Gnarled Kilmer Oak On Rutgers Campus Shows Age
The Kilmer Oak at Rutgers University near 300 years old shows decay with a dozen broken branches and a large trunk gash. Dr Edward B Wilkins notes senility but says the tree will not be cut down. The Student Forestry Club planted an acorn nearby. Kilmer was born 1886 in New Jersey and died in France in 1918.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Joyce Kilmer
Kilmer
Rutgers University
Edward B. Wilkins
Rutger
Student Forestry Club
France
Rutgers
Columbia University
Convicted Suspect Steals Bond Forms to Gain Freedom
In Miami Beach Alanis Stein 34 was convicted for breaking into a mansion. He appealed and bond of 37000 was set but forms were locked in a deputy sheriff desk. Stein allegedly borrowed exhibit A and opened the desk to post the bond and gain release.
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Miami
Fila
Miami Beach
Alanis
Stein
James Regan
Bond
First Man Tried for Assassination in City
Ciudad Trujillo reports the first person tried for the assassination in the Dominican Republic case. The trial focuses on alleged plot details and official charges.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
French police foil second Pacifist landing bid at Le Havre
French police defeated a second attempt by Pacifistes to land in France during a San Francisco to Moscow anti nuclear weapons march. The group included 16 Americans in a 26 member delegation.
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LE Havre
France
Moscow
Kennedy Nehru meeting hinted by Galbraith
U S Ambassador J Kenneth Galbraith said a meeting between President Kennedy and Prime Minister Nehru would be arranged soon. Storms and floods across Turkey killed 14 people and damaged many areas, with 11 victims struck by lightning including five children.
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New Delail
U. S
J. Kenneth Galbraith
Kennedy
Nehru
Istanbul
Turkey
Bed Frame Boat Crosses Channel From Dover
Calais reports Bob Platten a 36 year old London bank clerk crossed the English Channel on a wooden bed frame powered by an outboard motor. The six hour trip began in Dover and ended in Calais with Platten piloting the improvised watercraft.
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Calais
France
London
English Channel
Bob Platten
Dover
Pleasanton rancher donates first private wheat gift for Greece
Coleman Foley an Irish immigrant rancher in Pleasanton California presents the first private 50 ton wheat gift to the U S Food for Peace program. The 50 ton donation will be sent annually for four years to aid hungry people overseas with Greece listed as the initial destination.
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Pleasanton
Accused Czech envoy Nacvalec to depart New York today
Nacvalec a top Czech diplomat in New York resigns from his U N mission and will leave the United States with his wife and two sons. Washington had revoked his U N status and given him an option to depart. Prague and Nacvalec deny espionage charges and contest the U S action as a violation of U N immunity. The case marks the first recall of a diplomat attached to a U N delegation by the United States.
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U.N
New York
Nacvalac
U.S
Czechoslovakia
Tie
United States
Vienna
U. S
Ten Young Men Elected Vice Presidents At Jaycee National Meet
At the national Junior Chamber convention in Atlanta William Flynn of Trumbull Connecticut led as top vote getter with 3048 of 3058 ballots. Doug Blankenship of College Park Georgia followed with 2959 votes losing four states. Others elected as vice presidents include Kenneth Johnston Jr Seattle Bob Carter Baton Rouge M L Benton Owosso Robert Buckley Beech Grove Wayne Gentry Molino C J Doran Jr Duluth Rex Flint Riverside and Marshall Cobleigh Nashua. More than 8000 delegates planned to elect the national president later today.
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Atlanta
U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
Wiliam Flynn
Trumbull, Conn
Montana
Doug Blankenship
College Park, Ga
Bob Carter
Baton Rouge
M. L. Benton
Owosso
Mich
Robert W. Buckley
Beech Grove
Ind
Wayne Gentry
Moulton
Ala
C. J. Doran Jr
Duluth
Payroll Authority selects officers in Thomasville
Mayor Odis A. Johnson and County Commission Chairman James W. Keyton were elected chairman and vice chairman of the Thomasville Payroll Development Authority. Frank H. Neel was named the first executive director as the panel approves by laws and outlines duties.
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Odis A. Johnson
County Commission
James W. Keyton
Thomasville
Thomas County
Benson B. Earle Jr
Norr
Neel
Authority
J. W. Keyton
James A. Anderson
Frank H. Neel
Hugh B. Gurley
William J. Miller Jr
Khrushchev signals step up in Cold War stance
Washington officials read Khrushchev speech as a sharper post Vienna push on East West issues. He vowed a Berlin access plan with East Germany and warned of renewed Soviet nuclear tests, drawing U.S. caution and alliance talks.
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Washington
U. S
Khrushchev
Peanut Market Quiet but Firm in the Southeast
The Southeastern shelled peanut market remained quiet yet firm this week per the Agricultural Marketing Service. Prompt fob prices ranged from 16 to 18 1/2 cents for Spanish No 1 to 18 1/2 to 18 3/4 cents, with runners and other grades quoted across several screens and splits.
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Atlanta
Agricultural Marketing Service
F.o.b
Southeastern
Katanga Chief Gains Freedom After 2 Months
Katanga leader Tshombe was released after two months in Congolese government custody. He arrived at Premier Yebo's residence with Gen. Joseph Mobutu, who told reporters Tshombe is free and in good health.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Motse Tshombe
Katanga
Tshombe
Joseph Yeo
Leopoldville
Joseph Mobutu
Kennedy Stricken With Mild Virus Aides Say Recovery Soon
President Kennedy suffered a mild viral infection with fever spiking to 101.6 noted by White House physician Dr. Janet Travell. Doctors expect recovery within two days and Kennedy warned to rest Friday while back treatment continues.
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Washington
Kennedy
Janet Travell
White House
Preston Wade
New York
Wade
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
White Howe
Georgetown
Potomac River
Massachusetts
Ikeda and Rusk herald closer US Japan ties after talks
Japanese Prime Minister Ikeda and Secretary Rusk announced a strong foundation for closer cooperation after three days of talks in Washington. They said the discussions opened a new chapter in relations, with plans for greater economic collaboration and a role for Japan as a middleman for US programs in Southeast Asia.
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Washington
Hayato Tkeda
Dean Rusk
Japan
United States
Ikeda
Rusk
U.S
Southeast Asia
Laos Princes Agree on National Union Government
In Zurich the three Laos war factions Premier Boun Oum Souvanna Phouma and Souphanovong agreed to form a national union government named by the king. They pledge to unite the divided country’s three armies into a single force and include all three parties in a temporary government.
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Switserland
Laos
National Union
Boun Oum
Souvanna Phouma
Souphanovong
Zurch
Dolder Hotel
Khrushchev Warns On Nuclear Test Resumption During Kremlin Address
In a televised Kremlin speech marking the 20th anniversary of the Nazi attack, Khrushchev warned that if the Western powers resume nuclear tests the Soviet Union will retaliate and accelerate its own program. He urged a German peace treaty with wartime allies and proposed Berlin as a free city.
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Khrushchev
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United States
Berlin
Vienna
Kennedy
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Senanete
Geneva
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France
AD. Akocig
C Wath
Union
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