05 Dec 1961
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1961
Page
1
Fidel Castro is portrayed as an emotionally driven Marxist rather than an intellectual planner. The piece traces his shift from student ideals to revolutionary leadership, noting doubts from Cuban Communists and shifting promises on constitutional rights and freedoms.
New Delhi Prime Minister Nehru told Parliament that Communist China warned of invading India's northeast frontier if military activity near the Ladakh region and other border areas continues. He cited a Peiping letter of Nov 30 denying posts and accusing India of airspace violations and expanding positions near the McMahon Line.
Berlin AP reports normal conditions along the Berlin Wall after new East German fortifications at seven crossings. East Germans completed walls and tank obstacles, withdrew hundreds of guarding troops, and a platoon of 30 U.S. infantry faced East German forces at Friedrichstrasse before withdrawing as Reds left. A 1,500-man U.S. battle group moved toward tense Berlin to replace another unit, crossing 110 miles of Red-ruled territory. Tass warned of dangerous consequences.
Washington AP Foreign ministers from American republics will meet next month to consider economic and political sanctions against Cuba's Communist government under Fidel Castro. The Jan 10 meeting, site to be designated, was called by the Organization of American States after a 14 to 2 vote on a Colombian resolution aimed at Cuba. Diplomatic circles call Monday's action among the most far reaching by the OAS.
The forecast calls for a low near 28 with blustery winds tonight and a warming trend to a high around 30 on Wednesday. Yesterday’s official high reached 66 and the overnight low was 32 today, with rainfall totaling .81 inches in the last 24 hours ending at 8.
At the United Nations General Assembly a united Asian African bloc pressed to bar Red China from the body. Ceylon’s ambassador accused Washington of creating a wall of hatred that could lead to World War III and criticized Adlai Stevenson for urging the UN to keep the door closed to Peiping.
In Manhattan Kansas ranchers urged Secretary Udall to reject a 57000 acre prairie park proposal northeast of Manhattan arguing the Flint Hills grasslands belong to Herefords. About 125 people signed petitions against the plan while rancher Carl Bellinger barred Udall from a pasture during a helicopter inspection.
President Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan plan a two day Bermuda conference December 21 and 22 to map final strategy for Berlin negotiations with the Soviet Union. They will also discuss disarmament talks and an international inspection system to curb nuclear testing, plus Britain joining the European Common Market and Western defense coordination. The talks come after Moscow rejected Kennedy's call for international control of West Berlin access routes.
Elisabethville in Katanga sees renewed fighting between U N and Katanga forces as mortar fire echoes near U N headquarters. Civilians flee in panic while diplomats report Tshombe’s cabinet members have left the capital.
French art lover Genevieve Habert alerted the Museum of Modern Art after a Matisse gouache of a sailboat was hung upside down for 47 days. Curators corrected the display after Habert and a guard suspected the orientation, revealing the error and prompting a public reaction.
In Santo Domingo a crowd of antigovernment protesters repelled about 20 rioters led by uniformed police and an air force officer. Five wounded by fragments from noise bombs and a shopkeeper beaten as riots subsided after sundown curfew. Army and police withdrew. soldiers urged residents to avoid looting.
The World Council of Churches General Assembly in New Delhi endorsed a plan for interlocking local national and international church communities. The guide stresses mutual recognition of ministries and shared worship while admitting disagreement on means. It calls for fully committed fellowship, apostolic faith, and joint witness to unify Christianity across ages and places.
A humorous take notes that during Christmas many men come away with loss rather than tied gifts, contrasting jokester jokes with real outcomes, as the season brings humorous misfortune rather than perfect presents.
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