East German leader urges neutral Germany in peace law
In Berlin Walter Ulbricht calls for a peace treaty to make Germany militarily neutral, with a bloc-wide withdrawal of troops. He questions what would be lost by neutrality and cites life without war like Sweden Switzerland and Austria. Adenauer rejects neutrality as Soviet appeasement. The speech highlights shortages, private business crackdowns, and a refugee outflow from East to West Berlin as the regime struggles.
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Berlin -Ap
Walter Ulrich
East Germany
West Berlin
Ulbricht
Khrushchev
Ulbri
Sweden
Switzerland
Austria
Adenauer
Konrad Adenauer
Poland
People’s Chamber
Politburo
Friedrich Ebert
East Berlin
Wiet
Ebert
Berlin
C and O Battles for Control of B and O Rail System
Washington reports the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad bids for control of the Baltimore and Ohio system. A parade of major freight shippers testified before a Commerce Commission examiner. Some witnesses hoped lower freight rates would result. Ernest Allison of Anchor Hocking Glass Corp. endorsed the C&O-B&O proposal as approved by both stockholders.
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Washington
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Co
Baltimore & Ohio
C&o
Central
BEC
Ernest E. Allison
Lancaster
Ohio
Anchor Hocking Glass Corp
B&o
State Dept backs Nationalist China in UN seating
Washington reports that the State Department affirmed support for Nationalist China in the United Nations and for seating on the General Assembly, while clarifying the United States would prepare for a possible Communist China proposal but would not advocate seating Red China.
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Washington
State Department
China
United Nations
Comsi Chine
Lincoln White
United States
U. N. General Assembly
White
Red China
Housing for African delegates faces real estate barriers
Washington real estate leaders met with Kennedy administration officials to tackle racial barriers blocking luxury apartment housing for African diplomats. A committee was formed. Angier Biddle said constructive progress is likely, while Morris Cafritz offered to build a non profit building. A State Department survey showed many Northwest luxury apartments would reject African diplomats, suggesting extensive reluctance and potential vacancies.
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Washington
Kennedy
U. N
Angier Biddle
State Department
Morris Cafritz
Gwen Cafritz
Hemingway Buried in Quiet Idaho Ceremony
Ketchum Idaho AP Hemingway 61 was buried Thursday in a small country cemetery near the mountains he loved. Family and close friends attended as prayers were read by the village priest. Authorities will not yet decide if the death was suicide or accident after a shotgun blast in his home. Miss Mary his fourth wife and Jack Hemingway 38 were present along with his three sons. He wrote much of For Whom the Bell Tolls in Ketchum and recently returned from Mayo Clinic with high blood pressure and incipient diabetes awaiting further health checks.
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Ketchum
Idaho
Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway
Miss Mary
Jack Hemingway
Robert J. Waldman
Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church
New Urbana Elementary Could Ease School Space Crunch
Facing delays at Singapore Junior Senior High and other projects, school officials may reopen Urbana Elementary to house 7th and 8th graders from New Market district. County faces classroom shortages and possible rental space as several projects lag.
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Qld
Singapore
Central
Urbana
New Market
J. Rolfe Casteman
New Market Elementary
Lewistown Elementary
Firemen Parade Draws About 10000 in Damascus Night Run
About 10 000 people joined the Damascus firemen parade with nearly 60 units in line. Prizes were awarded for best appearing companies and equipment including Uniteds of Frederick best appearing pumper Glen Echo and Coc ysville longest distance, Gaithersburg ambulance, and Damascus entries in various categories.
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Damascus
Uniteds of
Upper Montgomery County
Mountain View Myf
Juia Mayer Dance School of Damascus
Black Ankle
The
Bluebirds
Bladettes
Bladensburg
Irving Long
Ford
Police Seek White Slayer in Marta Santa Cruz Slaying
Police search for a white man in the strangulation death of 23 year old Marta Santa Cruz whose nude body was found near Lorton Virginia. Investigators link skin and hair under her fingernails to a possible suspect as detectives from Fairfax County meet with officials in Washington.
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Lorton
Torrential Rains in Japan Kill 265, Leave 251 Injured
The government said last week heavy rain in western and central Honshu caused 265 deaths and 251 injuries, with 87 people reported missing. Authorities warned of continuing danger and urged vigilance in flood zones.
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Tokyo
Honshu
Auto Union Counters with Fresh Labor Approach for AMC
Detroit AP United Auto Workers challenged American Motors to set a new pattern in auto industry labor contracts. AMC outlined a three point plan including ongoing recognition beyond contracts, company union talks on common problems, and career employment planning to train workers for promotions and reassignments.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
American Motors Corp
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
AMC
Edward L. Cushman
Cushman
American Motors-Uaw
Reuther
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Van Gogh Exhibit to Showcase 140 Works in Baltimore
An AP report notes the Baltimore Museum of Art will host 140 Vincent van Gogh works from Oct 18 to Nov 26 as the first stop of a four city tour. The tour will then visit Cleveland Buffalo N Y and Boston before ending April 29. A second AP item reports Hermann the 21 year old cat owned by Mac Topill of Columbus has given birth to her 193rd kitten.
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van Gogh
Baltimore
Vincent van Gogh
Baltimore Museum of Art
Cleveland
Buffalo
N. Y
Boston
Columbus, Ohio
Herman
Mac Topill
Columbus
Youth Sentenced For Tossing Beer Can
CAMBRIDGE AP A Montgomery County youth, Donald Bynum Bass, was fined 50 and sentenced to six months in the Maryland House of Correction for assault and battery after throwing a beer can from a car window. Charles David Vitale faced charges of speeding and disorderly conduct. his case awaits Salisbury People's Court July 12. The pair, both 18 and from Silver Spring, were arrested near Mardela in Wicomico County after the incident on the Choptank River bridge near Cambridge. Bass had already been on bond for a Montgomery County house breaking. The can struck Donald Keene of Cambridge and he was treated and released.
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Cambridge
Montgomery County
Donald Bynum Bass
Maryland House of Correction
Charles David Vitale
Robert Burkhardt
Silver Spring
Mardela
Wicomico County
Dorchester County
Bass
Vitale
Ocean City
Donald Keene
Keene
Cambridge-Maryland Hospital
Allan M. Baird
Salisbury
People’s Court
Horse Case Goes To Appeals Court
The 4 year-old mare Decision Nine will go to the Maryland Court of Appeals as Ernest C. Rogers Sr. continues his fight to keep ownership. A jury ordered return to Miss Crystelle Waggoner of Decatur Texas after a 1959 Pimlico injury led to a requested retrial denial.
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Baltimore
Maryland Court of Appeals
Ernest C. Rogers Sr
Suit Over Horse Reclaims Ownership After Rename
Rogers bought the thoroughbred horse for 250 last year and learned of its status prompting a request for registration papers from Miss Waggoner. She filed suit to reclaim the animal she believed had been killed after Rogers renamed it Lady Red Coat.
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Rogers
Miss Waggoner
Lady Red Coat
Railroads Show Loss Of Business In Early 1961
The Association of American Railroads estimated Class I lines earned a net income of 17 million dollars in the first five months of 1961, down from 195 million in the same period last year and 234 million in 1959. The figure reflects ongoing deficits in the Eastern system into spring.
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Washington
Association of American Railroads
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