Seven Year Old Sends White House for Soil Sample
Ann Arbor reports a first grade girl, Catherine OConnor, asked Caroline Kennedy for a soil sample from the White House lawn for a science project. Mrs Baldridge replied that such requests would ugly the lawns. gifts arrived from England and Midway Island while letters poured in from across the country.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Catherine O'Connor
St. Francis School
White House
States
Catherine
Pamela Turnure
Berlin Still Issue In East-West Talk
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin meet in Washington for a second round of talks on Berlin as Moscow and Washington discuss a direct communications line. The day after Russia signaled openness to installing a Moscow Washington direct wire in crises, officials say it is a practical step without major concessions.
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Washington
Dean ‘Rusk
Anatoly Dobrynin
Moscow
Rusk
Schroeder
de Gaulle
State Department
Kennedy
U.S
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Geneva
Kremlin
Rusk Blasts Aid Cuts Might Backfire Says Rusk
Secretary of State Dean Rusk launched a blunt attack on congressional cuts to foreign aid. Friends and foes saw the volley as potentially increasing scrutiny instead of easing it, as hearings on the aid authorization bill were set to begin. He warned that sharp cuts could let Communists gain ground if the United States withdraws.
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Washington
Secretary of
Dean Rusk
Caups
Rusk
Ski Star’s Headless Body Found in Reno Duplex
The headless, nude body of Sonja McCaskie, 24, a former Olympic skier for Great Britain, was found in her Reno duplex. A babysitter alerted police after the mother failed to pick up her one-year-old son, and officers said she likely died Thursday night. McCaskie, born February 19, 1939 in Elgin Scotland, competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley and remained a British subject.
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Reno
Nev
Sonja McCaskie
Great Britain
Miss McCaskie
Elgin
Scotland
Electrocution Reported in Byesville Victim Named Harry Callahan
Cambridge reports an accidental electrocution in Byesville last night. The victim, 71 year old Harry Callahan, touched high tension lines. Sheriff’s office investigates the incident.
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Cambridge
Ohio
Byesville
Harry Callahan
Sheriff's Office
Anti-Castro Raiders Struggle to Be Tracked Down
Cuban exile bands elude U S and British forces amid raids on the Florida Keys and Bahamas. British marines probe Williams Cay for caches while the Violynn III crew face Bahamas entry charges and subsequent release. Guards monitor small craft for hidden fighters as tension in the region remains high.
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Keys
Florida
Bahamas
Fidel Castro
Lonely Williams Cay
Nassau
Seventh Coast Guard
Miami
Violynn
Cuba
Nassau-to-Miami
Coast Guard
Chip
Jerry Buchanan
Jim Pompano
Sun Sentinel
Evelio Duque
Violynn Isl
Buchanan
Ramon Sanchez
Duqne
Sanchez
Omega IL
Violynn IL
Williams Cay
Andros Island
Village police abducted in Oxford Michigan
Oxford Michigan police force abducted early today but radio operator LeLora Westfall and two patrolmen were found unharmed hours later at a Detroit motel. Suspect Fred F. Hannah, 24, of Oxford, armed with three pistols and at large, identified by officer Hill. Lamphere and Hill described the scene with their gear left behind at the station.
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Oxford, Mich
Michigan
Detroit
Ineander Wassal
Oxford
Fred F. Hannan
Lafe
Eldorado
LeLora Westfall
Richard Lampiere
Delbert Hill
Hill
Hannah
Lamphere
Lunik 4 Silent as Moon Mission Reaches Target
Moscow reports Lunik 4 quiet as it nears the moon with Pravda giving only a brief update at 10 a.m. EST. The Soviet moonship, launched Tuesday, was within 10 000 miles of its target while radio silence persisted.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Pravda
Severed Foot Can't Be Kept
In Saugus Massachusetts a 12 year old boy, Brian J Sayer, lost his right foot after a freight car wheel severed it on February 12. Doctors at Saugus General Hospital said blood circulation failed and gangrene set in. He accepted amputation to save his life.
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Saugus
Mass
Brian J. Sayer
Saugus General Hospital
Air Force disperses jets to reduce missile vulnerability
The Air Force will disperse more than 100 jet fighters next summer to survive a Soviet missile strike while remaining ready to intercept Russian bombers. About 900 jets in the North American Air Defense Command will be relocated among bases from California to Maryland, with three squadrons shifted and two enlarged.
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Washington
Air Force
California
Oregon
Washington State
Massachusetts
Delware
Maryland
Washington, D.C
U.S
North American Air Defense Command
Air
Yale President Griswold Readmitted To Hospital
Yale University President Whitney Griswold is reported back in Grace-New Haven Hospital after a Friday admission. Officials would not disclose the reason or comment on his condition. Griswold, 56, had earlier recovered from cancer surgery two years prior and did not attend a Yale Daily News banquet.
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New Haven, Conn
Yale University
Whitney Griswold
Yale
Grace- New Haven Hospital
Griswold
Yale Daily News
Todayvs Chuckle A Genealogist Profile
A quirky line defines a genealogist as a person who traces family history as far as your money will go, highlighting humor about research costs and dedication in a concise wry comment.
Argentina Navy Rebels Arrests as Loyalists Gain Control
Rebels surrender in waves across Argentina as loyalist forces tighten grip on the country. Admiral Palma and Admiral Perez Piton yield at Bahia Blanca near Puerto Belgrano, while about 150 officers are guarded. Some officers flee to Uruguay. others refuse to recognize cease-fire terms.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Jose Maria Guido
Ist
Puerto Belgrano
Jorge Palma
Guillermo Perez Piton
Marine Corps
River Plate
Uruguay
Adm
Eladio Vazquez
Molds Suspected As Cancer Cause
Dr. Michael B. Shimkin of the National Cancer Institute told science writers that molds or fungi might contaminate foods or exist in drugs and could be linked to cancer. He cited moldy peanuts and corn, aflatoxin from peanuts, and studies in rats showing liver cancer. he stressed these are suspicions and urged no avoidance of essential antibiotics.
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Michael B. Shimkin
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda
American Cancer Society
Science Writers
Shimkin
England
Africa
Tremor Felt in Modena Italy No Damage Reported
A light earthquake tremor was felt Friday around Modena in central Italy with no damage or casualities reported. The brief quake prompted residents to assess structures but authorities said no injuries or significant impacts occurred.
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Modena
Italy
Three Die In Mount Eaton Car Crash In Ohio
A head on collision on U S 250 in Mount Eaton killed three people and injured three others. Victims were David P. Elliott 22 of Mount Eaton and Judith Elliott 17 his sister plus Paul Durstine 50 of Beach City. Seriously hurt were Harold W. Picking 46 of Wooster Ray Miller 45 of Benton and Willard Moyers 16 of Mount Eaton. State Patrol said one car attempted to pass a third vehicle before collision.
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Wooster
Ohio
U.S
Mount Eaton
David P. Elliott
Judith Elliott
Paul Durstine
Beach City
Dunlap Hospital
Orrville
Harold W. Picking
Woo
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