23 Dec 1962
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1962
Page
1
A garbled weather report notes rain shifts in the west and east with showers along the coast. It mentions cooler conditions and a mix of sun and clouds, predicting breezy periods and scattered showers from the mountains to coastal areas.
A winter storm produced freezing rain and subfreezing temps across North Carolina causing road hazards and several deaths. Police reported wrecks in Charlotte and other cities as temperatures dipped to the teens and 20s. States including Asheville Greensboro Raleigh and Wilmington logged icy highways and spurred deadly crashes with victims identified in Lincoln County and near Statesville. the weather forecast warned of colder air and possible snow flurries.
Prime Minister Macmillan faces crossfire over the Skybolt settlement with Kennedy. Critics say the U S backed plan undermines Britain's nuclear independence as Parliament readies for debate after Christmas recess. Moscow notes opposition while newspapers strain over Britain joining a broader missile system.
The jury in the Hoffa trial failed to reach a verdict after extended deliberations. Court officials indicated the jurors were deadlocked on the charges related to conspiracy and the government case, with the judge considering supplemental instructions before resuming deliberations.
In Paris, President De Gaulle weighs a provisional response to Kennedy on Polaris missiles and a Franco American security link. Paris officials, Pompidou and Messmer discuss the plan, while De Gaulle plans a year end radio address after White House talks and a Nassaa meeting.
The African Pilot, bearing a Red Cross emblem, prepares to purchase the freedom of 1,419 Hay al pigs and load a vast cargo of medicine and food for Cuba. Coast Guard escorts, police presence, and barricades guard Port Everglades as shipments proceed toward Havana.
The Gastonta Gazette lists staff and offices with names including publisher Atkins and editor Hall, and notes postal regulations requiring advance subscriptions and mail collection rules. The page presents administrative details common to the paper.
FORIN served in the Soviet Foreign Ministry from 1952 to 1985 as deputy foreign minister and head of the Sciences Institute of the Academy of Sciences Chinese Studies. He later advised on normalizing relations with Japan and was involved in Chinese and Indian government negotiations in 1937.
The Skybolt flight test conducted this morning showed a successful launch but left officials forecasting no immediate change in policy. The test, part of a broader defense review, raised questions about future use of Skybolt missiles with Polaris and Minuteman systems, while Kennedy and Macmillan weighed implications for NATO and UK nuclear strategy.
A list of Gastonia furniture firms announces selective two day closures. Merch Brothers Rankin Almditins Co and a wide range of named retailers including Austin Parature Wawel Brothers and Ralph Gaines are among those affected. Coherent fragments suggest a regional market notice with multiple business names and implied dates.
Tass, the Soviet news agency, reports that Kennedy Macmillan talks in Nassau damaged British prestige and that public opinion views the talks as a diplomatic failure. It notes Britain may need higher military spending and comments on nuclear force concessions and Berlin issues while noting Western leaders remain silent on German reunification.
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