11 Jan 1964
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1964
Page
1
The Panama conflict escalates as 23 killed and U S and Panamanian forces clash. Diplomatic efforts from OAS and U S envoys seek calm while Panama calls for canal nationalization or international control. Security tightens. looting arrests rise. mass funeral planned.
Washington AP report notes GOP leaders meet Nelson Rockefeller George Romney and William Scranton and Barry Goldwater among possible nominees. Rockefeller and Goldwater attend Washington events as Democrats prepare convention specifics and reap delegate plans. Goldwater calls for missile scrutiny while Scranton weighs draft withdrawal amid primary balloting.
A blue ribbon federal panel reports that smoking cigarettes is a major cause of lung cancer and other fatal diseases, with risk increasing with duration and intensity of smoking and decreasing after quitting. The panel notes significant health harms outweigh any mental health benefits and urges remedial action.
The United States and Panama welcomed a Security Council appeal to end their bloody conflict in Panama. Panama pressed to nationalize or internationalize the Panama Canal Zone, citing inequities in canal revenues. Ambassador Aquilino Boyd accused the U S of aggression while Stevenson denied. The council urged restraint, protection of civilians, and direct talks to resolve the dispute with regional bodies aiding.
Adairville, Kentucky. Ray McKinney was sworn in as mayor but quit after two days. He cited being too busy to run his store and manage a $500,000 federal water and sewer project. Former Mayor Jimmy Betts will be sworn in at the next meeting.
Sunday Enterprise surveys the final of three articles on the Little Federal Plan and its controversial constitutional amendment to be voted on Tuesday. Also features Ann Landers chapter on teen sex, a school accreditation report, a High Point business support story for students, and Richard Petty on his biggest disappointment in stock car racing.
A chart tracing the yearly rise in cigarette consumption in the United States since 1955 is based on data from the Tobacco Institute. A federal scientific panel released a report today on the health effects of smoking, with an AP wirephoto accompanying.
Washington reports tentative offers for about 300 million dollars of U.S. wheat to the Soviet Union and allies, roughly 150 million bushels, with possible further deals under consideration by a Commerce Department spokesman after talks with ambassadors.
President Johnson spent part of the day handling the Panama crisis, then took a midday nap and resumed work with economic briefings. He conferred with adviser on the balance of payments, received a $55.20 GI dividend, and later named James A. Farley an honorary postmaster for the 1964 World's Fair before reviewing the budget message due January 21.
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