Thousands Visit East Berlin After Christmas Killing
About 50 000 West Berliners crossed into East Berlin by noon despite a Christmas Day killing at the wall. West Germany's Erich Mende called the murder a shadow on Christmas joy as the 16 day visiting period began with a flood of relatives crossing.
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Berlin
West Berlin
East Germany
Red Cross
Oberbaum Bridge
Paul Schulz
Schulz
East
East Berlin
Invalidenstrasse
Idaho towns donate stamps to buy bus for Nampa school
Idaho residents contributed more than 6,000 trading stamps to fund a $13,000 school bus for the Nampa State School for retarded children. The bus was needed after the previous World War II model broke down earlier this year.
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Nampa
Idaho
Nampa State School
Dean of Republican county chairman dies in Glens Falls
Pi-Ear R. Vetter of Chestertown known as the dean of New York State's Republican county chairmen died Wednesday in Glens Falls Hospital at age 78. He chaired Warren County GOP for 31 years, longer than any other in the state. Survivors include his wife Julie Shill and two sisters Laura Corum and Edyth Vetter.
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Glens Falls
Pi—Ear R. Vetter
Chestertown
New York State
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Warren County
GOP
Julie Shill
Laura V. Corum
Norristown
Edyth E. Vetter
New York
Jacob J. Shubert
Manhattan
Lee Shubert
Jacob Shubert
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Sardi
Shubert Theater
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Broadway
Muriel
John
Syracuse
N. Y
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al Jolson
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John Charles Thomas
Marilyn Miller
Ed Wynn
Fanny Brice
Ray Bolger
Bert Lahr
J. J
Jake
Sam Shubert
Harrisburg
Shuberts
Inside Radio and Editorial Highlights
The page outlines content across sections including radio features, editorials, Fulton column, obituaries, sports coverage, personnel notes, and classified items. It summarizes key reads across sections with emphasis on notable local figures and upcoming events.
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Fulton
Rockefeller shifts tactics in GOP race abandoning Goldwater attacks
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller ends attacks on Sen. Barry Goldwater as he resumes campaigning with a January 3 Portsmouth speech after a Kennedy assassination moratorium. Associates say the field may open with Johnson as the likely Democratic nominee, and Rockefeller plans broad outlines of his candidacy and aims.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
New York
Portsmouth
N.H
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Rockefeller
Kennedy
Goldwater
Associates
Arizona
New Hampshire
Rockefellers Associates
Low Christmas Holiday Traffic Toll In New York State
New York State recorded a low Christmas holiday toll of six accidental deaths from traffic incidents. Among the victims, 11 year old Rhonda Hallenbeck of Dundee fell from a sled into her father Ralph Hallenbeck 40 who drove the car. Another casualty was Martha Wilson 44 of Niagara Falls struck by a car.
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Albany
New York State
Associated Press
Rhonda Hallenbeck
Dundee
Ralph
Niagara Falls
Martha Wilson
White House dog gifts and history of presidential pets
President Johnson urged Americans not to flood the White House with animal gifts while noting he accepted a white collie from a 99 year old Illinois girl. The piece traces presidential pets from Washington to Fala and beyond, with Kennedys’ pets, Khrushchev’s Pushinka, and various animals kept by earlier presidents.
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Johnson
John ¥. Kennedys
Kennedys
Pushinka
Premier Khrushchev
Charlie
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Harry S. Truman
White House
Fala
Jranklin D. Roose
Ing
Pedernales
Johnsons
Mrs. Johnson
Lynda Bird Johnson
Bernard Rosenbach
Comfort
Tex
Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
A. W. Mourland
Highland Lakes
Pedernales River
Johnson and Ellington deer hunt at the LBJ Ranch
President Johnson hunted with former Tennessee Gov Buford Ellington at the LBJ Ranch near Johnson City Texas. They planned to discuss national issues during the outing while Cyprus tensions drew attention and a federal payroll cut was announced.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Buford Ellington
Tennessee
Ellington
LBJ
Atty
A. W. Mourlund
Moursund Ranch
Cyprus
Dean Rusk
Lbj Ranch
Buffalo Woman Slain. Boyfriend Charged With Murder
In Buffalo, Willie Ray Salter, 30, the boyfriend of Nan cy Womack, 27, was charged with first degree murder for her Christmas Eve death. He allegedly confessed to shooting her after a money dispute, as police report. Womack was found shot twice in the back by her estranged husband. Salter was arrested Wednesday morning after a dispute over $150. The couple's children were asleep during the incident.
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Buffalo
Willie Ray Salter
Nancy Womack
Salter
Mr. Warmack
Bob Hope Arrives in Crete En Route to Athens
Comic Bob Hope arrives in Crete from Turkey to entertain American service men overseas. He will fly to Athens tonight where his 62 member troupe is scheduled to perform at the U S Air Force installation.
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Bob Hope
Athens
Irakleion
Crete
Mediterranean
Turkey
U.S. Air Force
20 Lose Lives In Xmas Fires
A Christmas tree fire and an oil heater explosion killed 12 members of the Walter Johnson family in Charleston South Carolina. Eight other victims, including children, died in Spring Lake Michigan and Muncie Indiana homes. Johnson and a friend were preparing a linoleum renewal when the accident occurred.
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Associated Press
Walter Johnson
Charleston
S. C
Spring Lake
Mich
Muncie
Ind
Michelle Johnson
Joretta
Johnson
Nathaniel
Ex-presidents receive Christmas Day calls from Texas ranch
From a Texas ranch three former U S leaders Herbert Hoover Harry S Truman and Dwight D Eisenhower received Christmas Day telephone wishes Johnson City Tex reports the calls were brief and cordial with greetings sent to the ex presidents.
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Johnson City
Tex
Texas
United States
Herbert Hoover
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Johnson
Greek Turkish Cyprus clash widens as Cyprus crisis grows
Cyprus tensions escalate with Greece and Turkey threatening open conflict over the Cyprus dispute. Britain, the United States and NATO watch as Turkish jets fly warning sorties and Turkish and Greek forces posture on the island. President Johnson says he is monitoring the situation with 1700 Turkish Cypriots and calls with Secretary Rusk to discuss developments.
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Washington
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Ranch
Alec Douglas Home
Pepere Sea
U. N. Security Council
British Commonwealth
Texas Ranch
Dean Rusk
Markaria
Nation's heavy Christmas travel toll tops 300 deaths
The 48hour Christ mas holiday period from Monday midnight to Wednesday midnight yielded 301 highway fatalities. Deaths peaked during the holiday, with two thirds on Christmas Day, while adverse conditions and rising totals compared with prior records and the year’s average.
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Associated Press
Espy
Ward stamp collection sells for 1.1 million at auction
The late Philip H. Ward Jr. sold his stamp collection to a New Orleans dealer for 1.1 million. Weill Co. partner Roger Weill said the collection, once appraised up to 1.6 million, would be broken up and sold. Ward died last August at 76 and left his electrical business to pursue stamps full time in 1930.
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Philadelphia
Philip H. Ward,Jr
New Orleans
Roger Weill
Raymond H. Weill Co
Ward
Ward Electric Co
Choked to Death in Syracuse Apartment
Syracuse police report a 43 year old man Theo dore D Richards Jr of Syracuse died Wednesday after ham became lodged in his throat while eating an early Christmas meal. Medical examiner confirms asphyxiation from the ham.
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Syracuse
Theodore D. Richards Jr
Tragic Voyage of the Greek Liner Lakonia
In December the 20314 ton Lakonia sailed from Southampton for Madeira and the Canary Islands with 651 passengers and 377 crew. A fire broke out near the barber shop just before 11:30 p.m. on December 20, prompting an SOS from the wireless room and an urgent evacuation. Passengers in pajamas and gowns crowded the life boat deck as confusion followed the alarm.
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London
England
Lakonia
Southampton
Madeira
Canary Islands
Carol
Alexis Kalogridis
Kalogridis
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