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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1961

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Budget Revised Upward for Kennedy 1962 Outlook

Washington AP reports President Kennedy raised the current year's budget estimate to 89 billion dollars with a 6.9 billion deficit, signaling a likely 90 billion dollar budget but pledging a balance in 1963 barring extraordinary defense needs. Budget officials defended the shift from Eisenhower projections and cited defense and space programs lifting peacetime spending to record levels.

Washington Kennedy Congress Dwight D. Eisenhower Eisenhower Berlin David E. Bell Bell

Toll road toll takers to hand out 50 thousand kisses

Hinsdale Illinois toll road workers will give candy kisses to trick or treaters on Halloween. Toll booths will be stocked with 50 000 kisses starting Tuesday noon until supplies run out.

Hinsdale, Ill Illinois Toll Highway System Toll Road Commission

United States Seeks Berlin Deal On Border Credentials

The United States considers a bargain with the Soviet Union over Berlin border issues, potentially requiring East German authorities to accept U S credentials for officials entering East Berlin and allowing West German authorities to credential visiting Soviets. Washington aims to maintain access and avoid full border closure, while Gromyko reportedly rejects direct Soviet border authority.

United States Berlin Soviet Union U.S Llewellyn Thompson Andrei A. Gromyko Kennedy East Berin West Berlin East Berlin Washington Moscow Gromyko Britain France

Autobahn Tensions Rise Over Berlin Aid Route

The clash over traffic between West Berlin and West Germany shifted to the autobahn lifeline. A Soviet officer halted two U S Army aid vehicles at Babelsberg while a third passed. Washington vows to keep sending aid cars and seeks talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to defend Allied rights in Berlin.

U.S. Army U.S Babelsberg West Berlin East Germany Berlin Llewellyn E. Thompson Jr Moscow Sovnt Andrei Gromyko State Department Lincoln White

Berlin Policy Deal Hinted by Washington

A potential pact would require changes to U S policy on Berlin and reflects Washington limits on recognizing the Communist East, signaling a shift in postwar diplomacy. The statement implies a diplomatic path while rejecting recognition of East Berlin.

U.S Berlin Washington

UN faces procedural tangle over test ban resolution

At the United Nations General Assembly, a procedural dispute and proposed amendments delay a vote on a resolution urging all nuclear powers to halt further test explosions. India leads the draft seeking a general and complete disarmament moratorium, with a one year time limit discussed.

United Nations N.Y U.N General Assembly Soviet Union A!l India Ethiopia Ghana Nepal United U.S

No Lights On Buggies Amish In Court Today

Fifteen Amish residents were to appear in Kenton Municipal Court on charges of failing to equip horse drawn buggies with electric flasher lights. Sheriff Baldridge said most use German kerosene lanterns instead. Lanterns are claimed visible to 500 feet but may lack official approval from Highway Safety.

Kenton Ohio James Baldridge Baldridge Department of Highway Safety Columbus J. L. Bishop Ohio Highway Patrol Ohio State University Association of Automotive Engineers

Chuckle Advice: Share Troubles With Enemies Instead

A quip suggests if you have troubles you should spare friends and tell enemies, who will be delighted to hear them, turning misfortune into a sharp social jab.

Weather Turns Wet With Mild Tonight In Middletown

Rain continues tonight with mild temperatures expected. a cooler southerly air mass arrives tomorrow ending the rain. Tonight’s low near 65, tomorrow’s high in the 70s, official Middletown high yesterday 77 at 3:33 pm and low 64 at 4 am. A quarter inch of rain had fallen by 8 am.

Weather Bureau Middletown

Kentucky Doctor Marks 50 Years With 50 000 Births

Danville Kentucky AP Dr H L Gragg began practicing medicine in Boyle County 50 years ago today. It is also his 77th birthday. He recalls many deliveries in a car that froze during a flood and a mule loaned by a neighbor. He has traveled by car buggy horse mule and on foot to reach patients. His farm home has no telephone and his workload included 11 Walker births among many others.

Danville, Ky H. L. Gragg Boyle County Unti Tommy Walker Walker

Scientists report 50 megaton Soviet blast in Arctic

UPPSALA Sweden AP scientists said the Soviet Union detonated a blast rivaling 50 megatons or more in the Arctic near Novaya Zemlya. Dr Marcus A Baath of Uppsala Seismological Institute cited a 30 megaton estimate but noted the event appeared more than twice as powerful by readings 1260 miles northeast. Radio Moscow gave no mention of the explosion.

Uppsala Sweden Soviet Union Marcus A. Baath Uppsala Seismological Institution U.S Hiroshima Nagasaki Stockholm Ploas Dr. Baath Novaya Zemlya Arctic United States Radio Moscow

Stalin's Body To Be Moved From Red Square Tomb

In Moscow the Soviet congress voted to remove Stalin's embalmed body from the Lenin mausoleum now to bear Lenin's name. Khrushchev denounced Stalin as a mass perpetrator and purges harmed the army's efficiency before the German invasion. The mausoleum was closed for repairs and no placement for Stalin's remains was announced.

Moscow Lenin Khrushchev Stalin Communist Party Congress Joseph Stalin Red Square Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

Soviet superbomb explosion alarms world observers

Sweden released the today blast report amid claims of a 50 megaton Russian bomb. Uppsala and Copenhagen seismographs logged a strong shock at 8 33 am GMT with waves reaching 2 100 kilometers away. Danish, Norwegian and British stations noted high magnitudes, while researchers weighed earthquake versus weapon origin as readings grew.

French Atomic Energy Commission U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Sweden London Denmark Vancouver B.C Baath Uppsala Seismological Institute Uppsala

Soviet Nuclear Test Confirmation Prompted by AEC

The Atomic Energy Commission confirmed today that the Soviets have conducted another nuclear explosion. A spokesman said details on blast size and other specifics would not be provided until later in the day.

Washington Atomic Energy Commission

Congo Army Advances in Katanga Amid Seccesion Talks

Elisabethville reports Congo Republic forces pushing into Katanga Province in an all day clash near the South Kasaï border. Villages razed and civilians harmed. no clear outcome as Leopoldville and Elisabethville governments seek settlement to end Katanga secession.

Elisabethville Katanga National Congolese Army Echo du

Big Snow Leaves Six Dead and Six Missing in Rockies

Six people are dead and six remain missing after a violent winter storm across Wyoming and Colorado. The blizzard dumped up to two feet of snow, with winds up to 55 mph creating eight foot drifts and blocking highways. Dozens of hunters and motorists were stranded as U.S. Route 30 near Rock Springs saw 53 large trucks jackknifed in the ice.

Denver Rocky Mountain States Wyoming Colorado Rock Springs Wyo U.S. Highway 30

Khrushchev denounces Stalin and urges purge victims memorial

Khrushchev’s party congress speech brands Stalin a tyrant and cites thousands of innocent people killed in prewar purges. He proposes a Moscow monument to purge victims, quickly approved by the Moscow City Council. Lenin memory is celebrated while Stalin’s personality cult is denounced.

Stalin Soviet Union Khrushetchev Khrushchev Moscow Lenin

Hattie Heads For Mexico

Dangerous Hurricane Hattie veered westward toward Mexico with winds near 140 mph. The storm intensified Sunday night, shifting from a northerly course as it met a strengthening pressure front, reducing threat to Cuba and the U.S. mainland while lashing the north western Caribbean.

Miami Fla Hattie Mexico Caribbean Cuba U.S

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