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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1963
Page
2
Berger of Baltic Ohio directed portable rafts toward groups of survivors. Capt Don S Spencer of Comanche Texas, commander of a C45 rescue plane, said his crew dropped 19 pneumatic life rafts. Some survivors swam toward them while others could not move, and an elderly woman in a lifebelt appeared too weak.
A British Admiralty report describes many bodies in Wichita Kansas and notes maintenance crews placing signs on a one way street as the Lakonia, refitted for cruise service, sank north of North Sea during its maiden voyage with Queen Wilhelmina aboard. The ship, built as a Dutch liner in 1930, later carried emigrants to Australia and was bought by General Steam Navigation Greece. Passengers were refunded a third of fares on the first voyage due to an incomplete refit.
LBJ led reporters on a 45 minute White House tour stopping in the Flower Room the pool area and the oval office where he noted signing about 700 documents daily He said he slept only one hour prior and had little lunch yet felt in perfect condition He praised women reporters saying they are as good as men and he wanted their bosses to know it making time to autograph family photos for four reporters.
Thousands of pilgrims gather at the Bethlehem grotto as Christmas rites approach amid calls for peace by Pope Paul VI. The piece notes global conflicts from Vietnam to Cyprus and Berlin, with border tensions and a heavy U.S./Cuba backdrop during holiday observances.
A winter storm paralyzed travel across the South and East as the House delayed the highway bill and pressed a presidential agenda. Snow and ice strained transportation, delaying lawmakers and complicating votes on wheat financing. Forecasters warned of continued cold, with record lows and heavy snow in Tennessee, Kentucky, and across the Mid-Atlantic.
Oceanographers claim the sea holds enough salt to blanket the United States under a crystalline layer a mile deep, illustrating the vast mineral content of Earth's oceans.
The State Department renewed a general warning that U S citizens cannot travel to Cuba without special permission. Press officer Robert J Mc Closkey said groups planned to visit Cuba during the Christmas holidays without passports, as reported by UNICEF.
United Nations report shows UNICEF sold a record 13 million greeting cards in the United States for the 1963 season. The cards and 175000 calendars generated a gross income of 2.2 million dollars, up 22.2 percent from last year.
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