Year 1961: walls, wigs and world drama in review
James Reston recalls 1961 as a year of upheaval and whimsy. Khrushchev’s threats, Berlin wall, Goa conflict, and Katanga defied norms while Cuba Albania Algeria and Formosa tested powers. Domestically fashion and language changed. Pusey’s English diploma move sparked a campus row. Market excesses glittered with luxury goods and shelters for civil defense. Pirates, politics, and a shifting US tone marked a chaotic, idiosyncratic year.
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Fallout Survival Booklet Published For Public Use
The government released a 48 page booklet titled Fallout Protection What to Know and Do About Nuclear Attack with a foreword by Defense Secretary McNamara stating it provides nontechnical guidance on surviving fallout. The initial 25 million copies cost about 825000 and distribution starts via post offices and civil defense offices. It explains weapon effects, shelter construction, and emphasizes staying inside a shelter for up to two weeks to avoid radioactive fallout after a five megaton blast.
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Congo Leader Tests Tshombe Good Faith
Leopoldville December 30 196? President Kasavubow summoned the Katanga provincial assembly to meet at the United Nations controlled Katanga airbase at Kamina. He aims to test Tshombes good faith as Tshombe orders an Elisabethville session. Western diplomats see Kasavubus move as a constitutional showdown between the central government and Tshombe.
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Kitona
Cyrille Adaula
Critics Blast Lord Home Speech Sparks UN Debate
Lord Home, Britain's foreign secretary, faced a mounting storm over remarks implying the United Nations may have “had its day.” Harold Wilson, poised to lead if Labour wins, called the Berwick-on-Tweed speech gravest in years and accused Home of articulating government contempt for the UN. Leftist papers urged his dismissal.
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Bible Scrolls Do Not Prove Early Christianity Says Scholar
Samuel Sandmel, head of the Society for Biblical Literature and Exegesis, argued there is no evidence tying the Dead Sea Scrolls to early Christianity. He called popular notions exaggerated and noted the scrolls contain no direct references to Jesus or Paul, with overlaps limited to common Judaic themes.
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De Gaulle Plan Divides Algerians Amid Violence
European extremists backed De Gaulle’s move toward Algerian independence as clashes left 18 dead and nearly 50 injured in Oran and Algiers. The Algerian Nationalists appeared ready to negotiate, while right wing groups attacked Europeans, closing businesses and prompting protests after the year end speech. Rebels in Tunis reportedly in accord with De Gaulle’s broader program.
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Smoky Mountains Scouts Survive Ordeal
Two Explorer Scouts from Knoxville, Mike Harvington and Allen Wallen, survived five nights on a sub zero Smokies trail. Found by search parties near the Appalachian Trail, they shared a single sleeping bag for warmth and were taken to Smokemont Camp Ground for reunion with their families.
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Former Demo Leader Dies at 56 After Stroke
Washington AP report says Paul M. Butler, longtime national chairman of the Democratic Party, died after a heart attack Saturday at George Washington University Hospital. He had been treated earlier for a cold and respiratory infection with diabetes noted in his medical history. Butler stepped down as chair in 1960 after a stormy tenure lasting about six years.
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Weather note for Southern Illinois cloudy with snow and rain
The Southern Illinois forecast notes cloudy conditions with light snow or rain turning Sunday becoming colder. Highs 35 to 40, winddown Sunday night into the mid twenties. Monday brings more cloudiness and a few snow flurries, colder. Friday nights through Saturday mix with a high near 31 or 34 and sunrise at 7 22 with 4 44 sunset. Spillway reports at Crate Orchard Little Grassy Lake Devil's Kitchen Lake show 3 inches above spillway. The Daily will not publish on New Year’s Day.
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Crime Drops With Mercury In Fairbanks
In Fairbanks Alaska despite two weeks of extreme cold the town logged a rare crime drop. Temperatures plummeted to minus 62 degrees and the all time December low was narrowly missed while a fallout from the cold saw few incidents as residents sheltered indoors and police noted unusually quiet streets.
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Southern Indiana News Briefs and Page Highlights
This clipped page lists notes from Southern Indiana news items and page references. Mentions include women’s activities in 1961, a motion election roundup, Centralia winning a Cape tournament, and cagers’ Cape tourney victory. Also references Russia and United States’ situation before 1962 and county officials accepting auditor proposals.
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