Crossings Enlarged For Holiday Visits
West Berliners will cross into East Berlin on one day passes until Jan 5 after East German authorities enlarged two Berlin wall crossing points. Officials expect up to 800000 West Berliners to visit relatives over the Christmas season amid cold, snow and long lines, with about 24000 applications already sent to East Berlin authorities for approval.
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Berlin
Berlin Wall
Wall
West Berlin
Oberbaumbruecke
Neukoelln
West
Willy Brandt
Picasso paintings burned in Detroit gallery fire
Thirty five Picasso paintings were destroyed in a downtown Detroit fire at the Arwin Gallery on the second floor of the Robinson Furniture Co. building. Estimated damage to the paintings reached 500000 with furniture store loss at 150000. Notable works included Man in Front of a Cabin worth 36000 and Picador at 9500, with the gallery insured. The exhibit, originating from New York, was to run through January 4.
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Detroit
UPI
Pablo Picasso
Arwin
Robinson Furniture Co
Lester B. Arwin
Arwin Gallery
Robinson Furniture
Picasso
New York
Whirlpool Washing Machine For Sale By Eagle Family
Mrs William Stodden of 18 Pine Street reports satisfaction with results from her Eagle Family Want Ad about a Whirlpool automatic electric washing machine. The unit is used very little and in excellent condition. Four replies were received and only one machine was available. Call 4477311 to place a want ad.
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William Stodden
Pine St
Eagle Family
Johnson may attend Boston tribute to Kennedy
President Johnson plans to travel to Boston for a memorial service for John F Kennedy tentatively set for January 19 at Holy Cross Cathedral. The trip would depend on his schedule and the involvement of major musical delegations. Richard Cardinal Cushing, archbishop of Boston, will conduct the services.
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Boston
UPI
Johnson
Kennedy
Boston Globe
Holy Cross Cathedral
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Delaware Bill Endorses Public Accommodations Law
Gov. Elbert N. Carvel of Delaware signed a public accommodations bill into law on Wednesday. The act outlaws refusing service in public facilities due to race creed color or national origin and revokes a prior provision allowing businessmen to deny service for fear of harming business.
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Dover
Del
Elbert N. Carvel
Delaware
Rusk discusses ties with British defense brass
Secretary of State Dean Rusk met British officials to plan for Sir Alec Douglas-Home’s Washington visit in February. He lunched with the Conservative premier, who then met President Johnson after Kennedy’s funeral, ahead of February talks.
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London
UPI
Dean Rusk
Alec Ingtelas Home
Washington
Rusk
Johnson
Kennedy
Duncan Sandys
R. A. Butler
McNamara arrives in Saigon for wartime survey
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara arrived in Saigon for a second on the spot survey of the war in South Viet Nam. He said he would discuss the progress of the U S program, the problems faced and solutions. He plans to depart for Washington late Friday. This follows his September visit.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Robert
McNamara
South Viet Nam
United States
Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Humphrey
Appropriations Committee
House
Dirksen
Congress
Court voids state rates for welfare care at hospitals
Massachusetts General Hospital wins ruling that state welfare regulations on aging and medical care payments must undergo hearings. Judge Frank E. Smith finds Welfare Department actions illegal and void and orders hearings and hospital input. The decision could raise hospital costs and push higher property taxes to cover the shortfall.
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Deepartment of Welfare
Smith
Department of Public Welfare
Local Hospitals Welcome Welfare Patients Ruling
Pittsfield hospitals welcomed a Superior Court ruling on hospital payments for welfare patient care. Hillcrest Hospital reported six months from June 1 to Nov 4 with costs of 72 273 while welfare receipts totaled 16 995 leaving a six month loss of 5 338 for 705 patient days of welfare care. Public welfare departments paid Pittsfield General 30 09 per patient day versus a full cost of 40 23, with 18 welfare patients currently in the hospital.
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Superior Court
Hillcrest Hospital
U S General Taylor Visits Karachi To Ease Tense Ties
Gen. Maxwell D Taylor, chair man of the U S Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Karachi to mend strained Pakistan U S relations after talks with Indian officials. He will meet President Ayub Khan and officials from the Foreign Office and Defense Ministry. His detour over the Himalayas highlighted regional military concerns as Pakistan worries about Indian arms buildup and possible drifting toward Red China.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
Taylor
Mouhammad Ayub Khan
Foreign Office
Defense Ministry
Himalayas
New Delhi
India
China
Apples sold on street corner in Topeka shock vendor
Ed die Patrick of Topeka, unemployed, recounted a buyer paying 15 cents each for two apples and offering what appeared to be a five dollar bill. Upon check, Patrick found four fifty dollar bills folded inside the note, indicating a counterfeit scheme and surprised reaction from the vendor.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Eddie Patrick
Patrick
Christmas Star Satellite Aims Earth Orbit Tonight
The U S space agency launches Air Density Explorer a 12 foot balloon satellite to measure atmospheric density at high altitudes and track solar flare effects. It will circle the globe every 122 minutes observed as a twilit pinpoint with white polka dots against the night sky, and a worldwide network will monitor its radio beacon and drag.
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Point Arguello
Calif
U.S. Space Agency
Naval Missile
Explorer
Wallops Island
Senate Rejects Amendments to Big Foreign Aid Bill
The Senate defeated Morse and ELLender amendments to cut foreign aid funding from 380 million to 300 and 350 million respectively, keeping the total at about 3.3 billion. Supporters argued aid sustains allied defense, while critics warned troops could substitute for aid. President Johnson pressed against further cuts as continued debate limited to 30 minutes per amendment.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Wayne Morse
Dore
House
Alen J
EL Dfender
D-La
Morse
Formosa
South Korea
U.S
John C. Pastore
Inter-American Development Bank
iMorse
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Karl FE. Mundt
R-S.d
Iron Curtain
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson signs $527 million manpower training bill
President Johnson approves amending the 1962 Manpower Training Act to fund new job training for unskilled youths and illiterate adults. The bill adds 527 million dollars for courses, extends program duration to 1966, and allows up to 20 weeks of basic education alongside skills training. It targets 780,000 trainees over three years, with 93,000 yearly beneficiaries and extra state cost-sharing.
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Washington
UPS
Johnson
State Wins Verdict Against Turnpike Authority
A Suffolk Superior Court jury awarded the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 895000 for land damages in the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority taking of the 44 year old Irvington Street Armory for a roadway extension.
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Boston
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
Irvington Street
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