Russians Free Priest and Spy Swap Returns Two Americans
The release reunites Father Ciszek after 29 years in Soviet captivity and Marvin Makinen, freed after a spy swap in Brooklyn. Makinen’s family wept and praised faith. Ciszek spoke of limited religious freedom and his life as a priest behind bars. The exchange sent Ivan Egorov and Alexandra home to Moscow.
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Liberated Priest Plans 1st Mass in 24 Years
NEW YORK UPI Rev Walter Martin Ciszek the Jesuit priest says he plans his first Mass in 24 years soon. He last said Mass in Poland before his assignment to the Soviet Union where he was imprisoned for five years. He spoke in Russian and declined details of his arrest. He arrived in America recently and spoke at an airport press room after a long captivity.
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Reading
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Berlin Autobahn Standoff Tests Cold War Tensions
A 48 hour Berlin convoy incident saw 206 American soldiers and 43 vehicles involved. The United States protested the Soviet blockade as Western allies allowed larger convoys, while German onlookers followed the tense standoff at Babelsberg and Marienborn.
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iDam Disaster Area Sealed Fear Disease
Mass floods from a dam prompt mass graves as 2000 killed and unidentifed bodies are prepared for later ID. Emigrant workers return from Europe to find relatives while officials face blame for warnings of landslides. An American couple survives and is hospitalized in Italy as authorities fear a fresh slide.
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Belluno
Robert Delazzare
Elizabeth, Nii
Scarsdale, N. Y
Longacone
U S Barter of Russians in 1961 Told
Washington reports reveal why the return of two captured US pilots in the Barents Sea episode was tied to a broader prisoner exchange. The deal swapped two accused spies for the fliers, Melekh and Mirseh, who were arrested in New York in 1960 and never tried.
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Flin
Melekh
United Nations
Hirseh
Cradur
New York
U. S
Flower Skunk Mystery Ends Unclear In Morrison
A pet skunk named Flower disappeared amid garbages and a restaurant scene. A cook shouted that Flower reappeared near a pipe but the pet was not the same skunk as a singer claimed. The incident left investigators puzzled about the true identity of the skunk.
Fear of New Slides and Floods Haunts Italian Disaster Survivors
UPI correspondent recounts Casso Italy where 3,000 to 4,000 died and eight villages were obliterated by a landslide and dam breach. Survivors cower as aftershocks roll through the valley while U.S. Army helicopters deliver food and medical aid.
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UPI
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