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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1963
Page
2
President Lincoln’s December 1863 State of the Union outlined a plan to reconstruct the Union with a general amnesty offer to Confederates who would form loyal governments. The policy sparked clashes with Radical Republicans over slavery abolition and Reconstruction timing.
The piece argues January reopening will allow Republicans to resume opposition to the Kennedy Johnson program while decrying a self serving political truce. It contends real restraint hides self interest and that quieting criticism follows national grief to protect votes.
The article notes the loyal opposition growing restive as the political truce during mourning for John F. Kennedy frays. It describes President Johnson actively courting labor leaders and minority spokesmen while Republicans plan for the January second session, wary but avoiding breaking the truce. It also covers allegations from Arturo Espaillat’s Trujillo expose about massive bribes, possible CIA links, and calls for congressional investigations.
The Soviet army will withdraw from Hungary in the next months, leaving only token units under the Warsaw Pact. Western diplomats view the move as Khrushchev’s bet on Hungary’s stable regime under Janos Kadar and a sign of easing East European tensions. Soviet families begin repatriating, showing a broader pullback pattern in the region.
Western businessmen were expected to bid for about 14 billion dollars in Soviet chemical plant contracts opened by Moscow's crash program to bolster industry. Khrushchev announced a 46 billion seven year plan and said much equipment may come from the West as party leaders debated its approval. The United States appeared out of contention due to its credit policy.
Lawmakers debate granting long term credits to the Soviet Union as Moscow has not repaid its multi billion dollar wartime debts. The measure aims to sustain trade and stabilize relations while awaiting resolution of the arrears.
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