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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1963
Page
2
West Berliners endured bitter cold to obtain one day passes allowing Christmas visits to East Berlin for the first time since 1961. East German offices opened in West Berlin to process applications. about 5,000 people lined up as officials described the agreement as humane.
An ad advises using FASTEETH powder to secure dentures, claiming it holds teeth more firmly and comfortably without gummy taste. It promotes non-acid, alkaline formula that prevents souring and reduces denture odor. Available at drug counters nationwide.
An Argentine firm said it has contracted to supply Red China with 2 million tons of grain from now until the end of 1965. At least 300,000 tons will be wheat while the rest is corn and sorghum. The Foreign Trade Co. of Buenos Aires stated the government has raised no objection.
In a historic move, Patriarch Athenagoras I and Pope Paul VI will hold a meeting during the pope’s Holy Land pilgrimage in Jerusalem. The encounter would be the first between a Roman Catholic pope and an Orthodox patriarch in over five centuries, though final approval rests with other Orthodox sees including Alexandria and Moscow.
The Pope has accepted an invitation to visit India on his second international trip, with officials noting a likely European stop. He will begin a Holy Land pilgrimage January 4 to 6, ending 150 years of restricted papal travel, and may attend the Eucharistic Congress in Bombay next November. Indian sources say President Radhakrishnan extended the invitation.
London The editor of Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft, John W. R. Taylor, says Soviet aviation lags in day to day service despite record speeds and space successes. He notes MiG-2% deficiencies, Ghana Airways’ IL-18 misuses, and space aims not fully met, while US Mercury and Mariner 2 programs excel and a new Soviet high altitude Mandrake Yak aircraft appears as a U-2 counterpart.
Park Chung Hee was inaugurated president as constitutional rule returned after a long military regime. He vowed no dictatorship and corruption under democracy, while the National Assembly moved to force a new constitution favorable to the president. The military backed party won a large Assembly majority in late November elections.
The Chamber of Deputies backed Premier Aldo Moro's new center left cabinet, the first inclusion of Marxist Socialists in 16 years. Twenty five pro Communist Socialists walked out during the vote, but Moro still faces a Senate vote expected next week to complete approval.
U S troops completed withdrawal from Nouasseur Air Base near Casablanca and handed operations to the Royal Moroccan Air Force. Base handovers followed earlier returns of Ben Guerir and Sidi Sli mane. Kenitra remains the sole American facility in Morocco as a naval air station.
The Senate ratified a treaty ending a nine year border dispute with Mexico, ceding 437 acres in El Paso. The Chamizal area, altered by the Rio Grande in 1864, will be rechanneled and relocated. About 4,500 U.S. citizens will be displaced at government expense. The package totals 18.6 million dollars with 360 acres ceded to Mexico and 71 more nearby acres. The U.S. retains 197 acres.
The USS Essex, a 41000 ton anti submarine carrier, suffered damage to a radar mast and an A4B Skyhawk jet during a central Atlantic storm. No injuries were reported. The ship, en route from the Mediterranean to Quonset Point, RI, is delayed about 24 hours. accompanying destroyers were unharmed.
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