Threat of Snow Eases as Cold Wave Narrows Its Grip
Forecast calls for flurries today while the cold spell loosens slightly. Temperatures ranged from three below to 19 degrees with drifting on secondary roads and several closures in Clarke and Frederick counties. Clarke County schools may reopen Monday if conditions improve. Frederick County schools had not announced plans by mid day.
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Clarke
Virginia Freeze Grips State With Subzero Readings
Bitter cold plunged to 12 below in Gordonsville and Culpeper while Richmond hit 1 below zero the coldest since 1942. Readings were near zero statewide as a weather front lingered and driving remained hazardous with slick highways and the need for chains.
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New Mexico
Kansas
Tennessee
Ohio
Appalachians
Plane Engines Operate on Nuclear Energy
The Atomic Energy Commission announced that scientists at GE on the AEC's Idaho national reactor testing station have started two turbojet airplane engines and run them at normal power using nuclear energy alone. Earlier tests required initial fuel before switching to nuclear power. The work is at GE facilities in eastern Idaho.
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Idaho
Mayor Smalts Raises Wattage at City Hall Ceremony
The mayor visiting the station officiated an increase of wattage and triggered a quick reaction from Manager Phil Whitney who rushed to assist. Armel residents and neighbors thank him for keeping roads and driveways open during the snow.
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Virgil Comer
Officials Mum On Stevenson Statement In Washington
Washington officials declined to comment on Adlai Stevenson's remark that President Kennedy would welcome a talk with Premier Khrushchev if he attends the U N General Assembly in March. Pierre Salinger said Stevenson spoke for his own view and that the President would decide once Khrushchev’s plans became known.
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White House
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
New York
U.S
Malaya Considers More Congo Troops If UN Requests
Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman said Malaya would increase its Congo contingent if the United Nations requests it. He noted threats of withdrawals by the United Arab Republic Morocco and Indonesia but affirmed Malaya would stand by its pledge and duty to the UN.
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Tengkubdul Rahman
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United Arab Republic
Morocco
Indonesia
Prolonged Arctic Cold Grips Much Of Nation
A brutal cold spell gripped the nation with subfreezing lows and snow mixed with sleet. Temperatures ranged from 64 in Key West to minus 16 in Laramie Wyoming, as northern states faced heavy precipitation and snow flurries from the Rockies to New England amid forecasts of continued frigid weather.
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Val
Americans face death sentences in Cuba for forged raid
Six Americans charged with attempting to join anti Castro rebels were summoned before a La Cabaña fortress military court as the Castro regime seeks the death penalty. The defendants from Massachusetts Alabama South Carolina North Carolina Washington DC and Illinois were said to have trained in Florida and landed near Havana harbor January 7.
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Norton
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Dothan
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Clover
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James E.bean
Cedar Falls
N.C
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Durham
D.C
Leonard Louis Schmidt
Chicago
Councellor
Gilbert de Cardel
U.S
Cuba
Anibal Pacheco
Luis Raul Fleitas
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Santa Clara
Las Villas
How to Study Series to Begin in Star Monday
The Star starts a 15 part series on practical grade improvement with the first article by Dr. Leslie J. Nason professor of education at the University of California. He has 40 years in teaching and now works as a learning techniques consultant. The paper offers his booklet You CAN Get Better Grades for $1. Conics may be obtained at the Star Office or by mail.
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Leslie J. Nason
University of California
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Kennedy orders softer tone on Soviet talk for military leaders
President Kennedy asked top military figures to soften harsh rhetoric about the Soviet Union. Adm. Arleigh Burke's prepared speech was rewritten to align with policy. Officials say no new directive exists. the aim is to reduce provocation and ease East-West tensions.
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Fort Macomb Seized by State Authorities During 1920 Coup
100 years ago today Fort Macomb in Louisiana was seized by state authorities and placed in the hands of Army officers, following a rapid shift of control after a political crisis centered in New Orleans.
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Talks Stall Over Landing City for Santa Maria Passengers
In Puerto Rico the Navy and hijacker Capt. Henrique Galvao clash over where to land the 588 Sierra Santa Maria hostages. Galvao favors Recife Brazil while the Navy pushes Belem as the landing site amid a sea chase with eight U.S. ships converging and Brazilian authorities weighing island anchorage proximity.
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Fireat Greenspring Home Damages Interior
A fire at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Milburn in Greenspring was reported shortly after 1 p.m. Gainesboro fire crews and two trucks from Clear Brook responded. The Milburns and their two children were not home, and Mrs. Carter Luttrell said the interior was flaming by 1 15.
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Gainesboro
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Carter Luttrell
Six Story Factory Collapse in Chicago Kills Firemen
A fire in a six story factory at 614 W. Hubbard St. caused rear wall collapses trapping 15 or more firefighters. Three bodies recovered. two others found. eight hospitalized. dozens unaccounted, as flames spread to adjacent Crown Glass building. Damages estimated at 500000.
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Chicago
Raymond Daly
Daly
Harold P. Sullivan
Fire Department
W. Hubbard
Murrow Named to Lead U S Information Agency
Edward R. Murrow reportedly chosen by President Kennedy to head the U S Information Agency. Murrow, 53, a CBS veteran known for See It Now and Person to Person, would steer U S image abroad as Kennedy seeks stronger international messaging.
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Edward R. Murrow
CBS News
Kennedy
U.S. Information Agency
Murrow
White’ House
Pierre Salinger
New York
USIA
America
CBS
London
U S Ambassador Leaves Laos for Washington Consultations
U S Ambassador Winthrop G. Brown travels to Washington for consultations with the new Democratic administration on Laos civil war policy. Observers note Moscow London and other capitals are negotiating settlement terms while the central plain remains a rebel stronghold, potentially linking Luang Prabang and Vientiane fronts.
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Laos
U. S
Winthrop G. Brown
Washington
Moscow
London
Brown
Xieng Khouang
Luang Prabang
Nort
Pou Khoun
Central Plain
Cuban Refugee Problem Handed to Ribicoff
Secretary of Welfare Abraham A Ribicoff will fly to Miami to assess Cuban refugees fleeing Fidel Castro. President Kennedy says the United States must protect personal liberty and hopes amid an exodus estimated at 1,000 per week, with over 100,000 arriving since Castro's rise.
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Abraham A. Ribeicoff
Kennedy
Miami
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Fidel Castro
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Cemobey
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Castro
Cuba
Talks Begin Between Macmillan and De Gaulle in Paris
In Paris British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and President Charles de Gaulle opened secret discussions on Western world problems. Macmillan and Lady Dorothy drove to Rambouillet’s 14th century presidential chateau and arrived around noon for the talks.
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