Railroads See 7 Percent Earnings Rise Amid Labor Costs
American railroads project a 7 percent earnings increase for 1964 but note ongoing labor costs. AAR president Daniel P. Loomis cites retroactive wage settlements and unresolved wage cases as factors. Freight traffic rises 7 percent to 665 billion ton miles, while passenger travel declines except for commuters. Some Class One lines fail to cover fixed charges in early 1964. The Supreme Court allowed reducing firemen jobs and trimming train crews, marking a labor-relations milestone.
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Washington
UPI
American Association of Railroads
AAR
Daniel P. Loomis
Loomis
Association
Supreme Court
Gun Fun Startles President at Church Visit
At St Barnabas Episcopal Church in Fredericksburg Texas a four year old, Gerald Novian, pulled a toy machine gun during Christmas services causing a brief scare. Secret Service acted as mother Mrs Allan Novian of Deadlift Texas calmly took the toy away and explained the child was not aiming at the President.
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Fredericksburg
Tex
UPI
Gerald Novian
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
Gerald
Secret Service
Allan Novian
Japanese Fear Big Earthquake
Residents of Oshima Island, 45 miles south of Tokyo, report intermittent quakes since December 9. Minor tremors have been frequent, with at least 71 tremors felt Friday night and today. Homes shook hard enough to jar cans as four places of the main highway were damaged. no casualties reported, but fear a larger quake.
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Tokyo
UPI
Oshima Island
West Berliners Flood East in Christmas Pass Opens
Thousands of West Berlin residents queued before dawn to visit relatives in East Berlin as the Berlin wall was opened through six narrow passages. About 85,000 entered East Berlin on Friday with more expected and a holiday pass lasting Dec 19 to Jan 3.
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Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
West Coast Over Hump As Flooding Subsides
Flood crests from the Columbia and Willamette rivers move toward the sea after 1,200 residents evacuated overnight. Multnomah County and U S Army Engineers ordered a lowland strip between the river and Portland cleared in case waters battered dikes. Few families sought shelter at a grade school relief center. Gov Hatfield issued flood cleanup instructions including food guidance.
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Ore
UPI
Columbia
Willamette
Multnomah County
U.S. Army
Mark Hatfield
Holiday Over Johnson Returns To Budget Cutting Task
President Johnson moved past Christmas at his Texas ranch to focus on the next fiscal year budget. He planned to review figures, confer by phone with aides, and push toward a budget of 100 billion dollars or less, with cabinet briefings reportedly improving outlooks.
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Tex
UPI
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North Adams Youth Dies in Pownal Accident
North Adams youth Mark Gleba aged 16 died Christmas Day at Albany Medical Center from head injuries after a Dec 20 crash on U.S. 7 in Pownal. He was one of four youths traveling to ski when their car left the road, struck boulders and a power pole guy wire, flipping into the air near the Heil residence. Driver Gerard Hodecker 17 said blinding slush on the windshield contributed to the loss of control.
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Albany, N.Y
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Gene Heil
Gleba
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Putnam Hospital
Gerard W. Hodecker
Saigon Gang Attacks Buddhist Center on Christmas Night
In Saigon an armed gang assaulted the national Buddhist center on Christmas night. Monks showed two-foot metal bars to newsmen in the center’s garden this morning, according to anti-government leaders.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPD
National Buddhist Center
Soviet Threat Mixed With Christmas Warning From Shelepin
Soviet Deputy Premier Alexander Shelepin dismissed fear of war in an Al Akhbar interview, saying the USSR would fight and win against American imperialism. The article ties the comment to Nasser’s anti American speech amid Suez tensions and recent regional violence.
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Alexander Shelepin
Gamal A. Nasser
Russia
Shelepin
al Akhbar
United States
Nasser
Port Said
Egypt
Britain
France
Suez Canal Zone
Christmas Spirit Rebuilds Mississippi Church
In Ripley Mississippi a nearly unfinished Antioch Baptist Church hosts a Christmas service held by a largely Black congregation with 23 white members. Oberlin College volunteers assisted as workers and a donor Negro woman presented boxes of apples oranges and gum drops to the helpers, while the church still rebuilds after a devastating blaze two months earlier.
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Ripley
Miss
UPI
Antioch Baptist Church
Oberlin College
Ohio
Warm Christmas Frustrates Skiers Across New England
Springlike warmth hits six New England states cancelling ski plans and delaying flights. Logan Airport endured 48 hours of fog related delays with nine fatalities on foggy highways. Rain washed over ski resorts, snow cover dwindled, and ice activities suffered as temperatures rose into the 50s and 60s across the region.
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Boston
UPS
New England
U.S
Logan International
Maine
Vinson Ends 50 Years In Congress
Washington veteran Carl Vinson, dean of the House from Georgia, quietly left Washington on Christmas Day signaling the end of a 50 year Congress career. At Union Station he refused assistance, stating he would return to Milledgeville and his farm as the 88th Congress neared.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Carl Vinson
Vinson
House of Representatives
Union Station
Milledgeville
Capitol Hill
Carl
Georgia
Holiday Death Toll Sets Record In Christmas Travel
United Press International reports a record three day Christmas holiday death toll across the nation. By 8 30 a m EST 329 lives were lost including 282 traffic deaths. Michigan led with 23 fatalities followed by New York 19 and several states with 16 to 17. In 1955 the three day period totaled 609 deaths and officials warned this year could exceed that number.
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National Safety Council
Michigan
New York
Texas
Ohio
Georgia
Pennsylvania
California
The
Safety Council
Night After Christmas verse in Inside Banner column
Inside Banner Columnist Jean Wassick pens a verse titled The Night After Christmas on page three. An editorial on page four surveys crime in Vermont and its effects on communities.
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Jean Wassick
Page
Vermont
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