Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 18, Number 6, DeMotte, Jasper County, 2 January 1948 — Page 8

STORM TOLL REACHES 65 ON EAST COAST

New York Struggles To Clear Snow; All Non-Essential Traffic Is Banned New York, Dec. 30 All nonessential traffic was barred from the streets today while 19,000 workmen struggled in subfreezing temperature to clear away Fri-

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day's record-breaking 99,000,000,ton snowfall. Mayor William O’Dwyer, who flew back from a California vaca- j tion to direct handling of the em- 1 ergency, said only trucks carting food, medicines and newspapers ' and funeral cars would be al- 1 lowed on the streets. All other commercial trucking, including railway express deliveries, was banned The main traffic arteries leading into the city have been clear- 1 ed. Subway and commuter trains were operating near normal. Many local buslines still were halted, although those on main avenues were functioning. Flight operations returned to normal as more runways were cleared ai LaGuardia and Newark airports. 65 Dead. At least 65 persons have died as a result of accidents and over- • exertion in the east coast storm I area since the 26.8 inches of snow fell. Food, fuel and mail deliveries in New York were irregular, but few cases of hardship were reported. The most serious fuel shortage developed late yesterday when \ Thoracic hospital in Brooklyn reported its supply exhaused. Police and.sanitation workers rushed fuel trucks through drifts isolating the institution and refilled the hos-

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pital’s empty tanks. Police received 492 requests for fuel, and snowplows cleared the way for fuel trucks in response to the appeals. In some areas, where milk and bread trucks were unable to reach isolated shopping centers, the trucks parked along arterial highways and housewives bought the produce directly from the drivers. It was estimated the cost of the snow removal would run as high as $7,000,000.

U.S. LIBERTY FACING NEW PERIL-TAFT

Declares Police-State Powers Asked By Truman Not Needed;. Flays Leadership Kansas City, Dec. 30 Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio declared tonight that the federal government “does not need the ! police-state powers which the president demands’’ to check in-

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next November, he said, is whether the American -people desire to set up a “totalitarian government, a state which will direct every detail in the lives of its citizens.” Miss Dodie Pantzer of'lndianapolis is spending a few days here in the home of Dr. and Mrs. Leon Krosier.

Japan's National Flower

The chrysanthemum originated in the mountains of China as a wild flower, but was adopted as Japan’s national flower in the 14th century. The Chinese and Japanese chrysanthemums often attain a height of four feet. The Chinese varieties are distinguished by their large blossoms. There are many new single and double varieties constantly appearing on the market.

Believed in Pixies

Ancient Pompeii millers believed in pixies. A painting which hung at the entrance to the Pompeiian Parthenon in 79 A. D. shows seven pixies at work or resting in the mill.

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