Man in Space Tops 1961 News Poll
The top news story of 1961 was the space race led by Yuri Gagarin and Gherman Titov in the Soviet Union and America's Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom. The tally cited orbital flight, suborbital hops, and Titov’s 19 space orbits as the year's defining event.
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Space
Russia
Yuri Gagarin
Gherman Titov
America
Alan Shepard
Gus Grissom
Associated Press
Gagarin
Earth
Shepard
Grissom
Titov
Space Story
Berlin Crisis Tops Year In Review Headlines
Editors place the Berlin crisis as the year’s second story, noting East German walling and Cold War tensions. Dag Hammarskjold’s death in a plane crash elevates U N controversy as U Thant takes the helm. Also highlighted are the doomed U S backed Cuba invasion and other major events shaping 1961.
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Berlin
Fast
West Berlin
U. S
Dag Hammarskjold
United Nations
U. N
Burma
U Thant
Hammarskjold
Rhodesia
Congo
Katanga
Secretariat
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Congo Turbulence Likely to Persist in 1962
AP dispatch from Lagos outlines expectations that Congo will remain turbulent in the new year. UN faces its sternest test amid pressure for firm action against Moise Tshombe’s secessionist Katanga government, Kenya may seek independence led by Kenyatta and Mboya, while South Africa faces pressure to end apartheid. Also notes white farmers’ economic role and potential trouble if demands aren’t met. Small killer whales attack large whales, targeting tongues.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Congo
Africa
United Nations
U.N
Moise Ishombe
Katanga
Kenya
Jomo Kenyatta
Tom Mboya
South Africa
Area Churches Have Few Plans For New Construction
In 1962 area churches show limited building plans with only the Monroe Methodist parsonage starting new work. Several projects are underway or planned, including education units, a convent, and additions at multiple congregations, with dedication services noted for 1961 completions and tentative groundbreakings set for early 1962.
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Middletown
Monroe Methodist Church
Monroe
William Burley
First Christian Church
First Ave
St. Luke's United Presbyterian Church
Walton Cour
Curri
Blue Ball Presbyterian Church
Calvary Methodist Church
S. Broad St
Pleasant Ridge
Union Chapel
First Eub
Alex Bunton
Pittsburgh
Salvation Army
Chesiey Young
Edward Shine
Dayton
St. John's Church
Laurence Wessel
Ralph Knoop
Amanda Methodist Church
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Christopher F. Neely
Cincinnati
S S. Cousin
Providence
New Era Baptist Church
Army Tests Pershing For Battle Safety
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP The Army fired a Pershing artillery missile 200 miles to study heat and blast effects on launching crews. Foxholes and sandbags shielded sensitive instruments as the crew operated from a concrete blockhouse. Pershing, a mobile weapon, will deploy in Western Europe next year.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Europe
Giant 300-Foot Iceberg Spotted Near Atlantic Lanes
A 300 foot iceberg was located 250 miles southeast of Salem by Coast Guard Captain Ross P Bullard of the International Ice Patrol after being reported by a Navy plane. It marks the first December drift south to threaten navigation since 1917, with rapid melt expected if it reaches the Gulf Stream.
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Salem
Mass
Atlantic
Europe
Coast Guard
Ross P .Bullard
International Ice Patrol
Gulf Stream
International Ice Patro
Titanic
Newfoundland
Cigarettes Burn At Record Pace Report Highlights Surge in 1961 Cigarette Use
The Agriculture Department estimates Americans lit 488.5 million cigarettes in the year, a record high and 184 billion more than 1960. A tobacco situation report forecasts further rise in 1962. Cigar use is the highest since 1923, smoking tobacco up slightly while chewing tobacco remains steady and snuff use declines.
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Washington
API
Agriculture Department
Meetings This Week Schedule Across Civic Groups
Rotary Club meets at noon and Civitan at noon in Manchester with United Spanish War Veterans at 2 pm The Legion Home hosts Sertoma at 6 pm Mayfield Fire Department convenes 1 30 pm at Sheffield Street Fire House Alcoholics Anonymous gathers 7 30 pm Amanda PTO and Wildwood PTO meet 7 30 pm at school auditoriums Trenton Youth Activity Boosters at 7 30 pm at Trenton High School Lemon Township Trustees at 7 30 pm Township Hall Holy Trinity PTO at 8 pm School assembly room Sportsmen's Club Trustees 3 pm at Club 100F Miami Lodge 8 pm Venrce IOOF Hall FOE Lodge 528 8 pm Eagles Hall
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Civitan Club
Manchester
United Spanish War Veterans
Legion Home Sertoma Club
Man
Trenton High School
Lemon Township Board of Trustees
Township Hall
Holy Trinity Pto
Sportsmen's Club Trustees
Miami Lodge
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Soviet Union
United States
John F. Kennedy
Belgian Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Carla
Gulf
Texas
Israel
Adolf Eichmann
Sam” Rayburn
House of Representatives
Cape
Man In Space
East Berlin
Kennedy
Lumumba
Louisiana
Eichmann
Rayburn
Macks Record Shop
By Patty Mummert
St. Mary's Church
Sylvester Huser
EUB
Holy Name Church
Trenton
Karl J. Alter
Parkway Church of Christ
Thomas J. Ballman
Vincent J Robers
James Carpenter
Grace Baptist Church
Jack Hughen
Calvary Baptist Church
Robert Mizell
Oxford
Robert Merkle
St Paul's United Church of Christ
Army
Pershing
Mary E. Strodtbeck
Big Iceberg
Indian Elephants
Rotary Club
Manchester Motor Inn
Chester
Ah74a Gun Bn
P.m. Armory
Mayfield
Sheffield Street
Alcoholics Anonymous
Amanda Pto
Wildwood
S. Main
Iga
Worthmores
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