Wind topples East German wire fence near Berlin wall
Gusts reaching 70 miles per hour topple sections of the East German border fence around West Berlin as guards repair gaps. Two East German women escape to the West, one with a four month old baby, while a man crosses to freedom at another point. Leeds opens a picture lending library offering original works to residents for one pound a year.
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West Berlin
de Hien Ieeeee
East Berlin
Leeds
England
Leeds Art Gallery
Calouste Gulbenkian
Pocketful of flowers color pattern for sheath dress
Pattern 4846 offers a printed sewing pattern for a plain sheath dress with a colorful floral touch. Includes embroidery transfer, sizes 14 to 22, fabric yardage for size 16, and mailing details to Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star pattern dept for 35 to 50 cent requests.
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Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N.Y
Unemployment Compensation Bill Advances in Senate Panel
The Senate Finance Committee moved the unemployment compensation bill to the floor after an executive session and a public hearing. It would raise weekly benefits from 32 to 34 dollars and extend the maximum duration from 20 to 24 weeks, with a higher earnings qualifier and disqualification rules for quitting or misconduct.
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Unengleya Ott
Senate Finance Committee
Organized Labor
Protestant Magazine Hails JFK Record
Chicago reports that the Christian Century editorial praised President Kennedy for a strong first year on church and state issues. The piece rebutted America's critique of Kennedy's stance on aid to parochial schools and separation of church and state, noting constitutional motives.
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Chicago
Kennedy
Christian Century
John F. Kennedy
America
Speculators unload silver hoard as Kennedy ponders reform
In New York and London silver slips near 1 per ounce after a surge to 1.04. President Kennedy in Congress seeks to free silver from government control and use it only in coins. The Treasury halted sales, demonetization steps trim supply, while industrial demand and hoards shape future pricing and releases. Handy & Harman tallies 1961 silver use, stockpiles, and consumption.
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New York
London
Britain
Kennedy
Congress
U. S
Ury
Treasury
Handy & Harman
Harman
U. S. Treasury
Lombard Son Named Rochester Chief of Police
Michael Lombard downplays his role after his son William Lombard is named Rochester Chief of Police. The father recalls giving advice fifteen years ago cautioning him not to pursue policing as a career.
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Rochester
N.Y
Michael Lombard
William Lombard
Lombard
More Crimson At Harvard Football Stadium
Harvard will see about 600 maple trees planted along the stadium area in Brighton this spring. The maples will display crimson leaves each fall, matching Harvard’s official color as thousands attend football games, raising a question of whether Yale can match it.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Brighton
Metropolitan District Commission
Blues
Yale
West Virginians Face 1962 63 Tax Bill Of 998 6 Million
West Virginians are projected to pay 998.6 million in taxes in the 1962 63 fiscal year, about 30.3 percent of total personal income. The State Chamber of Commerce estimates 3.3 billion in income for the year starting July 1 1962, with per person tax of 537 dollars and per worker 1 798 dollars.
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Charleston
W. Va
West
Chamber
Butter Sizzles with Panfried Chicken Livers
A kitchen tip describes cooking chicken livers in butter, halving them and removing dividing membranes before sautéing in a skillet for even browning.
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Jhuna Ledows
Protestant Magazine
Jfk
Anci Gents
Footers Cleaners
Tony Wedal
Clare
Mich
Wedal
Montgomery Ward
Mata
Winchester Savings & Loan Association
W. Boscawen St
Member
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Goodyear
RUN Cutter Tire Co
S. B
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