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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1961

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Kennedy to Meet Thompson on Berlin Crisis After Refugee Flight

President Kennedy summons Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson to Washington for talks on the Berlin situation intensified by East German refugee restrictions. Secretary of State Rusk denounces the crackdown as a breach of four power agreements and warns of protests through appropriate channels.

Washington Kennedy Llewellyn E. Thompson U.S Moscow Berlin Red East Germany West Berlin Dean Rusk Fast Russia Germany State Department Rusk Soviet Union White House Thompson Hyannis Port Mass Paris Britain France

U S Moves To Reclaim Hijacked Eastern Plane

Washington reports the United States will release a Cuban patrol boat to Cuba in exchange for Cuban cooperation to ferry the hijacked Electra back to the U S. The plan, agreed in notes via Swiss channels, speeds a U S crew’s trip to Havana and a return of the plane to U S authorities.

Washington United States Cuba Eastern Airlines Fidel Castro Havana U.S Florida Charles R. Ashmann Harris & Co State Department Harris Cuban Tourist Commission Joseph W. Reap Key West Miami Tampa Fla Castro

Eichmann Trial Ends in Jerusalem as Defense Seeks End

In Jerusalem AP report on the Eichmann trial ends with defense urging the court to close the file and judge no more. Justice Landau said verdict and sentence will come in November after a 17 week trial. Defense contends Eichmann acted under oath and orders, denies culpability, and attacks prosecution proofs.

Jerusalem Adolf Eichmann Moshe Landau Eichmann Robert Servatius Gestapo Servatius Eich‘mann Hitler Europe Israel Germany

Travel Halted at Brandenburg Gate Across Berlin Wall Clash

West Berliners clashed with East German forces at the Berlin Brandenburg Gate protesting the refugee blockade. East German militiamen in olive drab guarded the gate with rifles, while police and crowds faced tear gas and barricades. The gate’s closure cut the 80,000 East Germans' access to West Berlin. passes were required to cross.

Berlin East German People’s Army West Berlin East Germany Brandenburg Gate Karl Maron

Pope Names New Secretary of State Cardinal Cicognani

Pope John XXIII elevated Amleto Giovani Cardinal Cicognani to secretary of state after 25 years as apostolic delegate to the United States. Cicognani, aged 78, succeeds Domenico Cardinal Tardini who died July 30, and also becomes president of the Cardinal Commission for the Government of Vatican City. Additional high Vatican posts went to Arcadio Larraona Gustavo Testa Alberto di Jorio Eugene Tisserant Archbishop Gabriel Coussa and others.

Vatican City Joann XXIII Amleto Giovani Cicognani United States Cardinal Cicognani Domenico Cardinal Tardini Vatican Brisighella Faenza Italy Vatican Curia Washington Cardinal Commission For Nicola Cardinal Canali Pope John Cardinal Commission Holy See Arcadio Cardinal Larraona St. Peter's Basilica Cardinal Tardini Gustavo Cardinal Testa Cardinal Commission For Administration Alberto Cardinal di Jorio Eugene Cardinal Tisserant College of Cardinals Holy Sepulcher Gabriel Coussa Congregation For the Eastern Church

Boy Survives Plane Crash as Three Die in Colorado

In Salida Colorado a six year old Tulsa boy Kevin McKnight survived a plane crash that killed his father Charles M McKnight 56 mother Mary Alice Wallace 38 and brother Michael 12 and another brother Guy 9 was unconscious with multiple injuries. Kevin endured 27 hours alone in the wreck at about 10900 feet before rescue and was fed pork and beans with black pepper as he waited.

Harold Thonoff Kevin Tulsa Okla Dude Ranch Colorado Charles M. McKnight Mary Alice Wallace Michael McKnight Guy Salida Thonoff

Neighbor taunts boy over soil bank pun in comic panel

The cartoon caption shows a neighbor teasing a small dirty boy with a pun about a soil bank and being overdrawn, attributed to Copt. Gen. Fea. Corp.

Small Dirty Boy Gen Fea. Corp

PUNTA DEL ESTE Pact Nears Final Signing by 20 Americas

Western Hemisphere leaders move toward a Punta del Este Declaration to launch Kennedy’s Alliance for Progress. Ministers from 20 to 21 nations gather for a signing ceremony, pledging over a billion dollars for Latin America to spur self help and stave off communism, Castroism, with Cuba abstaining.

Punta del Este Uruguay Kennedy Alliance For Progress Inter-American Economic Conference Cuba Ernesto Guevara America

Television Turning To Life Imitation

Hollywood embraces authentic heroes as crime fighters join police schools and actors study hospitals to portray doctors and cops more realistically. Producers hire consultants to ensure proper behavior, reflecting industry focus on credibility amid peak criticism. Continued on page eight.

Hollywood Hubbell Robinson 87Th Precinct

Riders to Face Court in Mississippi Freedom Ride Case

More than 180 convicted Freedom Riders appeared in Hinds County Court in Jackson for appeal trials. Judge Russel Moore set 3 p.m. as bond breaches required for all 192 riders who posted appeal bonds. Five riders sought to transfer their cases to federal court, while CORE officials said at least 180 riders were in Jackson.

Jackson Miss Hinds Russel Moore U. S. Dist Congress On Racial Equality CORE Mississippi

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