13 May 1961
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1961
Page
1
Flood-weary residents in southern Illinois and Indiana monitor soggy levees weakened by a week of heavy flow. Hundreds of thousands of acres are underwater as rivers and creeks surge toward crests in days ahead, with Carmi and White County among the hardest hit.
A humorous remark notes the moment middle age brings a swap between a narrower waist and a broader mind as time passes.
President Kasavubu urged Parliament to reconvene to restore order amid Congo turmoil. He seeks U N protection and travel support for deputies, aiming to reintegrate Katanga under central rule after Tshombe’s arrest and Lumumba loyalists’ resistance.
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson told the Philippines Congress free nations must show determination to keep freedom amid Communist threats. He cited Cuba and South Vietnam, urged flexible, collective action, and pledged American commitment to allies as a Manila crowd welcomed him at Malacanang Palace.
The Justice Department orders FBI review of Newport police over alleged framed evidence in the arrest of George Ratterman independent sheriff candidate. Charges include breach of peace and resisting arrest amid a prostitution case involving a Houston woman.
In Hollywood Hills a wildfire driven by 40 mph gusts scorched over 1000 acres near Griffith Park Observatory. No serious injuries reported as 450 firefighters fought the blaze at daybreak. Aldous Huxley’s home was among those lost.
A formal cease-fire accord was signed in Ban Namone Laos by government and Pathet Lao delegations. They agreed to open full scale military and political talks Sunday to form a coalition government and pursue a unified Laotian delegation to Geneva. Neutralist Prince Souphanouvong and others attended, with three-way hopes and power disputes noted.
In Geneva U S Secretary of State Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko failed to resolve who will represent Laos at the upcoming international conference. The dispute delayed the conference start as Western-linked Laotian delegates arrived and a cease fire talks advanced in Ban Namone. Gromyko said no conclusion was reached on opening the conference.
General Lyman Lemnitzer told the House Armed Services Committee that if the United States is attacked it could, without doubt, destroy the Soviet Union. He warned the international situation has deteriorated, but the risk of general war is not greater than before. His closed door testimony was released after censorship cleared classified material.
In Memphis a gas stove sale spirals into a husband prank when two buyers arrive after a misprinted ad. Mrs. Barnes agrees first to $25 with a buyer who then bargains away the stove to a second man who flashed the ad and offered $25.
Algiers deploys about 20 000 troops riot police and gendarmes to deter right wing European settlers on the coup anniversary. Curfew enforced and police vans moved into the city as European extremists threaten to occupy districts and challenge authorities amid calls for independence clashes.
Four teen-age youths were killed when their speeding car left U.S. Highway 431 near Phenix City and crashed into a tree. The dead are Frank Williams 19 of Phenix City and James Ward 19 Dennis Taylor 19 and William Rudolph 17 all of Seale Alabama. Edward Henry 2 of Seale was critically injured. All victims are described as Negro.
Kuala Lumpur AP reports 17 bodies recovered from Thursday landslide in the Cameron Highlands. Four others are believed buried as 25 feet of earth tumbled onto six houses, destroying the hillside settlement.
The Federal Reserve reports a 2.5 percent jump in industrial production in April, the first gain in nine months and the strongest signal yet that the economy has left recession. Labor data show higher factory payrolls and fewer unemployed benefits, while steel production shows renewed upturn though retail trade slips.
A U S official confirmed survivors from the Cuban invasion were hidden on a small Caribbean island and later flown to the mainland. The last survivors left Vieques Island on May 2, with some believed to be in Miami. The events follow the Cochinas Bay invasion fiasco where 1,200 invaders faced Cuba’s forces.
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