Johnson Drives Aid Bill Irritate Republicans
President Johnson presses a foreign aid bill aiming for a $3.6 billion appropriation with hopes for quick passage before Christmas while facing Republican opposition over motives and timing. Senate delays and GOP demands challenge bipartisan support as House action stalls. The administration seeks export bank guarantees in the final bill amid political maneuvering.
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Washington AP
Johnson
White House
C. Cede
Agency For International Development
AID
Charles A. “Alleck
Senate
Grain sales to Russia face costly shipping barriers
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes commercial credit financing of wheat and other grain sales for Russia and Iron Curtain countries. The deals, though arranged, may never be completed due to prohibitive shipping costs and logistical hurdles.
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Russia
Iron Curtain
Christmas around the world and Asia minor unrest
Christmas across Berlin sees limited cross border family reunions as East German guards shoot a flee attempt. Cyprus battles between Greek and Turkish factions worsen with rising casualties. A heavy snowstorm roils the United States disrupting travel as President Johnson plans Texas visit while Pope Paul urges peace and UN trust. In Cuba celebrants echo secular themes amid Havana displays.
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Cyprus
United States
Washington
Johnson
Texas
John F. Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
Caroline
John Jr
Pope Paul
Sacred College of Cardinals
United Nations
Cuba
Havana
House Stalemate on Credit Guarantee Test Vote Fails
The House blocked Johnson’s proposed credit guarantee authority twice, with Republicans and Southern Democrats key to the votes. A third try failed by two votes, as absenteeism stymied a Rules Committee ground rule session. The near Christmas session set a record for early start to push foreign aid and wheat financing amid winter snowstorms.
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Congress
House
Senate
Monay
Philadelphia
A.m
William J.green
D-Pa
Phila
Washington
Truman Refuses To Repeat Handshake With Nixon
In New York former President Truman refused to repeat for photographers the impromptu handshake with Richard Nixon after a backstage meeting at the Shubert Theater following Here's Love. He later posed for photos with Nixon. The encounter, captured by an AP photographer, occurred as the curtain fell on the musical. A Cuban government decree also sets a Christmas food quota of pork tomatoes and chicken per two persons.
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Harry S. Truman
Richard M. Nixon
Truman
Nixon
Associated Press
Shubert Theater
Fidel Castro
Long historical arc to the Arab Israeli conflict notes
The passage reviews the Arab East under British rule, the Balfour pledge, the 1947 UN partition, the 1948 creation of Israel, ensuing wars, and Jordanian leadership shifts through 1952. It links waves of Jewish immigration, Arab resistance, and regional tensions with figures like Abdullah, Hussein, and Nasser, ending with a note on Sandy Hernandez's three Aqueduct wins as the season closes.
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League of Nations
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Mohammed
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Hitler
Germany
Mandate
Haganah
Irgun Zval Leumi
Stern Gang
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U.S
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Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Hussein
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Lebanon
Iraq
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Israel
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