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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1963
Page
6
Democratic leaders said President Johnson will deliver the State of the Union address in person on January 8. They added Congress will adjourn around Friday or Saturday that week and return January 7, with final adjournment date still to be set after talks with Republicans.
In a Louis Harris poll of 190 people, 64 favor President Johnson and 36 prefer the five leading Republican contenders. Johnson holds a 64 to 36 margin over the combined Republican average, with a 7 point gain in popularity over the last two weeks.
Efren and Ines Prieto will take five sons home Saturday three months and 13 days after their birth in Maracaibo. The quintuplets born Sept. 8 brought money and gifts as the family moves from a shoreside shack to a sprawling house in the El Paraiso neighborhood.
Havana reports Fidel Castro's government started its yearly import of special Christmas foods. The first shipment arrived from Spain and Algeria, including olive oil candy wine grapes dates and powdered milk donated by the Algerian government.
Prime Minister Nehru told Parliament that General Maxwell D. Taylor informed him the United States may send two or three warships to get acquainted with the Indian Ocean. He noted Taylor is in New Delhi for talks with Indian military chiefs and that the matter is under U.S. government consideration.
Chrysler Corp stockholders overwhelmingly approved a second 2 for 1 stock split this year at a short meeting. The split becomes effective December 20 after a similar split last April. Chrysler reports nine month sales of 2.2 billion and profits of 100 million under President Lynn A Townnd. In Denver a prankster sent Christmas cards inviting people to free meals at Sammy Toole’s club. two groups arrived but were disappointed.
The House approved an $800 million cut in foreign aid and added a rule banning government guarantees for wheat sales to the Communist bloc. The action leaves the aid measure stalling near $2.8 billion, well below Kennedy's request, with final passage likely delayed until next year. President Johnson criticized Congress while defending the policy of aiding those who aid themselves and warned against rigid restrictions that hamper executive flexibility.
President Johnson spoke at the United Nations General Assembly declaring an unswerving commitment to keeping and strengthening peace. He avoided new policy proposals, urged international cooperation, arms control, and aid programs, and emphasized that every nation must do its share.
The Times-Enterprise reports high demand for The Torch Is Passed by Associated Press-Western Publishing Co. The book on President Kennedy's assassination will be printed in hard cover with color and black and white photos and delivered by Dec. 30. Pre publication price is $2 plus tax with 25 cents mailing charge. mail orders on a first come basis.
Paris AP Defense Secretary McNamara warned NATO that the United States could destroy Russian society with a nuclear surprise and that NATO can fight a conventional war without immediate nuclear escalation. He urged strengthening conventional forces toward the long held 30 division goal, noting current strength near 23 divisions. Rusk promoted Polaris armed, mixed manned surface fleet and urged alliance support for U S China policy.
Campaign Chairman Harris M. Pope urged a local donor to help the Community Chest reach its $74,000 goal. Contributions total $63,691.83 so far, with pledge and contact cards still awaiting return and a final push planned at campaign headquarters.
The Warren Commission, led by Chief Justice Earl Warren, will scrutinize the FBI report on President Kennedy's assassination. It will build a legal staff to evaluate the evidence, aiming to determine if there was any collusion or conspiracy beyond Lee Harvey Oswald. The panel did not issue a statement immediately.
Nine coal miners were killed and one injured in a blast at a model Utah mine near Helper. The explosion occurred at the face of the west shaft, with officials blaming coal dust or methane gas. Jesus Nunez, 45, was badly injured near the entrance.
Jack Ruby's lawyers seek release of Ruby on bond before Christmas and await a December 23 hearing. The state contends he should remain jailed as his murder trial is scheduled for February 3 before Judge Joe Brown.
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Four U8 citizens seized by Communist led miners in Catavi Bolivia are released and flown to La Paz via Oruro after a government pacto. U S officials and embassy staff describe a tense, dangerous period as no one surrendered to demands, with snorks of rain, gunpoints and dynamite.
Twelve Phoenix girls aged 8 to 13 organized fundraisers to rescue Leo the lion from the Phoenix zoo enclosure. They held a backyard circus, an art show, and a gallery sale raising over 167 dollars to cover Leo’s outdoor housing and food costs, while Zoo officials reassessed his future.
Sybil Burton receives a Mexican divorce and custody of the couple's two young daughters after a failed marriage to Richard Burton. Elizabeth Taylor and Burton are poised to wed as legal actions unfold with Eddie Fisher possibly pursuing divorce action in Mexico by proxy.
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