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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1961
Page
6
Psychiatry studies challenge the male astronaut ideal for long space flights. They propose a female astronaut could be preferable due to lower oxygen needs and food intake. Geraldyn Cobb leads twelve American women training as spacecraft replacements amid varied expert opinions on crew composition.
TV and radio weather reports are criticized for dramatizing forecasts to keep viewers at home. Guy Lombardo of the Marine Theater protests to the FCC that storm predictions deter patrons, joined by Robert Moses of the Long Island State Park Commission urging stations to stick to official forecasts.
Bonn scans border sealing by East Germany as Chancellor Adenauer confronts a defining Berlin crisis amid Willy Brandt’s opposition and election pressure. Brandt argues for right to leave, while Adenauer weighs restraint and risk of broader war.
The writer recalls Eichmann's trial and the Rosenberg executions, comparing public reaction and judicial pressures. Israelis debate capital punishment while judges weigh Eichmann fate, noting parallels to Kaufman and the burden of a historic verdict. The piece ends with the judge's heavy responsibility.
In a Washington column the author notes Senate Foreign Relations hearings feature Henry Lodge Alfred Gruenther Thomas Gates Jr and Christian Herter on a bill to create a new disarmament agency. Senator Gore questions direct presidential access while JFK’s willingness is implied amid light satire.
Washington reports indicate the Kennedy administration fears Soviet bloc pressure over Berlin may tempt a US shift in stance. White House briefings stress caution as Ulbricht's policies could spur East German unrest, echoing 1958 dynamics and risk of missed opportunity.
An East German uprising from June 1953 sees 10 000 protesters menace the House of Ministries, with strikes in 274 towns. Soviets deploy tank divisions and East German army to restore control, killing hundreds and detaining thousands. West Germany offers limited aid months later while U S readers question international response.
The Virginia State Board of Institutions authorizes convict harvest of corn in three counties classified as areas of substantial unemployment. Convict labor will receive 30 percent of the crop with farmers retaining 70 percent plus fodder, raising moral and economic questions amid rising unemployment and a trend toward smaller farms lacking mechanization.
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