Berliners Cross Wall Despite Youth's Slaying
About 50,000 West Berliners crossed into East Berlin by noon amid Christmas Day killing of a young East German who tried to escape over the wall. The day after Christmas holiday kept travel heavy as gates opened at 6 am, with a two block line at one crossing. East guards maintained smiles as the 16 day visiting period began. a Red Cross worker contrasted friendly smiles with shootings.
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Christmas Peace Uneasy Amid Global Tensions
The Associated Press reports a tense Christmas as Christians mark the season amid warnings of unresolved peace. East German border killings, Cyprus tensions, and Cyprus island crisis threats loom near the holiday. Pope Paul VI visits Rome amid peace gestures. Bethlehem hosts over 10,000 pilgrims while Korea divides with Christmas messages. Johnson and Kennedy-era scenes appear: Johnson at the LBJ Ranch, Kennedy grave observation, and Mrs Kennedy at Palm Beach.
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Rockefeller Shifts Tactics In 1964 Nomination Race
Washington AP Rockefeller plans to cease targeted attacks on Barry Goldwater and resume campaigning with a January 3 Portsmouth New Hampshire speech after a pause following President Kennedy s assassination. Associates say he now views Goldwater as less viable against Johnson and aims to outline his own candidacy and agenda while leaving Johnson attacks for later.
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Folksy Cheer Gentility Halted As Flames Invade Cruise Liner
London AP reports the Greek liner La konia carrying 658 passengers and 369 crew sailed Dec 18 from Southampton bound for Madeira and the Canary Islands for a five week Christmas voyage. A fire broke out near the barber shop at 11:30 p.m. on Dec 20, spreading toward state rooms as crew and guests scrambled toward lifeboats. The radio operator sent SOS and evacuation orders before abandoning ship.
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Santa Claus Zip Code Message Explained
A playful note guides children to write to Santa at North Pole 99701 per official post office designation while suggesting grown ups seek Santa elsewhere and foreign readers contact the U S State Department.
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Johnson Hunts and Aids Talks During Deer Hunt
President Johnson and former Gov. Buford Ellington hunted deer at the Moursund ranch near Johnson City Texas at dawn while planning to discuss national problems. Johnson sought Ellington’s counsel as Cyprus crisis tensions rose with Britain ordering more troops in the region.
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Tensions Rise Over Cyprus Crisis On Johnson Ranch
The article reports intensified tensions between Turkey and Greece over Cyprus with U S President Johnson ordering payroll cuts and directing agency ceilings. It notes Cyprus troop movements, Makarios complaints to the U N, and consultations among Britain Greece and Turkey as London and Washington monitor the situation. Prime Minister Douglas-Home cuts holidays to return to London as diplomats seek to head off trouble.
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Erhard Bolstered By Market Crisis Breakthrough
Bonn, Germany AP reports Chancellor Ludwig Erhard heads to Texas for talks with President Johnson, buoyed by a breakthrough in the Common Market crisis. Erhard, 66, built a tougher foreign policy stance against De Gaulle, won concessions on farm policy, and gained momentum for 1965 re election as he returns from Brussels with joint tariff support.
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Christmas Holiday Death Toll Tops 300 In 48 Hours
AP tally shows 302 highway fatalities in a 48 hour period ending midnight Christmas Day. Most deaths occurred on Christmas Day with 100 on the West Coast and 83 by midnight Tuesday EST. Adverse conditions and high travel volume contributed to the exceedance over annual averages.
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Stork Makes Four Local Yule Visits
A Christmas day roundup in Biddeford records four holiday births at Webber and Notre Dame Hospitals. Donna Monder weighed seven pounds six ounces at 1:28 a m, James Noel Michaud eight pounds three ounces at 6:15 a m, Gregory Rousseau nine pounds nine ounces at 12:25 p m, and Sandra Mary Labbe seven pounds six ounces at 4:57 p m. Attending doctors were Haas O Sullivan Binette. No births at Saco Osteopathic Hospital.
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Soviet Nuclear Tests Contaminate Carrier Enterprise
Radioactive fallout from Russia's 1961 atmospheric tests contaminated the carrier Enterprise. The radiation persisted about a month but did not threaten health aboard the 86,000 ton ship. Navy medical officer Lt Cmdr Seaton detailed fallout control to prevent entry via ventilation and feet.
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Currency Comptroller Seeks Bank Condition Reports
The comptroller of the currency called for a statement of the condition of all national banks at the close of business Friday, December 20, requiring a detailed financial snapshot from each institution for regulatory review.
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Lakonia passenger yearns to sail again with Gertrude Moore
In London Gertrude Moore says she has been very happy on the Lakonia and hopes to sail again aboard the cruise ship. The report notes her sentiment amid international travel news and a mix of other items.
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Cost Of Educating Child Up 5 Percent, Says Survey
Washington AP The average public school cost per pupil this year is 352 dollars, up 17 dollars or 5 percent from last year. The nationwide spend is about 20.3 billion dollars including transportation and construction. The average teacher salary is 5837 dollars with starting 4600 and maximum 7307. New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania lead at 482 per pupil, about 42 percent above average.
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