Kennedy backs U S stand as Berlin braced for Cold War
West Berlin groups welcomed Gen. Lucius Clay as defender of the city urging faith in U S and Western allies. President Luebke urged Germans to trust allies while Clay reported off the record that East Germans would gain some access control, clouding hopes for German reunification. Mayor Brandt lamented lost illusions over a concrete curtain across the city. British papers predicted a shift in U S policy toward Germany despite denials.
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West Germany
Soviet Union
Luebke
West Berlin
Clay
Berlin
Kennedy
U.S
East Germany
Khrushchev Denies End Year Treaty Deadline
Diplomatic sources report Prime Minister Khrushchev dropped the year end deadline for a East German peace treaty after talks with Belgian Foreign Minister Spaak. He allegedly preferred slow negotiations over war and said he had not committed to signing before year’s end. He would discuss other Western topics beyond Berlin.
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Bonn
Germany
Khrushchev
East Germany
Paul-Henry Spaak
Spaak
Soviet Union
Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Moscow
West Berlin
Berlin
Three Killed In Crash At Bhe Air Show
A U S Air Force cargo plane carrying six Army parachutists crashed during a Sunday air show at Hanover County airport near Wilmington North Carolina. Three servicemen died and twelve others were injured, six seriously. Firefighters and rescuers pulled survivors from the burning C123 as helicopters hovered above the wreckage.
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Wilmington
N.C
Air Force
Hanover County
Rebels Display Hidden Flags In Algiers Crackdown
Black and white emblems of an underground army appeared in Algiers as authorities, including police and paratroopers, removed flags from a few buildings. The display drew jeers but no serious incidents were reported amid de Gaulle’s Algeria policy tensions.
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Secret Army
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
Kenyan leader Jomo Kenyatta renounces violence
Nairobi Kenya Jomo Kenyatta jailed for nine years for Mau Mau resistance says he has foresworn violence and seeks peace with colonial authorities.
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Kenya
Jomo Kenyatta
In Congo Leftists Press for Katanga Invasion
In Leopoldville General Lundula urged government to invade Katanga amid fears of renewed fighting in Elisabethville. Lumumbists, seeking to regain influence, push for action while Gizenga’s rebel regime reconciles with Adoula’s central government.
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Congo
Victor Lundula
Stanleyville
Katanga
Elisabethville
Patrice Lumumba
Lumumbists
Antoine Gizenga
Cyrille Adoula
Turkey crash survivor found in mountains near Ankara
One survivor was located Sunday in the smoking debris of a Turkish Airlines twin engine plane that crashed Friday in the mountains near Ankara, killing 28 people.
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Ankara
Turkey
Parkersburg Man James Mullins Killed in Ravenswood Plant
James R. Mullins, 29, of 3502 Plum Street Parkersburg died in an industrial accident at Kaiser Aluminum Co. Ravenswood foil department. He was caught between rolls, taken to Holzer Hospital Gallipolis, pronounced dead on arrival. He was married and a father of two.
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James R. Mullins
Plum St
Parkersburg
Kaiser Aluminum Co
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Mullins
Portsmouth opens new branch of Ohio University in riverfront ceremony
Commerce Secretary Hodges attended as Portsmouth celebrates the dedication of OU's daytime branch. City officials and residents raised over 100000 for the former school building renovation, surpassing the 85000 goal, with President Kennedy congratulating the community for its educational effort and sacrifice for the nation.
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Ohio University
Albert C. Gubitz
Luther Hodges
Portsmouth
John C. Baker
Griffin Hall
Ohio River
Frontier
Uni
Gubitz
Luther H. Hodges
Ivan Nestigen
Kennedy
State University System of
Ohio
GOP Plan Tough 62 Campaign Aims for Gains
Three party leaders meet with former President Eisenhower in Gettysburg to plot an aggressive 1962 bid. Barry Goldwater, William F. Knowland, and Bob Wilson push for gains in the House and Senate amid clashes over foreign and domestic policy.
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Wight D. Eisenhower
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
GOP
Gettysburg
Senate
William FE. Miller
Rep
Bob Wilson
R-Calif
Tee
House
Goldwater
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Miller
Berlin
Wilson
Royalty Learns How to Drive in Scotland
Prince Charles 12 and Princess Anne 11 drive on a private estate road in Scotland. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip ride as passengers as the royal siblings demonstrate driving skills from Balmoral Castle to Birkhall. Driving licenses not required on private estates.
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England
Prince Charles
Princess Anne
Scotland
Charles
Queen Elizabeth II
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Birkhall
Princess Ann
Prince Philip
Princess Margaret
Antony Armstrong-Jones
Princess
Tony
River
Dee
Britain
LAW Orders Members To Return To GM
Peace was expected to return today to General Motors as the United Auto Workers ended two weeks of crippling strikes Sunday night and ordered all workers to return to their jobs as soon as GM is ready.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers Union
Civil Rights Commission Urges Desegregation Speedup
The Civil Rights Commission urged action by the President and Congress to speed school desegregation. All six members supported a bill requiring every local segregated school to file a desegregation plan with the federal government within six months. Plans would begin steps toward full compliance with the 1954 Supreme Court decision. Senators Clark and Representative Celler introduced a similar bill in Congress.
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Bers
Congress
Supreme Court
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Rep
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
U S Cites Economy Size Gas in Diplomatic Cars
The State Department tests compact limousines for ambassadors abroad to cut cost and simplify maintenance. The Checker Motors Corp. sedan features air conditioning a glass partition and jump seats. The first two models were sent to Moscow and San Salvador with a $3 800 price and a six cylinder engine.
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Checker Motors Corp
State Department
Weather Outlook Temperatures Warmer Then Cooling Start
Temperatures will be four to six degrees above normal with highs 74 to 81 and lows around 60. A cooler spell arrives Tuesday and Wednesday then a warming trend. Rainfall expected from tonight into the end of the week at about half to three quarters of an inch.
Kennedy warns on Berlin rights amid Soviet disarmament push
President Kennedy told the United Nations that no Soviet treaty with East Germany can disturb Western rights in Berlin. He urged a pace race over an arms race and outlined a plan for step by step disarmament with international control, advocating a nuclear test ban and UN peacekeeping. The speech defended West Berlin and criticized a Soviet three way leadership proposal.
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N.Y
Kennedy
East Germany
Berlin
Soviet Union
United States
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
General Assembly
U.S
West Berlin
Germany
No Deaths In Boston Jet Crash
A four engine Astrojet 707 carrying 71 persons skidded off a runway into Boston Harbor. No one aboard was killed though one man died rescuing passengers. Four stewardesses helped evacuate passengers into the water and on nearby boats.
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Boston
American Airlines
Astern Air Lines Electra
American
San Francisco
Chicago
Connie Forbes
Former FDR Aide Sumner Welles Dies at 68 in New Jersey
Sumner Welles, 68, an under secretary of state for six years under Franklin D Roosevelt, died early Sunday at his wife’s family home in Bernardsville New Jersey after a three week illness. A Latin American affairs specialist, he coined the phrase good neighbor policy and helped shape Roosevelt’s approach. He also served briefly as ambassador to Cuba and led the State Department’s Latin American division.
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Welles
Roosevelt
Cuba
State Department
Flee Violence In Katawga
More than 350 refugees fled Katanga into Northern Rhodesia since Sunday morning as Belgian families crossed frontier points. Police said nearly 100 carloads carried men women and children to safety while most men returned toward Katanga.
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Ndola
Northern Rhodesia
Katanga
Freight Train Derailment In Bay Injures 20
A freight train derailed and struck a passenger train parked on a siding in Bay Arkansas Sunday night injuring at least twenty people. Rescue crews worked at the scene as investigators began to probe the cause of the crash.
New Law Targets Credit Card Misuse in Ohio
Columbus report says a 1961 law makes it a felony to obtain more than $60 in goods and services by abusing credit cards, widening penalties for credit fraud.
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General Assembly
Australian aid officials freed after ransom payment
Two Australian aid workers kidnapped in Saigon by Communist guerrillas were released today after a ransom of about 70 dollars in cash and a typewriter was paid.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Suntan U Cracks Down at University of Miami Rules
Suntan U imposes campus rules banning Jackie Kennedy style hairdos student parking necking on campus shirts shorts and sandals eye shadow and voluptuous hairdos plus fraternity parties beyond 20 miles from campus. Dr. Robert Johns calls weekend parties not representing desirable social conduct for students.
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Miami
Fla
University of Miami
Suntan U
Jackie Kennedy
Robert Johns
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