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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1961
Page
1
Africans Seek Time For Plan In UN General Assembly
Africa leaders urged a delay in the U N aid debate to craft a concrete, self drawn plan for aid from the United States and other advanced nations. U S delegates pressed for African input while Portugal walked out over Angola debate. vote set 79 to 2 with Britain France the Netherlands Belgium Australia Dominican Republic Luxembourg and Panama abstaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
General Assembly
United
U.S
Africa
Cuba
United States
Fidel Castro
U. S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Jaja Wachuku
Stevenson
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Stevenon
Colege
America
Portugal
Angola
Spain
South Africa
Britain
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Australia
Dominican Republic
Luxembourg
Panama
Today's ¢ buckle Ancestral pride: A matter of going forward by backing up.
A brief opinion piece argues progress rests on balancing heritage with preparation. It urges reflection on past lessons to guide future steps, emphasizing careful planning and resilience.
Compromised Minimum Wage Bill Heads For House Vote
In a dramatic late-session huddle Speaker Rayburn helped shape a patched minimum wage bill. It retains the $1.25 per hour raise but narrows coverage, touches Southern and Republican opposition, and foresees key support from Vinson to advance the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Kennedy
Sam Rayburn
Vinson
Rayburn
Carl Albert
Dokla
Charles A. Halleck
R-Iad
Halleck
Unemployment Benefits Expanded Under Kennedy Plan
President Kennedy signed a bill providing up to 13 extra weeks of unemployment insurance for workers who exhausted benefits, with payments starting within 15 days. The administration expects a jump in hard hit industrial areas as it also releases a March unemployment survey covering the nation’s top 150 areas and reports about 5.705 million unemployed nationwide in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Pleasant weekend weather forecast for Middeton area
The outlook calls for cooler temperatures tonight with a low near 35 followed by a warm weekend of fair skies. Rain returns Monday or Tuesday with temperatures near normal and highs around 57 and lows near 37, with about an inch of precip. The region has seen rain three of the past four days.
White Says 1500 Drop Troops Set
Honolulu AP General White announces U S can drop 1500 paratroopers into Laos within hours and that airborne units on Okinawa Hawaii and in the Pacific are on rapid alert with 2400-hour readiness. White notes 400000 servicemen on call 3400 planes 400 ships as Kennedy warns of action. Marines depart Kaneohe for maneuvers in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
D. White
Pacific
United States
Ked
Laos
White
Okinawa
Hawaii
Army
Navy
Air Force
Kennedy
Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station
California
U S Sends Helicopters to Aid Laos Battlefront
Laos fighting intensifies as six new North Vietnamese battalions cross into Laos near Kam Keut while the United States flies 15 helicopters to bolster Laotian government forces. US 7th Fleet helicopters arrive in Thailand en route to support Gen. Phoumi Nosavan’s army amid ongoing clashes and prior setbacks along the vital North south highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vientiane
Laos
Viet Nam
United States
Kam Keut
Thakhek
Nhoug Abhay
U. S
U.S
Thailand
Phoumi Nosavan
Heliccopters
Kennedy
Udorn
Here
Sala Phou Khoun
Luang Prabang
Vang Vieng
Brush Moore to buy Skyland Dayton stations in deal
AP reports Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc. will acquire Skyland Broadcasting assets in Dayton including 5,000 watt WONE and 24,000 watt FM WIFE plus a TV Channel 22 construction permit. No price given. FCC approval required. Brush-Moore would run the Dayton stations under a new corporation alongside nine newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohi
Brush Moore Newspapers, Inc
Skyland Broadcasting Corp
Dayton
G. Gordon Strong
Strong
WONE
Brush - Moore
Canton Repository
Salisbury
New Hanover
San Gabriel
Calif
Federal Communication Commission
Kennedy Seeks Higher Debt With 1962 Budget
President Kennedy warned Congress that the 1962 budget will run a civilian deficit of about 2.2 billion dollars, pushing the national debt toward a new high around 290 billion. He criticized Eisenhower's rosy estimates, projected defense costs, and vowed a balanced bid with constraints on deficits, while planning a sharp postal rate rise to cover the Post Office shortfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Kennedy Hopes Ky Halt Laos Rebel Moves
President Kennedy seeks Khrushchev's help to halt the Soviet backed Laotian rebellion and avert a U.S. Soviet clash in Southeast Asia. He outlines a three part policy supporting a neutral Laos and negotiations while signaling readiness to act with SEATO allies if talks fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Laos
Dent Kennedy
Khrushchev
Southeast Asia
U.S
United States
Treaty Organization ‘Seatotol
SEATO
Free World
Dean Rusk
Flyng
Bangkok
Thailand
EATO
Kheushchev
Jungle Kingdom
Pathet Lao
Soviet Union
Hong Kong
Reds Ride Time Soviets Silent At Bank Talks
In Geneva AP reports the three power nuclear test ban talks extend another week. Soviet delegate Tsarapkin shows coolness to Western proposals yet will listen as Dean leads renewed discussions. Western aims include policing, parity in control posts, and harnessing peaceful explosions for Earth moving projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Semyon K Tsarapkin
Tsarapkin
U. S
Arthur H. Dean
Dean
Palace of Nations
Moscow
Khrushchev
Sovviet
Soviet Union
West
Kennedy Laos stance ignored by Soviet press and radio
Moscow Soviet press and radio gave no coverage to President Kennedy's strong warning on Laos. The omission highlights Cold War media scrutiny as U S policy faced regional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Radio Today
Kennedy
Laos
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