Weather shifts and tornadoes mark violent summer debut
Rain and winds lash the nation with fatalities and injuries as a cold front sweeps the East and South. Tornadoes and high winds kill an elderly woman and injure at least 13. Texas flood displacement rises along the Guadalupe river area. Temperatures swing from 40s in Indiana to 120s in Death Valley with scattered showers forecast through Friday.
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West Views Khrushchev Stepup in Post Vienna Cold War
Washington officials regard Khrushchev’s latest Berlin and German peace treaty remarks as a tougher post Vienna contact. He warned of renewed nuclear tests and proposed East German control over Berlin access while Kennedy aides assess a possible test ban and insist on strict inspection.
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Why Berlin standoff leaves two Berlins and two Germanys
AP analyst James Marlow outlines why postwar Berlin remains divided. West wants free elections and a single Germany with West ties, while Russia backs East Germany. East Berlin sits 110 miles inside East Germany as Western access routes stay open under Russian control.
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Policy Resolution Aims to Back West Berlin Firm Policy
Sen. Jacob K. Javits introduced a Senate resolution to affirm ongoing U S support for West Berlin and remove ambiguity after Senate Democratic Leader Mansfield suggested a federated free city for East and West Berlin. The speech was prepared for delivery amid continuing debate on Berlin policy.
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U S Troops In Berlin On The Ready
Berlin’s 5 000 American troops moved to action stations at dawn in a surprise alert testing rapid deployment. Tanks rolled through the streets as armor and infantry shifted from barracks to key positions in the American sector. Combat troops manned intersections replacing traffic police in readiness drills.
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Fire devastates seven Fort Madison businesses
A large blaze swept seven Fort Madison businesses on a Wednesday, causing extensive damage. Mail carrier Richard Helling continued his rounds, delivering letters into two of the damaged buildings despite the fire.
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Japs Offer Asian Aid To America
Washington AP Ikeda proposes Japan act as middle man for U S aid programs in Southeast Asia. He discussed Japanese American partnership with Kennedy in a 45 minute session and with Senator Fong on Wednesday. Ikeda said Japanese experience could aid economic development if the U S funds projects. The idea echoes Kishi proposals once rejected by the United States.
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Bryant Cabinet To Earmark Building Funds In Florida
Florida Governor Farris Bryant and the State Cabinet will decide which 1961 general spending projects receive building money after legislature set first and second priority designations. The overhaul combines 9.5 million first priority and 26.8 million second priority into a 36.3 million pool under cabinet control, aiming to align with urgency while keeping university and junior college needs in view.
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Poison Claims Two Young Lives in Tampa Mystery
A mysterious poison killed five year old Thomas Bryan and his nine year old sister Mildred Marie in Tampa. Two other children Randall Bryan ten and Patricia Rodriguez ten remained hospitalized in serious and critical condition respectively as doctors withheld the toxin's name awaiting lab results.
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Pageant Games and Model Prices at Gulf Gate 1961
Inside Today's NEWS GULF GATE 1961 overview lists 8 furnished models priced between 12 906 and 19 906 dollars with FHA from 205 dollars down. Ad mentions U.S. 1 near Stickney Point Road.
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Taxes Extension to Fund Budget Pushes Kennedy Plan
The Senate was set to approve a bill extending taxes for one year on new cars liquor cigarettes telephones travel and corporate profits to raise 3.7 billion dollars. President Kennedy sought the revenue to keep the federal budget from slipping further into the red. The House was expected to concur.
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New Illness Forces Kennedy to Cancel Appointments
President Kennedy has a mild virus infection that led the White House to cancel all public and private appointments. He woke with intense pain and two White House doctors began antibiotic treatment while Dr. Preston Wade consulted with Dr. Janet Travell to assess any impact on his back condition.
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UPI
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Preston Wade
New York
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Kensington Park Cavalcade of Homes Opens for Inspection
Kensington Park unveils its 1961 Cavalcade of Homes and an 18 acre recreation center open daily from 9 a.m. to dusk. Prices start at 11 960 dollars with a 375 dollar down payment.
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Kensington Park
Strike Keeps Tight Grasp On Shipping
Longshoremen return to New York docks as a nationwide merchant marine strike persists. About 150000 dock workers deserted piers in the city’s largest port in a 24 hour show of force over a coast to coast shutdown affecting 135 tanker freighters and passenger ships. Joseph Curran of the National Maritime Union says owners are beginning to negotiate on major demands after NMU boycotts over perceived inaction.
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National Maritime Union
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News Featuring Hargis Serial Chapter Eleven
The serial story featuring Hargis continues to draw favorable comments across the area as Chapter 11 appears today on page 9 of The News. Readers are urged to follow the ongoing installment for further developments and local reaction.
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SSS
Mixed Group Seeks To End Race Battle
In Jersey City a mixed group of Negroes and whites urged city officials to boost law enforcement in a racially tense Marion section after a 40 minute outbreak of violence in which two policemen were stabbed while keeping about 300 people from rioting. Committee member Hudson County Register John M. Deegan proposed arming patrolmen with nightsticks and giving area teachers authority to discipline breaches.
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UPID
Hudson County Register
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Senator Warns Miami Faces Loss if Pan Am Moves Jet Service
Senator George A. Smathers says Miami is in real danger of losing a major industry as Pan American World Airways considers transferring Latin American jet service to New York. The airline denies the move publicly. Pan American employs 4,800 at its Miami jet base.
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George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Pan American World Airways
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Pan American
Stevenson Returns From South America Tour With Gloom
Adlai Stevenson arrives in Washington from an 18 day swing through South America that began June 4. Officials say he will tell President Kennedy the tour found governments generally moving toward stability but that conditions are worse than a year ago. He declined to comment on the trip.
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Attorneys Question Models In Pornography Probe
Florida state attorneys questioned about 75 aspiring models, mostly teens, in a prostitution pornography investigation. They cited a nude camp, plush motel, and modeling agency linked to a pornographic picture ring. Four men were arrested: Roland C. Phillips, 49. Rick Falcon, 44. William H. Stromberger, and Robert B. Jones, 39, an Atlanta salesman.
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Paul B. Johnson
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Roland C. Phillips
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Czech U.N. Delegate Plans Exit Over Spy Ties
Miroslav Nacvalac, Czechoslovakia's U.N. delegate and No. 3 in the U.N. team, intends to fly home with his wife and two sons to avoid deportation as a suspected top spy. Washington revoked his U.N. status, declaring him an alien in the United States, after he had refused to leave.
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Billy Joe Kills Two and Wounds Six in Malvern Rampage
In Malvern Arkansas Billy Joe Schuler a 25 year old Negro went on a 90 minute shooting rampage using a high powered rifle. He killed two people and wounded six others all white before he was stopped. Neighbors described him as unbalanced and harmless but not bright.
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Laos coalition talks hinge on Souvanna Phouma order
Western diplomats in Zurich reported Souvanna Phouma urged Laos parties to form a coalition government as the nation remains war torn.
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