Tank incursion marks first allied move into East Berlin
Tanks and armored cars crossed into East Berlin after a tense checkpoint confrontation over a U.S. license plate dispute. Lightner, escorted by MPs, entered the Soviet sector twice and returned to the American zone amid a show of force. The incident sparked a protest from the Soviet commander and signaled a rare armed incursion since the postwar division of the city.
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Taxes Paid For 1961 Revealed By Internal Revenue
The Internal Revenue Service reports 1961 federal taxes at 244.023 million dollars paid by SAPi-Arkans. National tax collections total 94.4 billion, with 46 billion from individuals. The overall tax take rose by 2.6 billion from fiscal 1960.
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Train wrecks and hospital scenes tied to Stuttgart incident
Report describes a fatal and nonfatal wreck near Stuttgart on Highway 146 involving a tug and a freight train. Brow n, 49, escaped serious injury, while others, including Cleo Smith’s son, were being treated after an accident. Reenac’s wife had surgery and was visited in Pine Bluff hospital. The parties involved faced shock with little warning and limited control over events.
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Minutemen Hold Field Maneuvers Amid Arrests
Reports say the Minutemen conducted field maneuvers as police seized weapons. Rich Lauehli, 35, of Collinsville, was arrested on charges of unlawful possession of firearms after a weapons display in Shiloh. DePugh, 87, and others defended the drill as a safety exercise amid national chapters.
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Dag Hammarskjold Wins Nobel Peace Prize Posthumously
Oslo reports Dag Hammarskjold is awarded the 1961 Nobel Peace Prize posthumously after his Congo peace mission. The 1960 prize goes to Albert Luthuli for leading South Africa’s ANC and opposing racial discrimination, with the award worth 250,232 kroner.
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Negro Pleads Guilty to Murder in Arkansas Court
Eddie Lee Charleston a 21 year old Negro pleaded guilty to second degree murder in Pulaski Circuit Court. He was sentenced to 21 years in prison for the fatal shooting of David Cook a 42 year old Negro last November 1. The state accepted a reduced charge in exchange for the plea.
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Tulsa Man Claims Alabama Slaying While Detained
Police said a man arrested on an intoxication charge Sunday claimed he killed a woman in Alabama. He gave the name George D. Hicfey, 45, saying he disposed of the body in the Tallapoosa River near Dadeville. Sheriff Barnes said no body has been found and called the tale unsubstantiated.
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