Soviet Release Of One American Flier In East Germany
Soviet authorities say 1st Lt. Harold W. Welch is being released from Magdeburg hospital after being shot down over East Germany on March 10. An Air Force ambulance moved him from West Berlin, and Col. John A. Hennessen Jr. joined the transfer. Welch suffered fractures in an arm and leg. The fates of Capt. David Holland and Capt. Melvin Kessler remain unclear as they are held at an undisclosed Soviet location. The U.S. disputes the Soviet claim that the RB66B reconnaissance plane was on a spying mission and demands all three fliers be returned.
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U.S. Air Force Hospital
Wiesbaden
Welch
David I. Holland
Holland, Minn
Melvin J. Kessler
Philadelphia
U.S
East Germany
South Viet Nam Protests Cambodian Air Incident
Saigon protests Cambodian fighters shot down an American-piloted Vietnamese plane near Chantrea border village. It apologizes for an air attack on the same area in which the unarmed observer plane crashed. Cambodia reports 16 killed. talks with South Viet Nam loom.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Cambodia
United States
Red China
U.S
Chantrea
Cuban Economy Is Paradox Explored By Observer
Editor notes Cuba's economy puzzles outsiders as bad sugar yields fuel high prices and allow Castro to buy buses in Britain and machinery in France and Japan. The piece analyzes how production shortfalls raise revenues and how U.S. boycott pressures intersect with Cuba's import needs and future outlook.
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Cuba
Ben F. Meyer Washington
Fidel Castro
Castro
England
France
Japan
Uncle Sam
Washington
Europe
U.S
Rights Vote Likely Post Easter Says Dirksen
Senate Republican leader Everett M. Dirksen doubts a civil rights vote will occur before Easter. He noted Southern opposition remains strong as 16 of 19 Dixie senators have spoken once and Byrd and Eastland prepared remarks were to come. Byrd argued the bill would burden small firms with 25 to 50 workers and questioned evidence of discrimination in mixed communities.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Illinoisan
Dixie
James O. Eastland
Mississippi
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Byrd
Economy Gets Shots In Arm With GM Investment Rise
The economy shows strength with GM announcing 2 billion dollars in 1964 and 1965 capital spending plus 600 million yearly for tooling. February nonfarm payrolls rise by 80 thousand, steel output climbs to 120 million tons annual rate, car production reaches 2 million for the year and industry optimism grows.
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New York
General Motors Corp
Lynn Townsend
Chrysler Corp
Chuckle Caption on Ancestry Gaffe
A humorous line notes you cannot choose your ancestors and cheekily adds they likely wouldn t have chosen you. The quip credits Gen Fea Corp and plays on family lineage with dry wit.
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Gen
Fea, Corp
Radiation May Help Some Cancer Victims
Dr. Ruth Guttman of Columbia University reports on high dose supervoltage X ray therapy for inoperable lung cancer. In 82 patients, 58.5 percent survived over a year with some living up to eight years. average survival 21 months versus 10 weeks to 6 months without treatment.
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Palm Beach Shores
Fla
Ruth Guttman
Columbia University
Science Writers
American Cancer Society
Hijacking of Cuban helicopter ends in death at Key West
Two Cuban defectors Guillermo Santos and Andres Izaguirrei hijacked a Cuban military helicopter from Havana to the United States. Pilot Jose Maria was shot six times and died in a Key West morgue. Mechanic Sergio Roque, 17, fled toward Miami for questioning. the pair were detained for immigration inquiry. A 50 caliber gun was mounted on the helicopter nose.
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Key West
Fla
United States
Havana
Atlantic
Miami
U.S
Cuba
Key West International Airport
Sergio Roque
Gallermo Santos
Andres Izaguirre
Jose Marcia
Santos
George Faraldo
Faraldo
Assault Hearing Opens In Biddeford Pool Case
State prosecutor Lloyd LaFountain began an assault hearing in Biddeford Municipal Court charging Mrs. Dorothy Douglas with assault in the alleged shooting of two Biddeford Pool youths. The two boys Simon Spill questioned testified about the day’s events and pellet hits as the hearing started before Associate Judge Gerald Nason.
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Lloyd P. LaFountain
Biddeford Pool
Dorothy 0. Douglas
Main Street
Gerald C. Nason
Biddeford
LaFountain
Douglas
Nason
Simon Spill
Pain
Maine Caribou Thrive on Mount Katahdin
Maine Fish and Game biologists report imported caribou from Newfoundland are thriving on Mount Katahdin. They tracked the herds by painted numbers and observed two groups on the mountain with healthy, meeting animals after helicopter checks.
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Augusta
Newfoundland
Mount Katahdin
York County Payrolls Show 5 836 Government Workers Local
Special to the Journal reports York County has 1 001 workers in public administration and 4 835 in non administrative government roles, totaling 5 836 local government employees. The ratio is six workers per 1 000 citizens, below national and Maine levels, with growth tied to service demand.
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New York
York County
Commerce Department
Census Bureau
Postal Service
United ‘States
Maine
Beatles Turnover Soars as Tour Plans Loom in 1964
London AP reports the Beatles sell a million advance copies in Britain as they prepare a US coast-to-coast tour after May rest. The group plans a film, a May London concert, and a June run through West Germany Holland Belgium Australia and New Zealand. Prime Minister Douglas-Home calls them a foreign policy asset. Members are Harrison 21, McCartney 22, Lennon and Starr 23.
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London
Britain
United States
Scotland
West Germany
Holland
Belgium
Australia
New Zealand
Alec Douglas-Home
George Harrison
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
John Lennon
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