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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1962
Page
1
In Hunstanton England AP John Fleming removes his crowbar to strike the street light outside his home after TV interference. He reports that the flickering image returns briefly, and he continues the ritual whenever the picture goes wrong, despite prior attempts to diagnose the cause.
President Kennedy told Congress the 1961 recovery aims were met and that the nation can reach a stagflation‑proof $600 billion in 1963. He urged standby tax cuts up to 5 percentage points and up to $2 billion in public works funds when unemployment worsens, with broader tax leeway to inject $5 to $10 billion in six to twelve months. The plan includes tariff talks with Europe, extended unemployment benefits, 8 percent investment credit, and repeal of the Silver Purchase Act, aiming at a 4 percent unemployment target for 1963 and higher profits, wages, and output.
A massive snow slide from Colorado's Mount Elbert corridor swept four houses in Twin Lakes, killing six people from one family and injuring others. Rescuers, aided by neighbors, found two survivors after hours in frigid conditions as power lines failed and weather delayed aid.
Ex President Joaquin Balaguer sought exile with the papal nuncio and asked the Dominican governing council for safe passage to follow other Trujillo era leaders. A palace spokesman said the request was not acted on and President Bonnelly vowed justice if Balaguer or Gen Pedro Rodriguez Echevarria were implicated in last week’s abortive coup attempt.
Algerian rebel raiders wearing French uniforms struck a Sidi Chami camp near Oran and escaped with equipment. About 70 raiders opened the dawn attack aided by a sentry and an officer. 58 hurt in ongoing clashes amid North African unrest. Sources say the attackers belong to the Secret Army Organization backed by European settlers. many Muslim prisoners remained in the camp with no reports of mistreatment.
A child learns from a drum that he isn’t ever gonna get another one. The joke hinges on the inevitability of a singular drum limited for a youngster, delivering a light humorous observation.
Bitter cold blanketed the north central region with subzero readings from Bozeman to Denver and snow up to 18 inches in higher elevations. California saw rare winter weather with San Francisco logging measurable snow and Monterey hosting delayed Bing Crosby pro-am finals. Severe conditions caused flight and traffic disruptions with six weather-related deaths cited in Texas.
Italian officials protested Bulgaria over a Bulgarian air force pilot’s crash near Gioia del Colle base while suspected defection claims surface. The 22-year-old 2nd Lt Miluse Solakov was hospitalized with injuries after two low passes over the NATO facility, fueling questions about motives and flight path.
United States postpones John H. Glenn Jr. three orbit mission due to a faulty environmental control oxygen system. NASA officials push back launch dates for a thorough check while Glenn trains, attends church, signs autographs, and remains focused on the voyage of discovery despite delays.
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP John Herschel Glenn Jr will pilot a McDonnell built space capsule on a three orbit voyage around the world. The craft weighs 4200 pounds at lift off and contains 164 instruments with a single 165th switch called the chicken switch that must be closed before the Atlas booster can ignite. Glenn will maneuver with 18 jets and monitor systems from a ground aid or manually. Each orbit lasts about 99 minutes as he looks back toward where he has been rather than ahead.
Five children burned to death in an auto court bungalow fire at Lillooet 120 miles northeast of Vancouver. The weekend death toll for children in British Columbia rises to ten, with four more killed Friday night in a shack blaze on Alert Bay Indian reserve.
Former Gen Karl Wolff aged 62 faces murder suspicion in the Jewish tragedy. Bavarian Justice Ministry cites complicity in mass murder during Nazi rule. Wolff, key figure in 1945 peace feelers via Sweden and Switzerland, later met OSS head Dulles in 1945 talks. Despite an earlier denazification term, he avoided serving time and settled in Cologne as a businessman.
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