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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1961
Page
6
Senate scrutiny of organized crime highlights counterfeiting as a top growth activity. The U S Secret Service reports 550 new counterfeit bills worth 2 million detected in the 1961 fiscal year, up from 387 issues totaling 500000 prior year, amid improved replication techniques and public laxity in currency handling.
Eleanor Roosevelt notes President Kennedy’s openness to Berlin discussions with the Soviet Union and urges cautious diplomacy. She likens Soviet nuclear blasts to lynch law and argues peaceful, cooperative solutions in Central Europe are possible if both sides seek an honorable peace. The piece ends mentioning Thurgood Marshall's appointment to a new federal judgeship.
The speaker weighs Berlin tensions and a federal judge nomination while questioning Senate hearings. Acknowledges Nathan Ktraus’s death and honors his public service. Reflects on the Jackson Mississippi arrest of 15 Episcopal ministers in a bi racial transit dispute and contemplates local judicial response.
A German diplomat cites the Soviet Berlin wall crisis as a warning to free nations. The piece notes Moscow’s aims, Western hesitations, and Belgrade neutrals’ mild protests while Berlin hardens into a divided symbol. Germans on both sides weep as human ties fracture.
A British American observer warns Berlin faces Soviet interference to erode its relevance. The plan includes travel restrictions and economic decline to turn Berlin into a shadow city while NATO holds steady. France’s political fragility, de Gaulle’s waning stance, and US troops in Berlin shape a critical Cold War moment. The piece links Berlin’s fate to wider NATO cohesion and historic military decision making.
U.S. crop yields head toward new highs as favorable August weather boosts output beyond the 1947-49 average. Rice prospects suffer from Hurricane Carla. Despite labor and land cuts, U.S. leads Soviet Union by about 60 percent in overall production, while Russia dominates wheat and potatoes. Surpluses accompany American agricultural superiority, a burden Khrushchev may envy.
In a satirical note, Bob Considine mocks the idea of neutrality by lampooning public figures and policy stances, defining neutral as a figure uncommitted to any side and alleging paradoxical traits. The commentary cites Sukarno Keita Cerf Annenberg and others in Washington.
A quirky real estate preview highlights pricey properties near Los Angeles Judy Garland’s estate and Lake Inchiquin in County Clare with eye catching prices. The piece also mocks selective club rules and cites Su karno Keita’s neutralist stance in a short political aside.
A Cleveland radio caller asked about the whereabouts of a cute Italian singer. The host confirmed the singer as Perry Como and the caller inquired what happened to him. The exchange aired on an open forum about music.
Katanga President Moise Tshombe accuses United Nations troops of unfair tactics in the Congo crisis, claiming soldiers were shot after surrendering with hands raised. In New York, Attorney General Robert Morgenthau says stock fraud is a booming, costly crime affecting millions.
The New Times article obtained by Sen. Tom Dodd warns of near total Communist control in the Congo. It depicts Cyrille Adoula and Gizenga as instruments of Moscow with Gizenga pressuring appointments and army purges to secure unity and Soviet influence.
The Congo crisis sees Adoula rally against Katanga leader Tshombe as UN troops seize Elisabethville. Arrests target Tshombe and ministers while Katanga’s cobalt wealth heightens strategic stakes. US and USSR back UN force authorization. critics warn of a potential shift to Communist control without congressional action.
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