Rebuff for Soviets on Corridors and Berlin Incident
The United States Britain and France rejected a Soviet bid to reserve air corridors to Berlin amid rising tensions. Soviet commander Col An drei Solovyev attempted to enter the American sector in defiance of the ban but turned back after MPs questioned his identity. No incidents occurred as allies demonstrated rights and multiple transports used the corridors. Separately, two men died in a crash near Belle Plaine and Keystone, with funeral arrangements pending for the victims.
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Russia to resume tests if US Britain resume
Izvestia warns that Moscow would resume nuclear tests if the United States and Britain proceed with planned tests. The government newspaper states Russia would respond to Western moves with its own atomic testing program.
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Two Belle Plaine Men Die in Highway Crash
Special to The Gazette. Two Belle Plaine residents died when their car collided head on with a semi on Highway 218 near Vinton at about 2 05 a m Friday Cecil Truman Eastridge 53 driver of the car and Leonard A Daves 44 passenger were killed instantly Kenneth Martin 41 Muscatine driver of the semi was not injured Highway Patrolman Paul Janett said the crash occurred on a curve with the car sliding into the truck's path.
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Two Men Admit A Total of 26 School Breakins
Two men, Earl Davis and Gary L. Dippel, admitted to 26 breakins across Eastern Iowa in the past two months. Dippel named schools in Quasqueton Chelsea Blairstown Springville Soton Coralville Williamsburg Millersburg Keystone Dundee and towns Mt. Vernon Solon and two in Coggon. Davis confessed to breakins in Independence Center Point and 10 in Cedar Rapids. They say they acted together and netted about 720 dollars outside Cedar Rapids.
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Linn Bar selects three for Cedar Rapids municipal judge
Linn County Bar Assn. recommended Clinton Shaeffer Howard McLaughlin and William J Matias for Cedar Rapids municipal judge to fill the Barnes vacancy. Shaeffer led with 64 votes followed by McLaughlin 15 and Matias 11. Names will go to Gov. Erbe for consideration. Barnes, appointed by Erbe, may keep juvenile duties with no extra pay.
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Flooded Streets Force Closure of L A Schools
Heavy rains in Los Angeles shut 675000 students from classes as city officials suspended instruction. Officials warned of more rain, while evacuations continued and danger from landslides and flooded roads persisted across the basin.
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Romney Weighs Governor Bid With Fast and Prayer
Detroit AP reports George Romney president of American Motors fasted and prayed to seek guidance before deciding whether to seek the Republican nomination for Michigan governor. Romney, at a Lansing constitutional convention as a delegate, planned to announce his decision Saturday and described retreat at his Bloomfield Hills home to “hibernate” for divine direction.
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Million in Bogus Ten Dollar Bills Seized in Brooklyn Raid
Secret service agents and city detectives seized just over 1 million counterfeit ten dollar bills from a Brooklyn basement. Five plates with five Federal Reserve district markings were found, but the plates were not recovered. One man was arrested but deemed not a key figure in the operation.
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Seehusen Identified in Fire Investigations Across Iowa
Authorities in Decorah Independence Jesup and other northeast Iowa towns identified Robert C. Seehusen from photographs as the man seen at multiple fires. Fire personnel linked him to a fire hydrant hookup and he stayed as a lodger at the Decorah city jail during the incidents. He was already serving a 30 day sentence on a vagrancy charge and was arrested after an all points bulletin. The investigation involved a detective tracing travels across nine cities.
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McNamara urges congress on nationwide fallout shelters
The letter from Defense Secretary McNamara asks Congress to approve a 450 million dollar first year fallout shelter program for 20 million people. The plan would pay non profits to build or modify public shelter space, covering up to 60 percent of costs with a 25 dollar per space limit, and could include parochial schools and hospitals under federal standards.
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Kennedy to Welcome King Saud at Andrews Air Force Base
President Kennedy will greet King Saud at Andrews air base on his arrival for a Washington visit. The Saudi monarch has been resting in Palm Beach after medical treatment.
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Kennedy Aide Says Soviet Gains Shaping Test Policy
President Kennedy’s disarmament adviser William Foster states the Soviet Union achieved substantial gains in last fall’s nuclear tests. Foster warns another long series could give Moscow a strategic lead, while Britain and the United States discuss disarmament approaches and possible postponement of further tests.
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