East Germans Block Aid to Man Wounded at Berlin Wall
East German guards barred British and West Berlin Red Cross ambulances from reaching a wounded man on the Communist side of Berlin’s wall. A British officer was stopped about 100 yards from the scene while a tunnel escape was aborted after a police alert. West Berlin reports say refugees reached safety, amid disputes over free movement in the divided city.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Red Cross
West
Sonnenallee
Warren Philip Ferrier
Checkpoint Charlie
Heidelberger Strasse
Eisenstrasse
Stock Market Edges Up on Light Volume After Losses
After weeks of steep declines the market found support and advanced modestly. Analysts note pessimism keeps gains fragile as the Dow Jones industrial average rose 7.61 to 586.59, with volume at 13,956,680 shares, the lightest since late July.
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New York
Dow Jonies
Dow
Dow Jones
Mail Increases Given Approval
The House passed a compromise postal rate bill and federal pay raises totaling about 1.65 million annually. First class letters rise to five cents, airmail eight cents, and post cards four cents, with other rate hikes for newspapers and ads phased in over three years.
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Washington
House
Kennedy
Quemoy Shelled Again as Communists Fire Shells
Chinese forces fired 70 shells at the Quemoy Islands Friday night in their first action against the outposts in six days, according to the Chinese Nationalist authorities in Formosa Taipei.
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Quemoy
Taipei
Formosa
Quemoy Islands
Float of Sophomores Captures First In Homecoming Parade
The 1962 Homecoming parade winner was the sophomore class float titled We’ll Swallow All But De-Feet, featuring a paper whale with legs in football pants. The junior float We’ll Bug Em placed second and the education class float We’ll Clean Em Up placed third.
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Key Club
Daniel V. Schowalter
Browntown Peace United Church of Christ
Vernon F. Schillinger
Chamber of Commerce
Marvin E. Tessneer
Times
Meyer Votes Alone in Rochester District
In Rochester New York on election day Edward J. Meyer is the sole registered voter in the downtown 8th District of the 5th Ward. He will have a voting machine to himself for the polling session.
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Rochester, N.Y
Edward J. Meyer
Meyer
Rochester
Congress Stalemate Delays Adjournment Amid Pensions Pork Fight
Congress paused with half the House in session and the Senate idle until Monday as leaders battled over an $6.28 billion appropriations bill and the so called pork barrel water projects. House Speaker McCormack avoided a firm adjournment date while Senate Majority Leader Mansfield warned of delays. President Kennedy’s weekend trip added to the delay without action on a tax break bill for self employed pension plans.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Mike Wansfield
Montana
John W. McCormack
Mass
Berlin
Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Kennedy
Ed Zahn Dies In Auto Crash
Edward J. Zahn Jr., 42, of rural Kansasville, a 1960 Republican candidate for Congress, died when his car left Highway 36 near Waterford and overturned. The crash also claimed a Madison couple en route to a hospital. The day’s deaths pushed the 1962 traffic toll to 689.
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Edward J. Zahn Jr
Kansasville
Congress
Waterford
Zahn
Monroe
Henry C. Schadeberg
Schadeberg
Gerald T. Flynn
Racine
Madison
John L. McNurlin
Maxine
Dane County
McNurlin
Herbert Leiske Jr
Bonnine Larson
Milwaukee
Leiske
Pam Miller Elected President of Monroe Tri-Hi-Y
Pam Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs Wallace Miller was elected president at a Tri-Hi-Y meeting in the Monroe junior high gym. Offiers include Sue Hayes vice president Merilee Pickett secretary and Sandy Smith treasurer. Phillip Jones of Tri-County YMCA spoke on activities and Robert Wells reported on an upcoming candy sale.
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Pam Miller
Wallace Miller
Tri- Hi-Y
Sue Hayes
Robert Hayes
Merilee Pickett
Frank Pickett
Sandy Smith
Robert Smith
Phillip Jones
Tri-County Ymca
Janesville
Robert Wells
Pearl City Driver Uninjured in Crash
Frederick C. Neuenschwander, 23, of Pearl City Route 2 escaped injury when his car rolled over west of the Monroe Badger airfield. A fence section and posts on the Nic Buergisser farm were torn down and sod disturbed after he reportedly lost control on gravel in heavy fog as brakes grabbed.
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Frederick C. Neuenschwander
Route 2
Pearl City
Monroe Badger Airfield
Nic Buergisser
Neuenschwander
Bomb damages Cardinal Spellman home in Manhattan
A bomb like device exploded early today at the St. Patrick's Cathedral residence of Cardinal Francis Spellman in mid Manhattan. He reported no injuries, the blast shattered four basement windows, and police bomb squad detectives found dynamite casing stubs in the alleyway.
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New York
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Cardinal Spellman
St. Peter’s Basilica
Rome
St. Peter’s
mid-Manhattan
City Acquires Connors House for Parking Expansion
A City Council special meeting approved buying the P. J. Connors property at 1810 11th Street for 15 500. The plan razes the two apartment frame, adds 22 parking stalls, and expands access via 11th 12th streets and 18th avenue. The move is the first step to acquire adjacent lots for more parking.
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P. J. Connors
L1th Street
Chandler
Planning Commission
11Th
12Th
18Th Avenue
P. J. Conners
Allen
Veterans Administration
Stephen Conners
P. J
Phoenix
Ariz
Rex Eyler
Council
Eyler
Stephen Connors
Higginbotham Approved for FTC Seat in Washington
The Senate approved the appointment of A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. a Black lawyer as a member of the Federal Trade Commission in Washington.
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Higginbotham
Washington
Senate
A. Leon Higginbotham Jr
Federal Trade Commission
St John’s Centennial Pageant Cast Hopes for Good Weather
St John’s centennial pageant cast and church officials await favorable weather for tomorrow’s outdoor 2:30 p.m. performance at Twining Park Outdoor Theater. A 2:30 rehearsal is planned today. the script is by Mrs. D J Huenink and Mrs Howard Counselman with Miss Susan Blumer directing.
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St. John’s
Twining Park
D. J. Huenink
Howard Counselman
Susan Blumer
Arthur C. Benkett
Lena Rubi
Louis Studer
Mmes
Fred Blanc
Fran Shott
T. R. Holyoke Jr
John Stauffacher
John Weiss
Fred Bucb
Ben Herbster
The
United Church of Christ
Appleton Water Rate Boost Okayed by PSC
MADISON The Public Service Commission authorized Appleton to raise water rates by 96 310 dollars. The commission also approved Wisconsin Natural Gas Co of Racine selling 1 million in common stock to its parent Wisconsin Electric Power Co. Milwaukee. The panel denied a rehearing of Merrill Exchange of the Wisconsin Telephone Co serving 41 Lincoln County customers formerly served by Tomahawk Exchange of General Telephone Co. The General Telephone Co had appealed the original order.
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Madison
Appleton
Public Service Commission
Wisconsin Natural Gas Co
Racine
Wisconsin Electric Power Co
Milwaukee
Merrill Exchange
Wisconsin Telephone Co
Lincoln County
Tomahawk Exchange
General Telephone Co
AEC detonates 53rd device at Nevada test site
The U S Atomic Energy Commission announced another nuclear detonation beneath the Nevada Desert. The underground blast at the Nevada test site occurred Friday and marked the 53rd announced by the commission.
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Washington
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Desert
AEC
Nevada Test Site
Commission
De Gaulle Dissolves Assembly After Pompidou Resigns
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle dissolves the National Assembly and calls new elections after Premier Georges Pompidou resigns under a censure vote. De Gaulle might delay ballots to allow referendum on presidential election by popular vote.
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Paris
de Gaulle
French National Assembly
Elysee Palace
White House
Georges Pompidou
Pompidou
Senate
Gaston Monnerville
Assembly
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Monnerville
Rains Sweep Midwest and East Disrupt Transport
The Associated Press reports widespread rains hit the Midwest and New England with Providence seeing 6.23 inches in 24 hours. Flooded streets, blocked gutters, and fog delayed transit including a Metropolitan Transit Authority train in Brookline. Chicago area air and road travel faced delays as jetliners diverted and a fogbound bus collision injured several.
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Associated Press
New England
Providence
R. I
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Boston
Brookline
Midwest
Chicago
O’hare
Gibson City
Ill
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Grady Steensrud
Claire Kubly
Ralph C. Rettke
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Robert G. Rote
Richard Brye
Rote
13Th Avenue
David Seeholzer
Dairy Queen
Marco’s
Seeholzer
Linda Nyhus
Barbara Eberle
Bergen Riemer
Candy Buehl
Bette Pernot
Mary Ann Sacker
Shirley Zee
Green County Dairy Queen
Barbara Severson
Judy Fahey
Seeholz
Ed Zahn
Tri-Hi-Y
City
Connors House
PSC
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