Khrushchev pushes Berlin plan amid Cold War tensions
U S officials view Khrushchev's Berlin and nuclear test threats as a step up in post Vienna Cold War pressure. Kennedy era negotiators weigh East German access to Berlin and insist on a strong international inspection regime for any test ban. Arthur Dean returns to Geneva for talks with Kennedy and allies.
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Washington
U.S
Khrushchev
Dean Rusk
Moscow
Germany
United States
Berlin
Vienna
Keny
East Germany
Nize
West Berlin
Kennedy
Arthur H. Dean
Geneva
Anderson Nominated To Succeed Burke As CNO
President Kennedy nominated Vice Admiral George W. Anderson to be chief of naval operations for a two year term. He would succeed Admiral Arleigh A. Burke who retires August 1 with the rank of admiral.
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Washington
Kennedy
George W. Anderson
Naval Operations
Stay Out" Shaking Finger at Milwaukee Deputy Sheriff
Mrs. Mary Burke tells Deputy Sheriff Sidney Novak to stay out as the sheriff’s department comes to remove the Burkes from their three room house ahead of the coming expressway. Novak is bitten by a dog. Burke family prepares to surrender more items from their one acre farm including rabbits and scrap vehicles.
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Milwaukee
Sidney Novak
Mary Burke
Sheriff's Department
Burkes
Novak
Kennedy Acknowledges Mild Virus Infection
President Kennedy suffers a mild virus infection with fever peaking at 101.6 and normalizing later. White House physician Dr Janet Travell reports a mixed bacterial and viral illness and says the case should run its course in about two days. The president remains on duty if fever stays down and he sleeps well.
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Washington
Kennedy
Janet Travell
White House
Travell
A.m
Preston Wade
New York
Wade
Georgetown
Traveil
George Barkley
Salinger
George Burkley
Potomac River
Three Laos Princes Agree On National Unity Government
Zurich reports three Lao princes Boun Oum Souvanna Phouma and Souphanouvong resolved to form a temporary national union government to be named by King Savang Vathana. They pledged neutrality and a cease fire and aimed to merge the three armies into one. No date set.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Laos
National Union
Boun Oum
Souvanna Phouma
Souphanouvong
Dolder
National Assembly
Star
Phoumi
United States
Geneva
Former Queen Marie of Yugoslavia Dies at 61
London AP reports former Queen Marie of Yugoslavia died today after a prolonged illness. She was 61. The Yugoslav royal dynasty was toppled by Marshal Tito in 1945 while her eldest son Peter reigned in exile. She was daughter of Queen Marie of Romania and widow of King Alexander I who was assassinated in 1934 in Marseilles by Ante Pavelic.
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London
Marie
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Peter
Romania
Alexander I
Marseilles
Ante Pavelich
Army seeks 10 division NG plan at Governors Conference
Washington AP Army officials travel to Honolulu for a Governors Conference session with the National Guard Committee to push a plan for creating a 10 division quick reaction force from the National Guard and reserve. Some divisions may gain manpower and gear while others face cuts due to budget limits.
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Washington
Army
Honolulu
National Guard and Reserve
National Guard
Ernest Vandiver
Georgia
Three men survive lighthouse blast in Lake Superior rescue
Three sailors rescued from Stannard Rock lighthouse say they survived on beans after a Sunday explosion. Missing William Maxwell, 34, of Houghton, Mich., is presumed inside the tower as Coast Guard fights fumes from fuel in the coal bin. Scobie and Horne report living outside in a tarpaulin tent while rescuers search for Maxwell and treat Daniels, seriously injured electrican's mate from Sault Ste. Marie.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Stannard Rock
Lake Superior
Coast Guard
William A. Maxwell
Houghton
Mich
Maxwell
Walter E. Scobie
Troy
Richard A. Horne
New York
Oscar R.daniels
Sault Ste. Marie
Scobie
Horne
Daniels
Assembly Votes Pay Hike For State Employes
The Wisconsin Assembly passed a bill providing 5.4 million dollars in pay raises for about 16 000 state employees over the 1961 63 biennium an eight percent average raise. The measure advances to the Senate.
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Madison
Assembly
Senate
Indians Study Opening of Tribal Liquor Store
Nett Lake Indians study opening a tribal liquor store after a 52 21 vote against banning spirits. Federal and state law review shows the election was unnecessary since both codes ban liquor on a reservation already.
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Nett Lake, Minn
Nett Lake Reservation
Wisconsin sales tax plan targets property tax relief and income tax changes
The Wisconsin Republican leadership unveiled a three percent general sales tax plan intended to reduce real and personal property taxes and stabilize income tax. The proposal includes withholding of personal income tax, a nine dollar per person credit, reduction of the income surtax, municipal credits against sales tax, and phased elimination of the business inventory tax. Leaders expect debate next week with a public hearing in the Capitol.
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State Senate
Glen McGrath
William Kasakailas
Farm Bureau
Glen Pommerening
la Crosse Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
Gaylord Nelson
Gay. Nelson
Glenn Pommerening
Milwaukee
California
GOP
State Department of Taxation
GOP Sees 1962 Win In Issue
Madison AP reports Republicans claim a three percent sales tax bill will win the 1962 election, while Senator Davis Donnelly vows a veto by Gov. Gaylord Nelson. The debate covers Senate procedure and a June hearing date as Democrats accuse GOP rule violations. Milwaukee AFL-CIO leaders announce preparation for a Madison rally ahead of a Finance Committee hearing on the tax bill.
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Madison
GOP
Senate
Robert Travis
Platteville
Davis Donnelly
Eau Claire
Gaylord Nelson
Donnelly
Travis
Warren ‘Knowles
Knowles
William Moser
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Lynn Stalbaum
D-Racine
Stalbaum
Jerris Leonard
Wisconsin Afl-Cio
John W. Schmitt
Afl-Cio
Schmitt
Wisconsin Labor Couns Cils
Joint Finance Committee
Fire Fatalities In Ashland Toll Ku Klux Klan Leader’s Family
Authorities investigate a fatal fire near Ashland Alabama that killed the wife of a former Ku Klux Klan leader the Rev Alvin Horn and their two children. The bodies were recovered from the charred frame house in a rural area northeast of town.
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Ashland
Ala
Alvin Horn
Alabama
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