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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1961

Page

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United States plans three orbit chimp flight this week

NASA disclosed plans to launch a chimpanzee on a three orbit mission around the world in 414 hours this week as the last major test before a human Mercury flight. Five chimps train here for the orbit, with Ham as the best known but unlikely to fly.

Howard Benedict Cape Canaveral Fla United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration The Space Agency Russia Ham Alan B. Shepard Jr Virgil I. Grissom

Mobs Hit 2 French Embassies in North Africa

A mob in Rabat and a similar outbreak in Casablanca attacked the French Embassy during a rally denouncing French rule in Algeria. Embassy staff resisted as police arrived. Ambassador Seydoux’s family fled upstairs. Moroccan officials expressed regret and apologized to Paris.

Rabat Morocco Casablanca Algeria Roger Seydoux Mme Alexandre Parodi Parodi France Mohamed Filali Hassan I Seydoux Paris Maurice Couve de Murville Mohamed Ben Slimane Allal el Fassi Istiqlal

Lord Mayor Gets A Ride In London Procession

In London Sir Frederick Hoare the new lord mayor rode in a ceremonial procession despite rain. The carriage was drawn by six gray horses as thousands lined the streets. The 634th holder of the post serves one year and the title is described as the most ornamental municipal job in the world.

London Frederick Hoare Britain Frederick

Korean General Stops In Tokyo

Gen. Park Chung-Hee, head of South Korea's military junta, arrived in Tokyo from Seoul on a flight to Washington for talks with President Kennedy. He will consult with Prime Minister Ikeda on Korean Japanese differences hindering normal relations and is expected in Washington Monday after a stop in Chicago.

Tokyo Park Chung-Hee South Korea Seoul Washington Kennedy Park Hayato Ikeda John M. Chang Chicago

One Wrong Turn Triggers Gas Cutoff Across Logan County

An employee of Dayton Power and Light Co turned a wrong valve near a construction site Friday cutting gas to about 650 customers in Logan County for varying periods. Crews from Piqua Troy and Sidney aided in relighting furnaces and performing safety checks.

Lakeview Ohio Dayton Power & Light Co Logan County Piqua Troy Sidney

Rayburn's Condition Critical As Cancer Worsens

Bonham Texas AP Sam Rayburn House Speaker, 79, is described as critical by his doctor with cancer spreading. The bulletin says the heart is weakening and lucid moments are shorter while breathing remains labored. Death could come within hours to days. Vice President Lyndon Johnson visited earlier.

Sam J Rayburn Lyndon Johnson

Drawings Missing From London Museum

Two pen and ink drawings by Honore Daumier valued at 4200 dollars disappeared Friday from London's Victoria and Albert Museum. The works depict law court scenes and were part of the museum's collection.

London Honore Daumier Victoria and Albert Museum

Kennedy calls for peace while warning to fight for freedom

President Kennedy led Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery urging patience and perseverance to secure peace while warning the United States stands ready to fight for freedom if needed. He cited the Tomb of the Unknowns, Taps, and allied resolve as essential to defending freedom.

Washington Kennedy Arlington National Cemetery George W. Myers U. S Lyndon B. Johnson McKinney Tex Johnson Khrushchev White House Tomb of the Unknowns

Christmas Tree Lights Up Berlin Wall Border Symbol

West Berlin raised its first Christmas tree of the year at Friedrichstrasse near East Berlin. The 15 foot fir with white lights signals unity as youths from Jazz Club Gladbeck plan thousands more along the wall and Iron Curtain.

Berlin West Berlin Friedrichstrasse East Berlin East West Germany Gladbeck Essen Indivisible Germany

Chuckle caption riffs on November December and Christmas

A playful line notes how November bleeds into December and December into Christmas, with the gag hinting at Christmas spending and money. The wording echoes a holiday quip about the calendar shifting toward gift season and commerce.

UN Push Seen For Arms Talks

UN Disarmament Commission head Ambassador Luis Padilla-Nervo said he would push big powers to resume talks on the makeup of a new negotiating body. He planned to consult Soviet and U.S. delegations and may introduce a resolution to exchange views and report the outcome to the Political Committee.

United Nations, N.Y U.N. Disarmament Commission Luis Padilla-Nervo Mexico U.N. General Assembly Valerian A. Zorin U.S Adlai E. Stevenson Padilla - Nervo Geneva Stevenson Andrei A. Gromyko

Disarmament Talks Reach Statement Of Principles

Sept 20 reports say Zorin and U.S. negotiator John J. McCloy told the General Assembly they agreed on a statement of principles for disarmament negotiations but failed to agree on the Negotiating Committee’s composition and structure.

Zorin U.S John J. McCloy General Assembly

Khrushchev presses total disarmament as world aim

In Tokyo, Soviet Premier Khrushchev repeated that total disarmament is more important than suspending nuclear tests. He wrote to Prime Minister Ikeda, arguing Western military preparations and blackmail compelled a resumption of tests. The letter was delivered by Soviet Counsellor Aleksei Mamin to Japan's Foreign Ministry.

Tokyo Khrushchev Hayato Ikeda Tokeda Russia Foreign Ministry Aleksei N. Mamin

Ex-Red Leaders Expelled From Communist Party

In Moscow informed sources report Georgi Malenkov, V. M. Molotov, and Lazar Kaganovich have been expelled from the Communist Party by local party cells. The trio, ousted in 1957 as antiparty conspirators aiming to overthrow Khrushchev, have appealed the decision. Molotov travels from Vienna to face Central Committee scrutiny while Malenkov and Kaganovich remain in exile or retirement.

Stanley Johnson Moscow Communist Party Georgi Malenkov V. M. Molotov Lazar Kaganovich Molotov Soviet Union Vienna Malenkov Kaganovich Khrushchev Kennedy Khrushchev Siberia East

World War I Dead Honored In France

In Paris an Armistice Day ceremony honored American World War I soldiers buried at the American Military Cemetery in Suresnes. James M. Gavin, U.S. ambassador to France, led the gathering under threatening skies.

Paris Suresnes James M. Gavin U.S France

Landmark Spared in Middletown Memory House

A woman convinced her businessman husband to buy and preserve an early Middletown landmark, the "house of memories," saving it from destruction. The feature traces the building from 1864 to today with photos, appearing on page 37 of the Middletown Journal.

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