East Berlin Border Guard Killed In Apparent Escape Attempt
East Berlin border guards shot during an apparent escape attempt near Steinstuecken as a 7-foot wall and a sunken enclave framed the crossing. Witnesses described gunfire at dawn and the guards pursuing two East Germans amid the border landscape toward West Berlin. Unknown survivors were reported, with authorities detailing a deadly breach at the death strip.
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East Berlin
Berlin
Nadern
Steinstuecken
Steinstueckdawnl
West
Westen
Jean
West Berlin
Woman Fights for Master’s While 12 Hour Bus Trek Persists
Mrs Rosa Kurtz of Fayetteville North Carolina pursues a Master’s in dietetics at Drexel Institute of Technology. She travels 12 hours by bus each week to Philadelphia for classes, returning home Saturdays. She married last year to a captain training for special forces and faces debates with her opponent Williams in a political context.
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Philadelphia
Rosa Torruellag Kurtz
Steinstuecken
Fayetteville
N.C
Okinawa
Kurtz
University of Puerto Rico
Pennsylvania
Williams
Cultural Exchange Agreement Signed Between US and USSR
The United States and the Soviet Union signed a two year cultural exchange pact in a closed door ceremony at the State Department. The accord extends through 1967 and covers exchanges of artists scientists scholars and others to foster understanding and better relations amid Vietnam tensions.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
John M. Leddy
State Department
Russia
U.S
Viet Nam
Dobrynin
Johnson
Moscow
Roger Wagner
Chorale
White House
Sergei K. Romanovsky
Cavanagh Enters Senate Run Against Williams
Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanagh opened his bid to unseat U S Senator G Mennen Williams. He urged new ideas and said the principal thrust would be against the Republicans while denying fears of a party split in the 414 month primary campaign.
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Com- Detroit
Detroit
Michigan
U.S
Berlin
Cavanagh
Williams
Imposing Figure Passes in Nicaragua from Page A
A detailed biographical sketch recounts Chamorro’s political and military life in Nicaragua from exile and early leadership to key roles as commander, minister to Washington, and candidate for president. It highlights his Chamorro-Bryan Treaty ambitions, U S Marines’ 1912–1921 involvement, and repeated resignations and restorations within the conservative party before his final withdrawal from public office. The passage concludes with a note about a dinner in his honor hosted by President Somoza and an opposition luncheon the next day.
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Aagua
Nicaragua
Honduras
Jose Santo Zelaya
Zelaya
Chamorro
Adolfo Diaz
Washington
United States
Nicaraguan
Diego M. Chamorro
Juan B. Sacasa
Mexico
Somoza
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