24 Dec 1963
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1963
Page
1
A reflective Christmas piece describes pre-dawn quiet and snowlit streets as dawn reveals the infant Jesus. It moves through morning rituals, family scenes, feasting, gifts, church scenes, and communal warmth, ending with peaceful reverence and Sleep in Heavenly Peace.
British carrier Centaur and escort ships search for 135 missing from the Greek liner Lakonia after a devastating blaze. About 877 survivors reported, with 500 expected in Madeira area. vessel carried 651 passengers and 385 crew, fire racing through the 608 foot ship near Christmas.
A new manpower training center and technical school will be dedicated in Jackson on January 6 by Gov. James A. Rhodes. The former Interlake Iron Co building will host five classes for 80 students to retrain jobless workers.
PORTSMOUTH Russian automotive engineer Victor Pozdneev visits the Portsmouth division of Detroit Steel Corp for a morning tour. He plans to tour a bottling plant the public library the Portsmouth Automobile Association and the YMCA with his family before continuing travel. Washington Sen Stephen M Young announces his bid for re election to a second six year term.
A fast moving early winter storm dropped heavy snow in parts of the South and East before sweeping across the Northeast. It caused hazardous travel, prompted cancellations, and was blamed for at least 15 deaths mainly from traffic accidents on icy highways.
The will of assassinated President John F Kennedy filed in Suffolk County Probate Court names his widow Jacqueline and their children as primary beneficiaries. The document provides no estimate of the estate size.
The House approved a compromise $3 billion foreign aid measure authorizing the President to guarantee private wheat sales to Russia. The 189 to 159 roll call cleared the way for Senate action and a Christmas recess, with final adjournment set for next Monday and reports due to Congress within a month after any guarantees.
A decree by Caesar Augustus leads to taxed world amid Mary and Joseph traveling to Bethlehem. Jesus is born and laid in a manger as angels proclaim peace and joy to those of good will. Shepherds hear the news and witness the divine sign.
Gallipolis report details a four hour operation by three surgeons, nurses, and an anesthetist to reattach Pearly Weaver's right hand at Holzer Hospital after it was severed in machinery. Weaver, a Mason Furniture Co. employee, received one pint of blood. initial signs showed a pulse and good condition post surgery, though success chances remain limited.
New York report notes former President Harry S. Truman declined Monday night to pose again for news photographers his spontaneous hand shake with former Vice President Richard M. Nixon. He dismissed the moment with a curt remark and walked away.
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