National Guardsmen Will Be Released
Palm Beach reports that Guardsmen are set for release as immediate divisions undergo expansion and reassessment of duties amid ongoing national security adjustments.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1962
Page
1
Palm Beach reports that Guardsmen are set for release as immediate divisions undergo expansion and reassessment of duties amid ongoing national security adjustments.
East Berlin calmness over a year eases fears of direct war but new tensions loom. Khrushchev’s tougher stance and a tempered refugee drain reduce immediacy, yet potential clashes on access routes or traffic between East and West Berlin could escalate. The Kennedy administration plans to activate two new Army divisions, extending readiness and signaling more forceful posture in 1962.
Premier Antonio de Oliveira Salazar told the National Assembly Portugal will likely be among the first to leave the United Nations and will withhold cooperation not in its direct interest. He cited India's Goa invasion and signaled possible withdrawal from the UN, revocation of the Anglo Portuguese alliance, and nonrenewal of the Azores air base agreement. The assembly approved his remarks. India’s 450-year Portuguese Goa history noted as disaster. Nehru’s London years criticized.
Gov. Sanford announced 1961 industrial investment reached 279.5 million dollars creating about 35,154 new jobs with payroll near 117.5 million. This surpasses 1960 gains and comes amid national declines, with praise for chambers and local groups and optimism for 1962 growth and improved schools.
Archbishop Dino Staffa stated Fidel Castro and Cuban officials are under automatic excommunication for imped ing and imprisoning Roman Catholic bishops in Cuba. The remark responded to questions and was not an official declaration.
Providence AP report on a bid to halt extradition of two escapees from a North Carolina minimum security camp. Attorney William Grande calls the camp a dungeon of hell and urges Notte and Nugent to deny the warrant, while NC official Robert A. Allen rebuts the charges as ridiculous. Escapees Powell and Hammond had prior sentences for forgery and related crimes.
Preliminary reports say Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko offered no new Kremlin stance on Berlin in talks with U S Ambassador Thompson. Officials expect a follow-up meeting soon to seek a solution. President Kennedy was informed and wants to keep diplomatic contact open.
The Pentagon ordered three 4th Infantry Division battle groups totaling about 6000 men airlifted to Germany for Long Thrust II NATO exercise from January 16 to February 12. Two groups will stay for training as part of the Army Strategic Reserve in Europe, while one returns to Fort Lewis. Aiming to form air transportable brigades, the plan could see independent trouble shooting brigades stationed in West Germany and Okinawa for use in the Middle East Africa or Asia.
Interior Minister Kamal Jumblatt tied last weekend's failed rightist uprising to British fleet movements in the Mediterranean. He told L'Orient that the plotters opposed Nasser's pan Arab nationalism and favored a fertile crescent union of Lebanon Syria Jordan Iraq Palestine and Cyprus.
Air Force Captain Charles Stratton was plucked from a cypress swamp near Picayune Mississippi and taken to Keesler Air Force Base. The crash involved a high altitude U2 aircraft on a Del Rio Texas to Birmingham Alabama flight. Authorities kept details secret as search teams scoured the Louisiana Mississippi border area for wreckage.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Subandrio rejected the Dutch bid to negotiate over West New Guinea, saying Indonesia would only discuss if the transfer of administration to Indonesia was agreed in advance. He stated Indonesia would invade to seize the western half if necessary, while the Dutch reflected self determination policy.
North Carolina Governor Sanford announced a Tar Heel travel mission to promote tourism to the state. Dick Anderson of Wachovia Bank co ordinated the itinerary with plans for a February 25 departure and March 7 return, including stops in London Amsterdam Frankfort Zurich and Paris.
Doris June Bowman 32 a socialite and mother of three was found dead in her Pacific Palisades home. She had been brutally beaten dragged to a Water filled tub and his body placed in the tub. Police report no forced entry and no motive or leads yet.
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