Berlin Tension Easin g
Berlin easing tensions after eight days of East West wrangling. Western police report 100 rounds fired by Eastern guards in four spots but no injuries. Crowds are calmer as services honor Peter Fechter and Checkpoint Charlie shows restrained Soviet movement with armored carriers.
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Walter M. Ulbricht
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Albert Watson II
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Four Die as Bus Hits Car on Delaware Bridge
On the Pennsylvania Extension Bridge over the Delaware River the car, owned by Roslyn Gabor of Brooklyn, was struck from behind by a Virginia Stage Lines bus. Four in the car died, including a man, a woman, and two children. Twenty bus passengers were injured. The tour party, linked to Marshall University in Huntington, W Virgina, had traveled from Boston and planned to stay in Lancaster.
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Bogus Postmen Loot London Post Office Heist
Police reported four impostor mail carriers in brown uniforms robbed London’s main post office on Saturday. They entered during the shift change, accessed a strong room and took registered mail and parcels worth thousands of dollars.
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London
MilitarySpace Impact Analyzed by Joint Chiefs
The Joint Chiefs of Staff weigh space operations in future strategy though Defense Secretary McNamara cautions no proven military use of Soviet space feats. AP report notes ongoing questions about space warfare and national objectives.
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Elton C. Fay
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Robert S. McNamara
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Spacecraft Nears Launch for Venus Encounter Mission
CAPE CANAVERAL FL. AP prepares for a Sunday launch of Mariner 2 atop an Atlas Agena B rocket aimed at Venus. The 110 day flight will reach Venus within 10 000 miles on Dec 14 with 36 million mile radio signals to Earth. Six experiments include microwave and infrared radiometers to study atmosphere and surface temperatures.
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Clothes worn from the inside challenge fashion norms
A curious new trend emerges as garments wear out from the inside rather than wear through the outside. This unusual phenomenon sparks discussion on fabric durability and design responses from manufacturers and consumers alike.
Russians Demonstrate Superior Booster Capacity to U S
The article notes the Soviets showing a booster capacity substantially higher than the United States. It explains the Titan II I T booster project aims to give the U S two to three times greater launching capability than current Soviet rocket engines. It also says Defense Department budget planning for fiscal 1964 will reveal learned requirements to add space programs. The piece questions whether military space operations are only conceptual or already planned, while the joint chiefs outline three revised strategic planning documents for long, mid, and short term capabilities.
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Soviet Union
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Joint Chiefs
Space to Influence Joint Chiefs Strategic Plans
The Joint Chiefs weigh space implications in military space operations and future warfare. A Defense Department spokesman notes growing evidence of space advantages and that Congress testimony reveals active projects tied to space military aims.
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Space
Congress
Secretary of Defense
Defense Department
Inside Cuba’s Escape A Tragic Fisherman Tale
A Cuban fisherman Juan Milian paid with the life of a child for his escape from Cuba in a boat. His courageous tale appears on Page 34.
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Juan Milian
Cuba
Ben Bella Ousted as Algerian Crisis Deepens
A junta of guerrilla colonels forced Ahmed Ben Bella’s Political Bureau from power in Algiers after Zone 4 troops occupied the capital. The bureau postponed the September 2 assembly elections and withdrew its candidate list citing archy and insecurity.
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Algeria
Ahmed Ben Bella
Guerrila
Mohammed Khider
Algiers
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
Ben Bella
Mohammed Boudiaf
Dayton Woman Dies In Georgia Accident
An Ohio woman, Mrs. Delores Portney of Dayton, died in a two car crash at a highway intersection in Stockton, Georgia. Her husband David Portney was gravely injured when their car ran a stop sign and was struck by another vehicle.
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Ohio
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Viet Cong Order to Avoid Government Troops Reported
AP dispatch from Bac Lieu says Viet Cong command in South Vietnam ordered guerrillas to avoid engagements with government troops. The move, intercepted after the Mekong Delta drive began, helps explain why the push has failed to draw in large enemy forces.
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Mekong
Saigon
Havana hotel damaged by shells blamed on exile-backed forces
In a Mireamar Havana suburb attack, shells from the sea damaged a hotel housing East European technicians and several other buildings. Fidel Castro accused the United States and Cuban exiles of complicity while a Miami student group claimed responsibility. the U.S. government denied the charge. Robert J. McCloskey, a State Department spokesman, rejected the accusation.
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Flore Ida
Miami
Fla
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Washington
Robert J. McCloskey
Hoy
Chaplin
Decoy Rangers Enter Flooded Village to Lure Guerrillas
Decoy units are sent into flooded paddy fields to trigger guerrilla attacks. Rangers discard jungle gear for tattered black trousers and blouses used by paramilitary groups and Viet Cong. U S advisers wear similar attire as they move toward an assembly point after a villager alert.
Viet Nam village scenes show Communist control
A villager reports an American adviser was shot as he fled while rangers failed to locate a guerrilla assembly point. Southern Viet Nam, aside from a few towns, remained under Communist control since 1954, with propaganda posters, loudspeakers, and images of Ho Chi Minh dominating village homes.
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Portugal worsens Azores base talks with U S
Portugal handed the United States a memorandum signaling long hard negotiations for renewing Azores bases. The renewal would require US withdrawal from Lagens and Santa Maria structures within six months after December 31 if no new pact is reached.
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Finkbines To Go To England
Sherri Finkbine and her husband Robert plan to fly to London from Stockholm after leaving Caroline Hospital. The 30 year old Phoenix housewife and television performer recovered from an abortion operation and the thalidomide fears were reported by doctors as unfounded. She needed rest and privacy.
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Sweden
Sherri Finkbine
Robert
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Ariz
London
Scandinavian Airlines
Caroline Hospital
Six Dayton people hurt in Iowa train crash
Six members of a Dayton Ohio family were injured when their car collided with a Rock Island freight train at a crossing seven miles east of Clarion Iowa. Driver Dr. William Dietrickson suffered minor bruises while his wife Camilla was flown to Rochester Minnesota for care. Children David Paula and Karen along with Mrs Nita Paulson were hospitalized at Belmond with serious injuries.
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Clarion
More Earth Tremors Felt In Southern Italy
Light tremors spread through southern Italy on Saturday raising unease after last Tuesday’s quake that killed scores of people and injured many more in the Naples region and surrounding areas.
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Italy
Naples
Portugal replying to U S on Azores base renewal
The first direct confirmation that Portugal replied to an American request for negotiations on renewing the Azores base agreement shows the United States failed to press for a separate renewal. Portugal had previously refused direct rental, calling the bases its contribution to NATO.
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Rusk
Azores
United States
Portugal Seeks US Pact Amid Salazar Regime Pressures
Observers note that Salazar’s government may require economic and political support from the United States as a condition for a new agreement. Public sentiment toward the Kennedy administration remains cool, though officials expect a resolution to outstanding issues.
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Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
United States
Kennedy
Kennedy Spends Family Weekend in Hyannisport
President Kennedy spent a Saturday in Hyannisport enjoying swimming and a cruise with his father Joseph P. Kennedy who is convalescing from a stroke and with Paul B. Fay aboard the Marlin. Paperwork and calls to Washington interrupted a full day of rest.
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Washington
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Paul B. Fay
Navy
Cuba Shelling Report Prompts U S Involvement Question
The report raises questions about potential U S involvement in or knowledge of a shelling incident in Cuba. Officials have not released full details, and regional tensions remain high as investigations continue.
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U.S
Cuba
Kennedy in Hyannis Port discusses Cuba attack
President Kennedy and Washington aides debated the Cuba raid as Miami student group Directorio Revolucion ario Estudiantil claimed 1923 age group attackers used two ships to fire over 60 shots torpedoing a hotel and bar owned by the Cuban Friendship Institute near Havana.
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Cuban Friendship Institute
Castro condemns new US attack plan against Cuba
Castro denounces the late Bay of Pigs style assault as cowardly and criminal. He holds the United States government responsible for the new attack and warns that Cuba will take necessary measures to confront the danger.
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