Ulbricht rejects Kennedy plan on Berlin highway control
East German leader Walter Ulbricht dismissed Kennedy’s idea of internationalizing the Berlin highway access, calling such speculation useless. He warned that US Army convoys along the route inflame Cold War tensions and hinder East West talks. The Neues Deutschland editorial urged halting the convoys, insisting the highway belongs to East Germany.
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Berlin
UPI
Walter Ulbricht
Kennedy
West Berlin
Ulbricht
Alexei Adzhubei
Izvestia
Nikita Khrushchev
Germany
Communist Party
Neues Deutschland Today
East Germany
U.S
West
Rocket Tests Mark Record Week of Missiles and Space Prep
CAPE CANAVERAL United States completed a week of rocket tests with an Atlas missile and a Polaris missile both declared complete successes. The Atlas sent a dummy warhead 5000 miles to a West Africa target while the Polaris fired a 1400 mile test shot from a submarine.
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Cape Canaveral
UPI
United States
Free World
Africa
Navy
America
Earth
Atlas
Titan
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Polaris
Demands New Trial for Ronald Stump
Des Moines UP I reports attorney J Riley McManus filed a 20 page motion and 16 page affidavits asking District Judge D C Moore to set aside the November 4 conviction of Ronald M Stump 22 a University of Iowa graduate from Keokuk for second degree murder claiming juror prejudice and trial errors and citing a claimed misinstruction and a supposed compromise verdict leading to a new trial while sentencing is delayed.
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Des Moines
UPI
Ronald M Stump
J. Riley McManus
Edwin Moore
Grant Stump
McManus
Moore
Stump
University of Iowa
Keokuk
Michael Daly
Leanna Jean Skultety
Miss Skultety
Daly
Nora G. Christensen
Army Complaints Bring Investigation at Ft. Polk
The government will send an Army inspector to Fort Polk to probe complaints by 164 reservists and National Guardsmen about their call to active duty. Defense Secretary McNamara ordered the visit. letters sought discharge and an inquiry into the 49th Texas Armored Division amid reports of poor morale, dilapidated facilities, and muddy streets.
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FT. Polk
UPI
Spector
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
49Th
Texas) Armored Division
Freedom Riders Break Segregation Wall in McComb
Six Black freedom riders entered the McComb Greyhound terminal in Mississippi to desegregate the white only waiting room amid jeering crowds of about 400. CORE hailed the symbolic breach while local officials warned against further moves and protected news crews from attack.
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Meccomb
Miss
UPI
Missis Sippis
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Mississippi
McComb
Freedom Riders
Marvin Rich
New York
New Orleans
Ross Barnett
Plane Missing In Congo Area Today
A Swedish C4 transport flying with the United Nations in Congo is missing near Luluabourg with four aboard. The crew includes three Swedish nationals and a Swedish Major as a passenger. The lone engine DC4 and flares attempted to guide the plane to land when it could not locate Luluabourg.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Transair Charter Co
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Luluabourg Tower
Luluabout
Luluabourg Air Field
Luluabourg
Castro declares Marxist Leninist stance in five hour speech
Fidel Castro told Cubans he is a dedicated Marxist Leninist and has followed communism since 1953. He tied his 26 July movement to the Communist party, denounced middle ground, and urged Latin American leaders to reveal their party status.
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Miami
UPI
Fidel Castro
United States
Castro
Communist Party
Cuba
Moscow
Moncado
Santiago
Batista
Jose Marti
Marx
Engels
Lenin
Christmas Concert By Washington Church Choirs
A community concert of Christmas music is presented by combined choirs from Washington churches. Directed by Robert Steele with Mrs. William Stewart on the organ, the event occurs at the high school gym Sunday at 7 30 pm. Admission is free.
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Washington
Robert Steele
William Stewart
Japanese Deny Earhart Died on Saipan
The Japanese government says it investigated Earhart death claims on Saipan and found them false. Fred Goerner, KCBS radio, believes Earhart and Noonan were captured and held on Saipan, citing bone fragments later studied by UC. Rep Shelley cites a State Dept note confirming the negation of the theory.
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Amelia Earhart
Saipan
San Francisco
UPS
Saipan Island
Fred Goerner
KCBS
Fred Noonan
Pacific
John F. Shelley
D-Calif
KGO TV
State Department
Goerner
University of California
Miss Earhart
League of Nations
Goldfine Case Reemerges in Uproar Over Political Scandal
In Washington reports claim the Justice Department is probing a broad political scandal connected to prominent Republicans and Democrats. Bernard Goldfine and secretary Mildred Paperman face new charges as investigations swirl, with TV figures calling it a major case since Teapot Dome.
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Washington
Goldfine
Justice Department
Boston
Bernard Goldfine
Mildred Paperman
Teapot Dome
William H. Lawrence
American Broadcasting Company Newsman
Miss Paper
Federal Penitentiary
Danbury
Conn Goldfine
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
White House
New York Herald Tribune
Congress
Massachusetts
Lawrence
Warren G Harding
Albert B. Fall
Harding
Wyoming
California
Dominican strike widens as protests endure in Santo Domingo
Dominican workers enter the fifth day of a general strike against President Balaguer. Tanks and gunfire echo as thousands stay away from work. At least one youth killed and many injured amid demonstrations. UCN prepares minimum demands while Balaguer refuses concessions and hints at a ruling junta until next May elections.
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Santo Domingo
CUPL
Joaquin Balaguer
San Jiao
UCN
Balaguer
Congress
Red Cross drive tops Washington County total
Washington County volunteers report a total of 2897.73 dollars raised for the American Red Cross in the annual membership and fund drive. West Chester led with 82.58 dollars. Riverside and Wellman also completed reports with 158.10 and 520.48 dollars respectively.
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Washington County
American Red Cross
A. E Baldrige
West Chester
John Butler
W. E. Pearson
Phyllis Ladehoff
Alice Zielstorf
Walter Duvall
Ronald Latta
Riverside
Dick Cress
James Schnoebelen
Wilfred Bouquet
Robert Kloppfer
Jim Fart
Kathy Pogge
Clayton Wingler
Roger Schloss
Maynard Strabala
Frank Kaalberg
Ned Fig
Dick Moothart Competes National Duck Calling Title
Washington native Dick Moothart defends his state crown as he enters the national duck calling contest in Stuttgart Arkansas tonight. The event airs on KTHS Little Rock 1090 from 7 to 4 o'clock with Mr and Mrs Moothart staying in Little Rock for the competition.
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Dick Moothart
Washington
Stuttgart
Ark
Moothart
KTHS
Little Rock
Mrs Mothart
Tshombe May Be Headed For Talks in Paris
Katanga leader Moise Tshombe arrived in Brazzaville and vanished amid rumors he would skip a Rio de Janeiro Moral Re Armament conference for a Paris peace conference with Congo government Foreign Minister Justin Bomboko and Belgium's Paul Henri Spaak. Brazzaville authorities imposed a blackout on his movements and meetings.
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Paris
UPI
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Brazzaville
Congo
Brussels
Leopoldville
Rio de Janeiro
Justin Bomboko
Belgium
Paul-Henri Spaak
All-State Chorus Televised for Washington Area Viewers
Washington area residents may hear and see part of the all state high school music festival today. Fight Washington High School students participated in the event which was recorded on video tape and will be shown at 12 45 pm today on WMT TV and at 10 pm Sunday on KCRG TV. Local singers in the chorus were Pat McClure Nancy Osincup Phil Ahrens Robert Wilcox Sara Knupp Cheryl Keating Dave Everetts and Logan Heilman. Among the earliest Christmas tree decorations were gilded egg shells wax tapers and wall paper bags filled with comfits lozenges and barley sugar.
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Washington
Fight Washington High School
Wmt-Tv
Kcrg-Tv
Pat McClure
Nancy Osincup
Phil Ahrens
Robert Wilcox
Sara Knupp
Cheryl Keating
Dave Everetts
Logan Heilman
Iowa Weather Outlook Mostly Cloudy With Fog
United Press International reports Iowa will see mostly cloudy skies with considerable fog tonight and early Sunday. Temperatures fall to 25 to 30 degrees tonight, with extreme north highs in the 50s while southern areas reach the high 50s to near 60. Partly cloudy and mild Monday.
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Iowa
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