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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1963
Page
1
Crowds of West Berliners woke before dawn to cross into East Berlin as border controls eased charts showed about 2,800 cars and pedestrians crossing by Friday. East German authorities expanded staff and offices to speed processing, while eager applicants endured long waits in freezing conditions.
An elderly couple recounts a final kiss near the Berlin Wall amid divided East and West Berlin. The man recalls wartime separations, attempts to move Anni from East to West Berlin, and ongoing hopes despite barriers and bureaucratic rejections.
Truman Arkansas reports detail a fatal Friday night blaze that killed six members of the Dever family. A 54-year-old man Prank Harris was held for questioning in nearby Jonesboro as investigators probe arson. A nine-year-old boy and his sister survived, while Leonard Dever, his wife Martha, and children Nellis eight Joann five Sharon and Jane perished.
A blaze at the Broadway Central Hotel in lower Manhattan sent about 200 guests fleeing to the cold in their nightclothes as crews battled icy conditions and burst hoses. Firefighters faced freezing temps and ice on gear. no injuries reported. The eight story hotel was about 60 percent occupied before the alarm at 5:18 a.m.
A foreign aid compromise places a 20 day limit on the President's report and narrows a wheat guarantee provision. The House signaled no vote on a slightly altered version after a 141 to 196 defeat earlier. Senator Pastore called the change satisfactory. Representative Passman supported the measure despite reservations. The deal targets Eximbank credit guarantees on sales to Communist nations, ending a 24 hour debate as the major hurdle to adjournment.
Pi Jay Love stone once headed the Communist Party in the United States from 1927 to 194? and was expelled after confronting Stalin. Now 64, he is named international affairs director of the AFL-CIO effective January 1, per the New York Times. George Meany, AFL-CIO president, to announce the appointment in Washington. He has served since 1958 as director of international publications and assistant director of international affairs.
Fragment notes AFL-CIO income around three million dollars yearly with about a quarter spent. Mentions Michael Ross as international affairs director since 1958 and records his death in an unclear context.
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