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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1961
Page
1
In Warsaw humor about the Kremlin campaign circulates at cafés. Polish leaders Vladyslav Goniulke and Jozef Cyraniiewicz are the butt of a joke about a Moscow hotel room incident at the 23rd Congress.
United States proposes UN authority to extend action against Katanga and other secessionist moves in the Congo. Russia’s Valerian Zorin vows opposition to several amendments while indicating some changes could pass. The debate centers on ejecting mercenaries, removing weapons, and using force to stabilize the Congo amid internal tensions and regional meddling.
The Journal American reports a search by a Surrogate Court judge found Securities and money hidden in a Benedict fortune case. Mrs Benedict, widow of a manufacturer, left a trust of about 2 million dollars. Porumbeants, jailed for contempt, were living in a Swiss villa with a 3 month old child when they fled to New York to face the charge.
Governors plane readiness delays the search for Michael Rockefeller in Dutch New Guinea. Beavers ski planes replace Neptune craft as Dutch marines search mangrove swamps while seasides yield uncertain distances and tides.
San Francisco officials report Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg predicted that medical care for the aged under Social Security will be enacted by Congress next year. He told a White House regional conference that there is strong public interest and that Congress will likely support the measure.
Orange County Sheriff Er nest Schoonmaier and two others were found dead in a hunting lodge about ten miles west of Middletown New York. A fourth man, the sheriffs father in law, survived in fear and was taken to Sun nyside Hospital Port Jervis. A fourth victim identified as Grover Anderson, an Orange County jail employee in Newburgh, and an Air Force officer from Stewart Air Force Base also said to be involved. Initial reports suggested coal gas as the possible cause. The lodge is in Oakland Valley Sullivan County about 50 miles northeast of New York City.
Hundreds of Dominicans filled the capital streets to celebrate the Tenjillos departure while U.S. warships and Marines stayed offshore. In Washington the State Department said the failed revolt should aid a peaceful transition to democracy and strengthen Balaguer’s position, though timing of naval presence remains uncertain. The U.S. signaled willingness to intervene if the Trajilio family attempts to seize power.
The Soviet Union and Western powers have dickered for years on a comprehensive nuclear test ban. The United States Britain and the Soviet Union pressed for a halt on all nuclear tests while a treaty is negotiated. Kennedy warned the US would resume atmospheric tests if needed. London welcomed the move as beginning serious Geneva talks set for Nov. 28. The Soviet note claimed steady effort to reach a ban.
Manila Ventura Cervales aged 42 died in Roxas City Panay Island after laughing while recounting a bet won on a Philippine congressional race. He collapsed from chest pains before reaching a hospital. The Philippine News Service reported the incident.
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