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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1961
Page
1
Washington dispatch notes that verbose diplomacy wastes words and money. A 40 word plea in the News Letter urges fewer words in telegrams and memos. The piece cites Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address as a model and argues brevity can save millions annually.
World events span the Middle East political realignment with Nasser forming an all Egyptian cabinet after Syria's secession, to Nicaragua and a potential trans ocean canal. Nuclear risk discussion led by Dr Carl Ludeke warns most see no purpose in the test. Rhodesia reports no crash sabotage in Hammarskjold death probe. Keffauver calls for consumer protection measures. Paar and Kennedy clash over Cuba influence. X ray treatments for Speaker Rayburn offered with little hope. Bobby Driscoll enters long narcotics treatment. Spurs of potato spill on New Jersey Turnpike. California wine holds steady amid French vigneron notes. Weirton police stress liquor controls. Cleveland fire blamed on torch. Alliance College receives federal loan for women’s dorm. Columbus telescope grant. Lebannon petition drive for state treasurer. Ribicoff wife hospitalized for surgery. Nelson elected to church mission board. Einstein cites wartime sovereignty and power. Historical notes recount Yorktown surrender in 1781, Star Spangled Banner first sung in 1814, Suez Pact in 193? and a Kemps quip on self-improvement.
The 22nd Lower Communist Party congress in Moscow went behind closed doors for a Seftet session with Khrushchev speaking over 12 hours. Delegates from foreign Communist parties remained present while Western reporters were barred from the new Palace of Congresses. The meeting may last about so weeks as the Central Audit Commission report is discussed and labor pledges are made. Chou Enlai reportedly did not applaud Khrushchev on Albania policy, signaling mixed reactions among peers.
A balance sheet contrasts Khrushchev’s pledges with The Record of Soviet gains. Promises cite vast output, triple agricultural growth, steel capacity, productivity, shorter workdays, housing, vacations, and free medical care. The Record notes shortfalls, weather issues, lagging output, and housing scarcity.
A Chicago explosion at Helene Curtis cosmetics plant shattered buildings and injured at least 250 people as crews examine rubble for the cause of a blast blamed on a mysterious shampoo formula. Fire officials and plant workers describe a dramatic blast with glass rain, widespread damage, and medical evacuations.
Designer Oleg Cassini returns to his famed curvaceous silhouette in a spring 1962 collection highlighted by waist hugging lines and bias cut fabrics. The show featured a dramatic red crepe sheath with swinging vertical fabric strings and a belted waist, drawing loud applause and media buzz.
Berlin refugees continue to escape East Berlin despite a barricaded border fenced with wall and barbed wire. Communist guards and patrols fail to stop escapes as residents assist, with about twenty escapes daily and a force of border guards attempting a nighttime breach at the French sector. The American war games in Berlin enter their second day and are mocked by East German authorities.
Washington dispatch reports ten month old John F Kennedy Jr standing in his crib. Pamela Turnure says the baby has seven teeth, three on bottom and four on top, with good lungs and healthy appetite. The White House plans an official photo for his first birthday anniversary.
Ahmad gains the art of being a dignitary as he tours the capital area from the Pakistan embassy to a Virginia high school. The Pakistan envoy, hosted by Vice President Johnson, visited the embassy, the Islamic Center, the National Archives, and James Madison High School in Vienna. He flew in from Kansas City and expressed that he learned to write Arabic since arriving in the United States while signing autographs for photographers.
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