Severe cold grips much of nation with record lows
Weather across the Midwest and Northeast stays bitterly cold with subzero readings from Athens Ohio to Bemidji Minnesota. Four to six inches of fresh snow falls in Ohio snow belt near Lake Erie raising totals to two feet in places. Many areas face travel hazards as officials warn of ongoing dangerous conditions.
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Lake, Geauga
Ashtabula
Lake Erie
Rockies
New England
New York
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Bemidji
Minn
International Falls
Adirondack Mountains
Wanakena
Boonville
Watertown
N. Y
Bismarck
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Soviet Wheat Deal Is Key To Dispute
Senate and House conferees seek a middle ground on foreign aid. They must resolve a $470 million difference and a grain trade dispute with the Soviet bloc as the fiscal year aid totals clash. President Johnson urged allowing sale on reasonable terms.
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Washington
Senate
House
Charles A. Halleck
Mike Mansfield
Johnson
War Crimes Trial Opens In Germany
Frankfurt opens its largest war crimes trial with 21 defendants including 20 former Auschwitz SS members and an ex-prisoner. They face murder or complicity in numerous gasings shootings hangings and tortures tied to millions of Auschwitz victims. About 250 witnesses are expected to testify through next fall. Hollywood comedian Bob Hope rests before departing on his 12th overseas tour to entertain U S service members.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Auschwitz Concentration Camp
Poland
Adolf Hitler
Auschwitz
Hollywood
Bob Hope
McNamara Sees Optimism for Vietnam War Progress in 1964
Defense Secretary McNamara concluded talks with South Vietnam’s ruling junta led by Duong Van Minh and Nguyen Ngoc Tho after a 36 hour visit. He said he is optimistic about progress in the coming year and will brief U S plans for support before returning to Washington via Honolulu. American advisers warned the junta may be focusing too much on politics at the expense of the war effort.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
South Viet Nam
McNamara
Duong van Minh
Nguyen Ngoc Tho
U. S
Ngo Dinh Diem
Minh
Paris
Eall
U.S
Honolulu
Adm
Harry D. Felt
Pacific
Washington
Nelsonville to Meet Industrialists with Garment Plant Interest
Nelsonville Board of Trade officials will meet early next week with garment industry representatives to review job applications filed since a recent appeal. State Employment Office in Logan reports 2160 applications. deadline is Saturday. The firm plans to hire mainly women and may spot check filings.
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Nelsonville
Four Alabama National Guardsmen Charged Over Campus Explosions
In Tuscaloosa Alabama four National Guardsmen on federal desegregation duty were charged with triggering minor blasts near a University of Alabama dorm housing Vivian Malone and James Hood. Investigators say three blasts occurred in November, no injuries reported, and two other guardsmen aid in identifying suspects. Bond posted by three defendants. a fourth unnamed suspect remained.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama National
James T. Perkins
Holt
Set
Norman. R. Daniel
Fairfield
Birmingham
James T. Maxwell
Maxwell
Bond
Public boat launch sites approved for Gallipolis Pool
Congressman Ken Hechler announced the US Army Corps of Engineers approved development of public access sites to the Gallipolis Navigation Pool. Locations include Mason near the old ferry landing opposite Pomeroy and Point Pleasant or Crooked Creek near Kana River mouth, with two more sites planned in Ohio. The plan covers paved launch ramps, parking areas and an access road, with Mason and Point Pleasant to maintain after initial work. Funding depends on Congress, not in the 1964 budget, but efforts will continue.
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Washington
D.C
Ken Hechler
US Army Corps of Engineers
Gallipolis
Mason
Pomeroy
Point Pleasant
Crooked Creek
Kanawha River
Ohio
Hechler
Russians Lift Ghana Blockade At Embassy Clash
Moscow police ended the blockade of Ghana's embassy as African students' protest over a Ghanaian medical student's death cooled. About 500 Africans, led by Ghana, stormed Red Square after Edmund Asare Addo, 29, died amid disputed reasons, with Russia claiming he froze after drinking.
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Moscow
Ghana
John B. Elliot
Red Square
Edmund Asare- Addo
Dr. Bennett Named New President of Union Seminary
New York Union Theological Seminary announces Rev. Dr. John Coleman Bennett as its new president succeeding Rev. Dr. Henry Pitt Van Duson. Bennett has led the faculty as dean since 1955 at the 128 year old institution. Karachi reports Gen Maxwell D Taylor began talks with President Ayub Khan and military chiefs to repair U S Pakistani ties.
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New York —P
John Coleman Bennett
Union Theological Seminary
Bennett
Henry Pitt van Duson
Karachi
Pakistan
Maxwell D. Taylor
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Local Highlights and Scores From Regional Games
A compact digest lists area venues and results for Gallipolis and Pomeroy contests with brief mentions of games at Clostel and Middleport. Notable entries include Pleasant and SHorts listings with scores and upcoming events.
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Pirava Tara
Chauncey
Cernceseseces Editorial
Ccaas Sater Ee
Gallipolis
Clostel
Xawaeanee
Eass
Laoan Vcaccasacse
NiarkGls Oigescsaceiavss
Ayerut Gud
Esauanes
Pe Pleasant
Pomeroy
Middleport
Russians Reinforce China Border Troops
Western sources in Moscow report the Soviet Army has reinforced troops on the frontier with China. Officials in London and Paris say a moderate eastward movement from central Russia was detected in October, with units moving toward the Sinkiang province of China.
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London
Soviet Union
China
Moscow
Paris
Russia
Sinkiang
Kent State plans four classroom buildings funded by bond
Kent State University moves forward with four new classroom buildings financed by Ohio voters approval of a $250 million bond issue. The planned projects total about $8.4 million and aim to expand campus facilities.
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Kent —P
Kent State University
Ohio Voters Noy
West Berliners Visit East Berlin Amid Christmas Crossings
More than 1000 West Berliners crossed the wall to reunite with relatives in East Berlin as guards ended the wall closures a day early. Officials expect up to 800,000 visitors by midnight January 5, with permits valid only for one day.
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Berlin
Erim
West Berlin
ADN
East Berlin
Sonnenallee
Ponda Bird Is Picketed During UT Demonstration
In Austin Texas chanting pickets protested racial segregation in campus housing in front of the University of Texas dormitory housing Lynd a Bird Johnson. Twenty students including twelve Neuroes marched in drizzle for about an hour before dispersing.
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Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Lynda Bird Johnson
Plane Force Lands After Gas Cap Fault Near Marysville
A private AeroCommander plane forced to land in a cornfield five miles east of Marysville after a loose fuel-tank cap caused gas leakage. Both Minneapolis men aboard James Sorenson and James Heveranes escaped injury. aircraft sustained slight damage.
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Marysville —i
Here
Minneapolis
James Sorenson
James Heveranes
Russians Arrive in Oho Valley for goodwill visit
A Russian family of four arrived in Portsmouth Ohio after a 22 hour air journey from the Soviet Union. Victor Pozdneyev his wife Nina son Anatoly and daughter Olga will stay a week as guests of the Portsmouth Junior Chamber of Commerce in a goodwill gesture costing estimated 4000 to 5000 dollars. They will share a home with the McKenzie family and participate in a schedule including breakfast school visits a luncheon YMCA open house and a Jewish dance program.
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Portsmouthlt
Moscow
Victor Pozdneyev
Nina
Anatoly
Olga
Ohio Valley
Soviet Union
Portsmouth
Portsmouth Insurance
James C. McKenzie
Carol Jean
Pordneyers
Scioto County
McKenzie
Big America
Pordneyer
Minimum Voting Age Of 18 Proposed By Commission
A presidential commission urged states to lower the voting age to 18 and end poll taxes and literacy tests. President Johnson presented the report from the 11 member group, calling for voting reforms to reduce barriers and boost participation. The panel cited youth disengagement by age 21 as a reason for 18-year-olds to gain the vote.
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Commission
Washington
Johnson
White House
John F. Kennedy
President's Commission On Registration and
Chaitin Census
Richard M Scammon
Voung
Bell Plans New Microwave Circuits Between Cleveland and Cincinnati
Ohio Bell plans a 4.5 million microwave system linking Cleveland and Cincinnati to relieve existing long distance load. The project will be completed in two stages over the next four years.
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Cleveland
Cincinnati
Ohio Bell Telesphone Co
Ottawa County Seeks Industry Boost After Depot Closure
Governor Rhodes plans a Monday meeting in Port Clinton with Ottawa County leaders to attract industry and offset 1500 lost jobs from the Erie Depot shutdown. Oak Harbor officials and county leaders hope for firm state help as 361 of 3200 residents work at the depot.
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Ottawa County
Defense Department
Erie
James A. Rhodes
Mem
Bers
Port Clinton High School
Earl Wiseman
Otawa County
Rhodes
Wiseman
Colum
Don Foreman
Oak Harbor
Foreman
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