14 May 1961
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1961
Page
1
Hollywood mourns as Gary Cooper 60 dies at his Bel-Air home from cancer after a long public career spanning silent film to postwar dramas. Family, friends, and colleagues recall his quiet strength and devotion during final days, with last rites administered by Monsignor Sullivan.
Education Commissioner Sterling M. McMurrin told a House welfare subcommittee that American education is failing and society bears much of the blame. He called for a more rigorous program and for attracting the best resources to teaching, warning of a national tragedy if qualifications and standards do not improve.
Congress debates CIA overhaul as Allen Dulles exits. A Taylor led task force with Robert Kennedy considers splitting intelligence gathering from covert actions. James Gavin could become administrator, with debates over watchdog oversight and who interprets CIA findings. Mansfield supports ongoing congressional checks.
President Kennedy will send a message to Cuban exile mothers instead of receiving them on Mother's Day. A smaller Miami delegation will meet three White House officials in Palm Beach to discuss the plan. The motorcade was abandoned after White House decorum concerns, while security flights continued along the coast.
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson travels from Manila to Formosa after stressing in Manila that the United States will defend freedom in Asia and will not desert friends who resist communism. He avoided detailed answers on Red China recognition and island defense plans while signaling commitment to Asian leadership.
The Laos conference stalls over Laotian representation as Dean Rusk accuses the Communists of lying about US sabotage. Lord Home seeks a path to start talks Monday while Gromyko and Chen Yi exchange blunt remarks. A possible early discussion on cease fire supervision looms. The Laotians themselves move a step toward forming a coalition government and delegation.
Tehran AP report says reform premier Ali Amini launches crackdown by arresting five army generals on corruption charges. The detainees include Haj Ali Kia and Alavi Moghaddam, former ministers, with pledges to arrest up to 100 civilians including ex-cabinet ministers in civil trials. The arrests target corruption, not politics, official says.
Former British Prime Minister Clement Attlee arrived in New York from London and offered remarks on Cuba calling it short of democracy. He also commented on Fidel Castro and global policy, saying he would not criticize a country where he was a guest.
At the ADA convention in Washington, Americans for Democratic Action adopted a resolution opposing any unilateral U S military or economic action to topple Fidel Castro. The group urged caution after the Cuban invasion fiasco and said intervention via the OAS should be avoided for now, leaving open the possibility of future hemispheric action.
North Carolina lawmakers inch toward Gov. Sanford's tax program as joint appropriations plans budgeting for the next biennium. Rep. Ed Kemp says revenue needs will drive tax votes, with a possible 4 percent sales tax alternative gaining momentum. Leaders aim to finish by mid June with conference committees to resolve divergences.
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