Iraqi jets strike inside Syria in second border raid
A United Arab Republic military spokesman reported three Iraqi Fury aircraft attacked Syrian frontiers Saturday, penetrating about six miles into Syrian territory and damaging a vehicle. No casualties were listed amid rising Iraqi Syrian tensions after Mosul unrest.
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Two Women U S Spies Reported By Czechs
Czechoslovak security police held a news conference naming two Western women, Ludmille Vogel and Cora Strauch, as spies for the United States. They said they were West Germans flown to Prague to observe matches and report on military installations, with payments promised for information.
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Landlord Raises Rent After Marriage Discord
A socially ambitious wife pressed her husband to rent a pricier apartment. He returns home in good spirits with news that shocks her: the landlord has raised the rent, negating their move.
Ike and Macmillan Near Agreement on German Talks
President Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan expect broad accord on German problem proposals this week. Macmillan may push for a midsummer summit with Khrushchev, even if a foreign ministers meeting stalls.
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Premer Nikita Khrushchev
Washington generals vow to defend Berlin under all out effort
Gen Maxwell D Taylor testified to a Senate subcommittee that top U.S. military leaders are confident Berlin can be defended. He said Berlin is defensible through clear determination to go all out if required, and that Berlin must be defended.
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President plans Berlin crisis radio report before Macmillan talks
The president will address the nation Monday night on Berlin and European security as a prelude to talks with Prime Minister Macmillan. Eisenhower convened a White House foreign policy conference with Christian Herter to align on U S Berlin policy and Western rights ahead of the Camp David meeting with Macmillan near Thurmont Maryland.
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Fulbright Warns Berlin Crisis Could Trigger War
Senate Foreign Relations Chair J William Fulbright warns it is premature to assume the Russians will not start a war over Berlin He supports summit talks with Khrushchev and Eisenhower meets and favors more frequent summits to manage the Berlin crisis He says Russia may pursue very rough tactics and insists the U S should not yield on Berlin unless balanced by concessions from Moscow.
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Russia
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George Smathers
Steel Wage Talks Open on May 18
The United Steelworkers Union and U S Steel Corp announce 1959 contract talks opening May 18 at the Hotel Roosevelt New York. McDonald and Cooper will lead their negotiating teams. The wage policy committee meets April 30-May 1 to draft demands for 1,250,000 members.
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Corridor Proposal: Free Passage Without Inspections
A proposal urges establishing a free corridor by removing any inspections along the route. Advocates argue it would speed trade and travel, while opponents warn of security and safety gaps that could arise.
Mamie Eisenhower Receives Honorary Degree at St. Joseph
President Eisenhower watched with a broad grin as his wife Mamie received an honorary doctor of laws from St. Joseph College in Emmitsburg Maryland. The ceremony marked the college's 150th anniversary and honored Mrs. Eisenhower as a neighbor and friend. The couple traveled from Washington by auto for the event and later returned.
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Flagpole Sitter Sets 21 Day 9 Hour Indiana Record
Indiana teenager Mauri Rose Kirby ends a 21 day 9 hour flagpole siting atop a 71 foot tower. She descends in a bosun chair amid cold and isolation and hints at dancing the guitar boogie shuffle once on solid ground.
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Larceny By Trick Charged In Cincinnati Case
A Cincinnati bank filed a warrant charging larceny by trick against James Conrad Russell a 22 year old Indianapolis resident and Indiana University student. Police described a suitcase of homemade payroll checks and a wardrobe change including size 16 shoes found with the suspect as he tried to cash checks at a Fifth Third Union Trust branch. Russell reportedly discussed a prior prison term and referenced a 1956 theft from the Indiana state treasurer.
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Dulles Plans To Take Ride From Walter Reed
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles plans a short afternoon car ride from Walter Reed Medical Center. He previously took a 30 minute trip through Rock Creek Park last Saturday and a one hour spin on Sunday with a 20 minute stop at his home. This is his first time away from the hospital since February 10 hernia surgery.
Bank cashier and steel firm president charged in half million theft
In Chicago suburbia Bank of Lyons funds were short by about 465000 over two years. Rudolph C. Belasick admitted the shortage and, with Alvin A. Schultz, was charged with misappropriation of insured funds. The case involves a 13000 check and cover up of overdrafts at Knox Steel and Wire. Schultz faces prior embezzlement charges and was freed on bond with a March hearing set.
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Knox Steel and Wire Company
Mitchell S. Rieger
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Three 17-Year-Olds Fined For Slashing Tire Air
Trial Magistrate William V. Smith in Hurlock Massachusetts ordered three 17-year-old high school students to suspend five dollar fines and instructed them to let air out of three more tires on a state police car and then pump them back up by hand as punishment.
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William V. Smith
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Real Mick Due Here On Paddy's Day
Irish President Sean O’Kelly elected leader departs Sunday for a U.S. tour. He will meet President Eisenhower in Washington for St Patrick’s Day and may address Congress. The visit includes New York Providence Boston Chicago and St Paul before returning March 31.
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Adenauer Accused Of Dissuading Summit Talks
Moscow radio in London accused West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of trying to dissuade British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan from seeking summit talks. The Bonn discussions last week were described as clearly difficult by the commentator.
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Cinderella Team Makes State Tournament Bid
Middletown High's 73-64 win over Cincinnati St Xavier at Cincinnati Gardens earned the Middies a berth in the Ohio state tournament at Columbus. Coach Paul Walker guided seniors Benny Roberts A C Mitchell and Jim Downing to 17 points apiece as Middletown claimed its 12th state appearance, despite tough shooting.
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Civil War Veteran Joins Battle With Serious Illness
KINGSPORT Tenn AP The condition of Joan Sallings one of two surviving Civil War veterans in the nation remained serious Saturday The 112 year old Confederate veteran stricken with pneumonia was brought here from his Slant Va home Thursday
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