Berlin Berlin Crisis Keeps Cold War Ball Rolling
Soviet Premier Khrushchev prepares a televised reply to Kennedy as Western Big Four ministers say they will negotiate Berlin only on a reasonable basis. Paris talks pause as Moscow weighs a separate peace with East Germany and Western powers await Khrushchev speech and developments.
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Soviet Union
Khrushchev
West Berlin
Dean, Rusk
Britain
France
West Germany
Moscow
Kennedy
Barbed Wire Repairs Around Berlin Keep Border Clear
East German workers repair rusty barbed wire along the 69 mile East Zone border around West Berlin. The 150 foot wide death strip is being cleaned of grass and bushes, while the East German border with West Germany features a similar plowed strip for border police to spot escapers.
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Germany
East Zone
West Berlin
Deutsche Ostkune
German Eastern Studies
West Germany
Kennedy aid plan for Latin America faces world communist threat
Secretary Dillon will outline President Kennedy's Alliance for Progress in a speech at the Inter American conference. The plan aims to tackle poverty and illiteracy, pursue economic stability, and invites Europe to join the Western alliance. The administration backs a ten year crash program funded by the United States, starting with a one billion dollar initiative.
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Punta del Este
Uruguay
United States
Latin America
Secretary of the Treasury
C. Douglas Dillon
Kennedy
Alliance For Progress
U.S
Dillon
Western Alliance
Europe
TV Plans Space Ship Passage Televise But Interrupts Film
UPI reports FOR REAL HOLLYWOOD television interrupted the movie The Big Sky to televise the passage of the Soviet space ship from a roof. The move drew viewers away from the cinema as the space event aired live.
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Hollywood
UPI
Youth Shot In Waupaca Area Brawl
Ronald F Karow a 21 year old Milwaukee youth was critically wounded in a Chain O Lakes resort dance hall brawl over a girl. He was struck in the stomach by a 22 caliber slug and is hospitalized at Waupaca Riverside Memorial. Thomas Ryan 20 of Chicago is held and due to be arraigned on charges of attempted murder carrying a concealed weapon and endangering safety by conduct regardless of human life. A companion William J Stringfellow 19 of Chicago faces concealed weapon charges.
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Chain O'Lakes
Waupaca Riverside Memorial Hospital
Thomas
Ryan
Chicago
Ray Abrahamson
George Whalen
William J. Stringfellow
24 Die In Hungarian Plane Crash
Budapest Radio reported a Sunday crash in a Budapest suburb killed all 24 aboard. Officials listed 20 passengers and 4 crew. The DC3 aircraft is believed to be from Maley Airlines on a Sunday sightseeing flight over the city.
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UPI
Budapest
Budapest Radio
Gherman Titoy
Maley Airlines
Fears Rise Over Titov Flight As Military Threat
Western Europe lauded Maj. Gherman Titov’s space achievement while many warned the Soviets could weaponize orbital flight. Analysts noted timing with Khrushchev’s Berlin pressures, urging calm as discussions framed the launch as a major scientific milestone rather than imminent threat.
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Gherman Titov
Soviet Union
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West Berlin
United States
Britain
Bernard Lovell
Lovell
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England
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Cassandra
Daily Mirror
Khrushchev
United States braces for space race as Soviets succeed
Washington officials react calmly to the Soviet Union's second manned spaceflight while warning of possible military implications. Senators Dirksen Russell Mansfield Cooper urge steady US progress and cooperation in space. NASA's Low says US pace cannot accelerate beyond its plan. In London, Nigerian Foreign Minister Wachuku arrives for UN meetings in New York.
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Soviet Union
United States
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Mass
Kennedy
U.N
Russia
Outer Space
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George M. Low
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
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U.S
Langley Air Force Base
John A. Powers
Capitol Hill
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Dirksen
Mansfield
John Sherman Cooper
R Ky
New York
Jaja Wachuku
London
United Nations
Titov Orbits Earth in Vostok II Flight
Maj Gherman Titov completes a second Soviet manned orbital flight aboard Vostok II. AP wirephoto map shows trajectory and events during the mission.
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Gherman Titov
Earth
German Reds Hike Pressure in East Berlin
East German Communists report many commuters from West Berlin seeking jobs under Red rule, with rent and bills paid in Western currency rather than East German money. Junge Welt notes rising calls to East Berlin factories as refugees continue to flow, while West Berlin registrations show 2,740 by Monday, down from 3,158 the prior week.
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Junge Welt
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West Germany
Ten Die In Wisconsin Weekend Road Crashes
Four people die in two Grant County highway accidents and six perish in auto crashes across Wisconsin over the weekend. The statewide toll reaches 499 for 1961, compared with 463 a year earlier. Mrs. Clifford Craig of East Peoria Illinois and her young son die in a two car crash on U S Highway 151 near Ridler Grant County. Her husband is hospitalized in critical condition at Xavier Hospital Dubuque Iowa. Leo Schroeder and Richard Wallenhorst both 18 from Dickeyville drown when their car plunges into Boice Creek three miles northwest of Potosi. Schroeder's brother Paul and cousin Gerald Schroeder, from Dickeyville, are hospitalized in Lancaster in satisfactory condition. Sheriff Dallas Wephing notes the car reportedly failed to negotiate a curve near a bridge on County Turn.
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Wisconsin
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East Peoria
U. S.highway 151
Ridler
Craig
Xavier Hospital
Dubuque
Iowa
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Richard Wallenhorst
Dickeyville
Boice Creek
Potosi
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Paul
Gerald Schroeder
Lancaster
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Soviet Vostok VW becomes 13th Earth satellite
Washington AP reports Vostok VW, the 13th Earth satellite, was successfully launched by the Soviet Union and is its second manned spaceship. The United States has launched 35 satellites, eight remain in orbit. Two Soviet satellites still orbit the Sun, and two are no longer in orbit.
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Titov lands after 25 hour orbital flight around world
Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov returned safely to Earth aboard Vostok II after completing more than 17 orbits and traveling about 435000 miles. The 26 year old flew 25 hours 18 minutes, manually steering for periods up to an hour, while reporting he was in good health. Khrushchev hailed the feat and promised a grand Moscow welcome, with officials looking toward further space milestones and lunar exploration. Major details include orbit timings, altitudes, and Titov’s communications from space.
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Gherman Titov
Major
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Moon
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Peayesa
Arkcow Radio
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Gagarin
Russia
Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Presidium
Central Committee
Mars
Venus
Gunman Tells Clerk No Money Worth Robbery At Market
A gunman entered Max's Market and demanded cash from a clerk. When told the drawer was short, he stated there was nothing to bother with and left without incident.
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Hollywood
UPI
Max
GOP Tax Bill Near Passage
The Wisconsin Assembly moves toward final passage of a Senate tax revision bill affecting a 3 percent retail sales tax. It includes a state income tax withholding system, higher real estate tax relief for businesses, and a sales tax exemption dispute over cold storage services. The measure faces Senate review of four major amendments and debate resumes at 4 p.m.
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Republic
Philip Kahn
Whitefish
Bay
GOP
Wisconsin
Assembly
Senate
Kuehn
Milwaukee
Glen Pommersening
B-Wareios
Titov Exults During First Soviet Space Flight
MOSCOW AP Maj Gherman Titov, a 26 year old Russian spaceman, described as an eagle after circling the globe, radiated humor and youth as Tass released a biographical sketch. Born in Verkhneye Zhilino, western Siberia, Titov trained at Stalingrad flying school, earned his wings in 1957, and joined the air force. He is married, shares Communist ties with Gagarin, and dedicated his flight to the 2nd congress of the Communist party.
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Maj
Gherman Stepanovich Titov
Titov
Yuri Gagarin
Stepan Pavelovich Titov
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V. Siberia
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Verkhneye Zhilino
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Stalingrad
Air Force
Gagarin
Tass
Young Communist League
Our Communist Party
Arabs Ready For Kuwait Duty
An Arab League force of 2500 to 5000 troops could replace British troops in Kuwait City late this month or early next month. Sources say size depends on Kuwait talks between the Arab League mission and Kuwait’s ruler Sheik Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah. The mission stopped in Saudi Arabia to discuss Saudi forces deployed after threats of annexation by Iraq.
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Kuwait
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Abdullah as-Islim
Saudi Arabia
Abdel Karim Hassem
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