Kennedy reiterates strong stand on Berlin crisis
President Kennedy said the Berlin crisis is Soviet manufactured and that Allied rights in West Berlin cannot be undermined by Soviet actions. He warned Khrushchev against undermining unity and announced a study on possible secret nuclear tests while noting no plans for further talks with Khrushchev. The press conference also touched on tractors for freedom, intelligence reorganization, a Vienna summit, and Laos Geneva cease-fire efforts.
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United States
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Fidel Castro
Castro
Maxwell D. Taylor
Vienna
Laos
Geneva
Federal aid possible for marsh project in La Crosse
City Attorney Flanagan reports after Washington trip that area redevelopment funds for filling the marsh and utilities are remotely possible but unlikely for La Crosse. He notes a potential 1962 Post Office site and urges continued lobbying with Wisconsin lawmakers and federal officials.
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John K. Flanagan
Washington, D. C
Common Council
Wisconsin
Area Redevelopment Administration
Charles Slifko
la Crosse
Corps of Engineers
City of
Corps
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Neb
Washington
Noisy woodpecker prefers metal roofs to soft wood
In Tampa a woodpecker rejects trees and targets metal roofs at the Joseph R. Canto Sr. home. The bird formerly tapped a metal pole but moved to the Canto roof, sounding daily alarms for Alice Canto as she worked, then sleeping in when she stopped.
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Fla
Joseph R. Canto Sr
Canto
Alice
Miss Canto
Khrushchev Signals Berlin Talks Amid Cold War Tension
Khrushchev offered to negotiate on Berlin and Germany in a Kremlin speech at a Soviet North Vietnamese friendship meeting. He warned against Western military buildup, asserted Berlin would not be Blockaded, and demanded Western recognition of East Germany. He said NATO threatens would not be effective and called for disarmament on Soviet terms.
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Khrushchev
Berlin
Germany
Kremlin
Soviet Union
West Germany
Southeast Asia
Zurich
United States
Laos
Informal Meeting On La Crosse Civic Center Plan
La Crosse County Board and Common Council will hear Isadore Candeub of Candeub Fleissig and Associates speak on the civic center. The session at 8 p.m. in the county board chambers is informal and no formal action will be taken. Candeub’s firm has completed 120 urban renewal projects and 60 master plans.
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Candeub
Fleissig
Peter Martin
D.C
Civic Center
Martin
Crane operator killed in Merril area accident
Robert Euler 27 of Route 2 Antigo died after being crushed between a crane cab and dirt pile on Lincoln County Highway W south of Merrill. He had just started a new crane operator job with Merrill Gravel and Construction Co and left behind one child.
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Robert Euler
Route 2
Antigo
Lincoln County
Here
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Wisconsin Needs 56 Million to Balance Budget
Wisconsin must raise 56.1 million to balance the 1961-63 budget, per the Joint Finance Committee. The figure is 792 thousand higher than prior estimates due to Gov. Nelson vetoes and other recommended expenditures.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Joint Finance Committee
Gaylord Nelson
Tax Measure In Technically Perfect Shape
Republicans work long hours on amendments to the tax revision bill to be ready for public hearings. Assemblyman Glen Pommeren ing and Tax Commissioner John A. Gronouski refined the measure, with Gronouski noting most technical issues are resolved.
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State Tax Department
Glen Pommerening
R-Wauwatosa
John A. Gronouski
Pommerening
Gronouski
Senate
Howard Koop
Gaylord Nelson
De Gaulle pushes quick end to Algeria conflict
Paris AP reports President Charles de Gaulle plans a rapid end to the seven year Algerian war. He orders return of divisions from Algeria to Europe, resumes talks with rebels, and warns of partition if negotiations fail. He aims to resolve the impasse in three months to free forces for Berlin crisis. He insists on future association with an independent Algeria and retention of bases for Francophone minorities.
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Evian-les-Bains
Algiers
Boy Electrocuted by Wire in Strawberry Patch
A barefoot six year old, Douglas Murray Porter, was electrocuted in Winnipeg when he touched a 115-volt wire laid across a strawberry patch to deter birds. The owner said he placed the wire to protect berries and no charges were filed.
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Winnipeg
Douglas Murray
Porter
Arabs Block Iraqi Move To Annex Kuwait
Cairo and Riyadh oppose Iraq's claim to Kuwait with UAR and Saudi backing for Kuwait. Kuwait declares emergency while its forces, aided by British troops, prepare for potential conflict as Arab League and world powers watch.
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
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Abdel Harim Kassem
Abdel Kader Hatem
al Akhbar
Nasser
Saudi Arabia
Mecca
Saud
Hussein
Jordan
Sheik
Baghdad
Persian Gulf
al Gumhurra
Kassem
Britain
Foreign Office
London
U.S. State Department
U.S
Pomeranian Inherits Stock From Miami Socialite
In Miami Beach, Lillie Hudson Cattrall left 1000 shares of J L Hudson Co stock to her two Pomeranians after dying at 80. One dog fell ill and was put away, leaving the other to receive income from the stock administered by the cook Helen Baker. A further 7000 shares were left in trust for Miss Baker.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Lillie Hudson Cattrall
J. L. Hudson Co
Detroit
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