The Archive · 1939

York Traffic

Motorists Are Warned Not To Drive Into City New York, Jan. 15.

A mere inch of snow fall has disrupted New York traffic to such an extent that the police have asked all broadcasting stations to warn motorists not to attempt to drive into the city.

An army of 32000 emergency workers have been put to work clearing the streets.

Wintry conditions throughout the country have resulted in at least 31 deaths, according to the latest information today. In Montana, four persons were killed when a passenger "plane mey exploded in mid-air and crashed, during a freezing; rain storm.—Reuter. the cemetery at Ramleh, the property of the Imperial War Graves Commission, have been set afire by incendiaries.

Various Army units, operating throughout the country during the past two days, have searched more than 20 Arab villages and have seized a quantity of firearms, A number of suspects are now being detained.—Reuter.

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