Soviet Armored Cars Barred Then Let Through At Berlin Checkpoint
In Berlin on the front line of the Cold War, three Soviet armored cars were halted for about 45 minutes by U.S. Military Police at a border checkpoint after refusing an escort. The convoy eventually passed into East Berlin amid continuing clashes near Bernauer Strasse with rocks and tear gas reported but no injuries.
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U.S
East Berlin
West Berlin
West
Red Guards
Bernauer Strasse
Wall Ambulance To Calm Berlin Tensions
Washington says an unarmed U S Army ambulance will be stationed near the Berlin Wall to ease tempers without aiding escapes. It will not enter East Berlin to extract an escaped person and would transport to an East Berlin hospital if needed. The plan aims at humanitarian aid while avoiding escalation in the East West border dispute.
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Berlin Wall
West Berlin
East Berlin
U.S
Bank Bandits Linked To 1.5 Million Theft
Boston AP reports a Lynn bank hold up last spring linked to a high profile mail truck hijacking. Police say facial similarities tie the West Lynn Essex Trust Co robbers to the 1.5 million mail heist, with two suspects nicknamed Buster and Tony. A Cape Cod suspect was questioned by FBI and postal authorities.
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Lynn
U.S
Michael J. Cullinane
Essex Trust Co
West Lynn
Buster
Tony
Boston Herald
Cape Cod
FBI
Weather Outlook for Middletown Weekend Heat Relief
The forecast shows a high near 93 tomorrow in Middletown with a string of cooler days ahead. Temperatures are expected to average around 82 during the weekend, with lows near 60 and possible rainfall of half to one inch. Tonight should be generally fair with a low near 63. The previous day reached 88 at 5:30 p.m. and an overnight low of 58 at 6 a.m.
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Middletown
134 Reds Said Killed In Vietnamese Assault
South Vietnamese troops report 134 Viet Cong killed in the first success of the operation Big Pacification in the Mekong Delta. The 1st Airborne Battalion hit a large Viet Cong concentration near Bac Lieu, Ba Xuyen Province, with 54 killed on the ground and 80 by air. Government losses were six killed and 14 wounded.
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South Viet Nam
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Ba Xuyen Provine
Viet Nam
Viet War Seen As A Draw By U S In Vietnam
The New York Times reports a temporary draw in South Vietnam between US backed forces and Communist guerrillas. Washington officials link a new Communist propaganda campaign to a Viet Cong stall and call for a neutral peace zone across Vietnam Laos and Cambodia.
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South Viet Nam
New York Times
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Times
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Asia
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Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
Teen-ager tied to car theft bet in Livingston
In Livingston Tennessee a 15 year old, Ray mond Burks, is jailed after police say he bet $50 he could steal 10 cars and avoid capture. He admitted stealing nine vehicles but refused to name his bettor.
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Livingston, Tenn
Alec Carr
Raymond Burks
Soblen Appears in London Court Amid Illness Claim
Robert A. Soblen, 61, shows in court as his bid to halt deportation to the United States resumes. Attorneys say he suffers leukemia and an enlarged spleen, claiming severe pain from confinement in Brixton Prison while he fights habeas corpus.
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London
Robert A. Soblen
United States
Soblen
Brixton
Soviet Union
Israel
Ike and JFK Poodles Cause Stir at Gresham Hotel
In Dublin the poodles Ike and John Fitzgerald Kennedy caused a scene in the Gresham Hotel lobby as General Eisenhower visits Europe. Owner Teddy O'Sullivan, manager of the hotel, notes the mix up because he did not anticipate the famous likeness shared by his dogs.
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Ike
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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John Fitzerald Kennedy
Teddy O'Sullivan
Gen. Eisenhower
O'Sullivan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Gresham
Astronauts Weigh Stress Of Space Flights
Houston activists report astronauts show stress signs in space missions with weight loss linked to adrenal activity. Carpenter shed six pounds after May 24 orbit while Glenn earlier dehydrated. doctors seek understand long duration effects and water balance. Gilruth predicts Gemini will include at least one six orbit flight and one 24 hour flight planned for September.
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Ithe
Malcolm ‘Scott Carpenter
Carpenter
U.S
John H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
Gilruth
Man Names Poodles After Presidents in Campaign Years
O SULLIVAN bought his first poodle in 1956 during the Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson campaign and named the dog Ike after the winner. Four years later a new litter arose and he repeated the practice naming a pup after John F Kennedy following his election.
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O'Sullivan
United States
Adlai FE. Stevenson
Gen. Eisenhower
Kennel Club
Ike
Kennedy
British Army Reaches Peacetime Strength Level
War Minister John Profumo reported that the British Army has reached its minimum peacetime strength of 165,000 men. The announcement confirms the army’s current force level in Britain.
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London
John Profumo
Jackie Spa Slightly Shaken by Earthquake Near Ravello
AP reports new tremors spread panic in southern Italy after a Tuesday night quake that killed about 15 and injured at least 100. Jacqueline Kennedy’s Ravello villa, 45 miles from the epicenter, remained calm as Caroline Kennedy and the household stayed safe.
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Naples
Italy
Adriatic
Jacqueline Kennedy
Ravello
Quake rattles Naples area causing deaths and widespread damage
The tremors after a major quake left thousands homeless as Italian cities around Naples faced collapsed buildings, damaged bridges, and cut utilities. Premier Fanfani arrived to speed relief while hospitals treated dozens and looters faced police patrols.
Second Body Uncovered In Trunk In San Francisco Investigation
Police unearthed a steamer trunk containing a decomposed body under the cement floor of a garage in Ingleside San Francisco. The diverging case ties Mildred Arneson and her former husband Jay Arneson to a Santa Rosa motel disappearance now linked to a homicide and a suspect owner Ralph Kroeger.
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Ingleside
Mildred Arneson
Jay Arneson
Arneson
Santa Rosa
Calif
Ralph Kroeger
Kroeger
Iva
Dan McKlem
FBI
Arnesons
Brazil
Two 7 year olds Found Safe After Lock Trapped
Two FBI agents located Maria Teresa Morley and Rita Ohlgren at a vacant Alexandria apartment after 48 hours missing. The girls described using the bathroom and crayons while trapped in a windowless room awaiting rescue. They survived cold air and hunger until recovery by worried families and volunteers.
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FBI
Maria Teresa Morley
Rita Ohlgren
Maria Teresa
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