Six Die as Jet Tanker Crashes on Takeoff at Base
LIMESTONE, Maine, six Air Force personnel died when a KC135 Stratotanker crashed during a fuel mission after takeoff. The huge four engine plane plunged into swampy woods 1,500 feet north of the runway. An Air Force board will investigate. The craft was valued at $3.6 million and assigned to the 42nd Air Refueling Squadron of the 42nd Bombardment Wing. The crash occurred at 1:20.
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Adenauer Aligns With De Gaulle Against Berlin Talks
Bonn chancellor Konrad Adenauer backs Charles de Gaulle in opposing renewed U S Russian talks on Berlin. He argues that negotiating with the Russians now signals weakness and could weaken Western unity, while predicting a prolonged pause if talks break off.
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U.S. Plans New Talks to Mend Berlin Rift
The United States seeks fresh Allied talks with West Germany over Berlin policy as Adenauer's objections threaten progress. France backs Germany, Britain supports the U.S. while Rusk plans to meet Dobrynin in Australia or soon after in the U.S. to continue Berlin crisis discussions.
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Konrad Adenauer
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France
Britain
Gerhard Schroeder
Dean Rusk
Australia
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Curtail domestic squabbles rule Sparks UPI item
A brief U.S. Army family housing chart lists 26 rules for happy living with the shortest entry urging couples to curtail domestic squabbles. The item reflects a light mood across wartime and peacetime living quarters.
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Germany
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Deaths across nations mark week with notable figures
Lord Sackville aged 91, a major general till 1929, died in London. Francisco A Smith, 62, led Marine Trust Co. of Western New York and died after brief illness in Buffalo. George A Nelson, 88, Socialist Party vice presidential candidate in 1936, funeral held in West Denmark. Sunny Jim Nell, 74, famed clown of major circuses for six decades, died in Birmingham. William J Endersbee, 73, charter member of the American Soil Conservation Society, died in Washington. Count Guy de Germany, French noble, dies in Florence as Hubert de Germany is linked to Laotian royals.
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Socialist Party
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American Soil Conservation Society
Florence
Italy
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Pony
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NOW YOU KNOW By United Press International
The father of President Andrew Johnson was a porter at an inn. His mother was a maid at the same inn.
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Andrew Johnson
Roses require vast harvest for tiny tar of essence
An estimate shows that about 100000 roses are needed to yield one ounce of rose tar essence, highlighting the immense labor and scale involved in producing this aromatic product.
Death of 2 Estes Contacts Probed
Congressional investigators probing deaths linked to Billie Sol Estes examine the cases of Henry Marshall, an Agriculture Department official, and El Paso accountant George A. Krutilek. Marshall died June 3 1961 from five rifle wounds near his Franklin Texas home, ruled a death by own action. Krutilek died April 4 near Clint Texas, listed as heart disease but with autopsy limitations. Officials McConnell and Berger, former Agriculture Department figures, are also under inquiry for ties to Estes operations and Commercial Solvents Inc.
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D-Ark
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Agriculture Department
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Texas Agriculture Stabilization Service
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el Paso
Krutilek
Pecos
Clint
Fred Bornstein
Bornstein
James A. McConnell
Mansfield
Walter C. Berger
Baltimore
McConnell
Agriculture
Eisenhower
Ezra T. Benson
Berger
Department
Commodity Stabilization Service
Kennedy
Commercial Solvents, Inc
New York
Empire On The Rocks-3 Estes Enterprises In Limbo
In Pecos Texas Bill Sol Estes founder of a vast empire is under receivership after $54 million asset estimates and 57 federal fraud charges. Investigations show he used 16,000 tank mortgages in Reeves County and 33,000 across west Texas to finance a scheme selling fertilizer tanks to farmers, then selling mortgages to finance firms. The case drew educational attention as creditors meet in El Paso May 23 and public sentiment shifts against him.
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Commercial Solvents Corp
West Texas
Alan Propp
Oscar Griffin
Pecos
Superior Manufacturing Co
Sells
Pecos Independent
Reeves County
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California
Finance Committees
Dallas
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Billie Sol
Congress reaction to Kennedy tax plan prompt disbelief
Senator John J Williams denounces Kennedy standby tax cuts as fantastic. An American serviceman in Laos questions supporting the Lao front. Walter Reuther urges election of liberal congressmen. Lyndon Johnson argues for modernization and diversification of defense to handle brushfire threats.
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John J. Williams
R-Del
Congress
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Atlantic City
N.J
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Walter Reuther
Factors Affecting Egg Quality and CO2 Loss
Egg quality hinges on carbon dioxide loss from the egg. Cooling eggs slows this loss while oiling shells or wrapping the carton with plastic can help preserve freshness.
Military Conversion From Coal Questioned
Senator Robert C Byrd invited Defense Department officials to a June 5 conference to explain the militarys shift from coal using boilers to other types. He urged federal installations to use coal where possible to aid West Virginias economy and national defense. Officials from the National Coal Association the National Coal Policy Conference the Southern Coal Producers Association and the United Mine Workers Union will attend.
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Senate Armed Services Committee
National Coal Association
National Coal Policy Conference
Southern Coal Producers Association
United Mine Workers Union
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