East Germany recruits youth for army amid Berlin crisis
East German leaders mobilize 1.7 million youth members to volunteer for military service as Western powers challenge Soviet Berlin restrictions. Horst Schumann orders dawn meetings. Mayor Willy Brandt seeks Western approval to seize the elevated railway in West Berlin amid border closures and protests by 200,000 residents.
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Airlift Used to Move Injured Pipeline Worker
A seriously injured Western Pipe Line Co. worker, J. Clifford Dooley of Denton Texas, was transported by helicopter from a Wilkesville work site to the Ohio University Airport and then to Sheltering Arms Hospital in Columbus, with injuries from being crushed between pipe and a crane. The airlift covered about 37 air miles and Dooley remained under treatment at Riverside Methodist Hospital.
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Riverside Methodist Hospital
Columbus
Dooley
Western Pipe Line Co
Austin
Texas Eastern Transmission Co
Albany
Rocket F1 Engine Fails in Public Test at Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards Air Force Base California reports the F1 rocket engine failed after 10 seconds of a planned longer burn during a public demonstration. The engine produced about one million pounds of thrust before automatic shutdown due to valve switch damage from vibration.
Ohio Unemployment Drops In August
Ohio unemployment benefits filings fell from 17,283 to 13,492 in the weeks ending August 5 and August 12 respectively. Continuing claims for those employed one week or more declined from 101,926 to 98,382, the first time this year the number dropped below 100,000.
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Ohio Reserve and Guard Units Placed on Callup List
Three Army reserve units and one National Guard unit in Ohio were placed on a priority callup list Wednesday for possible active federal service. The units come from Youngstown Cleveland Dayton and Elyria.
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Ohio
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First Elite Citizen To Defect To West
BERKELEY Calif The defection of Soviet chemist Mikhail A Klotchko is described as a rare break from the Soviet scientific aristocracy. The 59 year old prize winner and specialist in organic chemistry reportedly sought asylum amid questions about funding and research priorities. Ottawa reports the Royal Canadian Mounted Police assisted in the case as details remain unclear.
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Ottawa
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Western powers lodge protests over Berlin refugee barricade
The United States France and Britain delivered formal notes to the Soviet Foreign Ministry in Moscow protesting the East-West Berlin frontier barricade. Western leaders including President Kennedy face pressure for action beyond words as Willy Brandt urges political steps. State Department says action expected within 24 hours. no immediate broad economic measures planned.
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Oral Vaccine Approved for Type I Polio
The government licenses manufacture of an oral polio vaccine for Type I poliomyelitis. Surgeon General Luther L. Terry notes it protects only against Type I for now and that vaccines for all three types will take time. Type I accounts for 60 to 70 percent of recent paralytic polio cases in the U.S.
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Luther L. Terry
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De Gaulle Announces French Buildup Across Europe
President Charles de Gaulle declared a land and air buildup after East Berlin was sealed by East German Communists. He said French forces in Germany and France will be reinforced following a meeting with defense advisers.
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Senator Urges Reprisals Over East German Refugee Flow
Senator J William Fulbright of Arkansas urged economic reprisals against Russia and East Germany for the Communist crackdown on refugee flows from East Germany. He said it is his understanding the United States should respond with targeted measures.
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J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
East Germany
Cincinnati Teamsters Split From Hoffa's Union
About 4000 Greater Cincinnati members from dairy drivers beverage workers and funeral livery drivers locals quit Hoffa's Teamsters International and seek AFL CIO affiliation. Meetings were held under police supervision with turnout and future charters to be determined. James Luken in Cincinnati led opposition to Hoffa at the national convention.
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James R. Hoffa
Teamsters’ International
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Afl-Cio
Harold Gibbons
The
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Dairy Drivers Organization
Hamilton
Ohio
International Union
Gibbons
James Luken
Teamsters
JFK Urges House to Approve Long-Term Foreign Aid
President Kennedy urged the House to reverse its stance and approve long-term foreign aid loans in this crucial hour. He noted Democrats backed Eisenhower’s program and urged bipartisan support, while Republicans and conservative Democrats attacked the long-range development loan, and the Senate trimmed the overall program by over $1 billion.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Senate
Cuba Uses Documents As Weapons At The Inter American Meet
Washington confirms two documents used by Cuba to attack the United States at the Inter American economic meeting were stolen from Teodoro Moscoso's car during a June 14 Caracas riot. Ernesto Guevara cited the papers in a harsh Caracas speech alleging Venezuelan subservience to U.S. imperialism.
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Cuba
United States
Teodoro Moscoso
U.S
Venezuela
Caracas
Punta del Este
Uruguay
State Department
Ernesto Guevara
Army Extends Service To Meet Defense Buildup
Washington reports the Army plans a mobilization that could add up to 150000 soldiers by next summer. Secretary Elvis J. Stahr Jr. says the pace depends on the Berlin crisis and other events, with 113 National Guard and Reserve units alerted for possible active duty. The Army aims for an authorized strength of 1008000 by June 30 and extends enlistment and duty tours for thousands of personnel, while a high draft quota remains in effect.
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Elvis J. Stahr Jr
Berlin
Army
National Guard and Reserve
Berlin Flight Freeze Echoes 1948 Crisis
Western allies wrestle with Berlin access as East German closures test unity. The report cites U S Britain France and West Germany weighing countermeasures after Soviet threats to seal Berlin. Khrushchev’s stance complicates proposed responses as Washington debates next moves.
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Associated Press
Stand-Ins At Polls Mark Continuing Civil Rights Tactics
King predicts ongoing sit ins wade ins kneel ins and stand ins at polls as 1.3 million Negro registrations in the South remain active, signaling persistence in the civil rights push.
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