwanis Adventure Program Showcases Aruba Bonaire Curacao
Washington High School hosts the fourth Kiwanis Adventure Series program featuring narration by Marion Dix. The presentation covers Aruba Bonaire and Curacao with colored films and insights from a veteran journalist and UN film chief. Season tickets or door purchases grant admission Monday at 7 30 p m in the auditorium.
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Aruba
Bonaire
Curacao
Washington High School
Washington Kiwanis Club
United States
Marion Dix
University of Washington
Hollywood
London
France
Paris
America
United Nations Preparatory Commission
Southeast Asia
U S Ready to Test Nuclear Devices Despite Ban
UPI report says disarmament chief William Foster told House Republicans that the United States will maintain readiness to test underground nuclear devices if a test ban is signed, to avoid being behind Soviets. He urged not to politicize arms talks and noted funding incentives to retain scientific talent. In Kentucky, Cumberland Falls shows the only known moonbow in the western hemisphere about 20 miles from Corbin.
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Washington
UPI
United States
William C. Foster
Foster
House
Dean Rusk
Kennedy
Nevada
Russia
GOP
Corbin, Ky
Punxsutawney Groundhog Sees Shadow for Six More Weeks
Punxsutawney Pennsylvania marks its 77th annual groundhog prediction as Gobbler's Knob shadow signals six more weeks of winter. President Sam Light and 40 club members trek through deep snow to witness the event amid festivities at the country club and Elks home with a banquet and teen dance. Foreign exchange students from Turkey Pakistan and Argentina attend as guests and receive honorary memberships.
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Sam Light
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
Gobbler
Punxsutawney Country Club
Elks Home
YMCA
Turkey
Pakistan
Argentina
Weekend lull in anti filibuster fight in Senate
A long struggle over tightening the Senate filibuster rule continues with liberals pushing toward a three fifths cloture standard and the majority insisting on two thirds. After weeks of maneuvering, the latest Johnson revision passed 72 to 22, while alternative liberal measures failed. The pattern since 1957 shows repeated attempts and renewed optimism that a tighter rule will eventually pass.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Nixon
Johnson
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Thruston B. Morton
R-Ky
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Rules Committee
Mansfield
Rubio Woman Dies At Hospital In Ottumwa
Mrs. William Fitch 63 of near Rubio died this morning at St. Joseph's Hospital Ottumwa after a December 39 admission. Born September 3 1899, funeral arrangements by Gould Funeral Home Richland. Survived by brother Howard Bailey and two sisters in law Mrs. Raymond Crone and Mrs. H. P. Jones of Washington.
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Ottumwa
Richland
William Fitch
Near
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Fitch
Gould Funeral Home
Howard Bailey
Raymond Crone
H. P. Jones
Washington
West German Official resigns over Britain veto in Common Market talks
Alfred Mueller-Armack, West Germany’s chief negotiator and state secretary in the Economics Ministry, resigns after Charles de Gaulle blocks Britain's entry to the Common Market. He cites repeated collapse of unification efforts and says he can no longer share in policy.
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UPI
West Germany
Charles de Gaulle
Britain
Alfred Mueller- Armack
Ludwig Erhard
Mueller - Armack
de Gaulle
Mueller-Armack
Erhard
Germany
Troubles Ahead Over Shaff Plan Reapportionment
Iowa lawmakers inch toward a vote on the Shaff plan as the House schedules a Wednesday remap debate with hopes for smooth passage. Critics warn legal hurdles loom including potential calls for Atty. Gen. Hultman to address constitutionality while suits challenge current and proposed apportionment.
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UPI
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Senate
Atty
Evan Hultman
David O. Shaff
Clinton
General Assembly
U.S. Supreme Court
Iowa Federation of Labor
AFL - Cio
Iowa Attorney General's Office
U.S. District Court
Roy L. Stephenson
Britain and Italy Seek Flexible Unity in Europe
Rome and London push for a European lineup that preserves unity after De Gaulle vetoed British entry to the Common Market. Fanfani and Macmillan discuss a permanent forum and NATO nuclear plans while keeping doors open to France amid tensions. Macmillan meets Pope John XXIII and hosts Fanfani before departing.
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UPI
Italy
Britain
Amintore Fanfani
Harold Macmillan
France
Macmillan
United States
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
West Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Europe
Kennedy
Fanfani
Pope John XXII
Strikes Persist Across Nation Amid Print and Transit Disputes
The 18 day Philadelphia transit strike drags on as 5,600 TWU workers vote on a contract that would lift wages by 10 cents an hour now and another later while preserving no layoff protections. In New York City talks stall in a nine paper dispute with Mayor Wagner calling for renewed consideration and a Monday meeting to resolve wage and workweek issues. A coal miners’ walkout ends at U S Steel Robena and a Seattle federal judge blocks a Boe ing Co strike as other walkouts continue nationwide.
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Philadelphia
New York City
U.S. Steel
Robena
Pennsylvania
Seattle
Wash
Boeing Co
Transport Workers Union
TWU
Philadelphia Transportation
Philadelphia Transportation Co
PTC
N.Y
Aecess
Robert F. Wagner
International Typographical Union
ITU
Newspaper Publishers Association
Wagner
National Defense Funds Boost Junior High Science Program
A check for 1152 dollars was received today by Supt. John V. Phleger for improving the science program at the Washington district junior high. The funds come from the National Defense Education Act after local officials applied and federal officials approved the local program.
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Supt
John V. Phleger
Washington
Cold Wave Says Iowa Weather Holds Steady
The forecast notes a continuing cold wave in Iowa with partly cloudy skies and strong cold conditions through the night. Northerly winds diminish tonight with a Sunday turn to clear but still cold conditions. Tonight's low ranges from 10 below to near zero, with Sunday highs near zero to 10 above. Monday looks warmer with increasing cloudiness and light southerly winds.
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