German Immigrant Hero Helps Refugee at Berlin Wall
Spec. 4 Hans Puhl, a German-born U.S. Army soldier, risked his life during a 40 minute dawn clash at the Berlin Wall to rescue a wounded East German refugee, Michael Meyer. West Berlin police aided the effort as shots were exchanged with East German guards. Meyer was wounded but survived.
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Berlin
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Berlin Wall
Hans Puhl
West Berlin
Michael Meyer
Fredersdorf
Puhl
Wall
Kreuzberg
Meyer
Cow bells and grave crosses draw thiefs in Salzburg
Souvenir hunters in Salzburg have moved from stealing cow bells to grave crosses. The cross from the tomb of former Archbishop Wolf Dietrich was stolen at Sebastien Graveyard. Three young Germans were jailed last fall for cowbell theft. Police have not yet found the cross thief.
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Wolf Dietrich
Salsburg
Sebastien
Congress Adjournment Date Still Up in Air
Washington AP reports Congress faces Social Security health care and reapportionment as elections loom. House plans a Thursday vote on conferees for a Social Security bill with a hospitalization provision. Senate votes Tuesday on a sense of Congress resolution to allow states time to reapportion. President Johnson urged Humphrey to seek a compromise on the measure.
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Senate
Supreme Court
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Hubert H. Humphrey
House backs reapportionment reform to curb court jurisdiction
Everett M. Dirksen notes that if the substitute fails a tougher House passed plan would be offered but not by him. The measure limits courts' authority in reapportionment cases and aims to shape redistricting disputes.
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Everett M. Dirksen
House
Campbell Succeeds Guthrie as Minnesota Theater Chief
Douglas Campbell becomes artistic director of the Minnesota Theater Company in 1966, succeeding Tyrone Guthrie. A long-time associate, Campbell first worked with Guthrie in 1954 at Stratford Festival Ontario where he directed multiple plays and helped launch the Minneapolis project.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Douglas Campbell
Tyrone Guthrie
Minnesota Theater Company
Stratford, Ont
Campbell
Guthrie
Minneapolis
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