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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1961
Page
12
The Kennedy administration signals a tougher stance against Communist expansion. Washington escalates support for anti Castro rebels and contemplates firmer actions in Cuba Laos and Vietnam while warning allies against criticism of U S policy.
President Kennedy met former Vice President Nixon for 75 minutes at the White House to discuss Cuba and other issues. Nixon, who refused to criticize Kennedy’s Cuba policy, said he would wait for further review and did not comment after the talk.
British Ambassador Sir Frank Roberts left a 60 minute meeting at the Soviet Foreign Ministry and said a Laos cease fire agreement is likely soon though a joint Soviet British call for an end to fighting probably would not be issued today. Roberts, optimistic about ending the war, said further details remain and he would keep hope alive. He met Deputy Foreign Minister Giorgi Pushkin, with earlier plans to meet Andrei Gromyko.
The Air Force fired Al Bomare A missile for the 42nd time, destroying a jet drone at 35,000 feet over the Gulf of Mexico in a simulated attack on the United States.
Queen Elizabeth marks her 33rd birthday while hoping for a fourth child. Antony Armstrong-Jones designs a two level tension aviary for London Zoo. Pierre Messmer pledges continued atomic tests in France. DiSalle funds a regional reservoir project in Portage County. A licensing bill would govern home radio TV technicians. Juvenile justice reform moves a state youth commission. Ohio highway bids to open on $15 million projects. Cuban exile children in Toledo since April. Buckeye Brass may close in Cleveland. Republic Steel reports first quarter earnings of $5.823 million on $190 million sales. Sack Kennon dies at 59 in Ashtabula County. Michigan law tweaks for bankruptcy exempting hens and roosters. Kennedy warns US will act alone against communism in the hemisphere. A German eat-for-a-month note closes.
The New York business and financial community condemned Kennedy’s dividend tax proposal and assailed other tax measures. Keith Funston urged stockholders to protest. Edward T. McCormick warned of inequitable impact on low income retirees. Critics labeled taxing dividends at source as costly and harmful to growth.
In a 1961 dispatch from Inglewood California UPI reports a high official dismissed missiles as a second effort while noting the United States can boost Atlas and Minuteman readiness. The piece explains concurrency in missile development, contractor issues, site construction, and the sprawling cost surpassing the Manhattan Project as bases roll into operation.
Weslly Pharr, 4, member of the Delta Rhythm Boys, dies of cancer in Honolulu on Thursday.
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