Johnson Keeps Tab On Issues During Texas Ranch Visit
President Johnson vacationing at his Texas ranch keeps in touch with Cyprus developments and national matters. He hosts former Governor Buford Ellington, discusses unnamed problems, supports British Greek Turkish efforts, and orders federal payroll cuts aimed at reducing overhead by 18 months. He cites a 133,000 rise in federal employees since 1961.
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Frank Cormier
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Buford Ellington
Tennessee
Cyprus
Dean Rusk
LBJ
British Commonwealth
Texas
Prayers and Rejoicing Mark Yule Across the World
Christians observe a 19th Christmas since World War II with prayers while violence and crisis flash around the globe. East German guards kill a man attempting to escape over the wall as 65 000 West Berliners cross into East Berlin to hear Christmas music. Cyprus tensions between Greeks and Turks threaten civil war nearby. Turkish jets fly over the island amid mounting international crisis concerns. In Cairo Arab leaders discuss plans to curb Jordan River water diversions. In South Vietnam fighting persists despite a Christmas cease fire pledge by Communists. Pope Paul VI celebrates Mass in a Rome slum area and receives a lamb symbolizing peace as 10 000 pilgrims attend Bethlehem observances.
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Associated Press
West
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nassser
Israel
Jordan River
Viet Nam
Paul VI
Rome
Bethlehem
Fallout From 1961 Nuclear Tests Reach Enterprise
Radioactive fallout from Russia's 1961 atmospheric tests contaminated the Enterprise, a U S nuclear powered aircraft carrier. The radiation persisted about a month but did not endanger crew. Rain brought fallout to outer areas triggering efforts to prevent entry through ship ventilation.
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Washington
Russia
U.S
Enterprise
Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Cmdr
Lewis H. Seaton
Seaton
Britain Sends Troops To Cyprus Amid Greek Turkish Clash
Britain ordered more troops to Cyprus as Greek Cypriots moved troops into the Greek sector amid rising tensions. NATO allies Greece and Turkey faced risk of broader conflict with U S and UN involvement sought by Makarios. Johnson and Britain’s Home Minister scrambled to coordinate defense as Jet fighters were flown and Turkish navy ships positioned off Cyprus.
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Alex Efty
Associated Press
Nicosia
Cyprus
Britain
NATO
Greece
Turkey
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Permanent Council
United Nations
Makarios
Cemal Gursel
Johnson
Christmas Day Killing Overshadows Berlin Visiting
About 50,000 West Berliners crossed into East Berlin by noon as the day after Christmas visits began despite the fatal shooting of 18 year old Paul Schulz who died after being shot atop the Berlin wall. East German guards kept smiling officials noted while a West Berlin police officer received Schulz in the hospital.
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Berlin
East Berlin
Berlin Wall
West Germany
Eric Mende
West Berlin
East Germany
Red Cross
Oberbaum Bridge
Paul Schulz
Schulz
West
Cost Of Educating Child Up This Year
The average cost of educating a child in public schools this school year is 352 dollars, up 17 or 5 percent from last year. The rise covers education gains and offset needs, with total district spending projected at 20.3 billion dollars including transportation, construction, and debt service.
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Washington
School Managment
Orlando F. Furno
Baltimore City
Furno
Holiday Traffic Kills 30 during Christmas period
The nation recorded a grim Christmas toll with 301 highway fatalities in 48 hours from Monday midnight to Christmas Day. Most deaths occurred on Christmas Day with heavy holiday travel, as adverse conditions and high traffic boosted weekly counts far above 10 month and prior year averages.
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Associated Press
Tragic Voyage Of The Lakonia
The Greek liner Lakonia departed Southampton for a five week cruise with 658 passengers and 369 crew. A fire broke out just after midnight triggering evacuations as smoke and swells hindered boats, with crowding and language gaps shaping the perilous chaos aboard.
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Lawrence Malkin
London
England
Lakonia
Southampton
Madeira
Canary Islands
To. Oes
M. R. Lovat
Seasonable Temperatures Prevail Across Nation
Cold air chilled parts of the Southeast with Florida seeing readings as low as 25 in Cross City and 28 in Tallahassee while gains in other regions kept overall seasonal warmth. Forecasters expect a Southeast warmup and cooler air in the North Central as a warming trend continues in the Central and Southern Plains.
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Associated Press
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Mercury
Cross City
Tallahassee
Gainesville
Daytona Beach
Miami
Weather Bureau
Maine
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Plains
Norfolk
Neb
Rockefeller Halts Goldwater Attacks In 1964 Campaign
Gov. Nelson A Rockefeller resumes his bid for the Republican presidential nomination with a January 3 speech in Portsmouth New Hampshire after a monthlong moratorium following President Kennedy’s assassination. He suspends attacks on Barry Goldwater, planning to outline his candidacy and agenda if elected. The shift reflects expected changes in campaign tactics amid possible Lyndon B Johnson nomination.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
New York
Portsmouth
N.H
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Rockefeller
Kennedy
Goldwater
Associates
Arizona
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Douglas
U. N.security Council
State Department
Wall
Cruise
Daniel Jones
Seasemapert Department
Peo
Carol
Mathias Zarbis
T Ver
T Ver &. Buchenes
Aes’ean
Dorothy
Alexis Kalogridis
Kalogridis
Janet
Pie
Buchanan
Skene
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