Wall Closes On East German Refugee Tragedy at Berlin Wall
West Berlin police reported hearing 19 bursts of submachine gun fire as an East German refugee was halted near the death strip by Communist guards during a foggy night. Officials noted a holiday rush for passes to visit relatives in East Berlin. thousands crossed during the weekend, with 338,000 applications approved overall.
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U.N. Rejects North Korea Offer on U.S. Agent Body
The United Nations Command dismissed North Korea s proposal to hand over a body it claimed belonged to a U.S. agent killed last week. A UN spokesman called it a propaganda maneuver. Maj. Gen Chang Chung Hwan said the agent was killed on December 17 while trying to cross into the North. South Korean officials declined to comment.
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Lemnitzer Warns of Stronger NATO Forward Defense
NATO Supreme Commander Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer says NATO grows stronger with a forward defense posture near the iron curtain. He tells U S News and World Report that such a setup signals to any aggressor that an attack would not be cheap, requiring a major effort if deterrence fails.
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Iron Curtain
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U. S. News and World Report
Dominican Junta Head Resigns
In Santo Domingo Emilio De Los Santos resigns from the three man civilian junta and Foreign Minister Donald Reid Cabral may be asked to head the ruling group The resignation follows an unsettled day with reports claiming 16 guerrillas were killed near Manacla in the Ciabo highlands and chief guerrilla commander Dr Manuel Tavares Justo reportedly among the dead.
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All-African Police Proposal from Ghana Leader
In a 300 word letter Kwame Nkrumah urged U Thant to replace U.N. troops in the Congo with an all African force. He called for U.N. Secretary-General to begin consultations to arrange for the African force.
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Four Shot Dead In Robbery At Ottawa Rectory
In Ottawa on Sunday two armed brothers tried to steal collection boxes from a Roman Catholic rectory during Mass. Four people died and a fifth was wounded. Roger Binette killed himself and his brother Reginald was captured. Victims include Paul Mercier and Alberte Guindon. Priest Rev. Guillaume Chevrier and Doralise Bechard. Police found no money in the rectory.
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Paul Mercier
Sherbrooke
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Guillaume Chevrier
Doralise Bechard
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McNamara Reaffirms Viet Policy After White House Meeting
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara affirmed U S resolve to support South Vietnamese military operations against Communist guerrillas. Speaking at the White House after a 75 minute meeting with President Johnson he and CIA Director John A McCone reviewed 1964 South Vietnam operations and future aims for 1965 and beyond.
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Dean Rusk
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South Vietnam
Mann Faces Latin Problems In Upcoming OAS Meetings
Washington sources say President Johnson’s new top Latin American aide Thomas Mann faces key OAS tests. Debates hinge on countering Castro and deterring dictators, with meetings in January and April 1964 in Quito and Caracas under scrutiny by Venezuela and allied democracies.
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