New Year Celebrations Worldwide Mark 1964 Start
Revelry, prayers, and hopeful messages greeted 1964 as Times Square drew about 300,000 for the countdown and Grand Central hosted a $60,000 benefit ball for mental health. Fireworks over the Berlin Wall and champagne toasts from Khrushchev framed a global New Year transition. President Johnson began in Austin with multiple parties before returning to his Texas ranch.
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Snow Closes Southeastern Ohio Schools on New Year
Slippery roads and heavy snowfall force area districts to cancel classes as winter storms sweep the region. Ohio University extends vacation. Mason County and Gallia County schools remain closed with Meigs County largely idle. Severe weather causes power outages and hazardous travel across the Deep South and Southeast.
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West Berliners rush to see relatives as wall visit window narrows
With only four days left on the visiting agreement, West Berliners flood into East Berlin for New Year reunions. By year start 172,740 people crossed the wall and total visitors to the East Sector topped 600,000 since December 19. Mayor Willy Brandt faces pressure to extend talks with East Germany while Allied and West German officials fear recognition of a divided Germany.
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Johnson Seeks Broad Peace Offensive in 1964 Agenda
A White House source says President Johnson will push a wide peace offensive in 1964 without waiting for the November election. Key aims include housing reform with Weaver, civil rights legislation, an $11 billion tax cut, and elder medical insurance. Johnson praises budget savings and cites McNamara and General Taylor as influential.
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GOP Senate plan to push comprehensive health care bill
Six Republican senators announce a new, wide ranging health care bill for seniors using Social Security funds general revenues and private insurance. They say it could break the congressional stalemate and urge bipartisan support as Johnson supports passage. Coast Guard reports rescue of nearly 1000 Cuban refugees in 1963.
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Ohio Roads Hold Low New Year Death Toll
Four motorists died in a 48 hour New Year period in Ohio despite icy snow ridden highways. The Associated Press tally covers 12:01 a.m. Tuesday to 12:01 a.m. Thursday with four fatalities reported.
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Louie the Dip Dies Former Pickpocket of Cleveland
Louis Finkelstein, known as Louie the Dip, died at 68 in Cleveland. He carried a decades long career of theft, was arrested 120 times, and served over ten years in prison. Police say he died of a heart attack after being found in his car on the East Side. He amassed thousands stolen but left penniless.
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Kennedy Leads Survey For VP Nominee In Ohio
An Associated Press survey of Ohio Democratic county chairs shows Robert F. Kennedy leading for vice presidential selection with 13 percent. Adlai Stevenson follows at 11 percent, Hubert Humphrey 8 percent, then Lausche 4 percent and Sargent Shriver 3 percent, among others.
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Pat) Brown
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Foreign aid program to endure despite $1.5B cut
Washington officials say funding remains sufficient for an economic aid program near last year's size even after Congress trimmed new appropriations by 1.5 billion dollars.
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Cargo Plane Down With Eight Aboard Near Pacific
A C124 cargo plane based at Hill Air Force Base Utah was shot down in the Pacific between Wake Island and Hawaii. It carried seven Air Force crew members and a Navy guard with the body of a seaman. The Air Force declared the aircraft presumed down shortly after 4 am local time as fuel would have run out.
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Grid Star’s Death Still Being Probed
Police investigate the fatal shooting of a former University of Illinois grid star at a New Year’s Eve party in a suburban bowling alley. Investigators seek an unidentified witness to resolve conflicting accounts and determine if the pistol discharge was accidental.
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Soviets and China Pledge Unity in New Year Messages
Moscow and Beijing send New Year greetings to each other without mentioning ideological rifts. Mao Zedong and Chou Enlai sign China’s message to Khrushchev and Brezhnev. Khrushchev replies, praising China’s socialist path and achievements.
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Malaysia May Seek Allied Aid for Border Defense
Malaysian government weighs asking Britain Australia and New Zealand to send military personnel to bolster Borneo border defenses with Indonesia. Emergency cabinet meeting discussed technical staff to improve jungle communication lines in Sarawak and Sabah as Sukarno pursues aggressive campaign. Britain has already deployed thousands of troops to North Borneo.
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Mummers Postpone New Year Parade Over Blackface Clash
Philadelphia leaders civil rights groups and city officials faced a clash over blackface makeup in the annual New Year parade. The parade was postponed due to weather, while the informal Second Streeters wore blackface and pledged to resume Saturday.
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Two Chopped To Death By Man With Ax
In Smallwood New York a killer with an ax waited in a closet and attacked three sleeping victims. Joseph McAdams aged 49 died, Judith Meddough 19 was killed, Florence McAdams 20 was left unconscious. Frank Scaramuzzo 24 from Monticello was arrested on first degree murder charges.
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Nurse Home Fire Kills 3 in Columbia Mississippi
Fire at a one story nursing home in Columbia Mississippi killed three residents among seventeen occupants. An employee, Mrs Boyd Hamm, said the blaze likely started from a floor furnace.
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Cuba Celebrates Castro Takeover Parade Marking Five Years
In Havana Castro unveils Soviet equipped forces at a mass parade marking five years since Batista’s overthrow. Thousands observe tanks missiles and artillery as Castro eye's economy push with a policy speech. Soviet delegation led by Nikolai Podgorny attends review with Khru shchev and Brezhnev sending New Year greetings.
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Trustworthy Scholars May Check Secret Data
The Pentagon issues a uniform rule allowing trusted scholars to access classified defense information for research. Researchers must pass security checks akin to civilian employees, including background and possible criminal or subversive records. The change standardizes access across the Defense Department formerly varied by service.
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Cyprus Moves to End Turks Role in Cyprus
Archbishop Makarios launched a campaign to dissolve the 1960 treaties that guarantee Cyprus sovereignty and end Turkey's special role. He argues Turkey backs violent communal clashes as Greek and Turkish Cypriots clash on the island. Three monks were killed and three wounded in a monastery raid near Nicosia by a Turkish Cypriot group.
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Niger Dahomey Frontier Talks Planned
Officials from Niger and Dahomey scheduled a meeting in Cotonou to resolve differences on the frontier and ease tensions between the two countries.
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Ohioan Nominated as Ambassador to Argentina
Edwin M. Martin of Dayton Ohio is the proposed ambassador designate to Argentina. The 55 year old veteran diplomat would succeed Robert McClintock and has deep ties to inter American affairs and the Alliance for Progress.
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