21 Dec 1963
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1963
Page
1
After a safety lecture at Spring Hope High School five students died when their car struck an oil truck. The wreck occurred thirty minutes after the talk, as authorities investigated the holiday travel risk in North Carolina.
U.S. Representative William J. Green Jr., a 16 year member of Congress and longtime Philadelphia Democratic chairman, died after emergency surgery for peritonitis with gall bladder complications. He had been on the critical list since last week and worsened Thursday night. He is remembered as a tough party disciplinarian with a large local political influence and a family man with four sons and two daughters.
The North Carolina Highway Commission outlines a 1964 expansion with 64 major bond projects including 10 interstate sections and two large eastern bridges. About $20 million will go to secondary roads, but only $12-$14 million may be available for paving, potentially limited to around 600 of over 30 000 unpaved secondary miles. Major interstates to be contracted include I 95 in Halifax County and I 40 in Buncombe, with routes on U.S. 1 across Pamlico River and Currituck Sound. The Cape Fear River bridge at Wilmington remains on the drafting board for now.
Washington marks end of 30 day mourning for President Kennedy with a candlelit ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial and a national Christmas tree blaze near the White House. President Johnson, his family, and the public participate as the era of official mourning concludes.
West Berliners flocked to East Berlin for Christmas and New Year visits as authorities raised border barriers early. About 240,000 West Berliners gained passes, a quarter of those eligible, with crossers awaiting waits and reunions. East German Tass praised the move while omitting the wall as tensions rose.
Conferees from the Senate and House reached a new compromise on credit restrictions for proposed sales to Communist nations and aimed to push a $3 billion foreign aid bill through before adjournment. The plan allows the president to approve sales if in the national interest with 30 day congressional reporting, shifting reports to both chambers rather than specific committees. Passman voiced support despite disliking sending funds to aid communism and the House prepared to return to consider the measure amid holiday adjournment.
The Tiros 8 weather satellite launched aboard a Delta rocket from Cape Kennedy and reached orbit after a pre-dawn lift off. Ground tests of its automatic picture transmission system will be tried as part of a global weather forecasting network. The 265-pound satellite orbits about 820 miles across and covers 672,400 square miles per image.
A holiday report showcases crowds of shoppers in High Point and children's anticipation for Santa Claus with festive photographs. Orchids for Christmas profiles Mrs. Dale Montgomery and Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Haney, to be featured in tomorrow’s Enterprise. A look at Dr. Albert Schweitzer’s hospital work in Central Africa accompanies the holiday coverage.
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