Leaders Agreed On Berlin Stand
Western foreign ministers led by Secretary of State Dean Rusk agreed on military political and other countermeasures against Soviet pressure on West Berlin. They planned to wrap up a three day Washington conference and consider probing talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko while weighing an East West meeting in October or November if Moscow signals negotiation terms. Rumors swirled of new Soviet East German moves including arrest and mass deportation of people near the Berlin frontiers.
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Washington
West Berlin
Dean Rusk
Britain
France
West Germany
Rusk
New York
U.N. General Assembly
Berlin
Gromyko
Lord Home
Maurice Couve de Murville
Heinrich von Brentano
United States
Khrushchev
U.N
Soviet Union
East Germany
U.S
Applicants Take Test For Postal Jobs Here
Acting postmaster Russell J. Myers reports that 21 of 26 applicants for carrier clerk positions took Civil Service examinations this morning. There are no immediate vacancies, but the eligible list has been depleted and must be replenished. The last carrier hired was Keith Hudson of Monroe who began Sept 2, replacing Charles Dwyer who transferred to Cocoa.
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Russell J. Myers
Myers
Keith Hudson
Monroe
Hudson
Charles Dwyer
Cocoa
East German demands apology over West German air incident
Bonn rejects East Germany's demand for a direct apology after two East German military planes flew over West German territory Thursday.
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Bonn
Germany
East Germany
West Germany
15 Ministers Face Weekend in Jackson Jail, 10 More Fined
In Jackson Mass 15 Episcopal clergymen including Rev Robert L Pierson faced jail for breach of the peace after attempting to desegregate a bus terminal white waiting room. They were fined $200 and sentenced to four months in jail.
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Yale Us
William Sookin
Freedom Riders
Montgomery
Ala
Alex Marks
Jackson
The
Episcopal Church
Detroit
Turkey Hangs Two Ministers Under Military Rule
A government communique says former Foreign Minister Fatin Zorlu and ex-Finance Minister Hassan Polatkan were hanged as top officials executed for violating the constitution by the National Unity Committee ruling Turkey. Former Premier Menderes was too ill to be executed now and may hang later.
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Idlandul
Sursey
Fatin Zorlu
Hassan Polatkan
Menderes
National Unity Committee
Turkey
Zorlu
Polatkan
Celal Bayar
Elam Family Unhurt In Hurricane Carla Sweep
Mrs. Edward Elam formerly Betty Shriner of Monroe reports she and her family are safe after Hurricane Carla. They live near Seabrook between Houston and Galveston, with two trees down and no water electricity or telephone. Mrs. Elam avoided using the fire station telephone to keep lines free for emergencies.
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Edward Elam
Betty Shriner
Monroe
Leo D. Lewis
Carla
Elams
Houston
Galveston
Seabrook
Elam
Mrs. Lewis
Darlington Voters Reject Bond Issue
Darlington voters rejected a 1.2 million bond to build a new high school in a special election. Turnout was 944 with 581 against and 413 for the measure, amid concerns over overcrowding and plans for a future Avon area high school on a 40 acre site. The current building would have become elementary if approved.
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Darlington
Willow Creek
Avon
Lawrence Priestly
Highway
Cuba Executes Six For Various Crimes
Cuban radio reported six executions across three cities. Two men were shot in Havana for involvement in an airliner hijacking attempt. Two others died in Santiago de Cuba for plotting against Raul Castro. Two more were executed in Pinar del Rio for the deaths of three militiamen.
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Rex Wei
Ha. Um
Fidel Castro
Havana Radio
la Cabana
Havana
Santiago de Cuba
Raul Catro
Pinar del Rio
Guard Troops Here Awaiting Definite Order
Local unit of the 32nd Division may be called to active duty during the Berlin crisis. Deferments will be hard to obtain, with the Defense Department taking a hard line. Several guardsmen, including World War I and II veterans, anticipate implications for their families, businesses, and communities. Some members already plan to sell enterprises or defer plans until called. Two teachers and two farmers are among those in Co. B.
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Berlin
Army Times
Defense Department
Everments
William B. Johnston Jr
Harold Lehnherr
Willis J. Kohlhagen
Navy
Robert Kuster
Monroe
Co. K
Glenn L. Kubly
128Th Infantry
Co. B
Theodore J. Burgy
Hugo H. Voelkli
Burgy
Kubly
Stanton P. Steuri
Albany Herald
John F. Daehlin
Otto Erzinger
Smiley
Albany
Virgil Wenger Jr
Erzinger
Ronald J. Likas
Fond ‘du Lac
Philip J. Schleifer
VFW and Police Set Sept 23 Bike Safety Inspection
The VFW and Monroe Police plan the third annual bicycle inspection and registration at Lincoln School on September 23 from 9 to 12 and 1 to 5. Co chairs are Ervin Goecks and Hugo Voelkli. Parents urged to check reflectors horns lights brakes and to sign a Bicycle Safety Pledge before licensing. Virgil Wilkins notes rising bicycle accidents and urges every young rider to participate.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Monroe Police Department
Ervin Goecks
Police Department
Hugo Voelkli
Lincoln School
Virgil Q. Wilkins
VFW Post
Veterans Group
Monroe
Wilkins
Corn Hog Festival Queen Named at Brodhead
Brodhead High School senior Susan Brandenburg was chosen by the Future Farmers of America as Corn Hog Festival queen for the event on Saturday September 23. She will serve as official hostess for the day’s activities following her finalist run in Brodhead’s Dairy Queen contest last June. The festival includes swine and corn judging a carcass cutting demonstration and talks on corn and hog production.
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Brodhead
Susan Brandenburg
Future Farmers of America
Miss Brandenburg
Marvin Brandenburg
Route 2
Stocks End Week With Small Loss Amid Mixed Data
New York stocks wavered all week as traders watched White House steel price talks GM labor issues and chart signals. Dow Jones Industrials failed to crack 726 with 714 tests and a late rally to 716.30 left a weekly loss of 4.61 on volume of 14.9 million shares amid holidays.
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Mar Wardl
New York
White House
Wall Street
General Motors
Dow Jones
Rep Brooks Dies at Naval Hospital After Pneumonia Fight
Rep. Overton Brooks of Louisiana, 63, chairman of the House space committee, died at the Naval Hospital in Maryland from a heart attack after hospital treatment for pneumonia. Elected to Congress in 1936, he had served continuously and led the science and space panel since its creation.
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Overton Brooks
D-La
House Space Committee
Naval Hospital
Maryland
How
Brooks
Congress
House Committee On Science and Astro
Swedish Irish Troops Face Capture or Death
U.N. forces in Katanga, Congo, battle massed Katangan and Baluba forces at Kamina and Jadotville. Irish and Swedish garrisons face heavy casualties as relief supplies reach Jadotville amid fighting. Belgian civilians detained in Leopoldville amid tensions over mineral wealth.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
U.N
Katanga
Baluba
Kamina
Usumbura
Ruanda-Urundi
Kazan
Elisabethville
Jadotville
Sweden
Jadotsville
Dublin
Students Elect Diane Zwygart Monroe Council Leader
Diane Zwygart was elected president of the Monroe Student Council. Jeanne Shager elected secretary. Roger Brunkow treasurer. Fred R. Simpson begins as adviser. Homecoming planned for October 6 and 7 with Miles Adam as general chair and a full committee including Pat Hanson Susie Mathias Roger Brunkow Joyce Mallory Sharon Hexom Jeanne Shager. Football vs Ft. Atkinson and a dance slated.
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Diane Zwygart
Monroe
Miss Zwygart
Doran R. Zwygart
Jeanne Shager
Roger Brunkow
Fred R. Simpson
Miles Adam
Miles
Pat Hanson
Susie Mathias
Joyce Mallory
Sharon Hex
Ft. Atkinson
Hurricane Esther Aims Toward U S Mainland Coast
Esther remains on a slow west-northwest path toward the U S mainland delaying strength changes. Scout planes locate the storm about 500 miles northeast of San Juan with forecasts calling for advisories along the Atlantic Seaboard by Sunday night or Monday.
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Oiami
Fla
Esther
U.S
Leeward Islands
Puerto Rico
U.S. Atlantic Seaboard
San Juan
Miami
Bureau's Board Attacks Corn Sales Policy
American Farm Bureau leaders charged Friday that the Agriculture Department plans to increase surplus corn sales to penalize noncompliant farmers under the feed grain law. They warned it will harm compliant farmers lacking storage and affected by grain moisture, while the department says sales are needed to ensure supplies and fund program payments.
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Agriculture Department
American Farm Bureau Federal
AFBF
Chicago
Three Workers Die In 44 Floor Plunge
A section of wooden scaffold broke loose inside a half finished circular skyscraper, sending a 44 story drop on the Chicago River north bank. Three carpenters were killed during a lift operation for a crew of ten on concrete forms in the east tower.
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Chicago
Union Leaders Study GM Tieup
United Auto Workers International Executive Board met in Detroit amid GM strike talks. About 242,000 GM workers were out, with 68 plants settled and 6 IUE agreements. Walter Reuther noted many local settlements as Kennedy urged a Monday production return. Reuther also signed a new AMC contract for 25,000 workers pending ratification. Other notes cover a Janesville GM local negotiation and a Madison store burglary by two youths.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
International Executive Board
General Motors Corp
UAW
International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
American Motors Corp
AMC
Janesville
United Auto Workers
Fisher Boly
Chevrolet
General Motors
Howard McKnight
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