Kennedy Gromyko Meet to Gauge Berlin Stance
President Kennedy meets Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko at the White House for a two hour session to probe any shift in Moscow on Berlin. State Department aims to learn if Soviets will negotiate on terms acceptable to the West and to gauge Khrushchev’s policy in his coming party congress speech. U Thant Burma is tipped as UN secretary general candidate acceptable to both powers.
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Rayburn Suffering From Metastatic Cancer in 1961
In Dallas, 79 year old Speaker Sam Rayburn faces metastatic cancer after surgery revealed malignancy likely starting in the pancreas. Doctors warned recovery is uncertain with hope for comfort and potential home rest if his condition allows. President Kennedy urged prayers as Rayburn remains under heavy sedation for pain with family nearby and Baylor Hospital coordinating daily medical bulletins.
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Just Temporarily McCormack Seen As New Speaker
Sam Rayburn’s long reign as speaker of the House appears to clear the way for Majority Leader John W. McCormack to take Rayburn’s seat, at least temporarily. McCormack, 66, already speaker pro tem, would likely ascend when Congress opens January 10, with Rayburn gravely ill with cancer. A White House intervention by President Kennedy is seen as a long shot.
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Red Atom Agency Moves Seen As Threats To UN
In Vienna AP berichtet diplomats view Soviet threats to quit the IAEA as part of a Kremlin plan to paralyze the UN atoms for peace body. Western envoys cite moves to impose a troika law on the policy making board and oppose Dr Sigvard Eklund's election as director general. Emelyanov said Moscow will not attend Eklund's inauguration and will not engage with him.
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Weekend forecast shows warm spell with above normal temps
Indian summer like conditions are expected this weekend with temperatures 6 to 10 degrees above normal. highs near 77 and lows around 53. cooler weather arrives early next week with a small drop in temps and little rainfall until Monday when scattered showers are possible. yesterday's official high reached 73 and overnight low was 43.
Nasser Says Syria will not face blockades over UN Arab League
Cairo AP report: President Nasser signals not opposing the revolutionary Syrian regime joining the United Nations and the Arab League. He says no political or diplomatic blockade of Syria, preferring a Syrian plebiscite to reflect the people’s will. Syrian Premier Kuzbari pledges cooperation with Arab League inquiry and elections within four months.
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Ford UAW Face Long Session in National Talks
DETROIT AP Ford Motor Co and the United Automobile Workers Nation al bargaining teams resume national contract talks as 120,000 workers had walked out Tuesday. Progress hinges on local agreements reached in the last 48 hours, with 38 local accords already announced and more nearing signings. Top Ford managers and six union members were engaged at key plants amid field activity and minor movements at several units.
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How Many Aides United Nations Chief Okayed
UN chief selection talks center on U Thant as interim secretary general with US and USSR reporting tentative agreement. Discrepancies remain over election method powers and number of aides. Gromyko backs three advisers with no veto. small nations seek broader consensus.
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German Rail Crash Takes 29 Lives
Hamburg officials report 29 dead and at least 45 injured after a crowded suburban train hit a halted repair train carrying steel beams near Berliner Tor Station. A track supervisor reportedly cleared the line by mistake.
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Khrushchev Wife Says USSR Builds No Shelters
Mrs Nikita Khrushchev told Western peace marchers in Moscow there is no defense in a nuclear war so the Soviet Union will not build bomb shelters. She declined to back disarmament and noted past wars to avoid being trampled again, while 31 Western visitors met her at the House of Friendship over tea and apples.
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A Golfer Has Advantage Over Angler In One Way
A humorous note points out a golfer has an edge over an angler because he does not need to prove anything to anyone. The joke plays on performances in sports and leisure.
Western Allies protest shooting incidents in Berlin sector
Berlin report says British Commandant Sir Rohan Delacombe presented a protest to Soviet Col. Andrei Solovyev on behalf of the Western powers after two shooting incidents involving East German police on Bernauerstrasse. Gen. Lucius D. Clay inspected the tense street, while Max Maron warned of threats to peace.
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West Berlin tense as gunfire rings out near barricades
The city reports three gunfire incidents in 36 hours amid rising tensions between East and West Berlin. West Berlin police exchange eyewitness accounts with locals while East Berlin police clash with jeering crowds. Mayor Brandt seeks Western authority to bolster a 15,000 strong police force along the barricades dividing the city.
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Officials Say German Ties Closer
Bonn officials say West Germany may expand administrative and technical ties with East Germany to address the Berlin crisis. The move could lead to talks on access rights to West Berlin, with Dean Rusk having discussed the idea with West German ambassador Walter Grewe.
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