Congress Delays Adjournment Over Aid Dispute
Congress faces a prolonged session as House and Senate negotiators struggle over a foreign aid bill. Leaders expect to press on through Saturday with the dispute centered on a House amendment banning Export Import Bank underwriting of wheat credits to Communist nations. The Senate rejected the ban before passing its appropriations bill, aiming to resolve final funding around 3 billion.
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Senate
John W. McCormack
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McCormack
U.S
Russia
White House
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Saltonstall
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Mansfield
Mundt
Senate House
Appropriations
Republicans
John C. Pastore
D-R.l
Berlin Wall Open For Holiday Visitation Amid Tight Controls
West Berliners began first mass visits to East Berlin since 1961 but many were blocked by pass shortages. Thousands crossed at five crossings as guards with submachine guns watched, gifts in hand, and visitors moved through quickly while East Berlin authorities kept a tight lid on the process. The one day window lasts until January 5 and passes are limited to those with close relatives in the Soviet sector.
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Berlin
UPI
West
West Berlin
Report Urges States to Spur Voter Turnout
A Presidential commission urged states to ease voter registration and boost turnout with 21 state action proposals. The bipartisan panel led by Richard Scammon did not push new federal laws. It emphasized register-and-vote campaigns and media responsibility to educate adults on voting.
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UPS
U.S
Johnson
Richard M. Scammon
Census Bureau
Kennedy
Civil Rights Commission
Five Day Forecast Temperatures Trend Low by Week
The forecast shows temperatures through Wednesday averaging about 12 degrees below normal with little change in the pattern. Snow is expected around Monday.
Judge Dwyer Inspects Lee Junkyard On Beartown Mountain
Judge John J. Dwyer of Lee District Court traveled three miles in near zero weather to inspect a junkyard with more than 150 cars as he prepares a ruling in the first criminal action tied to Lee zoning bylaw on unregistered vehicles. Defendants Arnold Pratt and Seth Hopkins faced fines for violations. Pratt has about 26 cars on his Pine Street property and 156 elsewhere atop Beartown, Hopkins two dozen on Route 102 property. The judge warned cleanup by the first week in June and noted the bylaw fines up to 28 dollars per day. the scene drew harsh words on the yards’ impact on Beartown State Forest entrances and Benedict Pond access.
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Seth H. Hopkins
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Hopkins
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Marble Street
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Wiliam P. Aldrich
Beartown State Forest
Benedict Pond
Aldrich
Toy Fund Surges Over Goal in Pittsfield Christmas Drive
The Santa Toy Fund in Pittsfield surpassed its $4,000 target by $272, aided by 130 contributing organizations and about 3,500 individuals from surrounding towns. The drive, run by Miss Mabel A. White, distributed gifts to 100 new families, with distribution set for tomorrow and no further requests accepted. An additional $242 donation from FE. D. Jones Co. honored St Nick Pignone.
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Santa Toy Fund
Salvation Army
Berkstires
Toy Fund
Santa Toy Fund Committee
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FE. D. Jones Co
St. Nick Pignone
E. D. Tones
Christmas Observed at Korean Truce Line
American soldiers of the First Cavalry Division held an outdoor Mass within 36 inches of the truce line. In Panmunjom the neutral village, a 20 foot Christmas tree was lit as North Korean troops watched the ceremony and tree lighting.
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McNamara Sees Hope in Viet Nam War Efforts
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara met with Vietnam's junta led by Maj. Gen. Duong Van Minh and Premier Nguyen Ngoc Tho to review U.S. backed war plans for 1964 and discuss continued support. He carried a message from President Johnson and noted no new withdrawal deadline beyond 1965 despite questions on leadership and war progress.
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Ngo Dinh Diem
Minh
Paris
Johnson
United Press International
U. S
Long An
Kien Hoa
Mekong
Binh Duong
Hanh Bong
Military Revolutionary Council
Saigon Daily News
Brooke Seeks Special Grand Jury for Corruption Cases
Boston Attorney General Edward W. Brooke asked Superior Court Chief Justice G. Joseph Tauro to convene a special grand jury next month in Suffolk County. The panel would review evidence gathered by the Massachusetts Crime Commission and Brooke’s staff, tackling multiple corruption probes too large for the regular grand jury.
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Edward W. Brooke
Superior Court
G. Joseph Tauro
Brooke
Massachusetts Crime Commission
Suffolk County
Alfred Gardner
Crime Commission
Paul A. Dever
Leo
Turo
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Ghana Embassy Blockade Lifted After Moscow Police Action
Moscow police ended the blockade of Ghana's embassy as African student protests over a fellow's death cooled. Ambassador John B. Elliot sought protection to prevent further embassy damage from the demonstrations. About 50 Africans, mainly Ghanians, stormed Red Square over Edmud Asare Addo's death, with competing accounts of stabbing versus alcohol related freezing.
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Ghana
John B. Elliot
Red Square
Edmund Asare-Addo
Track Board Organizing Amid Berkshire Downs Change
George W. Vivino the New York lawyer who bought the Berkshire Downs track in a foreclosure sale earlier this month is in Pittsfield working to establish a new corporation to operate the track. He and Salvatore A. Rizzo of Scarsdale met with attorney Tamburello. Rizzo is president of Hancock Raceway Inc. Vivino named Rizzo general manager, Tamburello confirmed his meeting and said he was approached but declined comment. Augusta Whitman Berkshire Fair president said no business occurred and noted interlocking directorates law prevents her from serving as a director. Judge Barry resigned to avoid dual ties. Vivino plans to name principals, inviting Berkshire County residents to join the board.
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New York
Berkshire Downs
Hancock
Pittsfield
Vivino
Salvatore A. Rizzo
Scarsdale
N. Y
Atty
Paul A. Tamburello
Rizzo
Hancock, Raceway, Inc
Tamburello
Vivine
Augusta Dee Whitman
Berkshire County Fair Association
Berkshire Fair
Oard
Hancock Raceway
Theother
D. Paul Sweeney
Robert Kirvin
Whitman
John A. Barry
Berkshire Fair Board
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Eagles
Berkshire County
Christmas Star Satellite Reaches Orbit and Seen
The Christmas Star satellite has achieved orbit and will be visible at twilight over the holiday season and for years. A US Space Agency spokesman said the 12 foot balloon and ejection cannister were sighted with binoculars at an optical tracking station in Australia after launch Thursday.
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