Powers Abel swap shocks Cold War world
Washington AP reports U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers freed from a Russian prison in a high profile mid bridge exchange with master Soviet spy Rudolf Abel on Glienicker Bridge near Berlin. American student Frederic Leroy Pryor released earlier. Abel to East German officials after White House notice at 3 19 a m. Kennedy alerted. trade followed months of negotiations and ties to Paris summit fallout.
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Rudolf Abel
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Oliver Powers
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Templehof Airdrome
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Justice Department
James B. Donovan
Guthman
Donovan
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Lausier Will In Dispute Delays Probate Action
The petition for probate of the late Atty Louis B Lausier of Biddeford faces delay as brother Joseph Lausier of Marblehead Mass files an objection. Portland attorneys Richardson Leddy appeared for Joseph in Alfred Registry. the will leaves $2000 to Joseph and the residue to Mrs Jeannette M Murphy.
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Biddeford
York County
Alfred
Joseph Lausier
Marblehead
Mass
Edward T. Richardson, Jr
Robinson, Richardson and Leddy
Portland
Lausier
Joseph
Jeannette M. Murphy
Education aid proposal shifts costs to states
A House Democrat, Rep. Cleveland Bailey of West Virginia, unveiled a $500-million per year education aid plan that would give states 2 percent of current education spending to allocate, steering federal help away from church-supported schools. President Kennedy’s larger plan faced opposition in Congress over church school funding, while a bipartisan committee was formed to rally support for Bailey’s bill.
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D-W.va
Kennedy
House Rules Committee
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Hecht
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Archbishop criticizes Peace Corps in Uganda visit
Archbishop Joseph Kiwanuka of Rubaga, visiting Boston, criticizes Peace Corps members for aiming to change Uganda's system and favoring state-run schools. He urges careful selection to avoid giving the United States a bad name and recalls past race-relations restrictions observed in the United States.
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Boston AP
Uganda
Africa
Boston
Peace Corps
Joseph Kiwanuka
Rubaga
United States
U.S
Kiwanuka
Youthful Poet Is Refreshingly Modest
In Long Beach California seventh grade student Doug Hubbard at age 12 submitted a poem about weather that teacher Phyllis Cartwright calls impressive for a first effort. The piece praises the soul of weather as God and earned him top marks while revealing his interests in math and science. The poem drew attention when columnist Malcolm Epley printed it in the Long Beach Independent and Press Telegram.
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Long Beach
Calif
Phyllis Cartwright
Doug Hubbard
Doug
Hughes Junior High School
Malcolm Epley
Long Beach Independent and Press-Telegram
Epley
Howard Hubbard
Tiss Cartwright
US Soviet Spy Exchange Seals Cold War Chapter
An AP analysis notes Powers Abel exchange signals desire for reduced tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. Khrushchev aims for improved U S Soviet contacts as Kennedy pushes for dialogue amid Sino Soviet split. Officials see the affair as a potential step toward calmer relations, rooted in long battle over espionage and policy.
Almost Everything Went Wrong With This Wedding
Gwen Egel and James Kildow planned a March wedding in Algona Iowa but shifted the date. A late rehearsal caused timing mix ups and delays with the bridal party. Kansas City ties, closed shops, and a missing local jeweler complicate preparations. a family ring substituted.
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Algona
Lowa
Gwen Egel
James Kildow
Kansas City
Kildow
Miss Egel
Warehouses Burst With Whisky in Scotland
AP reports Scotland’s whisky industry is expanding as production runs 25 to 30 million gallons above demand. William Birnie of Mackinlays Birnie notes stocks may reach about 325 million gallons by month end, with 36 percent aged three years or more, and distillers plan new warehouses to hold the surplus.
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Scoteland
William Birnie
Inverness Distilling Company
Mackinlays & Birnie
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