Release of 9 U S Army Men by East Germany
East Germany freed nine American soldiers after their helicopter crossed the Iron Curtain. The release, arranged by American and East German Red Crosses, occurred at the Hof border checkpoint in Bavaria. The men include Majors George Kemper and James Feller and Captains Allan Brister Paul Jones Athanason, plus Lieutenants Thomas Westbrook Mike Ellis and others.
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Cleveland
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Mike Ellis
Bremen
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Raymond
Smith Wins Iowa GOP Nomination For Commerce Commissioner
In Des Moines the 1930s Iowa GOP convention nominated Lloyd R. Smith of Forest City on the first ballot for the Commerce Commission after none of the seven candidates hit the 171/4 percent primary threshold. Smith led with 1,629 votes to Frank B. Means’s 972, with Linn County shifting 12 votes to Smith. The convention also adopted a motion for a unanimous ballot and endorsed appointive over elective status for the commission.
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Jordan Seeks U.S. Troops Ahead of Regional Conflict
Amman reports King Hussein said he asked for and expects American troops to assist Jordan in a fight for survival against Syria and Egypt. He suggested Egypt and Syria are tools of international communism and indicated help should be forthcoming.
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Nixon Says War Peril Is Remote
Vice President Nixon told a Minneapolis press conference at the Aquatennial festival that the chance of a shooting war in the Middle East seems somewhat remote. He said any reaction to U S moves into Lebanon would have appeared when Marines entered Lebanon and drew a clear distinction between American actions there and the earlier British French invasion of the Suez Canal Zone.
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Ossian Boy Killed In Accidental Hanging Tree Rope
Special to The Gazette Ossian Joseph Wessels 2 son of Mr and Mrs Donald Wessels was killed today when the toy tractor he stood on caused a rope swing loop to tighten around his neck. Neighbors John Jasters and Mark Brown rushed to help as doctors were called but he could not be revived. His family and siblings survive and the rope was a 20 foot looped rope tied to a tall oak. The accident echoes a previous incident on Feb 3 when 13 year old David Durnan hanged himself on a similar rope nearby.
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Atlas ICBM explodes after launch off Cape Canaveral
A three engine Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile failed moments after liftoff at Cape Canaveral. The air force cited a control-system failure that split the 85 foot long missile into two pieces. Debris showered the Atlantic several miles offshore. The blast occurred 45 seconds into flight in a blaze of orange flame.
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Maxwell Goldfine in Sarasota Self Harm Incident
In Sarasota Florida H Maxwell Goldfine 36 son of Bernard Goldfine locked himself in a motel bathroom and cut his face and body with a double edged razor blade He was rushed to a hospital in a police car and listed in good condition Doctors said most wounds were superficial His wife a Sarasota girl former nightclub singer named Laurie Dale filed for divorce two weeks earlier The episode comes amid tensions involving his father and a congressional probe into his business affairs
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H. Maxwell Goldfine
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Elie
Laurie Dale
Strike Ends at Missile Center in Cape Canaveral
A four day wildcat strike by 1 500 workers at the missile launching base ended Saturday after Transport Workers officials said Pan American World Airways, the employer, agreed to improve job safety conditions.
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Americans to Be Flown Out of revolt-torn Iraq
The State Department arranged four commercial planes in Ankara to fly out Americans who want to leave Iraq. Baghdad authorities assured that any of the 1964 Americans who wish to depart will be allowed to leave.
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United States and Soviet push emergency UN session on Middle East
The United States and the Soviet Union both urged an emergency UN General Assembly session on the Middle East after the Security Council failed to pass resolutions. Lodge announced a U.S. bid for an emergency Assembly session as Washington and Moscow prepare rival proposals. Sweden and Russia voted or abstained on various measures. Eisenhower, on a weekend farm stay, left Washington by helicopter with Secret Service and promised rapid return if needed.
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Khrushchev urges Geneva meeting by Tuesday on Mid East crisis
Premier Khrushchev urges Eisenhower Hammarskjold and other leaders to meet in Geneva or neutral capital by Tuesday to curb a possible war над Lebanon and Jordan. He warns any delay risks catastrophe and calls for immediate measures to prevent further conflict.
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Suzy Parker Plans Departure From Hospital Next Week
New York actress Suzy Parker, who suffered a broken arm in an auto-train crash that killed her father, is set to leave the hospital next week.
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Suzy Parker
Batista backs U.S. position on Middle East
President Fulgencio Batista ordered Cuban UN ambassador Emilio Nunez Portuondo to convey full support for the United States during Middle East discussions. The directive strengthens Cuba's alignment with Washington on regional policy.
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Fulgencio Batista
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Middle East
Americans No Longer Get Smiles from Moscow Folk
Moscow residents view Americans differently as the Lebanon crisis and Soviet media intensify anti American sentiment. Observers fear a rise in hate American psychology could threaten new Russian American goodwill amid a large tourist presence. U S diplomacy notes few safety warnings and most Americans in Russia tread carefully.
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U S Flies 1700 Paratroopers To Beirut
The United States ferried 1700 paratroopers from Turkey to Beirut to reinforce Marines in Lebanon while a U S embassy report noted an American plane crash in the Lebanese mountains killing its pilot. A transport plane taking last Marine contingents was hit by small arms fire near Beirut.
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Soaking Rains Spread Across Iowa Saturday
Heavy rains drenched southern and western Iowa then spread statewide with near three inch totals in places. Logan led with 2.55 inches. other amounts included Orient 2.60, Malvern 2.10, and Sioux City 2. Heavier storms accompanied the rain in some areas while temperatures fell from a 91 degree peak in the afternoon to the mid forties in spots overnight.
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Rob ert Connor Faces Illness Limiting Sheriff Campaign
In Nogales Arizona Democratic sheriff hopeful Robert Connor cannot speak due to an infected jaw affecting his campaign events and public appearances.
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Robert Connor
Chuckle Tt Misreads Rest as Career Move
A humorous note mocks the phrase ever lasting rest misinterpreted as a government job. It plays on language and wordplay about dying versus employment.
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