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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1961
Page
8
French authorities say three wartime fighters intercepted a Soviet Ilyushin carrying Leonid Brezhnev off Algeria near the Mediterranean. The Soviet government decried the move as international banditism while Moscow said the plane was buzzed and attacked but Brezhnev arrived safely in Rabat.
Morities confirmed there had been such an incident. Coup de Freac, director of information for the French administration in Algeria, said the Tyushin-18 was picked up on the Algiers radar in the zone of French responsibility. He claimed it came from the east toward Bic rocco, was intercepted by three Vaurour fighters that fired warning shots. Elivushin noted the Soviet mane did not reply to signals and that Russian pols appear unaware of West flight rules.
President Kennedy and Britain's Prime Minister Harold Macmillan will hold formal discussions on world problems April 5 and 6, White House said. Macmillan and wife to arrive early April. Lord Home to arrive April 3 for preliminary talks with Secretary Rusk.
Washington AP Kennedy pressed rapid action as the Senate confirmed Robert C. Weaver, New York Negro, as federal housing administrator for 1.0 million dollars a year. Debate split along lines of Weaver’s integrated housing stance with Southern lawmakers warning of stalled projects, while supporters called the charges of subversive ties smears. Weaver said he left a Washington cooperative bookshop after suspect leadership surfaced and had joined only for book discounts.
Eastland pressed Weaver during Banking Committee testimony on his alleged associations with Communist-front groups. The exchange questioned his naivety and awareness of doing business with Communists over years as Robertson and Eastland prepared for a Senate vote with about 15 to 20 senators present and several “no” votes likely.
Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon warned the federal budget faces a roughly 750 million dollar deficit for the year ending June 30 due to the recession. He said revenues lag Eisenhower projections while spending on Eisenhower programs runs ahead. A temporary tax cut could be considered if the economy remains weak into April, and Kennedy proposals to extend unemployment benefits may widen the deficit by about 250 million.
British exerts say five men accused of spying for the Soviet Union stole details of the Royal Navy Dreadnought nuclear submarine. Witness Navy Captain George Symonds described the information as of undoubted value to an enemy and said photos from a top secret Royal Navy book were found with Gordon Lonsdale when arrested. The magistrate ruled the case should proceed to trial, keeping defendants in custody.
The article notes a long history of rival powers at the Old Bailey, home to Britain's most famous criminal trials, and mentions Britain's first nuclear submarine the Dreadnought launched last year.
In Paris, Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and President Charles de Gaulle began talks to improve German French relations. The atmosphere was chilly with no welcoming ceremony, Debre absent at the airport, and no national anthems played as Adenauer hurried to the German Embassy before meeting De Gaulle at the Elysee Palace.
French naval authorities said warships began searching German freighters and seizing arms destined for rebels in Algeria. Germany viewed De Gaulle's European confederation plans with suspicion, fearing Paris could dominate the project.
Violence erupted Thursday in Imperial Valley lettuce labor dispute as a crowd attacked a camp housing Mexican nationals with brooms fists and feet authorities reported. The incident follows a tense standoff involving camp owner’s son and camp workers amid ongoing agricultural labor tensions in the region.
Sheriff says a four week old strike by two unions to organize lettuce harvesters led to a violent clash near Brawley. About 60 braceros were driven from a barracks as men shouted in Spanish to join the union. 40 men were arrested after an attack on an emergency hospital.
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