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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1961
Page
1
East German workers reinforced seven crossing points around West Berlin and hardened the Berlin wall with concrete. U.S. troops, including 30 infantrymen, stood near Friedrichstrasse checkpoint with weapons behind sandbags as East German forces fortified barriers.
Chicago reports mixed reaction as Adlai Stevenson weighs a bid for the U S Senate against Everett Dirksen. Prominent Democrats including Mayor Daley Governor Kerner and Rep Simon back or suggest backing Stevenson while Republicans view him as the strongest Democratic chance despite past Illinois losses.
President Kennedy extended the U.S. embargo on Cuban sugar through next June 30, continuing opposition to Fidel Castro's regime. White House spokesman Pierre Salinger avoided tying the move to Castro's recent admission of Marxist alignment. the Eisenhower ban began in 1960 and was refreshed in March.
Western powers and the So viet Bloc reached a six point accord to preserve Laos neutrality. Britain and the Soviet Union are named joint guardians with veto power over major control commission decisions. Canada India and Poland form the three nation Lao control body overseeing cease fire and neutrality.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to daily prayers in public schools. Parents from New Hyde Park New York argue the practice violates the Constitution’s separation of church and state. The New York Regents had urged local boards to use the prayer at opening exercises. The objections come from Jewish and Unitarian and ethical culture affiliates and a non believer.
A 40 foot Blue Scout solid fuel rocket launched from Arguello California carrying a 29 pound instrument package to study radiation in space. All four stages reportedly fired as planned on a six hour flight toward a point over the South Pole, with the saucer shaped payload expected to burn up about 12 hours after launch. The payload includes instruments to measure low energy protons from the sun and a new low power telemetry system.
The White House plans announce President Kennedy will visit Venezuela and Colombia later this month. He will participate in dedications linked to the alliance for progress to raise living standards south of the border, with a four day trip expected. Pierre Salinger said discussions with both governments had occurred and plans remained tentative. Kennedy will speak in New York at the Football Hall of Fame banquet and at a manufacturers luncheon, then travel to Palm Beach for events with young Democrats and an AFL-CIO meeting in Miami Beach.
Cloudy and much colder tonight in Southern Illinois with a low in the mid 30s. Mostly cloudy and colder Tuesday with rain likely in the afternoon. High Tuesday mid to upper 40s.
The Organization of American States considered a proposal from Colombia to summon a foreign ministers conference to address collective action against Cuba over communism. Fidel Castro affirmed Marxist Leninist stance, influencing hemispheric positions on intervention and policy timing.
The Redskins selected Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis of Syracuse as the first Negro player chosen by the team in the NFL draft. Other first-round picks included Roman Gabriel by the Rams Merlin Olsen by Utah State Gary Collins by Maryland and Bob Ferguson by Ohio State. The move spurred pressure on owner George Preston Marshall to hire a Negro player and tied to stadium access restrictions.
Cardinal Cicognani, Vatican secretary of state, will meet with President Kennedy at the White House late today to discuss U.S. Catholic relations.
Robert Allen Jones, 18, confessed to killing cab driver John P. Womack in Chattanooga and Gerald Shibe in Seymour Indiana. He claimed involvement in four or five other deaths in the Chicago area. Judge Fletcher Morgan ordered no bond. Jones and his brother were arrested in Gadsden, Alabama, after a liquor store robbery in Chattanooga.
Katanga Foreign Minister Kimba vowed to fire on all planes over Elisabethville as roadblocks blocked access to the U.N. camp. U.N. Chief Smith protested and Katanga troops held 15 U.N. personnel hostage while combat readiness increased. Tshombe warned of a major scale fight if U.N. intervenes.
Washington reports the Army will distribute larger Uncle Sam recruiting posters and window signs starting December 16 as part of a fresh campaign. Artist Montgomery Flagg, who died in 1960, created the original image that appeared on Leslie's Weekly in 1916 with the caption What Are You Doing for Preparedness.
In Santo Domingo on December 4 amid a general strike to oust President Balaguer soldiers fired into the air to disperse crowds, breaking parking meters and removing manhole covers. No casualties were reported. Opposition groups met to discuss an interim regime, with Civic Union rejecting any formula keeping Balaguer.
A wildcat strike by United Auto Workers members halted Sundstrand Corp in Rockford today. Negotiators pressed to reach terms on a new labor contract as about 2 200 employees were affected.
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