Khrushchev Offers Berlin Talks with Conditions
Premier Khrushchev proposed negotiations on Berlin and Germany while warning the West against military buildup. He asserted readiness to negotiate honestly, denied a Berlin blockade, and pressed Western recognition of East Germany. He warned of possible measures to secure the Soviet Union and called for disarmament and equal power balance. He criticized U S interference in Laos and backed North Vietnam, while offering to negotiate the German question and the Berlin issue.
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Khrushchev
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Soviet Union
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Zurich
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Laos
Russia
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Shoppers Voice Anger Over Packaging Policy
In senate hearings, Marya Mannes calls consumer culture a trap as witnesses, led by Sen Hart, examine grocery labeling and packaging practices. Neuberger cites slack fills and misleading terms, urging clearer weights and contents without forcing shoppers to compare with slide rules.
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Senate
Marya Mannes
New York Magazine
Senate Anti-Trust and Monopoly
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Hart
D-Mich
Sen. Maurine Neuberger
D-Ore
In memory tributes and club notices from Camp Good Health
Anonymous donation listed for Camp Good Health along with memorials for Omer Brokaw John Morse Mrs Lou McConahy Dave Whitmore and others. Notices from Lend-a-Hand Mt Vernon Red Fox Indian Powwow Ladies Auxiliary National Assn of Letter Carriers Palm Grove Woodmen circle Friday club and a play excerpt Kingdom of Ball by Jill Fossier and others.
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Harold Pollitz
Robert Donahue
Marvin Shideler
John Rieniers
Mt. Vernon
John Morse
M. W
Red Fox
National Assn
Lou McConahy
Bessie Wiles Hite
Los Angeles
Palm Grove
Woodman’s Circle
Dave Whitmore
Kingdom of Ball
Jill Fossier
Nancy Beals
Joanne Beals
Karen Sedlacek
Federal Probe Sought Over Cedar Rapids Water Taste Issue
Mayor Jim Meaghan asked for a federal look into Cedar Rapids water taste and odor problems linked to algae. He directed Public Health Engineering Director P J Houser to contact the U S Public Health Service in Cincinnati to see if prior research exists. Attending were City Council members Health Officer Carl Smith Waterworks Supt George Lee Supt Arnold Cherry sewage plant Supt Bill Meaney and engineer Charles Mullinex.
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U.S. Public Health Department
Cedar Rapids
Jim Meaghan
P. J. Houser
State Department of Health, Jr
Houser
Cincinnati
Ohio
Carl Smith
George Lee
Arnold
Cherry
Bill Meaney
Charles Mullinex
R. Green Co
Water safety fears rise in Iowa citys supplies
The report warns two dangers from current water conditions. Thousands rely on wells with unknown safety, and algae byproducts may toxicant the city water system, causing stomach issues. Burlington officials seek Cedar Rapids aid for taste and odor problems. issues also reported in Fort Madison and Keokuk as Cedar River pollution appears likely.
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Fort Madison
Keokuk
Cedar River
Chuckle Economist's Take on Post-Spending Money Moves
A witty observer titled Chuckle Economist offers guidance on what to do with funds after an earlier spending decision. The piece uses light humor to frame practical steps for wiser money handling.
Whitman Climbs Mt Chocorua at 90 for 80th Time
John Whitman, 90, reaches the 3475 foot summit of Mt. Chocorua for the 80th time since his first ascent at age 16. He completed the round trip in about 10 hours, aided by participating relatives on Tuesday in Chocorua New Hampshire.
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Chocorua
N.H
John Whitman
Whitman
Eight year sentence for Kistner and accomplices in large embezzlement
Harold E. Kistner Jr. 36 was sentenced by Federal Judge Henry N. Graven to eight years for aiding and abetting in a $2 million embezzlement with Burrice Geiger of Sheldon and for mail fraud. He faced up to 80 years and $85,000 in fines. Adolph Biderman 39 received $350 fine on mail fraud counts. Robert Smith 42 got an 18 month suspended sentence and three years probation on one conspiracy count.
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Sioux City
UPI
Harold E. Kistner, Jr
Kistner
Henry N. Graven
Burnice Geiger
Sheldon
Adolph M. Biderman
Robert S. Smith
NATO Council to Discuss Berlin Emergency Moves
NATO Secretary General Dirk Stikker said the NATO Council in Paris will begin urgent consultations soon on military emergency measures for Berlin. The move follows Berlin tensions and aims to coordinate allied response.
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NATO
Berlin
Bonn
Dirk Stikker
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
Paris
GM Warning On Costs as Talks Begin
Detroit AP General Motors warned the United Auto Workers that excessive labor cost increases could fuel inflationary pressures while talks begin on three year contracts with GM Ford and Chrysler. UAW leader Walter Reuther urged focus on expanding purchasing power and returning idle capacity to production.
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General Motors
United Auto Workers
Louis Seaton
Walter Reuther
UAW
Reuther
Ford
Chrysler
Iit
Kennedy warns against undermining Western unity over Berlin
President Kennedy, at his first Washington news conference in eight weeks, frames the Berlin crisis as Soviet manufactured and urges Russia to join Western talks. He asserts U.S. rights in Berlin, notes tests of a nuclear ban, and discusses growth gaps with the Soviet Union, Khrushchev, and Laos.
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Ford Local 600
Department of Justice
Stellato
Washington
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Khrushchev
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America
Vienna
Tower design blamed as radar Tex tower collapse sparks blame game
A senate report sternly denounces navy designers and builders of the radar Tex tower that collapsed in a blizzard off New Jersey, killing 28. It faults wind and wave calculations, assigns air force blame, and calls the design criteria inadequate. Col. William Banks faces court martial for dereliction in duty with a trial set after July 17 at Stewart air base.
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Senate
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Texas
Air Force
New Jersey
Col
William Banks
Banks
Boston Air Defense Center
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