12 Apr 1961
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1961
Page
1
Soviet astronaut Maj. Yuri Aleksyevich Gagarin completed one Earth orbit in an hour and twenty minutes and logged a total airborne time of one hour and forty eight minutes. President Kennedy lauded the feat as space achievement while U.S. experts weigh the race to be first to orbit.
The piece reviews rumors and mixed reporting about a Soviet space flight claimed today between 9 07 and 10 5 a m with Western observers skeptical of success. It notes TV crews at the Central Telegraph Office and a Daily Worker claim of a prior Friday launch.
Soviet space mission marked a historic milestone as Yuri Gagarin prepares a eyewitness account of Earth from space and the first manned flight nears return. The piece notes space as a new frontier for nations and questions risks and benefits for humanity.
Israeli Attorney General Gideon Hausner denounces Adolf Eichmann in court citing crimes against humanity and genocide. Eichmann shows a stony mask as Hausner links Nazi mass murder to the extermination of six million Jews and dismisses ex post facto challenges by defense lawyer Dr. Robert Servatius.
Washington report notes the Soviet Union's orbital success widens the lead in space race. It argues Soviet rockets are more powerful and operate on a timetable, while U.S. payloads lag in size and capability with Sputnik II cited as a milestone. the piece warns of damaged U.S. scientific pride and outlines payload comparisons.
New Jersey delegates urge removal of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S Grant III after Ashley Halsey accuses New Jersey of racial discrimination at a national commission banquet. The dispute shadows ceremonies marking the Fort Sumter reenactment and ongoing centennial observances in Charleston.
German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer met with President Kennedy at the White House seeking personal assurance of U S support for West Berlin and Western Europe. Bonn planned ahead payments on postwar debts as talks focused on NATO unity amid Soviet pressure.
In Cape Canaveral the Redstone rocket lingers on the pad as Soviet leaders beat the firing date by at least two weeks. Engineers hope a late April or early May manned suborbital flight may still occur, with Ham the chimp and earlier tests stalling the schedule.
The North Carolina House passed and sent to the Senate a bill extending the compulsory auto liability law indefinitely. The measure keeps motorists required to carry liability insurance to protect others in accidents despite industry opposition.
The Motor Vehicles Department urges the General Assembly to enact a law requiring chemical tests for drivers suspected of intoxication. The bill sets a blood alcohol reading of 0.15 percent as prima facie evidence of DUI. Proponents cite deterrence while experts warn possible test errors could aid the defendant.
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