British Barbed Wire Barricade Thwarts Hong Kong Refugees
British soldiers stretched a 12 mile barbed wire barrier along the Hong Kong border to block flows of hungry Chinese refugees fleeing mainland China. The cost for the wire runs about 340000 dollars as engineers stack rolls and defend routes while some escapees slip away.
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Forrest Edwards
Hong Kong
China
Dne
Red China
Formosa
Chiang ‘Kai-shek
Chiang
Bomb at Saigon restaurant targets U.S. servicemen
An improvised bomb exploded Thursday night in a downtown Saigon restaurant crowded with American servicemen. Two Germans were slightly injured as fear of a Viet Cong bombing wave grows. Security in the city tightened with more guards at hotels and embassies. The attackers fled after the blast.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Ular
U.S
August Philippe
Edgar Fisher
Circus
Japanese See Embarrassment Over U S Troop Shift
In Tokyo Foreign Minister Kosaka and Deputy U S Ambassador Reischauer discuss a deployment of U S troops from Japan to Southeast Asia. Kosaka says advance notice would have mattered for political effects and notes Kennedy and Ikeda agreed to notify Japan in advance for actions in Asia.
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Tokyo
U.S
Edwin Reischauer
Foreign Office
Southeast Asia
Zentaro Kosaka
Japan
Liberal Democrat
Foreign Affairs Committee
Kosaka
Thailand
Kennedy
Ikeda
Asia
Collect Calls On Son's Death Bring Apology
U S officials apologized for notifying a Wisconsin family by collect call about their son’s illness and death after a Dow Air Base mix up. Col A M Kurland apologized for a noncommissioned officer’s call, noting a policy breach and promising lessons learned.
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Leo
A. M. Kurland
Big Gain In Homebuilding Reported In April
Washington AP reported April housing starts rose 6 percent from March to 146 000, a rate of 1 542 000 yearly. Census data show a broader upturn in activity, while FHA tightens credit checks after rising mortgage defaults. Premier Khrushchev expected to visit Ghana soon per Evening News.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Pose
Gon
Census Bureau
Federal Housing Administration
Accra
Ghana
UPI
Khrushchev
Evening News
Philip Garoutte Hopes To Be a Conservationist
Philip Garoutte a 15 year old ninth grade student at Roosevelt junior high school serves 80 Gazette customers on Ninth Tenth and Eleventh streets NW He became a carrier salesman in June 1960 and uses earnings to buy clothes save money His hobbies include fishing and coin collecting Parents Mr and Mrs Robert Garoutte reside at 1500 Ninth street NW.
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Philip Garoutte
Roosevelt Junior High
Philip
The
Gazette
Ninth
Tenth
Eleventh
Robert Garoutte
Ninth Street
Kennedy Supports Brother in Massachusetts Campaign
President Kennedy says he will not become involved in Ed ward Kennedy's Massachusetts campaign but expresses sympathy and personal comfort toward his brother. Capsule in Paris: John Glenn's capsule to be shown at Palais de la Découverte this weekend.
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Washington
Kennedy
Edward
Massachusetts
Ay Steas
Paris
UPI
John Glenn
Palais de la Devouverte
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PUSG
Iowa
Carroll Hamer
Life Insurance Guarantees
Future Income Security Mutual Life Insurance Company
Jim Wagner
Ray Kohl
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Agent Town & Country Shopping Center
Cedar Rapids League of Women Voters
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
James Bradley
William Bernav
Iowa Supreme Court
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Willard Petrie
Washington Avenue
Thornton
Waterloo
Dow
API
Georges Braque
Prand
James Johnson
Cedar Rapids
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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Warren Fackler
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