Stricken Arkadia Heads To Britain After Lakonia Fire
London The Arkadia departed Funchal carrying 120 passengers and 150 crew who survived Lakonia’s blaze. About 100 other Lakonia survivors refused to sail on another liner, delaying Arkadia’s voyage amid a dispute. Some dissidents plan to sail back to England on Monday aboard the Transvaal Castle or by plane.
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UPI
Arkadia
British Isles
Madeira Island
Funchal
England
Transvaal Castle
Fair-Sized Economy Gain Seen In 1963
The Commerce Department reports the economy will show a fair-sized gain in 1963 despite a brief slowdown after Kennedy's assassination. Signs include a resuming upward momentum in steel and auto production, with December retail sales recovering and construction picking up.
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UPI
John F. Kennedy
Commerce Department
Kennedy
Office of Business Economics
Highway Death Toll Surges to 221 Over Holidays
United Press International reports 221 people dead in traffic crashes during the 30 hour Christmas holiday period ending midnight Christmas Day. The Erie Lackawanna grade crossing collision near Bangor, Northampton County, caused multiple fatalities including 17 year old Lawrence Ryder and 20 year old Richard E Van Norman.
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National Safety Council
United Press International
Official Safety Council
Pennsylvania
Erie- Lackawanna
Bangor
Northampton County
Lawrence Ryder
Richard E. van Norman
Easton Hospital
Robert Butz
Harbor Bridge Replacement Bid Window Set for Spring
State official says the Shenango River Harbor Bridge will be rebuilt with two steel and concrete spans and 0.5 miles of approaches at about 160000 dollars. Bids expected April or May with final designs nearing submission to Harrisburg.
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Osborne
New Castle
FFA Foundation Backed by Lawrence County Commissioners
Lawrence County commissioners granted official recognition to the Future Farmers of America Foundation FFAF. The move enables the advisory group to apply for a $2000 grant from the Pennsylvania Fair as part of its support for agriculture students in high schools.
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Lawrence County
Future Farmers of America Foundation
FFAF
Future Farmers of America
Christmas Eve Tenement Fire Kills Twelve Children
Twelve children aged from two months to twenty years died in a pre-dawn Christmas Eve fire in a Charleston tenement. A portable oil heater, toppled while parents tried to move it, sparked flames across the wooden building in a slum area. Walter Johnson and Mary Lee Johnson were occupants. Walter was critically burned, Mary Lee escaped uninjured.
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S.C
UPI
Walter Johnson
Mary Lee
Johnson
Johnson orders halt on federal hiring amid budget drive
President Johnson outlined a plan to freeze federal jobs and trim the budget. He prepared to meet CIA chief John McCone at LBJ Ranch as Rusk Bundy and other aides head to Washington for messages to Congress. The memo seeks new targets for smaller workforce to curb spending.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
West Ranch
Lbj
John A. McC
Congress to hold brief Friday sessions for record
Both chambers plan short sessions on Friday on the foreign aid bill only for record. The House has effectively closed for the year and will not reconvene until January 7 for the 89th Congress. The Senate aims to meet Monday to pass the aid bill if a 50 member quorum is achieved before adjournment.
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Washington
UPI
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House
Congress
Weather outlook with mixed snow flurries and warming wind
Cloudy conditions with light snow developing this afternoon. Winds increase and temperatures rise to 28 to 35 degrees in the north and 32 to 38 in the south. Tonight remains cloudy and windy with scattered flurries mainly north. temps 20 to 26. Friday stays cloudy with more snow flurries and cooler highs.
Death Record Notices from Ellwood City and Nearby Areas
Death notices dated Thursday December 26 1963 list Mildred Dilley 80 Ellwood City George S Davis 48 208 E Sutton St Abraham Deep 73 510 E Leasure Ave Loretta Carey 76 West Pittsburg John Clarence Glenn 77 RD 3 V O Potter 70 2816 N Mercer St Annie M Shira 84 Shenango Township.
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Mildred Dilley
Ellwood City
George S. Davis
E. Sutton St
Abraham Deep
E. Leasure Ave
Loretta Carey
West Pittsburg
John Clarence Glenn
V. O. Potter
N. Mercer St
Annie M. Shira
Shenange Township
West Berliners Cross Wall After Killing on Escape Try
More than 50 000 West Berliners crossed into East Berlin for Christmas visits amid anger over the killing of 18 year old Paul Schultz who was fatally shot trying to flee. A companion escaped to the West as border guards were praised by Western allies and condemned by locals.
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Edward J. Shields
Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
U.S
Outmoded System of Viet Forts Being Abandoned
In the Mekong Delta government troops abandon the old mud walled forts as Viet Cong pressure grows. The delta rice bowl region sees authorities withdraw flags and troops from five southern provinces after reevaluation by the military junta.
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South Viet Nam
UPI
Mekong
Viet Nam
South China Seacoast
British Move Troops As Cyprus Tensions Escalate
In Nicosia Turkish Cypriot civilians attacked Greek Cypriots for hours breaking a cease fire. Britain takes command of mixed Greek Turkish forces amid renewed fighting with US and British appeals for calm. Reports conflict casualties from 17 killed to 50 wounded official. unconfirmed Turkish sources claim higher deaths. Britain, Turkey and Greece defend Cyprus constitutional guarantees under treaty.
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Makarios
Nicosia, Cyprus
Nicosia
Cyprus
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Britain
England
London
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Turkey
Greece
Pope Paul VI Brings Cheer During Rome Christmas Visit
Pope Paul VI walked through muddy streets to comfort an invalid woman in Pietralata and accepted a lively lamb from a grateful child. He later stopped at a disabled children’s school and spoke with locals before returning to the Vatican.
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McO
Emilio Proietti
Vatican
Don Gnocchi
Holy Land
Jordan
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