East German border moves amid polio fears in West Berlin
East Germany threatened to restrict travel to West Germany over a claimed polio outbreak. Western observers blamed the move on stopping refugees entering West Berlin, as 30,444 refugees arrived in July. Health officials noted polio cases and deaths, while vaccines offered by East Germany were rejected by West Germany.
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East Germany
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German Democratic Republic
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British European Airways
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U.S
Atlas E missile flight nears space power status
CAPE CANAVERAL FL A P AP reports a 5 000 mile Atlas E test flight off Ascension Island moved the weapon closer to operational status and yielded data for atomic power units in space vehicles. The Monday launch followed a record 9 050 mile previous test plus telemetry from heat sensors and a 30 inch cylinder recovered at sea. Officials note the first atomic power device flown last month was over designed for safety.
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Fla
Ascension Island
Ascension
Coastal Crusader
Care Canaveral
AP press opens Kuala Lumpur bureau led by Melmyre
The AP press opened a bureau in Kuala Lumpur to collect and distribute news in the Malaysian capital. It will be headed by A. L. Melmyre, a Singapore native who joined AP in 197.
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Today's Chuckle Secretary Quips About Coffee Break Timing
A lighthearted caption notes a secretary defending a late arrival by saying the coffee break came first. The gag centers on office humor about punctuality and caffeine routines.
White House mum on Khrushchev meeting details
President Kennedy received a report from disarmament chief John J. McCloy after lengthy talks with Nikita Khrushchev. Secretary of State Dean Rusk attended, preparing to meet Britain France and Germany on Berlin. Khrushchev reiterated opposition to Kennedy’s West Berlin stance, but the meeting was described as frank and cordial though largely inconclusive.
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John J. McCloy
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Khrushchev
Dean Rusk
Paris
Britain
France
Germany
Berlin
West Berlin
McCloy
McCloy Meets Khrushchev at Black Sea Resort
McCloy, after two weeks of disarmament talks in Moscow, became the first senior American to hold a long session with Khrushchev since the Kennedy Khrushchev Vienna meeting. They met at Khrushchev’s Black Sea resort as Khrushchev asserted plans to sign a peace treaty with Communist East Germany within the year.
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Khrushchev
Vienna
Berlin
Black Sea
East Germany
Labor chief says no missile base walkouts amid Berlin crisis
Secretary Arthur Goldberg tours missile sites urging adherence to the no strike pledge. He says the pledge is holding, with far fewer lost man-days now, and that Kennedy could seek a legal ban if breaches occur. Goldberg cites national and local settlement procedures as key to uninterrupted space program work. He notes Kennedy watches the issue as Senate probes report delays and cost overruns.
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Arthur J. Goldberg
United States
Berlin
Damacac
Kennedy
Congress
Goldberg
Senate
John L. McClellan
Missile Site Labor Relations Committee
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Omaha
Neb
Hussein Saud agree to tackle inter Arab problems
Jordan's King Hussein and Saudi King Saud issued a joint statement after three days of talks in Saudi Arabia describing their meetings as brotherly and agreeing to address every inter Arab problem within the Arab family framework.
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Jordan
Hussein
Saudi Arabia
Saud
Burglary In Palo Alto Ends With Small Truck Theft
A Palo Alto burglar dropped through a skylight and borrowed a small truck to haul away 91 large tires worth 3800 dollars. Patrolman Downing found an unlocked door and a floor note stating If I had a bigger truck I’d have taken them all.
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Calif
Charles R. Downing
Britain to seek entry talks with Common Market
Paris reports that the six-nation European Common Market agreed to open negotiations with Britain for entry. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's plan drew broad praise in Britain and Europe, though warnings of tough talks and sovereignty concerns persisted, with De Gaulle opposing concessions. Britain’s EFTA partners signaled follow‑the‑leader moves toward association or membership.
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Western European Union
WEU
Harold Macmillan
Charles de Gaulle
France
Europe
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Daily Mail
de Gaulle
Western
The
Mail
European Free Trade Association
EFTA
McNamara signals possible use of nuclear power if needed
Secretary of Defense McNamara testified that the United States would boost conventional capacity but would employ nuclear power if necessary to face Soviet aggression in Western Europe. He noted Washington has not publicly announced a nuclear stockpile in Berlin and Britain and warned against overestimating Soviet strength while criticizing press misperceptions of Soviet divisions.
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Robert S. McNamara
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Western Europe
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House Armed Services Committee
Berlin
United States
West Berlin
England
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Khrushchev
Soviet Union
NATO
Space Platform Attempt Delayed by NASA
An attempt to launch a satellite space platform into orbit was postponed again today by NASA. No new launch date was provided. The agency cited technical difficulties in ground support equipment, noting the test aimed to refine techniques for future moon and deep space missions.
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Fla
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Lost Nominee Hawkins Sought by Campbell County Officials
In Newport Kentucky Campbell County officials seek George W Hawkins missing since April 6. Voters had nominated him for district constable in the May 23 primary. Officials face choice to void the election and name his opponent or wait for Hawkins to appear before November general election.
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Storm shuts down New York area transit and power
A fast moving thunderstorm struck New York City during rush hour causing traffic snarls, flooding, and widespread power outages affecting 5000 Brooklyn and Queens homes. Runways flooded at Idlewild Airport diverted 25 inbound flights, with others delayed up to 45 minutes. Philadelphia Line service halted when overhead wires were struck near Secaucus. Transit gradually restored by 11:15 p.m.
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Hudson River
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Newark
Animals Make World Look Brighter In Zoos And Beyond
News in zoos features a newborn rhinoceros at Cincinnati Zoo, a tigron birth on a farm in New York, a squirrel monkey captured in East Meadow, poet Carl Sandburg’s goat tribute in North Carolina, plus a crab spill in Maryland and a Florida dog finding solace with locals. The report combines light animal tales and human moments from multiple locales.
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Associated Press
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Opal
Johnny
Africa
Longhland
East Meadow
N.Y
Massapequa
George Grimaldi
Arkansas worker shoots to force flight home
An Arkansas construction worker boarded a Chico California airliner without a ticket and shot the ticket agent and the pilot when refused takeoff. Bruce Britt Sr. was charged with attempted murder after a 120 mile per hour chase and a struggle aboard the DC3. Britt said his wife asked him to come home and he acted on impulse. He was confined for observation in Auburn California.
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Fla
W. S. Schley
Noah Sarvis
Rickey
Chico, Calif
Arkansas
Bruce Britt Sr
Daca Jover
Ark
Larry Gillick
Columbus
Ohio
Dispatch
Britt
Oscar Cleal
Menlo Park
Calif
Bill Hicks
Chico
iCorning
Pacific Airways
Corning
Hicks
Cleal
J. Albert Hutchinson
San San Francisco
Clifford C Jackson
Robert Shute
Carmichael
Melba
Butte County Dist
Afro Asians Work On U N Talks For Bizerte Crisis
Asian and African delegates press for 530 U N members to back an emergency General Assembly session on Bizerte to address French actions. Ghana's Kenneth Dadzie says 21 signatures collected with 29 more needed by Wednesday. Stakes center on French withdrawal and access to the naval base. Tunisia seeks full French pullout while France cites defense needs and alliance links. Sadok Makadem to Moscow for consultation.
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U.N
General Assembly
Tue Misi
Bizerte
Kenneth K. S. Dadzie
Ghana
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Frances
Africa
Security Council
Tunisia
France
Sadok ‘Makkadem
Moscow
Weather outlook warns more rain and thundershowers
Forecasters warn the weather may bring more rain and thundershowers with continued cloudiness and humid warmth. Overnight low nine? No, 69 degrees. tonight around 65. High tomorrow near 2? No, this line contains stray numbers. rainfall totals about .65 of an inch in the last 24 hours ending 8 am today.
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