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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1961

Page

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Soviet push for UN censure of U S over Cuba invasion

At the United Nations the USSR seeks a resolution denouncing the United States as an aggressor against Cuba and a threat to Western Hemisphere peace. Delegates worry about possible Soviet intervention while most bloc allies back vocal support and arms shipments. Cuban envoy Raul Roa accuses U S forces of aiding the invasion. U S delegates deny any involvement.

United Nations N. Y Soviet Union U. N United States Cuba Soviet Bloc America U. S Adisi E. Stevenson Washington Navy Roa Valerian Zorin

Cease-Fire In Congo Reported by Belgian Radio

Belgian radio Monday night said Congolese army officers reached an accord placing Gizenga’s rebels under Leopoldville control in a general cease-fire across the Congo. The accord, at Akte, would have the Lumumbist forces recognize Mobutu as supreme commander and halt political interference.

Brassles Belgium Antoine Gizenga Leopoldville Akte Oriental Province Joseph Mobutu Lumumbist Victor Lundula Mobutu Lundula Congo Oriental

Mail Swamps Cincy IRS

Cincinnati district office faced a flood of income tax returns as filers used the last day. IRS District Director Phillipp L. Charles expected 120000 end day returns and 1.3 to 1.4 million for the district, about 30000 more than last year, with $61 million in refunds paid so far and an average refund of $112.50.

Cincinnati Internal Revenue Service Phillipp L. Charles IRS Charles Ohio

Silent U S Officials Weigh Cuba Invasion Reports

Washington reports lack solid data on the anti Castro invasion of Cuba as a blackout on independent news keeps details scarce. Navy says no U S carrier in the area while Rusk and Stevenson deny mercenary arms claims. Goldwater calls for strong measures including embargo and possible blockade. estimates of invader strength range from 4 000 to 15 000 with militia up to 460 000 residents.

Washington U.S Cuba Castro Cuban Revolutionary Council New York

Fate Of 10 In Downed Chopper Still Unknown

A large helicopter carrying 11 men crashed Monday night 35 miles north of Cold Lake Alberta. Pilot Flight Lt J L Jeffs of Winnipeg was rescued with minor injuries. Ten others including three airmen and seven civilian workers were unaccounted for as a medical helicopter was sent to the scene.

Cold Lake Alta Alberta J. L. Jeffs Winnipeg

Khrushchev seeks Kennedy halt to Cuba invasion

Soviet Premier Khrushchev urged President Kennedy to stop the attack on Cuba as rebels moved inland from Las Villas toward Colon. Castro ordered defense of Las Villas with 27 arrests reported, and a Cuban broadcast said counterrevolutionaries target him for assassination.

Khrushchev Kennedy Cuba Fidel Castro Astra

Kennedy Withholds Public Comment On Khrushchev Cuban Appeal

President Kennedy met with Democratic leaders to discuss the Cuban crisis but withheld a public response to Khrushchev’s appeal to halt the invasion. Leaders described a serious situation while Kennedy reviewed the Khrushchev message and prepared a possible briefing.

Washington Kennedy Khrushchev Khrushenev Congress House Sam Rayburn Texas Rayburn White House Pierre Salinger

Kennedy to hold news conference Friday at 10

President Kennedy will hold a news conference Friday at 10 am. There will be no live radio or television coverage.

Washington Kennedy

Weather outlook shifts as winter relents midweek

The forecast calls for tonight partly cloudy and cold with a low near 27. Tuesday's high hit 39 and overnight low 36. Light snow and rain accumulated about 15 inches in Middletown since 8 a.m. yesterday as a mix of precip moved through.

Middletown

Poem Returns Tax Cheer With Its Own Verse

A humorous verse mailed to the Baltimore IRS before the Monday deadline complains that income tax causes less cheer and leaves the writer poorer each year. The poet notes the meter and rhyme could be sharper but conveys the point clearly.

Baltimore Internal Revenue Service

Local Sales Line Sparks Doorstep Confusion

A humorous notice describes a door to door sales pitch promising a deposit then six months of payments. A bystander questions the source of the scheme and the seller’s legitimacy.

Nore

Arrests in plot to assassinate Fidel Castro and targets in Cuba

Cuban government radio announced the arrest of 27 people in a plot to kill Fidel Castro, including Maj. Humberto Sori Marin, Castro’s agriculture minister, who was wounded while fleeing. The group faces revolutionary tribunal. an American, Rafael Diaz Ottman, is among detainees. Firearms and money were seized, and eight terrorists were reported executed.

Cuba Havana Castro Maj Humberto Sori Marin Miami Fla Cabana Fidel Castro Sori Marin Revolutionary Rafael Diaz Ottman Key West Bunal Lori Marin

Batista says Cuba uprising watched with interest from exile

Former Cuban president Fulgencio Batista says he follows the Cuban uprising with keen interest but will comment only when the situation clears. His government fell January 1, 1959 as Fidel Castro's forces attacked. He currently lives in exile on Madeira.

Lisbon Portugal Fulgencio Batista Batista Fidel Castro Madeira Islands

Four Children Die In Fire In Philadelphia Home

Four children ages 2 to 5 died in a Monday night blaze that swept their three story Philadelphia home. Firemen found the bodies in a third floor bedroom. authorities believe they suffocated. The children were Richard Heckstall five, Charles two, Ernestine three, and Cheryl four, children of Marie Heckstall and Erm lest Heckstall.

Philadelphia Richard Heckstall Charles Ernestine Cheryl Marie Heckstall Ermlest

Eichmann Trial Opens with Graphic Holocaust Narrative

Israel's AG Gideon Hausner traced the Nazi terror from country to country, detailing camps, mass murder, cannibalism, surgical experiments, and infant killings as he argued Eichmann’s guilt for crimes against the Jewish people and humanity. Six million Jews were said to have perished. Spectators wept as the harrowing account filled the courtroom.

Adolph Eichmann Hausner Eichmann

Massacre Eyewitness Accounts Highlight Eichmann Trial

Israeli Attorney General Gideon Hausner opened Israel’s case against Adolf Eichmann recalling the Lvov massacre. Eyewitnesses described burning bodies and gold teeth, while Hausner, calm and precise, read 1,500 documents and testimony as the court heard the grim history.

Jerusalem Lvov Israel Gideon Hausner Hausner Adolf Eichman Eichmann

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