Russians Block Autobahn as U.S. Convoy Is Detained
The Berlin auto Bahn blockade traps a 12 vehicle U S convoy at Marienborn for 15 hours. Six Russian armoured personnel carriers seal the road as the convoy attempts to breach the checkpoint. Secretary of State Rusk discusses the holdup with Soviet chargé d’affaires Kornienko in Washington.
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Berlin
United States
Marienborn
Washington
U.S
Mr. Rusk
Kornienko
Prisitinon
Noah
Santhis
Bertin
Setav
Rush
Soviet Union
Crisis at Berlin checkpoint delays American convoy
A Berlin bound American convoy of 20 passengers faced a Soviet demand at the marienborn checkpoint inside East Germany. Lieutenant Colonel Spiridonov ordered passenger dismounts. the commander refused. Soviet armoured units blocked the convoy, which then moved past roadblocks with tense but unresolved status. Western officials sought clarification from Moscow on convoy procedures.
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Marienborn
Germany
West Germany
Associated Press of America
F Spiridonov
Alp
Miners Rescued After Week Under Flooded German Mine
Three men Emil Poblel 34 Fritz Leder 36 and Gerhard Hoausch surfaced alive from a Lem nede iron ore mine after three hours in a decompression chamber following a week trapped 250 feet underground.
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Emil Poblel
Fritz Leder
Gerhard Hoausch
Lemnede
Germany
Rescue Delayed By Rockfalls Amid Mine Crisis
Rescue efforts in a mine faced delays as rockfalls and flooding hampered access to an underground gallery. Officials reported 19 miners still trapped despite 86 survivors freed earlier. a microphone test yielded no evidence of movement. Miners remaining were described as calm, occupying cushions and bolstering the roof as rescuers sought safe exit methods.
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Peter, Ferling
de Ferlliye
Varlier Wilay
Bine Rapy
Archbishop Mannix 99 Collapses in Melbourne Residence
Arch bishop Mannix aged 99 collapsed suddenly at his Kew residence this afternoon. Doctors report he is in grave condition and barely conscious. Prayers for his recovery were said in Roman Catholic churches tonight amid concerns over his health and public life. Born in 1864 in Charleville County Cork he became Melbourne archbishop in 1931 noted for bold political stances.
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Rarheen
Kew
Mannix
Santhy
Mierapaline
St Pollyka Cothiedeal
Wyheon
Welch
Br. Mannix
Charleville
County Cork
Reyland
Australia
Melbourne
Cart
ANU Plans Second Hall Residence Amid Site Work
The Australian National University seeks bids for chairing and site work for a second hall of residence. The Australian Universities Commission backs the project with recommendations for a major housing expansion. Estimated funding ranges up to the hundreds of thousands for new beds.
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Australian National University
Austradian Univerities Commission
Bodies of Diem and Nhu moved to secret hideout abroad
The bodies of President Ngo Dinh Diem and brother Ngo Dinh Nhu were removed from a Saigon hospital to a secret hideout. Can, the late president’s brother, sought asylum at the U S Consulate in Hue but was handed over to the revolutionary government. A provisional constitution kept South Vietnam a republic with military control.
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Thcre
South Vietnam
Miliary Revolutionary Committee
Saigon
U.S
Can
Diem
Dinh Nhu
Neuyen Ngoc Tho
Central Vietnam
Los Angeles
Ngo di Nhu
Rome
Washington
Bangkok
Italy
Ngo Dinh Thue
Roman Catholic Ecumenical Council
Nhu
Angeles
LIS
la Thuy
Nguyen Thi Tuan
Outsider Wins Cup And Crowd Heart At Melbourne Cup
A crowd of 84 059 watched South Australian horse Gatum Gatum win the Melbourne Cup ahead of the New Zealander and Victorian rivals. Jockey Jimmy Johnson guided the gelding to victory as South Australia claimed a cups double with the Caulfield Cup also going to the same state. Adelaide owner Malcolm Reid said he was overjoyed at the win.
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Melbourne
Gatum Gatum
Flemington
Gauiin Gattn Ler
Jimmy Johnson
Leneington
Garuy Giatum
Adelaide
Malcolm Reid
Bio Melbourne
Slamer Gatun Girne
Clark
Catitee
Tlomington
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