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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jul 17, 1961

Page

11

New Uprising Planned in East Germany Amid West Berlin Crisis

The Sunday Times reported a forthcoming East German revolt timed with a move to seal West Berlin. Officials in Bonn referred to a plan as a threat to a separate peace treaty with East Germany. Refugee arrivals to West Berlin surged, with 11,394 East Germans seeking political asylum July 1 to 14. Kennedy was said to favor mobilising reserves to counter the Berlin threat, with details pending a Pentagon review.

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Germans Clear Dead Jew Woman Exonerated by Court

Wilhelm Klass of Wuerzburg wins exoneration for his Jewish wife Carlotty Klass who was executed in 1945 by the Nazi People’s Court. The court ruled she was unjustly sentenced for assisting starving Jewish relatives by using food ration coupons bought on the black market, actions deemed excusable under dire necessity.

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Oil Wells Reopen as Kuwait Crisis Eases

The AP reports Kuwait oil wells, closed after British troops arrived, have reopened signaling a step toward stability. Wells lie between the frontier and British positions north of Kuwait City as the Iraq Kuwait dispute appears near resolution.

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Russian naval exercises draw wary Baltic region tensions

British French Finnish and Swedish vessels were stopped and told to change course by Soviet warships about 100 miles northwest of the Soviet submarine east of Kaliningrad. Western sources said freighters were steered clear of maneuvers and protests were expected. Iceland photographs show Sverdlov class cruiser off the east coast and reconnaissance planes reportedly within a mile of land as U.S. officials acknowledge Atlantic manoeuvres.

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