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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1961

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Windmill Satellite Explorer XII In Orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP A space payload named Explorer XII launched aboard a Thor Delta booster is in orbit to study solar radiation and Earth's magnetic fields. NASA officials expect confirmation of orbit within hours as instruments on the windmill like craft begin transmitting data.

Cape Canaveral Fla.ap Earth National Aeronautics and Space Administration John W. Townsend NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Townsend Robert Gray Space Agency Field Projects Gray

Middletown Area Five Day Warm Sunny Forecast

Weather outlook for Middletown calls for warm and sunny conditions with little temperature change over the next five days. Highs near 4, lows around 61, and only possible scattered showers tomorrow or late Sunday with negligible rainfall. Yesterday's high reached 87 at 4 pm and the overnight low was 6 at 6 am.

Middletown

Diefenbaker Calls For NATO Strength

Prime Minister John Diefenbaker urged NATO members to boost forces to strength not as threats but to show unity and seriousness of the alliance. Halifax report notes the appeal came during a Tuesday statement.

Halifax Nova Scotia John Diefenbaker North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO

Hard Times Or Not He Takes Car Home

AP reports a New York welfare recipient walked to his low income housing project with two bags of federal surplus food. He then hailed a taxi, loaded one bag in his lap and the other on his shoulder, and rode away with his supplies.

New York Welfare Department

Guevara Loses Bid In Latin American Aid Plan Debate

At the Inter-American Economic Conference in Punta del Este Cuba’s Ernesto Guevara failed to win U S backed support for his amendments and for Cuban participation in the Alliance for Progress. Delegates approved a 1000 word declaration outlining the plan while Cuba abstained and funding remains contingent on U S approval.

Punta del Este Uruguay Ernesto Guevara Kennedy Alliance For Progress Guevara Red U.S C. Douglas Dillon

Kennedy to defer nuclear tests this year despite Geneva talks

President Kennedy reportedly decided against resuming nuclear testing this year. He plans no move that could affect a self enforcing UN ban while Moscow insists on an inspection veto. Arthur Dean will return to Geneva to check if the troika demand remains.

Washington Kennedy Geneva United States United Nations West Arthur H. Dean Soviet Union Dean Moscow U.S. General Assembly

Army Reserve Units May Be Called To Duty

Senator Richard B. Russell said the United States could launch an airlift within 24 hours if Communists block West Berlin, but he doubts a blockade will occur. He noted U S airlift capability is strong and viewed the Berlin crisis as a strategy to pressure aims without war. He expected Khrushchev to avoid driving the crisis to open conflict.

Washington Richard B. Russell D-Ga West Berlin United States Russell Senate Armed Services Committee Berlin Bonn East Germany

Berlin Rally Hopes Amid East German Border Clamp

West Berlin braces for a rally called by Mayor Willy Brandt as East German traffic jams widen the cross border squeeze. Officials warned East Germans are barred from West Berlin trains, raising fears of a broader blockade echoing 1948 49 while Western leaders face pressure to respond.

Berlin crisis deepens as blockade threats loom

West Berliners protest possible drastic action against the border closing as Reds threaten renewed blockade. Hamburg's paper laments Allied inaction while Washington, London, and Paris draft notes to Moscow but plan no trade cuts yet. Western allies argue East Berlin gains only limited gains from satellites and may lack full rights in West Berlin. Senator Russell says U S could start airlift within 24 hours if blockade unfolds.

Helmstedt West Germany Berlin Andrei I. Solovyev Washington United States Britain France Moscow East Berlin West Berlin Sen. Russell

Allies Draft Direct Protest Over Berlin Border Closure

Washington officials said the United States Britain and France are drafting a government to government protest to Moscow over East Germany closing the Berlin border to refugees. Western diplomats expect the note to be delivered to the Kremlin soon as allied talks continue at the State Department to craft countermeasures including possible economic sanctions. President Kennedy and Secretary Rusk held a breakfast meeting at the White House as planners met with Floyd Kohler and West German officials to shape responses amid the crisis.

Konrad Adenauer West Germany West Berlin Willy Brand Hungary Washington United States Britain France Moscow East Germany East Communme Berlin Kremlin State Department Kennedy Dean Rusk White House Floyd Kohler Kohler Wilhelm G. Grewe Rusk

Chuckle Professor Teaches Life Problem Solving

An educator nicknamed the Chuckle Professor guides students in practical life skills, shaping outlooks as he helps them navigate daily challenges and moral choices with humor and wisdom.

Army to call 111 Reserve units for Berlin crisis duty

Washington AP The Army advises 111 Reserve units none division size may be called to duty as part of U.S. conventional force build up for potential trouble over Berlin. Most would be support outfits with some combat units, alongside Air Force and Navy manpower moves.

Washington Army U.S Berlin Air Force Air National Guard Navy Elvis J. Stahr Congress Defense Department National Guard

Army and Defense Dept clashed over 133000 new troops plan

The Army favored using about 63000 additional men to reinforce overseas subdivision size units. The Defense Department rejected this plan deeming it would squander the extra manpower in driblet form and fail to boost overall ground force striking power.

Congress Defense Department

King's Doctor Dies in England at 81

London AP report Sir Henry Bashford aged 81, honorary physician to the late King George VI, died at his country home on Tuesday. The noted physician served the royal family during the 1930s and beyond, renowned for his medical career and service to the Crown.

London Sir Henry Bashford King George VI

Buckeye helicopter crew rescues pair from Lake Erie

U S Naval Reserve helicopter fliers from Columbus Ohio on two weeks training duty rescued a 60 year old man and a 20 year old woman from Toledo after spotting a partly submerged boat adrift on Lake Erie near West Sister Island Port Clinton Ont The crew from Naval Air Reserve Helicopter Squadron 733 piloted by Lt Cmdr John E Pritchett with Lt Cmdr William Barnett and AM2C John E Brown dropped off Barnett and lifted Miss Spartie Vardas while Brown hoisted her aboard The cruiser Jones boat was towed to the island and both rescued to the Coast Guard Station Toledo in good condition

U.S. Naval Reserve Columbus Ohio Buckeyes Copter Toledo Lake Erie John E. Pritchett William Barnett John E. Brown William H. Jones Spartie Vardas Navy Grosse Ile Mich Naval Air Station West Sister Island Port Clinton Ont Cmdr. Pritchett Barnett Miss Vardas Brown Jones U.S. Coast Guard Naval Air Reserve Helicopter Squadron 733

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