After Visiting Bases Mahon Announces Nation in Emergency
Prime Minister Mahon warns that the country faces an emergency after visiting bases. Reporter Ivan Sinclair notes the government plans swift measures to stabilize security and economy.
10 Oct 1961
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1961
Page
1
Prime Minister Mahon warns that the country faces an emergency after visiting bases. Reporter Ivan Sinclair notes the government plans swift measures to stabilize security and economy.
Somerset Maugham, possibly the world’s richest author, says he will leave his fortune to the Authors’ Society to aid needy writers. He notes his books sold over 50 million copies and that his stories became films and TV programs as he returns to London.
The United States begins a strategy review to determine the next steps for a peaceful Berlin settlement. Secretary of State Rusk convenes top aides and ambassadors to Moscow and Bonn to assess Soviet willingness to negotiate terms with the West.
President Kennedy flew 3000 miles via Andrews Air Force Base to visit House Speaker Sam Rayburn in a Dallas hospital. They spoke about politics and the 1931 election as Rayburn battles cancer, with Kennedy delaying plans to return to Washington after learning of Rayburn’s condition.
A fiery explosion near Bridgeport Illinois killed at least four workers and hospitalized three others during a leak stoppage on a 15000 ton crude oil tank. Fire officials said ten men were in the area as flames enveloped the site.
A humor piece titled Bachelor Dictionary claims to reveal how a man understands women and acts accordingly. The item appears in a humor or editorial section with other features listed on the page.
Edward Gualtaumé Polidor the Clown murdered his lover Mrs. Gabrielle Nelson in their home after she ended their seven year relationship. He telephoned a New York newspaper to announce the act and to say he would kill himself, later surviving a failed suicide attempt with a prop bomb. He confessed to striking Nelson with a heavy ax, saying she no longer cared for him.
In Bihar state about 1,000 people drowned as eight rivers burst their banks and 129.09 houses were swept away. The flood affected 400 square miles with 100 children missing from a school roof. Bihar Chief Minister Binod Narayan Jha ordered wartime relief efforts.
The Texas higher education commission reported higher pay for full professors. The average jumped from 7 563 dollars in 1967 58 to 9 378 dollars in the current year, a rise of 1815 dollars. Top salaries exceed 17 000 dollars at the University of Texas.
Texas Attorney General Will Wilson surprised the State Democratic Executive Committee by calling Gov. Price Daniel to run for a fourth term while criticizing Daniel and Navy Lee. Wilson, an unannounced candidate, claimed Daniel and John Connally were coordinating a plan for Daniel to run as lieutenant governor. Daniel declined to comment, calling Wilson’s remarks false and imaginative.
Moscow's governing paper Blamed Georgi Zhukov for opposing Premier Khrushchev on a nuclear submarine program. The project, now key to the Soviet fleet, sparked tensions within the ruling party and altered Cold War naval balance.
A reader's fragile note pleads for divine loving care and fortitude to bear the grief of a loved one. The fragmentary lines voice hope and faith amid turmoil and sorrow.
Mrs. Alexei Golub, wife of the Soviet scientist, returned to Moscow after a custody battle in the Netherlands. Police confronted Soviet Ambassador Pantel eimon K. Ponomarenko amid a Schiphol Airport scuffle. Mrs Golub insisted she wished to return home despite her love for her husband and the Dutch authorities’ involvement.
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