Berlin Wall Year Begins With Crossing Attempts And Hopes
AP dispatch reports about 55 010 West Berliners visiting East Berlin as the new year opens with lines at the wall. Some hold dual passes while others stay behind, with a renewal of cross border talks hoped between West and East German authorities. In Vatican City Pope Paul VI begins the year with intense prayer ahead of his pilgrimage to the Holy Land, planning daily prayers through Jan 4 before boarding the first papal plane trip to Palestine.
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Brerlin
West Berlin
Vatican City
Paul VI
Holy Land
Vatican
Palyesline
Mummers Parade Postponed Due to Weather Threats
Philadelphia AP reports the New Year Mummers parade postponed on Saturday amid threats of protests over blackface acts. About 1,800 police braced for possible violence as snow began, with up to three inches of mixed precipitation forecast.
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Philadelphia
Alameda grand jury birth control review faces delays
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors dismissed the 1963 64 grand jury recommendation on family planning services as vague and said it would review the 1962 report after departmental summaries. They plan to consider the 1963 findings once the welfare department finalizes its summaries and the district attorney completes ongoing criminal matters.
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Alamedas
County Board of Supervisors
John D. Murphy
Harold
Leland Sweeney
Alameda County Health
Sweeney
Thal
Bey
Wealth fuels Rockefeller bid in Republican race
A column notes John D. Rockefeller III’s vast wealth as a potent asset in his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. The editorial page features Dr Russell’s column and a mention of related items like Ann Landers, bridge, comics, and obituaries. A third article on Pope Paul VI’s Holy Land visit appears on page 3.
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Rockefeller
Dr. Russell
Ann Landers
Pope Paul
Holy Land
New York Transit Pact Reached End to Strike Threat
New negotiations produced a contract agreement that averts a subway and bus strike in New York City. Mayor Robert Wagner praised the settlement as reasonable, noting the 15 cent fare and related terms.
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New York
Robert. Wagner
Traffic Deaths Mount Slowly During Holiday Period
The Associated Press reports traffic deaths rose slowly amid a worker walkout affecting transit services. By Tuesday night the toll reached 121, still below the Christmas holiday peak, as a state supreme court injunction restrained the strike’s effect. The 48 hour holiday period showed 169 deaths in the two year comparison.
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Associated Press
State Supreme Court
Thej
Treaties To Be Abolished By Makarios
Nicosia reports that three Greek Cypriot monks were killed and two wounded at the Orthodoxy Monastery of the Virgin Mary of Galacto forousa amid Turkish Cypriot attacks. A government communique said Makarios will abrogate the 1960 treaties of guarantee and alliance with Greece and Turkey, citing foreign intervention and threats. Britain plans to send 700 more troops as Cyprus faces communal strife and calls for partition by Turkish Cypriot leaders.
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Nicosia, Cyprus
Orthoroy
Nicosia
Limassol
Nicosia General Hospital
Makarios
Greece
Turkey
Britain
Cyprus
CV Boy 7 Burned In Gas Blast
A quick thinking girl saved her 7 year old brother from a fiery gas explosion and burning clothes in Castro Valley. David, in critical condition with second and third degree burns over about sixty percent of his body, was aided by Linda Anne Alten who rolled him on the lawn. Steven, 13, said he washed his hands with gasoline while painting and helped light a torch with a stick. fuel spilled into the can causing the blast.
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Castro Valley
Linda Anne Alten
Mabel Aye
David
Children's Hospital
Steven
Students Teeter Toward Record Teeter Totter Challenge
A group of Tennyson High School students at 1473 Rieger Ave Haywatu begins teeter totter marathoning into the new year. Steve Barnhart and Gary Foster claim a 26 hour record, aiming to surpass 172 hours held by California students, with a target of at least 180 hours while watching the Rose Bowl parade on a portable TV.
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Tennyson High School
Rieger Ave
Haywatu
Steve Barnhart
Gary Foster
New Year Messages Between Johnson Khrushchev Emphasize Peace
Johnson and Khrushchev exchanged New Year greetings signaling intent to advance 1964 peace aims. The White House noted progress in U.S. Soviet relations and pledged steps toward a nuclear test ban and broader cooperation. Johnson also sent a greeting to South Vietnamese and Vietnamese leaders amid efforts to reduce tensions and bolster peace prospects.
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Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Revolutionary Council
Borie
South Viet Nam
Nikita
Kheushchev
Siesses
Sven
Texas White House
Kurushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
Khrushchev
White House
Johnson
Duong Yani
Minh
First baby of 1964 born in San Leandro
Several babies arrived in Kea hospitals this morning. The first birth listed is a 7 pound 10 ounce son of Mr and Mrs David Hanf at San Leandro Memorial Hospital in San Leandro at 12 28 a m. This is their fourth son. Other early arrivals include a son to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Davis at 2 11 a m and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Henry Gomez at Valley Memorial Hospital in Livermore at 2 04 a m. Tomas Hewitt of Hayward arrived at 11 a m at den Townshill Hospital.
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Kea
South Corn
David Hans
Broadmoor Blvd
San Leandro
Memorial Hospital
Hanf
Michael
Daniel
Mark
General Foods
Kenneth Davis
New Year's Scripture Guidance From Philippians Passages
Selected by Rev Kenneth D Miller president of the Wayward Ministerial Association and pastor of the Methodist Church of Castro Valley Wisteria St Castro Valley. The excerpt urges believers to forget what lies behind and press toward the higher calling in Christ Jesus, urging unity in purpose and walking by the same rule.
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Kex
God
Christ Jesus
Kenneth D. Miller
Wayward Ministerial Association
Methodist Church of
Castro Valley
Wisteria St
Quiet but busy New Year patrols in Alameda County
Police in Southern Alameda County reported a quiet but busy New Year with minor incidents. In San Leandro a car was hit twice by different drivers and a Fremont officer said most calls involved telling people to stop fighting and go home. Deputies handled accidents and a Union City disturbance at 6 am, but no arrests were made as guests resisted interviews and fled.
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Alameda County
San Leandro
Fremont
Pete
Union City
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