25 Oct 1961
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1961
Page
1
The Labor Department reports September living costs rose to 128.3 percent of the 1947-49 base, driven by a 1.1 percent rise in clothing. Deputy Commissioner Robert J. Myers cites expected October rise but notes overall price stability. About 100,000 workers face wage hikes tied to the index. Clothing costs and services pushed the September gain.
UN prospects improve as Mauritania and Outer Mongolia face potential admission. Nationalist China signals possible shift on Mongolia while Soviet priority dispute looms over which applicant proceeds first. A double resolution may unify both bids to bypass veto standoff.
The Daily Mail blasts African and Asian nations for not condemning Soviet nuclear testing. It cites Nehru and regional leaders, calls their stance incredible, and warns of Western inaction if Moscow’s blast is larger. British plans to guard babies with dried milk follow. Oslo antibomb group urges international law action.
The U S 4th Circuit declined to stay a Civil Aeronautics Board order consolidating trunk line air service in three North Carolina cities. The ruling conditions issuance on Eastern and United Airlines posting a $100,000 bond to Smith Reynolds Airport Winston-Salem to cover landing fees and rentals through final court action.
Atmospheric radiation experts warn the fallout cloud from Monday's Soviet arctic test will reach the Aleutians late Thursday and Alaska and western Canada by Friday It contains a small fraction of debris most remaining in the stratosphere until next spring Health officials assess potential iodine and strontium hazards and possible thyroid cancer risk but deem immediate danger uncertain
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP The Midas IV spy satellite tracked a Titan missile during a 6100 mile test flight Tuesday night The experiment timed to see if infrared sensors could detect the exhaust trail The Titan lifted off and reached about 40 miles high in 90 seconds The test is considered successful and echoes earlier Midas II tests
A 21 year old with a goatee and red coat robbed the West End Wachovia Bank in Greenville around 10 45 am escaping on a bicycle. Loot estimated 2000 to 3000 dollars. FBI joined local police in the investigation as witnesses described the suspect and events.
Mehdi Vakil of Iran called on the UN General Assembly Political Committee to suspend general debate on nuclear testing and urgently take up a proposed appeal to Moscow to stop its plan for a 50 megaton hydrogen bomb. Canada Sweden Denmark Japan Iceland Iran Pakistan Norway sponsor the appeal fearing radioactive fallout.
President Kennedy endorsed Democratic candidates Richard Hughes in New Jersey and Henry Gonzales in Texas. Eisenhower campaigns for Republicans in both states with Gonzales facing Goode for the seat vacated by Paul Kilday. Salinger noted Kennedy had not been asked for a letter for Hughes but would support him if requested.
Postmaster General J Edward Day reinstates W W Law a Georgia NAACP leader as a Savannah mail carrier but with a severe reprimand. The move draws sharp rebuke from NAACP general counsel Robert L Carter who calls Day's statement vicious insulting and misleading. Law had been dismissed amid allegations including extended absences and an incident involving urinating on a home lawn. Day cites concerns about his record of conduct and politics to avoid martyring Law while upholding a strong reprimand.
U S Army units held six hour alert in Berlin over entry rights to East Berlin. Ten tanks faced the wall and armed MPs escorted a civilian car into the sector while East German guards briefly blocked two Army buses. Authorities cite safety concerns and civilian escort status in the confrontation.
Moscow radio dismissed Deputy Defense Secretary Roswell Gilpatric’s claim of a second U.S. nuclear counterstrike as warmongering. The broadcast mocked his warnings and said the Soviet Union will not be frightened and Space the USSR has the means to rebuff aggression. Eisenhower described fallout shelter considerations without alarming the public.
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