06 Dec 1961
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1961
Page
1
In Brigantine New Jersey John Torp and partner Max Kitson depart with about 40 fleas aiming for warmer climes. Torp notes fleas are abundant nationwide but scarce locally and stresses they require large black six legged fleas.
President Kennedy urged a bold tariff lowering plan to curb Soviet aims, backing reciprocal cuts with the European Market and stressing cooperation with the Common Market. He warned against economic isolation, outlined authority to negotiate broad tariff reductions, and targeted industrial talks with manufacturers.
Leroy G. Schell Steubenville city solicitor since 1955 and former VFW state commander announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for attorney general at the May primary. He is 48 and chairs the VFW Big Ten Conference, a Midwest group. He is Steubenville’s only Democratic city solicitor in 164 years, married with two children.
Moscow Soviet session hears 1962 budget set at 81.9 billion rubles with defense up nearly 50 percent from 1961. Garbuzov cites 13.4 billion rubles for military needs, science at 4.3 billion, reflecting high force readiness amid global tension and continuing Berlin crisis concerns.
A quip notes that the best method of rising higher is to stay on the level. The joke frames elevation as steady balance rather than effort, delivering a concise, midweek moral in a light tone.
Fighting rages around Elisabethville as UN and Katanga forces clash for a second day. Katanga bombers strike Elizabethville airport while UN jets counterattack Kolwezi and Jadotville. Sweden and Ireland reinforce UN troops amid casualties and stalled ceasefire efforts.
United Nations Secretary General U Thant prepared a full report for the Security Council on the Katanga fighting in the secessionist Congo province. Delegates expect a swift council response as U Thant moves the UN to a war footing and contemplates a Congo mission.
U Thant ordered reinforcements as word reached Leopoldville that the U.S. Embassy had placed U.S. Globemaster planes at the U.N. command to ferry troops into Elisabethville. Delegates feared the Soviet Union could press for a new U.N. council meeting amid Katanga upheaval.
A Roselle housewife reported a horse at her porch window and a trainer said two brown mares fled a farm. Two motorists swerved to avoid the animals as deputies chased them, roping the pair in a field. A deputy suffered a foot injury when a horse stepped on it.
Berlin AP report details a bold escape from East Germany as 25 people hijacked a train and sped at 50 mph toward West Berlin. Engineer Harry Deterling, 28, led the group citing shortages and political pressure. Several passengers not part of the plot returned to the Communist sector. An East German locomotive pulled the escape train back, border police offered no shots, and Deterling said they disconnected the emergency brakes to ensure freedom.
President Kennedy expresses delight as Adlai E. Stevenson announces he will remain U N ambassador and decline a bid for the Senate. Stevenson cites a larger role in foreign policy and says Kennedy will consult him more, while Daley is informed he cannot run.
Washington AP experts say Soviet strike would use sudden, simultaneous nuclear attacks across Europe with rapid deep armored thrusts. Expect waves of units to keep moving day and night, force Western commanders to withhold atomic fire. Fitch notes doctrine emphasizes armor, mobility, dispersion, and nuclear firepower, with 150 line divisions and tanks numbering over 300 per tank division. Bridging gear and amphibious vehicles aid rapid river crossings, defense planned with deep dispersion limiting battlefield nuclear losses.
BERLIN AP The U S Army reports an infantry company left Berlin today crossing the 110 mile autobahn to West Germany clearing Soviet controls without incident. The move continues a series of near daily troop movements over the highway through East Germany toward Helmstedt and West Berlin with forward units slated to travel Thursday.
Printed forecast notes temperatures through Monday returning to normal for December with daytime highs near 40 and lows around 25 over five days. A cooler Thursday precedes a warming trend early next week. Rain chances include showers around Sunday totaling about half an inch.
Polaris missile from Cape Canaveral completed a second successful test of a new thrust control system. The Navy called the advanced device an evaluation for possible use in the third generation A3 Polaris, planned to be operational in 1964 with a range of 2875 miles.
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