De Gaulle Urges Hydrogen Bomb Focus For 1964
President Charles de Gaulle in a New Year broadcast pushes France to make development of a hydrogen bomb a primary goal in 1964. He links unity with the West, European integration, and aiding underdeveloped nations to national strength and peace, while defending keeping Britain out of the Common Market.
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Patrick McNulty
PARIS
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Germany
America
Britain
Soviet Union
Europe
China
Johnson
Japan
Hayato Ikeda
Khrushchev
Chi-ang Kai-shek
Boston
John F. Kennedy
Austin
Tex
Canada
Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
United States Customs
Deepest Snow Of Century Hits South
In Berlin Khrushchev toasted 1964 and China’s Communists praised burying capitalism. West Berliners welcomed the new year with 60 000 people along the east mall while Italy Spain and Argentina marked New Year’s Eve with long standing traditions and fireworks.
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Shim
China
Berlin
Khrushchev
Johnson City
Kremlin
Moscow
Johnson
Italy
Paris
Champs Elysees
Madrid
Puerta del Sol
Buenos Aires
Snow Storm Paralyzes South as Snow Reaches North
A massive winter storm swept from the Gulf to Virginia causing traffic and communications crippling conditions. Snow depths reached 16 inches in Huntsville and 14 inches in Meridian while southern cities faced prolonged outages and emergency closures. Two Alabama traffic deaths were reported and gas leaks triggered fatalities in Mobile and Atlanta.
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Mexico
Virginia
New Orleans
Canal Street
Weather Bureau
Huntsville
Ala
Meridian
Miss
Hattiesburg
Mississippi
Chatom
Alabama
Gulf
South
Georgia
Mobile
Atlanta
Tennessee
Carolinas
Asheville
N.C
Halleyville
Great Smoky Mountains
Shot Kills Policeman in Amarillo Morning Shootout
Amarillo police officer Jerry Cawthorn 24 was killed after a chase into a backyard. The officer’s .38 revolver lay five feet away and five youths were questioned. Nurse Patricia Hurst reported finding the body on a local residence porch after gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Jerry Cawthorn
Patricia Hurst
Navy Secretary cancels Cotton Bowl trip due to ice
A delegation led by the Secretary of the Navy and other dignitaries cancelled their planned flight to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas because icy Washington runways and a tight schedule. Navy Secretary Paul H. Nitze must swear in Lt. Gen. Wallace Greene as commandant of the Marine Corps. The 39 member troop was to fly via C135 to Dallas, with senators and representatives among the attendees.
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Dallas
Secretary of the Navy
Cmdr
Paul Trahan
Washington
Navy
Paul H. Nitze
Wallace Greene
Marine Corps
Texas
U.S
Youth Charged In Slaying Brother In Texas
In Dimmitt Texas a 17 year old boy Sandro Nova is jailed on $5000 bond after being charged with murder with malice in the death of his elder brother Wallie Torres Nova 21. The shooting occurred Sunday amid a family quarrel with a bullet to the heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dimmitt
Tex
Lis Sandro Nova
Wallie Torres Nova
Johnson lauds school dropout drive expansion plan
President Johnson praised an experimental campaign to reduce high school dropouts in 63 communities. He urged expansion in 1964, noting reports showing about half of potential dropouts returned and nine of ten stayed in school. News included a pledge to widen the Negro College Development drive and quick enactment of 1963 education laws.
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Johnson City. Tex
Johnson
U.S
Francis Neppe
America
John F Kennedy
United Negro College Development Campaign
Transit Strike Deadline Extended
The Transport Workers Union extended its 5 a.m. strike deadline for buses and subways to 7 a.m. and then to 9 a.m. A union spokesman said serious negotiations were under way. Six minutes before the 7 a.m. deadline the spokesman announced another extension and told reporters no further questions.
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New York
Transport Workers Union
New York City
Mummers Parade Postponed Over Weather and Protests
The New Year parade in Philadelphia was delayed to Saturday amid weather threats and possible demonstrations over blackface acts. About 1,800 police stood ready as snow and sleet threatened, giving officials time to seek a resolution to likely protests led by CORE’s Louis Smith.
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Philadelphia
Louis Smith
Northeast
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Goldwater Turns 55 Amid Health Ride and Presidential Watch
Senator Barry Goldwater celebrates his 55th birthday at his hilltop Phoenix home with his right leg in a cast after surgery. The nation awaits two days for word on whether he will seek the 1964 Republican presidential nomination as family gathers for New Year festivities and a Cotton Bowl game interest is noted.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Bob Goldwater
Bob
Josephine
Goldwater
Texas
Navy
Barry Morris Goldwater
Phoenia
Tragic year does not erase future hopes editorial
An editorial reflects on 1963 as a year of global losses with leaders Kennedy and Pope John XXIII among the dead, yet it emphasizes renewed hope as births and future potential arise. It honors local figures Nolan von Roeder, Matt Barousett, Jimmie Greene, and Dr. John H. Hicks, noting communities and families endure.
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Britain
Macmillan
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Dallas
Kennedy
United States
John XXIII
Nolan von Roeder
Snyder
Africa
Matt Barousett
Camp Springs
Jimmie Greene
Man
West Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Colorado City
Big Spring
John H. Hicks
First Methodist Church
Perkins School of Theology
McMurry College
Abilene
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Associated Press
Berlin Wall
Highway 84
Barbara Burton
Muleshoe
H. K Thornton
Jay Harrell Murphree
Thornton
Sheryl Burton
Texas Highway
Savannah, Ga
Portsmouth, N. H
New England
Michigan
The
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By Frank Cormier
Executive Branch
Keppel
Congress
Tlanta
Chicago
San Francisco
Panama Canal Co
George Esper
Barry
Territory
Baron Goldwater
Josephine Williams
Peggy Johnson
Roberts Hostel
Muncie
Peggy
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