Middle Atlantic Region Snow Heaviest in Years
A major snowstorm, termed the biggest in years by the Weather Bureau, blanketed the Middle Atlantic states. Virginia and the Carolinas faced heavy snow with Roanoke at 15 inches, Richmond 14, and Washington DC about 7 inches. The Coast Guard reported the 483-foot SS Sea Train New Jersey drifting offshore with 39 crewmen aboard but not in danger. At least two people died in Virginia amid the storm.
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Virginia
Carolinas
Roanoke
Richmond
Washington, D.C
Coast Guard
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New Jersey
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Savannah
Eastport
Maine
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennesylvania
Chesapeake Bay
Delaware
Long Island
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Bed of Roses Embroidery Pattern and Winter Weather Brief
An embroidery pattern ad offers Pattern 1033 with twelve nine inch rose motifs and 48 buds priced at thirty five cents plus mail-in charges. A separate catalog touts needlecraft designs and free patterns. A winter storm spans multiple states with heavy snow, travel advisories, closures, and coastal flood warnings.
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Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
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Needlecraft
America
New Museum
Apple Picker Guilty of Manslaughter
A Frederick County jury convicted Jacob Jennings a migrant worker from Columbia South Carolina of voluntary manslaughter after about ninety minutes of deliberation. He received a three year sentence in the State penitentiary for the October 4 shooting of Cleveland Barfield in the Henry Cline orchard at Clearbrook. Barfield survived and was treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Defense counsel Robert K. McKee challenged the verdict, and Judge Elliott Marshall scheduled February 2 for a motion hearing.
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Columbia
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State Penitentiary
Jennings
Frederick County
Cleveland Barfield
Henry Cline
Clearbrook
Barfield
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Robert K. McKee
Elliott Marshall
SPACE POTATO Spudnik to Probe Biological Mystery
In Detroit AP report Space Defense Corp of Birmingham Michigan partners with NASA to launch a penny priced potato named Spudnik into orbit within two years. Biologist Bruce Pine says the project could revolutionize biological science by exploring the riddle of life in space.
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Detroit
Space Defense Corp
Ban Birmingham
Mich
National Aenautics and Space Administrion
Spudnik
Bruce Pine
Pine
Park Reservations Open for 1966 State Parks Season
The State Division of Parks will accept cabin applications from February 26 for the 1966 season running May 16 to September 26. Forms are available from park superintendents or the division office. The article also discusses biorythmicity and researchers Pine and Foster examining internal cell mechanisms versus external factors like sun and gravity.
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Richmond
State Division of Parks
Pine
New VISR President Named in Virginia
Richmond AP reports Dr James W. Mullen II, former president of Texas Experiment Jets, named the new president of the Virginia Institute for Scientific Research VISR. He succeeds Dr Hiram R. Hanmer, who becomes chairman of the VISR board of trustees.
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Virginia Institute For Scientific Research
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James W.mullen II
Texaxo
Hiram R.hanmer
Lhairman
VISR
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