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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1961
Page
1
In Berlin near the Soviet sector, East Berlin residents on Harzerstrasse face forced removal as Communist troops and police evacuate families from north side apartments bordering the American sector. Barbed wire walls and bricked entryways separate the districts, prompting fear of further displacement among residents and onlookers.
A half mile railroad terminal and dock area burned for three hours in Weehawken New Jersey. Fire officials estimated losses over one million dollars with six trucks recalled from West New York. Four hundred firefighters from 12 departments aided by fire boats and Coast Guard fought the blaze. Twelve people were injured, one missing, and a separate West New York blaze destroyed three piers and a boat yard.
British troops and tanks reinforced a border zone near Staaken as Communists add a six foot back fence and guard workers along the East West Berlin frontier. Maj. Gen. Sir Rohan Delacombe inspected the setup amid drizzle and reports of armed militiamen and armored personnel carriers along the two mile front.
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson returned to Washington reporting that the free world bonds were strengthened by his 36 hour visit to West Berlin. He spoke of strong ties with West Germany and West Berlin and praised German leadership and the efforts of U S forces.
The Senate confirmed John D. Larkins Jr. as U S district judge for Eastern North Carolina, the second of three federal judges created by congressional action. Larkins, 51, longtime North Carolina Democratic leader, previously Senate pro tem president and national committeeman, hails from Trenton and Wake Forest trained.
In Detroit the United Auto Workers served termination notice on its Chrysler pact. UAW official Norman Matthews cited no bargaining progress as the reason for action, stating today was the last day allowed under the agreement.
At a special United Nations session Tunisian Delegate Mongi Slim urged U.S. and Western allies to back a 99 nation proposal calling France to negotiate withdrawal of all French troops from Tunisia including the Bizerte naval base. The move followed a Security Council deadlock and France’s boycott.
In Washington the Senate fights over civil rights legislation while the House debates a bill to impose the death penalty for airplane hijackers. A leadership move seeks a two year Civil Rights Commission extension amid administration caution on civil rights measures this year. The House action also covers hijacking crimes including crimes aboard planes and penalties of death or at least 20 years in prison.
Hong Kong races to curb cholera as 32 confirmed and 13 suspected cases surface amid border checks. Vaccines scarce, flights diverted, pools closed, and officials urge inoculations as Formosa and Philippines report spread.
Soviet First Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan told a leftist rally in Tokyo that the Soviet Union would sign a separate peace with East Germany by year end and that then Western powers would need a pass from East Germany to reach Berlin. He condemned the Berlin crisis as U.S. provocation and left Japan after a nine day visit.
President Kennedy shortened his delayed weekend on Cape Cod to receive a briefing from Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson on his mission to West Germany. Johnson’s meetings with Chancellor Adenauer and Mayor Brandt in Bonn and Berlin reinforced U S resolve against Khrushchev’s threat of a separate East German peace. Kennedy planned to fly home to report to the White House this afternoon.
Ernesto Guevara told Argentine President Frondizi that Fidel Castro's regime will not sign a military pact with the Soviet Union. The Cuban economic head's surprise one hour visit amid crisis triggered demands from military leaders for firing officials who arranged the interview.
Railway traffic in Argentina halted for 48 hours as workers protest government plans to reorganize the state system and privatize some subsidiary services. Long trains stalled, commuters turn to buses and private cars to reach work.
Gov Terry Sanford led North Carolinians in paying last respects to Lt Gov H Cloyd Philpott 52 after a dissecting aneurysm. The Lexington furniture man died at Baptist Hospital Winston Salem and was buried at Forest Hill Memorial Park after a 3 p.m. funeral at First Baptist Church.
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