Prague Spring Festival Reflects Cold War Thaw
Vienna reports thaw in cold war as Prague Spring Festival brings top East and West acts May 13 to June 4. Western tourists gain visa ease. programs mix Shostakovich, Prokofiev with Stravinsky, Hindemith, Poulenc, Henze. Beethovan choral symphony closes under Markowitsch.
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Prague
Vienna
UPI
Europe
Shostakovich
Prokofiev
Stravinsky
Messiaen
Walfgang Fortner
Paul Hindemith
Champetre
Francis Poulenc
Werner Henze
Fried
War Criminal Makes Good His Escape
Hanover reports a convicted war criminal Hans Walter Zech-Nentwich fled to Switzerland Friday with a female companion. A guard who aided the escape and a driver were arrested as Swiss police search for the fugitive. Zech-Nentwich, 47, had been sentenced for the Pinsk massacre. he and Margit Steinhaeuser arrived at Basel on a private plane and disappeared in Switzerland.
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Germany
Hans Walter Zech-Nentwich
Switzerland
Justice Ministry of
Lower Saxony
Hans Zeeman
Zech-Nentwich
Brunswick
Zeeman
Pinsk
Poland
Margit Steinhaeuser
Basel
Nasser vows to expel Britain and Israel in Yemen speech
President Gamal Abdel Nasser told a Yemen crowd that Britain and Israel would be ousted from the Arab world. He pledged on oath to God on sacred land during a surprise visit as 28,000 Egyptian troops help keep the regime in power.
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Sana
Yemen
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Britain
Israel
Laos Crisis Relatively Eased by Coalition Talks
In Vientiane Laos neutralist Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma said an agreement was reached with the right wing military junta to enlarge his coalition regime though hurdles remained. The junta demanded Cabinet changes while Souphanouvong rejected full cabinet control until a government formed to its wishes.
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Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
Souphanouvong
Pathet Lao
Khang Kay
East Germany Tightens Refugee Reporting and Curfew Law
Berlin reports a new East German law creating a crime of betraying refugees and setting a curfew for border residents. It imposes jail or fines for failure to report illegal border crossers and restricts coastal and boating activity within territorial waters, with enforcement by police.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
West Germany
Two Prisoners Trigger Dallas Jail Riot
In Dallas County Jail two prisoners were placed in solitary on Friday after a riot on the seventh floor erupted Thursday night. About 163 inmates smashed windows, pulled plumbing, and burned mattresses, as Sheriff Bill Decker used water hoses and police dogs to quell the disturbance. Charges of assault against the two solitary prisoners are planned, while privileges for others are suspended. The unrest followed complaints about jail conditions and delays in mail and court proceedings. It was the second major disturbance at the jail in two months, with prior escape attempts during the Jack Ruby trial.
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Dallas, Tex
Dallas
Bill Decker
Decker
Jack Ruby
Territorial Waters Law Versus Refugee Escape Crimes
The article discusses legal provisions allowing stopping and searching in territorial waters and arresting individuals who commit crimes while crossing those waters. It notes that aiding a refugee to escape is deemed a crime in East Germany and that ships may be pursued to the high seas under the law.
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East Germany
High Seas
Boston Space Lab Narrows Site Choices for 6 Million Center
NASA tightened rules for the urban site within 15 minutes of Harvard MIT area Cambridge and at least 20 acres, ruling out several candidates. Beacon Yards in Brighton Boston and Acorn Park in Cambridge near Route 2 were among closest fits while suburban sites must be within 30 minutes of the universities.
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Boston
UPH
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Washington
James E. Webb
Space Agency
Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Beacon Yards
Boston & Albany Railroad
Brighton
Acorn Park
Military Offices To Be Combined In New England
The Defense Department said twelve procurement offices in New England will be merged into three within two years. Army Navy Air Force and the Defense Supply Agency offices will consolidate into single units in Boston Hartford and Bridgeport Connecticut.
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Boston
UPI
New England
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense Supply Agency
Hartford
Bridgeport
Conn
Right Wing Blamed in Prayer Fight
California congressman Rep. B F Sisk accuses right wing extremists of pressuring Congress to amend the Constitution to allow school prayers. He says the push targets the First Amendment separation of church and state and could be an attack on the Supreme Court. Sisk cites Dr. Carl McIntire and Rep. Becker as catalysts for mail supporting the Becker amendment.
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California
Congress
B. F. Sisk
D-Calif
House Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Sisk
Emanuel Celler
DNY
Carl McIntire
International Council of Christian Churches
Collingswood
Frank J. Becker
F-N.y
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