28 Jan 1961
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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1961
Page
1
CAPE CANAVERAL FL. Six young chimpanzees begin final preparations for a Redstone rocket ride to 115 miles high and 290 miles downrange. A primary and alternate chimp will be chosen after medical checks as sensors monitor heart rate temperature and respiration during a 16 minute flight.
Jackie Gleason told a national audience that CBSs You're In the Picture flopped in its premiere. He described the panel concept as a disaster and admitted the show had been misdesigned by 20 veterans. He promised next week would bring a soap opera less opera.
The Federal State Flood Forecasting Service reports 23 inches of snow cover along the Susquehanna River watershed and ice 11 to 15 inches thick.
An American-born soldier of fortune who served as Fidel Castro's chief executioner faces possible deportation to Cuba or Mexico after illegal entry. Herman Marks, 39, known as "The Butcher," was captured by immigration agents and may face a firing squad if he returns to Cuba. The case proceeds as a hearing is set for Monday at the Federal House of Detention.
Georgia lawmakers completed action on four measures to shift from school closure to guaranteeing freedom of association, including local option to close schools, tuition grants for students avoiding integration, revised appeals procedures, and a constitutional amendment. The move follows two Negro students enrolling at the University of Georgia and desegregation orders in Atlanta schools.
Adlai Stevenson suggested President Kennedy might meet Premier Khrushchev at the U N General Assembly in March. White House and State Department offered no comment beyond reiterating Kennedy would decide after Khrushchev’s attendance. Press secretary Pierre Salinger said Stevenson voiced his own view and other officials gave no immediate reaction.
John M. Thompson, a soda fountain supervisor fired amid New Orleans school integration protests, said he would seek another job after his son Gregory became the first white pupil to attend McDonogh No. 19. Thompson criticized the boycott and outlined his support for integrated schooling despite community backlash.
Edward R. Murrow, beloved CBS news figure, is reported to be Kennedy’s choice to head the U.S. Information Agency. The announcement, aired on CBS from New York and supported by sources, would place Murrow at the helm as the administration seeks a sharper image abroad.
Frank Sinatra headlined a Carnegie Hall benefit billed as Our Leader and led Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr and others in a rights cause show. Attendees paid up to 100 dollars with proceeds supporting the Committee to Aid the Southern Freedom Struggle and King related civil rights efforts.
The marigold champion, Burpee, argues the flower should become a national emblem despite no state association. He notes its global popularity and historic tale with Cortez, lobbying House leaders and congressmen to push a bill, while opponents cite other traditional symbols.
In Norton Virginia and Milledgeville Georgia families of Francis Gary Powers express cautious optimism about his release from confinement in the Soviet Union. Powers messages hint at possible reunion while his wife Barbara appeals to President Kennedy to press negotiations with Khrushchev for his freedom.
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