East Germans hijack river boat fleeing into West Berlin
Thirteen East German workers aboard the Friedrich Wolf seized the 38 ton river excursion boat early today and fled to West Berlin under machine gunfire. Police fired over 200 bullets, but no one was hurt. The boat was riddled as it reached West Berlin shore. eight men, five women, and a six month old baby were aboard. The escape lasted about ten minutes before the group reached safety.
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Boy Dies After Pill Overdose In Coma At Home
Michael John Willer a 22 month old son of Richard and Alice Willer of 21 Eisenhower Drive died at 2 pm from an overdose of tranquilizer pills. Dr. Orris S. Weiser said the child accidentally swallowed about four to five pills on Monday at the Willer residence. He had been in a coma at Muscalline General Hospital since. Funeral services will be Saturday at First Methodist Church. Burial in Memory Park. He was born in Muscalline in August and belonged to First Methodist Church. Survived by both parents a brother Kevin Bruce and sister Susan Lois Willer. Grandparents and two great-grandparents listed.
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Michael John Willer
Richard Wither
Eisenhower Drive
Orris S. Weiser
Mu Tine County
Wilter
Musculine General Hospital
Kevin Bruce
Susan Lois Willers
Ebbie Witter
Robert Dodge
Mex
Frank Witter
John Koelsch
Rochester
Minn
Harvey Lothringer
Taborer
Theresa Carillo
Lothringer
Miss Carillo
Abrupt End to Soviet Parley Ends Conference
Moscow leaders wrapped up a closed door economic strategy conference after two days amid domestic agricultural strains and West European market pressures. A communique was not released until Saturday, suggesting the Kremlin had already set unannounced plans.
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Moscow
Ihe
Kremlin
Kennedy Pushes Five Point Tax Plan for Prosperity
President Kennedy outlined a five point tax package aimed at boosting prosperity. He pledged to push personal and corporate tax cuts for next year while criticizing opponents and rallying support for Democratic candidates. Details are being worked out as the plan faces congressional action.
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Washington
Kennedy
Kenneth
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Cindie
This Goat Has Reserved Seat On Donk's Back
Maria the goat repeatedly rode a donkey named Nina along the San Marco alley in Messina Sicily over weeks. The 2-year-old animal mounted the donkey, traveled short distances, and then returned to pasture Basilia Notgma, age 7, in a village scene that reads like a rural oddity.
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Messina
Sicily
Maria
San Marco
Nina
Basilia Notgma
Pantaria
Reach for Moon Graduates Urged by Admiral Carpenter
In Boulder Colorado Navy lieutenant commander Malcolm Segit Carpenter urged Boulder High School graduates to reach for the moon. He noted horizons are limited by vision and recalled graduating from the same school 18 years earlier. The address drew about 760 attendees including 200 relatives and guests.
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Malcolm Segit Carpenter
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Estes testimony cites money orders and gifts in Estes case
Robert E. Manuel alleges Estes sent money orders and gifts to several individuals including Congress members and a high ranking official. He says an Agriculture Department employee claimed Rayburn and Johnson were used to pressure him, and Manuel notes a closed session discussion about naming witnesses. Manuel was fired for giving a confidential department report to a newspaper reporter Earl Mazo.
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Morris
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Esles
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Orville Freeman
Sam Rayburnn
Earl Mazo
New York Herald Tribune
Student Dies After Revival During Surgery at College
Morningside College student Machinaz from Southern Rhodesia died after a heart stoppage was revived with 35 minutes of chest massage during minor surgery for a pulled tendon a few weeks after a baseball injury. He was first year in a bachelor of arts program and father of six, known for fluent English talks. He arrived at Morningside under a church school program for African students sponsored by the Methodist Church.
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Vrsper Machinaz
Morningside College
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Southern Rhodesia
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Morningside
Methodist Church
German Issues More Vital to Poles Than Money
AP News analyst Gene Kramer reports Poles favor U S backing on German issues over aid. Poles demand sovereignty over postwar German territories and chide Washington for backing West Germany. A separate note mentions Poland’s hesitation on displaying John Glenn’s space capsule as Soviet concerns grow. The Capitol vote on aid to Communist nations and a U S exhibition plan intersect with Poland’s cautious stance toward the Soviet bloc.
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Gene Kramer
Warsaw
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United States
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United State
Soviet Warn West on Berlin Base
The Soviet Union told Britain France and the United States it will not permit West Berlin to remain a base for revengist and milileastic circles. Moscow warned it may take measures to fulfill commitments to East Germany if West Berlin is used by hostile quarters. The notes, delivered to the British French and US embassies, followed talks between Khrushchev and Walter Ulbricht in Berlin.
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Kenney
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West Berlin
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Apple
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United States
East German Democratich
Europe
Princes Parley Adjourns To Monday For Coalition Talks
Prince Souvanna Phouma announced after a half hour session with his half brother Prince Souphanouvong and pro Western Premier Prince Boun Oum that the princes would adjourn until Monday to study forming a coalition government. He said one or two unsettled points forced the delay and each party needed time for reflection ahead of a potential coalition.
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Leos
Souvanna-Phouma
Sumit
Sauphanovyong
Boun Quam
Souvenna
Motday
Fort Dodge Taxi Driver Dies in Trailer Blaze
Fort Dodge taxi driver Henry A L McCaftney, 53, died in a trailer court fire that destroyed his home and a small attached building. A resident reported the blaze around midmorning noting the fire appeared to start from a lighted cigarette. Authorities confirmed the incident and damage to the trailer and nearby structure.
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Henry AL McCaftney
Fort Dodge
Shoul
McCaffrey
Iit
Turmoil Flares as Algerian Tensions Rise Across Cities
A wave of unrest sweeps North Africa with European banks besieged by crowds while Algerian nationalists register seven parties for a July 2 referendum. In Oran flashpoints erupt as a booby trapped tank truck and a gas tank fire, and Algiers University burns after phosphorous bombs. In Aberdeen a Rock Valley man dies of a heart attack aboard a charter flight to Regina.
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Rocher Noir
Amog
Frontional Liberation Pln
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Algeria
Communist Party
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Secret Army
Algiers University
Trapeze Demonstration Shows Pedestrian Defense Idea
Harold Graham floated on a jet device to illustrate a potential pedestrian safety method on busy streets. A hydrogen peroxide fueled rocket belt weighing 70 pounds was demonstrated at Boston's Museum of Science, propelling 120 feet in 15 seconds to a height of 20 feet.
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U.S. Army
Boston
Museum of Science
Graham
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