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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1961
Page
2
Bruce Catton argues the Civil War could have been avoided through calm public discussion. Seward and Campbell met for night talks revealing that slavery's expansion was shrinking in time, yet public readers and leaders failed to act. The piece underlines democracy as the tool to resolve divisive issues without war.
The Chinese Nationalist government announced plans to invest 200 million dollars in Formosa over the next four years to develop water resources forestry fishing and animal husbandry with about 33 percent of the sum coming from U.S. aid.
In Honolulu AP report, U S forces including the Seventh Fleet and Western Pacific bases stand ready to act in Laos. Navy and air assets across Okinawa Formosa Philippines are positioned, with Marines of the 4th Marine Division and Marine Air Wing prepared. Seventh Fleet group in the South China Sea comprises carriers destroyers submarines and support ships.
Washington experts note a shadowy transition as Eisenhower leaves office and Kennedy prepares to take power. The incoming president faces a landscape where foreign events may outrun any home policy, with Laos and Cold War tensions looming.
Washington officials anticipate new moves next month to pressure Cuban Premier Fidel Castro. The United States and Brazil will see new presidents by year end, with possible actions including a short force, joint Castro agent tracking, and economic Cuba restrictions. Panama may break with Havana as Washington seeks to hold Guantanamo Base.
The AP reports most papers favor Kennedy initials or full Kennedy in headlines with a few opting for Jack or John F. Kennedy. Sources quote Kennedy's press secretary saying he prefers Kennedy or initials IFK and opposes Jack, while editors weigh space and tone.
The article argues Fidel Castro aimed to provoke a U.S. break with Cuba to rally support at home and in the region. It contends he relies on the Communist bloc for economic aid, fears Latin governments may sever ties, and uses potential diplomatic breaks to fuel unrest while facing internal troubles.
AUSTIN AP Jerry Sadler the new state land commissioner says a faster pace is expected in the veterans land program He aims to accelerate leasing of funds under the 200 million program About 150 applications per month are processed now with potential to rise to about 400 A backlog of more than 400 applications exists The proposal to sell land bonds valued at 12.5 million was protested and later cancelled by Sadler.
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