21 Sep 1962
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1962
Page
1
AP dispatch reports Soviet technicians have set up a missile site near Banes in Cuba, alarming U S officials about potential disruption of important Navy shipping lanes. The site on Cuba's northeast coast raises concerns about security and maritime traffic in the region.
U S officials assess a new missile site near Banes Cuba likened to Soviet coastal defense for surface to surface missiles with 20 to 35 mile range not enough to reach Guantanamo but capable of threatening nearby ships. Cuban torpedo boats with 17 mile range could disrupt Caribbean sea lanes near Bahia de Nipe amid broader defensive buildup.
AP reports 23 year old Barbara Smith wearing tight pink pants at a British shirt factory. Two male workers complained they distracted them, but executives say interest in jobs has surged with the publicity. The item notes factory hiring pressures in Britain.
The Justice Department asked for federal contempt citations against all 13 members of the State College Board for failing to enroll James Meredith at the University of Mississippi. A hearing was set for Monday in New Orleans. The move followed Gov. Barnett's refusal to admit Meredith and was presented to a three judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
A Puerto Rico court attached an $800000 Cuban sugar cargo aboard the Soviet chartered British freighter Streatham Hill bound for the Soviet Union. Kane’s Miami firm seeks to keep the cargo as a court fight looms with the Soviets and British. The vessel was held after a 883978 damages award in 1961 for Cuba nationalization. A fire in the hold earlier raised concerns of loss. The ship will stay detained until unloading is complete.
Temperatures will rise a bit tonight and Saturday with a low near 49 tonight and a Saturday high around 68. A low pressure area may trigger scattered showers tomorrow. Through Wednesday highs average near 72 and lows about 49, roughly five degrees below normal. Middletown reports first frost of the pre fall season with an official high of 61 yesterday and an overnight low of 32 today.
House leaders pushed for quick approval of a resolution warning Havana and Moscow against any Cuban military buildup that could threaten the United States. Some members pressed for stronger language than the Senate version, risking a Monday delay. Official sources said 65 to 75 Soviet ships have docked in Cuba since July, with about half carrying military cargo, and 4,200 Soviet personnel are now there. The Castro regime reportedly operates at least one late-type MIG and 60 older jets, plus 12 short-range air defense sites along western Cuba's coast.
At the United Nations Andrei Gromyko declared the Soviet Union will not contribute a penny to financing U.N. forces in the Congo or the Middle East. He cited alleged crimes by colonialists and warned the U.N. funding issue may be raised in his policy address to the General Assembly. The stance contrasts with Adlai Stevenson who urged collective financial responsibility for U.N. actions.
In Elisabethville Katanga a United Nations Dakota bomber was shot down Thursday. One Swedish crew member was killed five injured and four unharmed. Wreckage sighted by a UN recon plane. Rescue dispatched from Kamina. Katanga President Tshombe says troops forced the incident while Congo central government forces are blamed.
The House approved a foreign aid bill cutting overseas spending by 1.4 billion dollars despite President Kennedy opposition. Three anti Castro amendment votes passed amid high anti Cuban sentiment. The measure moves to the Senate where restorations are common.
EAST LIVERPOOL Ohio AP Daniel Coil 2% was crossing the street toward an ice cream wagon when a station wagon struck and killed him police reported.
The Soviet military daily Red Star denounces the U.S. Senate Cuba resolution and says Soviet nuclear submarines are ready to sea. It warns the Caribbean remains tense, and Soviet servicemen are in highest readiness to crush aggressors. A secondary editorial vows submarines will head to sea to deliver rocket blows and precise torpedoes if forced to act.
Four members of an itinerant safecracking gang in Azerbaijan have been sentenced to death by shooting. They were convicted of breaking into state enterprises and stealing over 37,000 rubles.
A hearing is set for 1 30 p m with Chancellor Williams Dean Lewis and Registrar Ellis ordered to appear. Lewis declined comment while Williams and Ellis were unreachable. Federal courts up to the Supreme Court ordered Meredith's enrollment ending segregation, but Barnett acting as registrar rejected him. Governor had warned of jail, while Justice Department officials ordered the board and university officials to act, not Barnett. Meredith's plans remain unclear as legal actions resume.
President Jose Maria Guido declared a cease-fire in Buenos Aires and ousted three military leaders accused by rebels of plotting a dictatorship. Cabinet resignations gave him room to maneuver as clashes persisted around the capital. Rebel Gen Juan Carlos Ordonez threatened to press democratic restoration.
A playful quip noting the first Adam splitting yielded Eve, a force man has struggled to master or restrain, framed in a light humorous tone.
LAS VEGAS Nevada AP reports a white bucket atop a utility pole marks a nuclear detonation detector. A 99 location network spans the United States with three detectors near prime targets. Detectors in aluminum cylinders use light sensors to verify impact areas for immediate postattack situational awareness.
Raul Casinas of the New York Times and Sarita Valdez of NBC were freed in Havana after 11 days in custody. Officials apologized, saying the arrest was a mistake. The reporters said they were seized at a beach restaurant while visiting a relative, denying visits to Soviet technician camps.
Beijing accused Indian troops of firing on Chinese border guards in Tibet’s Chedong region, killing a Chinese officer. The New China News Agency said the border clash could ignite a wider war, with Peiping warning the situation has reached a critical point and the flame of war may flare.
Two East German border guards fled to West Berlin Thursday night taking their arms and police dog with them. They had been posted along the front line of the heavily fortified border surrounding West Berlin.
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