West Berliners Cross Into East for Holiday Reunions
West Berliners began crossing into East Berlin with newly issued passes to visit relatives, signaling a Christmas rush with an estimated 800,000 planned one day visits through five wall crossings. Police noted dozens crossed early, while thousands queued outside permit offices amid cold weather and police controls.
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Polka Dot Satellite Planned to Track Solar Flares
The United States plans a new polka dot balloon satellite named Air Density Explorer to study upper atmosphere density and help forecast solar flares. Launched by a solid fuel Scout rocket from a naval facility, the 12 foot sphere carries white polka dots to reflect heat and will be visible at twilight as it orbits about every 122 minutes.
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Senate Rejects Two Amendments on Foreign Aid Bill
Washington AP The Senate defeated two amendments aimed at cutting foreign aid funds for defense pact allies from 380 million to lower totals. Morse urged trimming Formosa and Korea aid, while Elsenor Ellender proposed dropping to 350 million. Debate highlighted Johnson’s plea to preserve funding for U.S. security. The bill totals 3.2995 billion for the year with final passage in sight after initial showdowns.
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Intense cold and snowstorm hit the Northeast
Heavy snow piled up in the Northeast with record cold across 13 states. Nantucket reported 14 inches, Montpelier 10, Falmouth 9, Bennington 7, Rumford 7, while Muskegon near 3 feet. Frigid air extended from the Rockies to the Atlantic. readings fell to -24 in Bemidji and -32 in Tampa. Weather disrupted schools and freight as six freighters trapped near the Detroit River.
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2,300 Pound Cookie Wins KDWE Contest in Minnesota
Paul Goodman a Bethel College student won KDWE s biggest Christmas cookie contest with a 2 300 pound monster cookie nine feet long three and a half feet wide and 16 inches thick He spent 450 on ingredients sold $1 shares to classmates to finance the bake and will deduct 255 for profits Goodman baked in five pound slabs at a church kitchen using 1010 pounds cookie mix 725 pounds powdered sugar and 172 pounds shortening The station paid Goodman 3479 in prize money with the nearest competitor a 170 pound batch baked by Minnesota State Reformatory inmates
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Johnson plans personal diplomacy with Khrushchev
AP reports Johnson and aides indicate a leaning toward personal diplomacy to steer cold war policy, with openness to a meeting with Soviet Premier Khrushchev. Rusk echoed that world fate hinges on U.S. and Soviet leadership and favors continued summit talks and open lines of communication.
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Cold Grip Deepens Across North Carolina Front
The Associated Press reports a persistent cold front swept through North Carolina, bringing snow flurries to the mountains and low temperatures statewide. Windy arctic air kept highs in the upper 40s and mid 50s at coastal Wilmington, with dawn readings near the teens inland and below zero at Clingmans Peak. Four western counties closed schools, roads remained slick in places, and temperatures are set to fall further with another front expected by Friday or Friday night.
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Thieves Loot U.S. Air Bases in Morocco
Native thieves pillaged U.S. air bases in Morocco as the Air Force handed facilities to the Moroccan government. The report notes bases were stripped of latrines, motors, doors, wiring, panels, and other equipment, with utilities cut and electrical lines severed.
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