Picketing Scheduled At Docks
Pickets will stage a full-scale action along Atlantic and Gulf waterfronts as the International Longshoremen's Association continues a strike affecting about 60 000 longshoremen. Cargo disruptions include 3 million pounds of potatoes aboard the Glenview and 60 000 stems of bananas on the Frubel Julia. The dispute centers on work gang size from 20 to 17 men with ILA opposing job losses.
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Red China Mongolia Sign Border Treaty
In Peking, Red China and Mongolia signed a border treaty announced by the New China News Agency. The accord followed Premier Umzhagin Tsedenbal of Mongolia arriving in Peking a day after receiving an invitation from Premier Chou En-lai, the former Soviet satellite state having been aligned with Moscow for two decades.
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Train blast in South Vietnam kills seven
South Vietnam reports seven passengers killed and 15 injured when guerrillas detonated a mine north of Saigon during a holiday train journey. The blast derailed one car and overturned two others, as the train carried travelers south of Hue.
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1000 Cubans To Be Freed Reds Go Home
In Miami a new wave of Cuban relatives of invasion prisoners released before Christmas is expected to arrive on Thursday. A Soviet liner carrying hundreds of displaced Russians left Havana. the Admiral Nasimov formerly the Berlin sailed with men women and children bound for home, though Cuban officials did not announce large departures.
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800 Killed In Holiday Tragedies Across Nation
The four day Christmas period saw about 800 deaths in traffic accidents fires and miscellaneous mishaps. Traffic led with 615 deaths, fires 103, and 79 in other incidents. The National Safety Council noted the toll may rise near 650, with 102 hours of monitoring from 6 p m last Friday to midnight Christmas. Snow and cold affected travel but many were on highways in the final day.
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Middletown Sees Cold Weekend Forecast With Snow Flurries
The Middletown area faces colder temperatures through the weekend with highs in the 20s and overnight lows dipping to around 10. Snow flurries are possible tonight and tomorrow. Yesterday’s high reached 36 with a low of 20 early this morning.
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NATO Asks Japs Not To Ship Pipe to Soviet Oil
Tokyo dispatch says the United States and NATO asked Japan to halt exports of steel oil pipes to the Soviet Union for use in Russia's oil industry. Kyodo News cited government sources and noted officials declined to comment on the move.
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Lisbon Earth Tremor Scares City and Central Portugal
A strong earthquake struck Lisbon and nearby areas causing structural damage and widespread panic. Residents reported shaking in the Portuguese capital as authorities assessed affected buildings and safety risks. Strong tremor intensified concerns across LISBON and central Portugal.
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Nature’s flaw spares us sight of own faults
A witty observation notes that nature did not grant perfection but instead leaves us blind to our own shortcomings, hinting at human self awareness.
Lancaster Area Hunt Is Futile
A massive Christmas Day search in Lancaster for Virginia Wagner, a 35 year old mother of three, failed to find any clue. About 75 volunteers joined Fairfield County sheriff’s deputies. Wagner vanished while driving her car to pick up her son after practice. The car was found abandoned on Main Street. Wagner’s husband Chris, an Anchor Hocking official, and their children Scott 11 Barbie 10 Tina 8 face a bleak holiday without answers.
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Soviets Jail Witnesses Citing Political Literature
Moscow reports that Soviet citizens who distributed literature from the Jehovahs Witnesses center in Brooklyn have been sentenced to prison. The paper Trud denounces the literature as political not religious. Jehovahs Witnesses refuse to fight or serve in the army.
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Kashmir Settlement Talks Open Between India and Pakistan
An eight man Indian delegation arrived in Rawalpindi to begin negotiations for a Kashmir settlement. The talks open Thursday with no preconditions, as Indian officials say the discussions stem from the India China border conflict.
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Empty Cars Strike Commuter Train in Jamaica Station Crash
A string of empty passenger cars rolled down an incline and struck a Long Island Rail Road train carrying about 40 Christmas Day commuters at Jamaica station Queens. Seven passengers and two trainmen were injured police said. The collision occurred as the occupied train was pulling out of the station.
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Nuclear Power For All Naval Ships Now Urged
The Senate House Committee on Atomic Energy and Vice Adm. Hyman C. Rickover urged launching nuclear power in all future U S Navy surface ships. They cite Soviet nuclear submarines and note pilots must fund higher costs while stressing overall development is modest compared with other defense programs.
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Clues Sought In Hijacked Brink Truck
Police pursue clues in the Christmas Eve hijacking of a Brink's armored truck near Des Plaines Illinois. Three pistol wielding hooded robbers overpowered the driver and moved funds from 35 firms to a waiting car. Footprints tire tracks and a chauffeur cap plus a toy police badge aid the investigation despite fresh snow obscuring traces.
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East German refugees break barriers toward West Berlin
Eight East German refugees drove a Soviet bus through three border barriers into West Berlin before dawn. Bullets rang out as guards fired armor plates, with one man reportedly injured by flying glass from a shattered windshield. The group included the bus owner, his driver, their wives, and four children aged 1 3 and 13 and a 10 year old. They traveled about 120 miles from Neuig ersdorf near the Oder Neisse border.
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Kennedy Aides Stranded By Weather In Palm Beach
President Kennedy faced an unscheduled holiday as fog and snow delay in Washington kept top aides from arriving for tax cut talks in Florida. Officials including Walter Heller Henry Fowler and Stanley Surrey were set to join Dillon in planning 1963 tax reductions and spending curbs.
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President flags tax reform limits and growth link
The President said reforms once central to the program cannot be defended by academic reasons alone. Changes to special-benefit provisions must aid growth. He also backtracked on a promised retroactive cut, noting no effective action in his New York speech, highlighting the admin’s need to balance goals with Congress.
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Capitol aides named at meeting in Washington
Others called from the capital for the meeting were Lawrence F. O Brien special presidential assistant for congressional liaison, Kermit Gordon soon to be director of the Budget Bureau, and Theodore C. Sorenson special counsel to the President.
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Lull In Cold War Is Most Cheerful News Of Christmas Season
A 1962 Christmas scene balances peace talk with a wary world. Moscow radio wished goodwill to the United States as nuclear tests continued. Cuban invasion captives were freed and families were invited to join them in the United States. President Kennedy celebrated in Florida while Queen Elizabeth praised new satellites. Global tensions persisted in Vietnam Yemen Congo and Berlin, yet leaders urged peace amid religious observances and holiday celebrations worldwide.
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