Berliners Cross Border Despite Yule Murder
About 50,000 West Berliners crossed into East Berlin by noon despite the Christmas Day killing of a young East German trying to escape over the Berlin wall. Paul Schulz, 18, was shot in the back at the Oberbaum Bridge area and died six hours later in a West Berlin hospital.
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Red Cross
Centre Point
Oberbaum Bridge
Paul Schulz
Schulz
Edwin Kirchner Dies Former Elevator Operator at 76
Edwin Otto Kirchner 76 a Cumberland elevator operator died at 9 this morning at his daughter Mrs Morris Eblens home 10 Hazel Street after a period of ill health He was born November 8 1887 in Bear Grove Township He married Amanda Martin in Atlantic February 17 1919 Surviving are five daughters two sons 16 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren Funeral services Sunday at 2 pm at Roland funeral home with interment at Newtons Grove Cemetery near Lyman The family will meet relatives Saturday 730 to 9 pm at the funeral home
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Edwin Otto Kirchner
Cumberland
Morris Eblen
Hazel Street
Mr. Kirchner
Bear Grove Township
Philip and
Sophia Gerkemeyer Kichner
Amanda Augusta Martin
Atlantic
Kirchner
Eblen
Marie Earl
Opal McCampbell
Cut Bank
Mont
Leona Veiles
Billings
Ester McMichael
Bolchow
Francis Kirchner
Robert Kirchner
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Maurice
Minnie Kaldenberg
Elizabeth Schowalter
Roland
Newton's Grove Cemetery
Lyman
Pete Hellman
Chestnut Street
Mr. Hellman
Sjelland
Denmark
Peter
Karen Rasmussen
Minnesota
United States
Hellman
Karen Fuglsang
Atlantic First Methodist Con
Ralph William
Westerville
Ohio
Harold H. Hellman
Downers Grove
Ill
Richard L. Hellman
Roland Funeral Home
R. A. McBain
Southlawn Memory Gardens
Pony Killed in Fire at Carlson Farm Near Waverly
A pony given to the Carlson children died in a barn fire that destroyed the barn on the Russell Carlson farm two miles south of Waverly. Several head of livestock perished.
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Waverly
Russell Carlson
Cold Wave Limits Temperatures Friday Morning
Weather forecast notes a cold wave Thursday night with temperatures dropping to near five above zero by Friday morning. Friday will stay cold with highs around 10 to 15. Saturday should be partly cloudy with little temperature change.
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Succaienes
Chenge la
Man hears radio sounds from gas heater in Dallas
Dallas resident Jack Reed heard what he described as a radio in his gas heater. Investigation shows the device picked up squelch static from shortwave or FM transmitters and even received police calls telling him to go to the corner.
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Jack Reed
Dallas
Tex
Boy Fatally Shot While Playing With Friends
A 13 year old, Gary Subdon of West Des Moines, was fatally wounded when a .410 shotgun fired by fellow boy Robert Schultz while the four youths played army near the Raccoon River. Schultz, Raber, Gibbs and Subdon were returning home when the accidental discharge occurred. Police say the gun was believed unloaded by Schultz who forgot about a shell later found in the breech.
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West Des Moines
Gary Subdon
Raymond Subdon
Gary
Broadlawns
Polk County
Larry Raber
Michael Gibbs
Robert Schultz
Army
Raccoon River
Sixty-Third Street Bridge
Cleo Lewis
Young Raber
Schultz
Lewis
Théo Raber
Subden
Former Iowa bank cashier charged with embezzling funds
William J. Thompson, 46, former assistant cashier of Houghton State Bank in Red Oak Iowa, is accused by the FBI of embezzling 28571.75 dollars from 1959 to 1963. He appeared before U S Commissioner Richard W Petersen, posted 1000 dollar bond, and faces U S District Court in Council Bluffs for violation of the Federal Reserve Act.
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Council Bluffs
William J. Thompson
Houghton State Bank
Red Oak
Iowa
FBI
Thompson
U. S
Richard W. Petersen
U.S. District Court
Charles H. de Ford
Nebraska
DuBuque Officer Donates to Fellow Family in Need
DuBuque residents led by Policeman George Schlegal contributed 233 dollars as a Christmas gift to a local family in need. The note follows a recent line of duty death of Grinnell police slicer Ralph Ogan in a prior month.
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Dubuque
George Schlegal
Ralph Ogan
Grinnell
President Johnson Enjoys Quiet Busy Texas Christmas
President Johnson spent a festive Christmas in Johnson City Texas inspecting cattle delivering poinsettias hosting 50 reporters touring the 12 room ranch house and seeing presents under a cedar tree. He leased 40 more acres joining his 400 adjacent to Pedernales River and welcomed Lynda Bird Johnsons fiance Bernard Rosenbach Navy lieutenant.
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Tex
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Texas
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Lynda Bird Johnson
Bernard Rosenbach
Comfort
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Cuba
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Arlington National Cemetery
Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Kidnap Suspect Held in San Diego
Guy Ronald Cartano a 24 year old from Cedar Rapids Iowa is jailed in San Diego on behalf of Oklahoma City police who suspect armed robbery and kidnapping. Deputies nabbed him near Ramona California Tuesday night and found in his car a set of license plates listed by Oklahoma City police. Cartano gave a Cedar Rapids address 4201 Ozark Street.
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Calif
Guy Ronald Cartano
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Oklahoma City
Cartano
Ramona
Ozark St
Christmas Observed With Prayers and Rejoicing
Christians observed their 19th Christmas since World War II with prayers and rejoicing as East German border guards killed a youth trying to escape over the Berlin wall and as Athens and Cyprus tensions surged nearby. Pope Paul VI celebrated Mass in a poor Rome district and Bethlehem drew thousands, while U S soldiers faced Communist carols along the Korean divide.
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Jordam
Viet Nam
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Paul VI
Rome
Bethlehem
Boy Wounded in Accidental Rifle Discharge at Northwood
Steven Hengesteg a 17 year old from rural Northwood was wounded when a younger brother accidentally discharged a .22 caliber rifle used as a Christmas present. He was taken to a hospital in Albert Lea Minnesota and reported in good condition.
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Northwood
Iowa
Steven Hengesteg
Albert Lea
Minn
Erhard Wins Common Market Test Before He Leaves for U.S. Talks
West Germany’s Ludwig Erhard, 66, heads to the United States for talks with President Johnson after securing a Common Market tariff stance. He pressed Charles de Gaulle on farm policy concessions and won a joint tariff position, boosting his political standing.
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Visitor Steals Family Christmas Tree Ornaments Cash
In Denver AP report Mr and Mrs John Albi are away when a man enters their first floor apartment with a suitcase and leaves with their two foot metal Christmas tree limbs a main stem 135 ornaments and 185 dollars in cash.
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Denver
John Albi
Eight Killed In State in Two Days
The Associated Press reports Iowa's motor vehicle toll rose to 713 for 1963 with eight deaths over the Christmas holiday period ending midnigh t Wednesday. Five died on Christmas Day including three from a Denver family en route to Iowa. The crash near Blairstown killed Francis Burl Andrews his wife and their son. Six others were injured with a second car involved including Rev. Albert Snyder and family.
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Colorado
Francis Burl Andrews
Denver
Jim
Highway
Blairstown
Lisa Mae de Long
Wilford J. de Long
Herman, Neb
George
Ion County
Charles H. Green
Nevada
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Hubbard
Cedar Rapids
Shirley Andrews
Lani
Albert Snyder
Hopkins
Minn
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Johnny
Faith Ann
Snyder
Andrews
Snyders
Minnesota
Lamont
Forest City
Central City
Cost of public education rises across the nation
The School Management magazine reports the average public school cost per pupil at 352 dollars this year, up 17 dollars from last year. Total U S spending is projected at 20 3 billion with bus costs 16 per pupil and new construction at 47 per pupil.
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School Management
Orlando F. Furno
Baltimore City
U. S
Furno
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Infant dies in two car crash in George Lyon County
The infant Lisa Mae De Long of Nebr. was killed Wednesday afternoon in a two car collision at George Lyon County. Her father drove the car she rode in. Charles H. Green 71 of Nevada Town led the other vehicle. Several people were injured and rushed to hospitals in Rock Rapids and later Sioux City.
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Wilford J. de Long
Herman, Neb
Lisa Mae de Long
Lyon County
Iowa Highway Patrol
Charles H. Green
Nevada Town
Rock Rapids
Sioux City
Retired Gen Chu Shao-Liang Dies at 73 in Formosa
Retired General Chu Shao-liang, 73, longtime adviser to President Chiang Kai-shek, died Wednesday in Formosa. His death marks the passing of a key veteran of the Chinese Nationalist leadership and Taiwan's political circle.
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Formosa
Chu Shao Liang
Chiang Kai Shek
Khrushchev Sends Birthday Greetings to Mao
Nikita Khrushchev sent birthday wishes to Mao Zedong, wishing him good health and many years of life. He expressed confidence that the Soviet Union and China would settle their ideological quarrel. Khrushchev, premier of the Soviet Union, sent the greetings to Mao on his 70th birthday.
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