West Berlin Protests East Germany Over Wall Shooting
West Berlin government directly protested to East German authorities over the Christmas Day wall shooting of 18 year old Paul Schultz as he climbed the barrier to flee. The move, led by Horst Korber, marks the first time Berlin officials addressed East Germany about a wall incident.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Berlin Wall
Willy Brandt
Britain
France
United States
Horst Korber
Erich Wendt
Martin J. Hillenbrand
U.S
Bonn
Pyotr Abrassimov
East Germany
Bethanien Damm
Melchior Strasse
Paul Schultz
Schultz
UPI Radiotelephoto
Fire Breaks Out Aboard American Freighter President Madison
In Yokohama the 7,924-ton American President Line ship President Madison reported a fire in No 4 hold as it left for San Francisco. The vessel asked for aid about 25 miles off Tokyo Bay near the Boso Peninsula. No casualties were reported among 52 crew and seven passengers.
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Yokohama
Japan
President Madison
San Francisco
President Line
Boso Peninsula
Tokyo Bay
Man Arraigned For Causing Injuries
Gordon Heffron aged 45 admitted shooting and wounding a man and wife after a dispute in his home Monday night Heffron was arraigned in County Court and charged with causing injury by conduct regardless of life Heffron requested an attorney and is held on a $5000 bond awaiting continuation in January.
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Dodgeville
Gordon Heffron
Heffron
John Walsh
Reynolds Pledges Cash To Back State Pay Vouchers
Wisconsin Governor John W. Reynolds said he will personally sign pay vouchers and borrow funds to ensure more than 500 state employees receive their salaries. He named Howard Koop and Frank Zeidler as his picks for key administrative roles in the Departments of Administration and Resource Development.
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Koop
Zeidler
Senate
Reynolds
Thompson
Kellogg Citizens’ National Bank of
Green Bay
Leonard Schmitt
Merrill
State Supreme Court
Schmitt
Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Cyprus peace patrols under strain as Greek Turkish talks stall
British patrols move through Nicosia to maintain peace in Cyprus amid fresh fighting. A British soldier was wounded near Larnaca while Greek and Turkish garrisons clash. Officials say language barriers hinder joint patrols and a unified mixed force remains unresolved. Cyprus seeks UN Security Council action.
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Alex Efty
Nicosia, Cyprus
Nicosia
Cyprus
Larnaca
Mediterranean
P.G. Young
U.N. Security Council
Turkey
Britain
Royal Air Force
Texas
Johnson
Greece
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Paris
Wilton Area Youth Killed In Collision
A 19 year old Wilton area resident Lester R Nauman was killed when his southbound car swerved into a oncoming semi truck on Willow Park Bridge Highway 12 near Tomah Wisconsin. The truck driven by Willis J Stokes Jr 32 of Monroe and passenger Robert Labord 38 of Monroe were uninjured. Authorities noted unclear cause and a diesel spill prompted fire responders.
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Tomah
Wis
Willow Park Bridge
Highway 12
Lester R. Nauman
R. 1
Wilton
Nauman
Huber Brewing Co
Willis J. Stokes Jr
Monroe
Stokes
Robert Labord
Associated Press
Manitowoc
Wisconsin
Margaret Fleischmann
Antigo
Henry
Maribel
Milwaukee
Frank Hebein
Capitol Drive
Toxic Yellow Smog Might Veil Mars, End Life Hope
AP reports evidence Mars hosts yellow gas clouds dominated by nitrogen dioxide. Scientists warn such smoglike atmosphere could erase the chance of life on the red planet and challenge searches for life elsewhere in the solar system.
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Mars
Associated Press
Washington
Earth
Sebastian Karrer
Carl C. Kiess
Karrer
U.S
Kiess
Georgetown College Observatory
Venus
Driving Snow Falls Across Wisconsin Left Roads Hazardous
Light snow dusted most of Wisconsin with heavier falls in the north reducing visibility to a quarter mile in Hurley. Measurable snow totaled 3 inches in Duluth and Wausau, 2 at Park Falls, 1 at Green Bay, with less elsewhere. Freezing drizzle earlier gave way to light snow. temps ranged from zero at Superior to 37 in Beloit.
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Wisconsin
Hurley
Duluth
Wausau
Park Falls
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Madison
Oshkosh
Beloit
Janesville
Clintonville
Rhinelander
Ashland
Mercury
Superior
Eau Claire
la Crosse
Lone Rock
Racine
Goldwater accuses Johnson of pressuring Congress on foreign aid
Senator Barry Goldwater attacks President Johnson over what he calls arm twisting to pass the $3 billion foreign aid bill. He says Johnson aims to stampede votes and treats lawmakers as personal errand boys. Goldwater spoke from his Phoenix home while recovering from heel surgery.
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Johnson
Johnson City
Tex
Goldwater
Congress
John F. Kennedy
Senate
Phoenix
Demonstration Attacks U.S. Legation in Sofia Bulgaria
In Sofia a several thousand strong protest against a Bulgarian ex diplomat accused of spying led to smashed windows at the U S legation and overturned cars. Bulgarian police dispersed the crowd within about an hour as the United States demanded compensation and phoned Australia.
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Vienna
U.S
Legation
Sofia
Bulgaria
U.S. Legation
BTA
Ivan Asen Christof Georgiev
Eugenie Anderson
United States
Cuba
Washington
Nixon Gains as Goldwater Slips in GOP County Chairman Poll
A two week AP survey of 1,361 GOP county chairmen across all states shows Nixon gaining ground after Kennedy's death while Goldwater falls to 44.2 percent as strongest candidate. Lodge and Rockefeller follow, with Scranton attracting limited support. The poll indicates a political shift as the convention nears in San Francisco.
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Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Republican County
Goldwater
Associated Press
Arizona
Nixon
Eisenhower
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Viet Nam
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Lodge
Rockefeller
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
San Francisco
Skyscraper-Climbing Mice Offer Human Motivation Clues
University of California Los Angeles researchers report wild deer mice in a maze climbed 25-story heights and ran three miles in one night for exploration. They note humans may be motivated more by tough problems than by tangible rewards.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Daniel Brant
J. L Kavanan
American Association For the Advancement of Science
University of California At
Los Angeles
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George Thompson
John Barbour
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Gene Keyes
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