28 Dec 1965
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1965
Page
1
In Utica New York federal authorities dropped a draft challenge against Brant J Maracle after he renounced American citizenship claiming rights under a 1794 treaty. Maracle born Rochester and living in Shawville Ontario argues he remains entitled to U S viewship.
Representative Oren Harris of Arkansas announces he will resign from Congress on February 3 to assume a U S District judgeship for eastern and western Arkansas. Despite urging to delay, Harris says he will complete duties as House Commerce Committee chair before leaving. The commission was signed August 12 after Senate confirmation.
Snow and ice cripple roads across Britain as winter snaps deepen. The report notes heavy snowfall in alpine resorts with notable figures amid the holiday travel, including Mrs Kennedy and James Stewart, and mentions service disruptions as villagers remain cut off.
Westminster Abbey marks its 900th anniversary with a year long celebration. King Edward the Confessor ordered the church built and it has housed monarchs, with events attended by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. A million dollar facelift began, including a new facade and restored sandstone walls.
New York reporters describe a high profile pre-wedding party for Anne Ford at the Delmonico Hotel with over 400 guests including Henry Ford 1 and Anne McDonnell Ford. Twelve security men guarded privacy as the engaged couple, Gian Carlo Uzielli, and relatives moved through a receiving line in a gala setup costing about 50 000 while a civil ceremony was planned for the afternoon.
James Farmer will resign as national director of the Congress of Racial Equality effective March 1 to lead a new Center for Community Action Education Inc in Washington. The group aims to fund a $50 million program for education and job training for the poor with Dr. Martin Luther King and John Lewis on its board, supported by an initial grant from the Office of Economic Opportunity.
Karl Heinz B used an upside down US Army uniform and forged license plates to spirit two East German friends, Werner W and Kaethe P, to West Berlin during Christmas weekend. He crossed at Friedrich Strasse, aided by lax checks on Western uniforms, as Bild Zeitung first reported and authorities confirmed.
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