Mood of America in 1961 Seeks Peace and Prosperity
AP Newsfeatures surveys Americans across the nation as 1961 begins. The public craves peace and economic stability while fearing Cold War tensions, inflation, and recession. Voters split on Kennedy, hoping for vigor and new ideas yet wary of higher taxes and government growth.
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Congo
Laos
Berlin
Japan
Latin America
Khrushchev
Hammarskiola
U. N
Joan Dyson
Birmingham
Ala
Castro
Associated Press
Violence Flares Steady as Belgium Tolerates No More Strife
Premier Gaston Eyskens vows no violence after clashes in Brussels leave a man dead. He cites a troubled public and defends tax and social security reforms pushed to offset Congo revenue losses. A mourners march honors Francois van der Strappen as 2,000 demonstrators protest in the capital.
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Brussels
Belgium
Gaston Eyskens
The
Nation
Eyskens
Congo
Francois van der Strappen
Armed Forces Ready for Quick Action in Loas Conflict
The top U S military command holds updated contingency plans to aid Laos against Red Invaders. The 7th Fleet with three carriers and ASW assets could show force or reinforce Laotian defenses. Carriers positioned near Hong Kong the Philippines and Japan signal offshore concentration near Vietnam.
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White House
Loas
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Southeast Asia
JCS
Red Asia
7Th Fleet
Western Pacific
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Pacific
South China Sea
Viet Nam
Hong Kong
Philippines
Japan
Train wheels derail on Santa Fe's Super Chief near Abbyville
Two wheels of a rear set on the Super Chief ran off the track at 90 mph near Abbyville Kansas. The wheels rerailed themselves at a switchpoint about three fourths of a mile away. No injuries were reported. The car was cut out at Dodge City after wheel flanges were nicked. The all sleeper train was traveling from Chicago to Los Angeles.
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Kan
Abbyville
L. H. Arthur
Santa Fe Railroad
Dodge City
Policemen Risk Lives in Rescue at Charles River Bridge
Metropolitan District Commission officers Richard Nagel and Murray Weathersfield rushed to the West Boston bridge after a motorist alerted them. They found a man over the guard rail in frigid river conditions and struggled for several minutes before pulling him to safety.
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Boston
Charles River
Cambridge
Metropolitan District Commission
Richard Nagel
Murray Weathersfield
Old-time remembers government seed giveaway extravagance
Nostalgic note recalls a time when public criticism centered on government waste in distributing free seeds. The brief reflects a rural perspective on past government benevolence and frugality.
Howling Storm Strikes New Orleans Gulf Coast Area
A howling storm roared ashore along the Louisiana coast causing nearly a million dollars in damage with no injuries. Winds up to 80 mph gusts reported near New Orleans, power lines down in Golden Meadow and Houma, and nine horse barns lost at Jefferson Downs.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
New Iberia
Weather Bureau
Moisant International Airport
New
Chiang Warns West Against Yielding Isles
President Chiang Kai shek warns the incoming Kennedy administration that surrender of Formosa and offshore islands would weaken the United States and the Free World. He calls Communist China a greater menace than the Soviet Union and urges continued anti Communist unity in Asia. He predicts 1961 will see a collapse of communism but offers no timetable for reclaiming the mainland.
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Taipei
Formosa
UPI
Chiang Kaishek
Kennedy
United States
Free World
Chiang
China
Quemoy
Matsu
Asia
Republic of China
Kennedy names health dept aid to assist in medical program
President-elect John F Kennedy selects Boisseuiste Jones of Emory University to be special assistant on health and medical affairs in HEW. Jones, 47, serves as vice president and administrator of health services at Emory and will assist Abraham Ribicoff as secretary. The post pays 21000 dollars a year and supports drafting a medical care plan for the aged funded through Social Security taxes.
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Palm Beach, Fla
John F. Kennedy
Boisseuillet Jones
Emory University
Atlanta, Ga
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Jones
Emory
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Kennedy
Health
Summerfield Resigns Blasts Congress Over Rate Hikes
Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield resigned praising the need to raise postal rates to cover rising costs, accusing Congress of failure to take responsibility and saying the rate refusal blocked eliminating a $544 million deficit. His resignation, announced by the White House, coincides with John Hay Whitney’s as ambassador to Britain.
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UPI
Arthur E. Summerfield
Congress
Eisenhower
Post Office
Summerfield
White House
John Hay Whitney
U.S
Great Britain
John F. Kennedy
Whitney
Eisenhower Warns China and Vietnam on Laos Invasion
The United States, in a White House briefing approved by President Eisenhower, warns Red China and North Vietnam against armed interference in Laos. The notice stresses U S treaty obligations to Southeast Asia and notes the force is substantial. Kennedy and key aides are kept informed as details on the intruding units emerge.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Red China
North Viet Nam
Laos
Soviet Union
Southeast Asia
State Department
White House
Joseph Reap
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