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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1961
Page
1
Washington AP reports President Eisenhower sent an $80.9 billion farewell budget to Congress seeking an $1.5 billion surplus. The plan hinges on Congress and fate, with John F. Kennedy in the backdrop.
The 1961 budget outlines where federal funds go including national security interest on debt veterans agriculture and other areas. It also details revenue sources such as individual income taxes corporate taxes and excise taxes and predicts a 1962 surplus requiring higher postal rates gasoline taxes jet fuel and aviation tax adjustments.
Washington AP report says Eisenhower forecasts a $79 million surplus for fiscal 1961 and a $1.5 billion surplus for 1962, while Kennedy aides project a likely red ink due to recession. Kennedy’s Samuelson-led team cites past misjudgments and notes recession impact on surpluses and corporate profits.
The Weather Bureau forecasts daytime highs in the low 40s for the rest of the week with cloudy skies and light precipitation. Tonight's low near 25, tomorrow's high about 44 under partly cloudy conditions. Middletown official high yesterday reached 40 at 4:30, low 33 at 7:30 this morning, weekend rainfall totaled .85 inches.
A quip notes people who buy things they cannot afford to impress others they may not like. The joke highlights consumer excess and social pressure in modern life.
New evidence places the death scene on a dead-end road in Anderson Two, Cincinnati area, with eyeglasses and a necklace linked to Louise Bergen. A blood type 0 pair of child’s shorts was found with the eyeglasses, contrasting Klumpp and Bergen’s type A blood. Prosecution says it will not reopen the case despite Gov. DiSalle’s earlier comments. William Bayes found the evidence near the time Bergen died.
President elect John F. Kennedy meets with Billy Graham in Palm Beach as he plans to fly to Washington and New York for preinaugural work. The Kennedy team announces appointments including John M. Leddy as assistant secretary of the Treasury for international affairs and Elvis J. Stahr Jr. as secretary of the Army. Additional picks encompass Dr. Luther L. Terry as surgeon general, James M. Quigley as assistant secretary for federal and state matters, Wilbur Cohen as assistant secretary for legislative matters, Alanson W. Willcox as general counsel, and Robert J. Burkhardt as assistant postmaster general for facilities.
Washington AP reports all of President Eisenhower's Cabinet has resigned with the term ending next Friday. Over the weekend Treasury Secretary Robert B. Anderson and Welfare Secretary Arthur S lemming completed the roster.
An Air Force Texas Tower radar installation 80 miles southeast of New York collapsed during a storm. Bodies and debris were found as rescue ships and the Wasp aircraft carrier searched the sea. The tragedy, linked to Hurricane Donna damage, left 14 Air Force men and 13 civilian workers missing.
The Algerian rebel government in exile urged the United Nations to help set conditions for a vote on Algeria’s future. They also said they were prepared to negotiate with France on self-determination if no UN action occurs.
Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes returned to the University of Georgia under federal orders after riots and suspensions amid campus tensions. Police troopers and FBI agents reinforced security as curfew for female students and orders to avoid trouble zones were enforced.
The Civil Rights Commission urged cutting federal financial aid to publicly funded colleges that discriminate by race, religion, or national origin. It argued the federal government cannot subsidize unconstitutional segregation and urged action by Congress or the President, though Commissioner Doyle E. Carlton dissented. The report identified Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina as resistant states.
Baluba warriors attacked Luena hospital injuring a Belgian doctor as U N reports. Congo forces fired on Moroccan UN troops in the same Katanga town with no casualties. White refugees flood Goma, while six American missionaries and families are sought for release after being seized crossing the Ruzizi River toward Ruanda Urundi.
Polish national treasures hidden in Canada for twenty years were unloaded in Gdynia from a freighter and moved by rail to Warsaw. The nine cases containing priceless items were transferred to three railroad cars for the journey to the capital.
AP dispatch from VIENTIANE reports rebel forces gaining ground after seizure of Ta Vieng base. Government counterattacks by Premier Boun Oum using four T6 planes from the US targeted pro Communist units while trenches were dug in Vientiane and Luang Prabang. Evacuation rumors circulated but officials denied plans.
Mt Etna in Sicily erupts again with lava spilling from a northeast crater several hundred yards below the main cone. Scientists say the new outbreak appears not highly violent and follows intermittent eruptions since last fall.
A mild earthquake was felt in downtown Tokyo for about one minute with no damage or injuries reported. Officials said the tremor, centered in the Pacific off the Chiba Peninsula east of Tokyo, struck at 4 20 p.m. Local authorities advised calm and no evacuations were ordered.
In Cuba, 10 000 to 15 000 militiamen under Fidel Castro besiege rebel bands in the Escambray Mountains. The assault aims to wipe out rebel activity, with reports of shelling and evacuations. Meanwhile, Havana cracks down on counterrevolutionaries as 33 men receive prison terms up to 30 years and two U S reporters are briefly detained. Labor unrest grows as bus drivers protest contributions and pay cuts, prompting the Transport Ministry to purge unpatriotic elements.
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