19 Jan 1961
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Newspaper
Hammond Daily Star Item
Location
Hammond, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1961
Page
1
Kelly Ferris is noted as Adv. Manager Veron as part of the Louisiana Press Association with strong ties to Circulation and Manager Associate Member roles.
In his farewell address President Eisenhower emphasized balance among national programs and individual duties. James Marlow notes the president believes his eight years will be judged by future outcomes, with missile and space plans and long term welfare shaping history.
Ingrid Thulin, Bergman’s leading lady, arrives in Hollywood to star in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and signs for five MGM films with Mirisch. She says Americans are friendly and that Swedish films use sex for export, noting Swedes are bored with it and preferring more sensible work hours in Sweden.
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President Eisenhower proposes changing election and inauguration dates to give the incoming administration 80 days to organize before Congress. He favors a constitutional amendment moving office start to about November 10 and plans to meet with Kennedy to finalize transition details.
Alan Sillitoe reviews a tale where two powers clash over culture. A marching orchestra of 100 is captured by Gorsheks after a misrouted front run. The prisoners play Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique for their captors amid moral tension and failed narrative heft.
Washington reports indicate John F. Kennedy will preside over one of the grandest and costliest inaugurations with 58 090 parade seats sold. Former presidents Hoover Truman and Dagat Eiserones among watchers as 12 30 p m set for the oath. Tickets for concerts and balls are near capacity. funds aim to cover expenses and debt.
Dwight D. Eisenhower waves and exits the White House door in his final news conference as president. He reflects with dry wit and grave calm on Cold War tensions and governance as reporters record the momentous event.
Live broadcast begins at 10 30 a m on WAFB TV with 21 CBS News cameras. Walter Cronkite and Robert Trout report from the Capitol and White House area with Ed Murrow and Howard K Smith. Kennedy takes oath delivers inaugural address as motorcade returns to the White House reviewing stand. Also 10 18 p m Friday broadcast of Inaugural Ball from District of Columbia National Guard Armory with armory cameras.
The banking field expands as banks merge to scale with corporate needs and postwar growth. Manufacturers Trust and Hanover Bank consider a merger creating a major New York giant larger than Chemical and Morgan Guaranty, reshaping the city’s and nation’s banking map.
New York AP column recounts humorous remarks from a first time flyer and various passengers about pilots, copilots, and airline quirks. The piece uses a string of gags about cockpit life, passenger assumptions, and the gap between expectations and reality.
Lexie and her sisters recall life with their colorful father a secondhand clothes dealer and a mother awaiting him home The tale explores family secrets a disreputable marriage and the pain of parental choices lasting beyond the final page
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