03 Oct 1961
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1961
Page
1
Peiping acknowledges economic difficulties amid the 12th anniversary celebrations. Editorials and speeches describe drought flood and typhoon impacts on agriculture and industry, with emphasis on rural communes and the need to boost light industry and handicrafts.
President Kennedy receives a briefing from Gen. Lyman Lemnitzer and Sec. Robert McNamara on Allied reinforcement plans for Berlin. He also plans talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko, while Rusk reports on hopeful but cautious East West diplomacy and potential ministerial talks.
Under heavy police power, 13 Negro first graders enter four white Memphis public schools ending a century of segregation. About 600 officers patrol 12-hour shifts around schools as mothers withdraw children while teachers prepare classes and respond to the mixed welcome from students.
American and European peace marchers entered Red Square in Moscow to urge disarmament and a ban on nuclear weapons. About 29 marchers, arriving by foot and bus from the US, Europe and western Russia, faced few spectators as police opened barriers and allowed the procession to proceed.
Tropical storm Frances remains small and disorganized after brushing the Dominican Republic. Forecasters say the threat to the United States is remote with a curve toward open Atlantic water and winds around 50 mph at most, while ships at sea monitor potential intensification.
About 120000 Ford production workers walk off plants nationwide, the first general strike in 20 years, as 10 am deadline passes without a contract. Negotiations resume Wednesday after talks break up over non economic issues.
In Fremont Nebraska a grieving 11 year old Roger Lewis and his grandmother recall the tragedy that killed his mother, stepfather, and siblings after a crash with a semi truck. Roger longs to become a farmer and laments careless drivers. He recalls his stepfather Dallas Talkington as a father figure and remembers a happier summer on a Colorado farm.
Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges said many designated low in spirits areas should withdraw from the federal aid program and conduct their own economic development projects. He criticized the program’s shortcomings and favored local effort over federal control, noting areas could pull out if authorized.
NASA official Harold Finger says a nuclear rocket could fly within five years with first tests planned for 1966 67 at Cape Canaveral. The program, known as RIFT, would use a Saturn like first stage to reach orbit and explore solar orbits and in orbit reactor startups. He argues nuclear propulsion could cut spacecraft weight from nine million pounds to about 900000 pounds for manned interplanetary missions.
The late Thomas Wolfe born 61 years ago today. A birthday program is planned at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial in Asheville, his birthplace, to honor the author of Look Homeward Angel and You Cant Go Home Again.
Eighty eight touring Americans from the Los Angeles British American Club are stranded at Gatwick after a President Airlines charter to Los Angeles did not arrive. A booking agent said the airline has only two aircraft in service, delaying refunds unless the charter is canceled.
Doctors at Baylor Hospital in Dallas planned tests to decide if immediate surgery is needed for a suspected liver ailment that sent House Speaker Sam Rayburn there Monday night. A decision awaited the morning test results directed by Dr. Robert F Short Jr a longtime friend of Rayburn.
Buckingham Palace announces Antony Armstrong-Jones, husband of Princess Margaret, is granted the title Earl of Snowdon with Viscount Linley as a subsidiary. He accepts for the sake of their unborn child as Margaret, 31, is expecting later this month.
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