Fire at South Carolina market kills five in explosions
A supermarket in North Charleston was leveled by a series of blasts from fireworks stored in the rear. Five people died, including four Charleston youths, and several firefighters were injured as flames and debris rained through the building. The market owner survived with severe burns.
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Steen Co
Charleston
Aing
Livingston
Aaron Herman’ 'Fine
Savannah Beach
Julius Gaillard
Robert McCoy
Johnny Brown
Herbert Livingston
Charleston County
Walter Johnson
Marcus
Johnson praises drop-out plan to curb high school quitting
President Johnson lauded an experimental campaign in 63 communities to reduce high school dropouts. He cited Keppel's 1963 back to school drive results showing half of potential dropouts returning and nine in ten staying in school, urging expansion in 1964.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
U.S
Francis Keppel
America
John F. Kennedy
Blast Rips Albemarle Phone Firm
An explosion damaged the Albemarle office of Concord Telephone Co early today. The blast disrupted some lines but did not halt city telephone service. FBI and city police opened an investigation. The office serves Badin New London and Oakboro and carries long distance lines.
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Albemarle
N.C
Concord Telephone Co
Lester Coltrane Jr
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Coltrane
Badin
New London
Oakboro
Johnson Sees Old Year Out At Four Parties
President Johnson marked the end of the year with four parties in the Austin area while Lady Bird stayed at the LBJ Ranch with relatives. He traveled by police escorted motorcade to Frank Irwin’s home, then to the Driskill Hotel for a White House staff party, before returning to remain with family.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Austin
Lady Bird
LBJ
Frank Irwin
Texas Democratic
Driskill Hotel
White House
Three Greek Cypriot monks killed in Cyprus attack
In Cyprus near Nicosia, a group of Turkish Cypriots attacked the Orthodox Monastery of the Virgin Mary of Galacto forousa. Three monks died and two were wounded, with one taken to Nicosia General Hospital. Police dispatched patrols as 700 additional British troops were expected and tensions rose amid international responses.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Soviet Union
Turkey
United Nations
Pavel Yer‘moshin
Makarios
Goldwater Birthday Amid Cast and National Tension
Sen. Barry Goldwater, age 55, rests with his right leg in a cast at his Phoenix home as the nation watches. He plans to watch bowl games with his wife and four children present, while brother Bob and his 88-year-old mother Josephine visit with a birthday gift.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Bob Goldwater
Bob
Josephine
Goldwater
Texas
Navy
Barry Morris Goldwater
Territory
Baron Goldwater
Josephine Williams
Peggy Johnson
Roberts Hotel
Muncie
Ind
Brandt’s Talks With Reds Stir US Watchfulness
AP dispatch reports Western officials fear German talks with East Germany over West Berlin visitation could spin out of control. The three state concept, backed by the Soviet Union, aims to split Germany and undermine reunification goals, prompting cautious U.S. concern about West Berlin’s handling of the wall issue.
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Washington
Brandt
Mig
West Berlin
East Germany
Bertie Wall
Wall
Soviet Union
Rlie
New Year Brings Sleet and Snow to North Carolina
The year started with a wintry mix as sleet and snow hit North Carolina. the Piedmont saw freezing rain and hazardous driving while the mountains received several inches of snow. Asheville reported 5.3 inches on the ground as power outages affected about 10 percent of customers. James M. Hall of Carolina Power & Light predicted 12 hours to restore lines felled by windblown trees.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Piedmont
Asheville
Carolina Power & Light Co
James M. Hall
C.p.&l
Hall
Gulf of Mexico
Virginia
Greensboro
Raleigh
Charlotte
State Highway Patrol
McDowell
Burke
Buncombe
Madison
Highway Patrol
Mountains
Tennessee
Georgia
Yancey County
Laurel
Madison County
Tar Heel
Weather Bureau
Ucas
New Orleans
Canal Street
Huntsville
Ala
Meridian
Miss
Hattiesburg
Mississippi
Chatom
Alavon
Gulf
Johnson pledges U.S. aid to South Vietnam against communists
President Johnson told Maj. Gen. Duong Van Minh that the United States will stand beside South Vietnam with troops and materiel as long as needed to resist the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese aggression. He opposed neutralization, calling it equivalent to a communist takeover, and said Washington will continue full support in the perceived bitter fight.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Johnson
United States
U.S
Viet Nam
France
Charles de Gaulle
Duong van Minh
U. S
North Viet Nam
Defense
J. S. McNamara
Henry Cabot ‘Lodge
Pope says visit will have impact on years to come
Pope Paul VI told about thirty thousand in St. Peter's Square that his Holy Land pilgrimage may shape events for years and that the Vatican Council may end in 1964. He noted two major religious events this year the pilgrimage and the council with the third session set for mid September to mid November.
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Gerald I. Miller
Vatican City
Paul VI
Holy Land
Vatican Ecumenical Council
St. Peter's ‘Square
Paul
Apostolic P. Vaticanee
Khrushchev Urges Slower Cold War Tensions in 1964
At a Kremlin New Year reception Khrushchev proposed further easing of Cold War tensions and toasted 13 times, recalling the Red Square demonstration and noting support for Cuba. He urged continued U S Soviet dialogue and said Cuba would be aided if attacked by United States hostile forces.
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George Syvertsen
Moscow
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Nikolai Bulganin
Johnson
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
United States
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