Khrushchev Uses Nuclear Threats Over Berlin Crisis
U S officials view Khrushchev’s Berlin crisis as a dangerous bluff backed by nuclear threats designed to pressure Western leaders. He aims to influence neutral nations ahead of a Belgrade meeting of Nehru and others. Top diplomats Kennedy Rusk and Kennan monitor Soviet moves while NATO rebuilds and West Berlin seeks time to forge a negotiated solution.
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Washington
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Berlin
United States
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Belgrade
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U.S
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Europe
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Iim
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Llewellyn Thompson
Mostow
George F. Kennan
Kennan
Tito
Nasser
Egypt
India
U. S
London
Kennedy
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Kremlin
Rusk
West Berlin
NATO
Communists seal border as East Berlin tightens control
East Berlin tightens controls on movement with a wooden barrier near the Brandenburg Gate and barbed wire along the border as East German troops erect a nine foot fence. Officials warn the new measures could affect about 80,000 daily cross-border commuters to West Berlin and raise fears of renewed unrest in East Germany.
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East
West Berlin
East Germany
Refugee Flow Hits New High
West Berlin recorded 2,017 new arrivals from East Germany at Marienfelde camp between Friday and Saturday afternoon, the busiest rush yet. hundreds arrived unregistered as East German police tried to stem the flight while Adenauer urged calm and aid for those forced to leave.
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West Germany
West Berlin
Red
Berlin
Potsdam
East Berlin
ADN
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democratic
Adenauer
West
Cuban Churches Hold Vitality Amid Cuba Revolution
Adon Taft reports Cuba’s religious scene remains lively despite upheaval as Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox hierarchies split over Castro. Some priests back the regime while Vatican ties endure, yet increasing church restrictions and alienation from government rise amid a polarized Cuban religious community.
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Miami Herald
Adon Taft
Father Lence
Christian Radical Advance
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Castro
Fernandez
Cuban Council of Churches
Rankin
John Kelly
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Larson
Vatican
Holy See
Pat Pynelled
From Red China to Hong Kong aided by refugee program
Li Ling-suited 32 Chinese laborers freed from slave farms are now self-supporting under the Chuk Yuen Refugee Rehabilitation Program. Americans support Overseas Aid, with Protestant Catholic and Jewish groups aiding relief efforts that offer a path to survival for refugees in need.
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Li Ling
Red China
Hong Kong
Chuk Yuen
Chuk Yuen Center For
Li Sing-cui
Paratroopers Praise M 14 and Swift Strike Drills
At Fort Bragg soldiers in the 501st Airborne discuss why the M 14 rifle appeals to them over the M 1 Garand, citing lighter weight and firepower. The unit, part of Exercise Swift Strike, completed a jump into a sandy field amid hot conditions while pilots note helicopter load limits and upcoming aircraft upgrades.
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Howard Criswell JR
Airborne
FT. Bragg
N.C
Harley Howery
Clyde Root
Co.n0
Calif
501St Airborne Infantry
Cheraw
S.C
Campbell
Howery
Angelo Damelio
Morristown
N.J
Root
Pacolet Mills
D.C
Ft. Campbell
U.S
Pfe
Carl Alsup
Scottsburg
Ind
Mock Nuclear Bomb Used In Swift Strike Exercise
In Cheraw area North Carolina a mock nuclear device was dropped during Exercise Swift Strike. Troops from the 101st Airborne and the 82nd Airborne, supported by the 50st unit, simulated a nuclear confrontation as STRAC divisions conduct five days of airborne assault maneuvers. Casualties were reported as non critical with several treated at field hospitals.
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Ft, Bragg
N.C
101St Airborne
Cheraw
101St Airborne Infantry
82Nd
501St Assembly
59St
Womack General
Second Army
Ft. Campbell
Ft. Bragg
Strategic Army Corps
STRAC
101St
12Nd
United States
Red China Courts Buddhist Fervor With Buddha Tooth Return
Tokyo dispatch reports Red China showcased a Buddhist relic by returning the tooth of autumn Buddha to Peiping in a gilded pagoda after a two month loan to Ceylon. The event drew millions of worshippers and was hailed as a propaganda gain for Peiping, highlighting Beijing's effort to win goodwill among Asia's Buddhists while steering religion within state channels.
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John Roderick
Tokyo
Red
China
Ceylon
Peiping
A. P. Jayasuriya
Asia
Train Crash Leaves Two Hurt As Spectators Crowd Scene
Police described a derailment where two youths climbed between cars as the train moved. Witnesses ignored orders to back away while a wrecker freed a damaged vehicle from a drainage ditch. Police warned of danger from loose cables as debris and cement tiles littered the wreck site.
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Chaney
McMillan
Winston-Salem
Western Powers to Protest Berlin Border Closure
Washington and London expected a swift protest to the East German border shutdown of West Berlin. Officials noted Berlin is to be treated as a unit under wartime agreements, making the barrier an illegal act by the Soviet-led side. The move risks heightening East West tensions and refugee crisis concerns.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Berlin
East Germany
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