Spy Suspects Swap Is Being Completed
NEW YORK AP Two com mercial airliners roared past each other over the Atlantic Ocean to day to complete a swap of spy suspects two Russians for two Americans one of the latter a priest given up for dead 16 years ago In London Friday night after a flight from Moscow stepping aboard a New York bound plane were the Rev Walter Ciszek 53 of Shenandoah Pa Roman Catholic Jesuit priest arrested for es ignage in 1940 and Marvin W akinen 24 Fulbright scholar from Ashburnham Mass At Idlewild Airport the two Russians Ivan D Egorov 44 and his wife Aleksandra 39 departed by plane for Moscow via Copenhagen The person for person exchange was announced Friday afternoon when charges against the Soviet couple were dismissed in Brooklyn federal court. Father Ciszek was arrested by Soviet authorities 23 years ago on the Polish border and was sentenced to a 25 year prison term as a spy. In 1947 when his father died and the family estate was probated Father Ciszek was declared legally dead. Not a word came from behind the Iron Curtain until 1955 when a letter arrived at the convent of the Bernadette order of St Francis in Reading Pa The letter was addressed to Mother Mary Evangeline Father Ciszek's sister She in turn conveyed the news Continued on Page Two
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New York
Atlantic Ocean
London
Moscow
Walter Ciszek
Shenandoah
Marvin W.,akinen
Ashburnham, Mass
Idlewild
Ivan D. Egorov
Aleksandra
Copenhagen
Brooklyn
Father Ciszek
Bernadette Order of St. Francis
Reading
Mary Evangeline
Ciszek
Argentina Inaugurates Freely Elected Government
Washington reports that Argentina prepares to inaugurate a freely elected government amid regional setbacks to democracy. Arturo Umberto II is set to assume the presidency, with Gonzalo Facio of Costa Rica expressing hope Argentina will lead a democratic movement in Latin America. Illia, a 62 year old country doctor, is portrayed as a moderate liberal and pro West in foreign policy.
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Washington
Latin America
Dominican Republic
Honduras
Argentina
Council of Organization of American States
Gonzalo Facio
Costa Rica
Buenos Aires
Arturo Umberto II
Juan Peron
Peron
Arturo Frondizi
India
Frondizi
Illia
Alliance For Progress
Chuckle: Walking Couple Joke About Patience
A light joke notes that during a married couple walk the partner two steps ahead is the one who is mad. The line plays on daily frictions in a playful tone. Copr. Gen. Fea. Corp.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
Dam disaster area sealed off in Italy after Mt Toc slide
In the Vaieni dam region near Belluno Italy authorities sealed off the disaster zone as chlorine sprayed to curb epidemics. Mass graves were dug for 1700 bodies with 1300 believed buried under mud. An American couple survived the disaster, while officials called for a parliamentary inquiry into warnings prior to the landslide.
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Belluno
Italy
Vaieni Dam
Mt. Oc
Alpine
Mt. Toc
Trade Relaxation Sentiment Grows After Wheat Sale
President Kennedy approved a one shot sale of U S wheat to the Soviet Union, prompting talk of broader trade with Iron Curtain nations. Senate Foreign Relations Panel will study barriers to non strategic trade while bankers and grain interests back the move. Estimated revenue from the sale runs to 250 million dollars with possible additions from Czechoslovakia Bulgaria and Hungary. The plan relies on private channels at world prices and aims to improve the U S balance of payments and bolster consumer demand in the near term. Monroe Kimbrel of the American Bankers Association voiced cautious optimism about the economy.
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Kennedy
U.S
Soviet Union
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Hungary
American Bankers Association
U.S.S.R
University of Michigan Survey Research Center
Two Russian spies freed for two Americans in swap
Two accused Russian spies are released in exchange for two Americans imprisoned in the Soviet Union. Airliners carrying the principals pass the Atlantic overnight. One American priest, once presumed dead, was among those freed. Thousands search for victims after the Vaillent Dam disaster amid political repercussions.
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Associated Press
Soviet Union
Atlantic
U.S
International
Vaient Dam
Italy
Washington
Argentina
Latin America
Pentagon
Army Convoy Cleared Through Berlin After Stand
U S Army convoy of 18 vehicles and 61 men endured a two day hold by Soviet guards at Babelsberg and Marienborn before clearance into West Berlin amid diplomatic protests by Dean Rusk and other officials. The dispute centered on whether small convoys must dismount for head counts.
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U. S
East Germany
West Berlin
Babelsberg
Germany
United States
Soviet Union
Dean Rusk
Washington
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Potsdam
Moscow
U.S
Foy D. Kohler
Nuclear Carrier Power Debate Splits Pentagon
Senate panel led by John Pastore schedules hearings on whether the Navy should build the next aircraft carrier as nuclear powered. Defense Secretary McNamara has tentatively rejected an $180 million nuclear option, while Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth protests. The issue remains unsettled as lawmakers weigh military and cost considerations following prior testimony and aboard USS Enterprise.
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Washington
John O. Pastore
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Pentagon
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Navy
Fred Korth
McNamara
Korth
Pastore
D-R.i
Joint Committee
Ocean Park Hotel to be Razed After Long Local History
The Ocean Park Hotel, a landmark on the area resort scene, is scheduled for razing. The four-acre Temple Avenue to Colby Avenue block was deeded in 1882 to Harriett A. Estes, whose Granite State Hotel later became Ocean Park Hotel, serving generations since 1881. Ownership passed through the Thurston family until 1963. the Jakemans acquired the property last summer and plan demolition with no announced plans for the site.
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Alice L. Thurston
Bronxville
N. Y
Thurston
Ocean Park
Temple Avenue
Fourth Street
Colby Avenue
Ocean Park Association
Harriett A. Estes
Concord
N.H
Granite State
Ocean Park Assembly
Granite State Hotel
Eliza A. Kendrie
Auburn
Estes
Isaiah
Kendrie
Ocean Park Temple
Assembly
Ocean Park House
Ocean Park Hotel
Ag Mrn. A L. Thurston
N.Y
Adelbert M. Jakeman
Portland center aids deaf and hard of hearing in state
Northeast Hearing and Speech Center in Portland, fourth in a Community Chest series, receives $175 for the year as one of five agencies. The center, in its fourth year, offers testing and educational services including lip reading, speech therapy, preschool programs, and hearing aid evaluations for residents of Biddeford and Saco.
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Northeast Hearing and Speech Center
Portland
Biddeford
Saco
Samuel C. Cheraso
Pauline G. Carter
Northeast Hearing and Speech Center, Inc
Biddeford-Saco
Community Chest
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Roy Boston
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Highpine Masonic Hall
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Claire Tracy
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Senate
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Dreilinden
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Bates College
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Rod & Gun Club
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