The Wall Clangs Shut In Divided Berlin
East German Communists sealed the Berlin wall ending 17 days of reunions and partings. A record 4 quarter million West Berliners left for the Communist zone on the Christmas bridge, but at midnight the crossings halted. Authorities reported 1,318,000 permits issued, many travelers making multiple trips. Western Allies urged talks yet warned Willy Brandt against jeopardizing stance on recognition of East Germany. The reunions were framed by Communist propaganda as humanitarian aid while families faced a return to division.
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Bulgars Execute Diplomat Spy in Sofia
A former Bulgarian diplomat and ex UN delegate Ivan Assen Georgiev was executed by firing squad in Sofia after appealing for pardon from a high treason conviction. Bulgarian National Assembly rejected the appeal despite his request for mercy.
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Pope wraps historic pilgrimage with call for unity
Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras met in a landmark bid to heal centuries of split. In Bethlehem and Jerusalem the pope urged unity, spoke of Christ’s will, and pledged continued negotiations. A deadly crush in Jerusalem marred the visit while security used force to protect crowds. The pope, exhausted, celebrated Mass at the Holy Sepulcher and pressed for peace in the Arab Israeli conflict upon departing from Amman.
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Secretary White Rejects Lodge Delegates Committee Charter
Boston secretary of state Kevin White rejected a charter for the Committee to Secure Delegates for Lodge, halting its activities after a brief start. The ruling cites a statute requiring written consent from the candidate concerned, Henry Cabot Lodge, ambassador to South Vietnam, who had said he was not seeking the Republican nomination. White noted the ban would lift only after Lodge provides written consent to the office.
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Chou En-lai Attacks Tito as U S Agent in Albania
In Shkoder Albania Communist Chinese Premier Chou En-lai denounced Marshal Tito as a special detachment of U S imperialism during a mass rally. Flanked by Albanian Premier Mehmet Shehu he pledged continued Sino Albanian solidarity and vowed to defend northern borders as his Africa tour looms.
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Johnson Seeks Meeting With Pope in Letter
President Johnson told Pope Paul VI in a letter delivered Sunday that he hopes to meet the Pontiff. The Pope warmly replied and said he would be happy to meet at some future time or place, though no date was set. The letter was delivered in Nazareth by Sargent Shriver, head of the Peace Corps and Kennedy aide.
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