Saturday, July 1, 1961
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Sunday, July 2, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
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Monday, July 3, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
Hemingway Dead of Shotgun Wound
Wife Says He Was Cleaning Weapon
Body Is Found in Home in Idaho — Novelist, 61, Won the Nobel Prize HEMINGWAY DIES OF A GUN WOUND
KETCHUM, Idaho, July 2 — Ernest Hemingway was found dead of a shotgun wound in the head at his home here today.
Hemingway’s Prize-Winning Works Reflected Preoccupation With Life and Death
54 NOBEL AWARD HONORED CAREER Novelist Was Identified With Bullfighting and Warfare — Noted Game Hunter
Ernest Hemingway achieved world-wide fame and influence as a writer by a combination of great emotional power and a highly individual style that could be parodied but never successfully imitated.
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Tuesday, July 4, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
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Wednesday, July 5, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
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Thursday, July 6, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
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Friday, July 7, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
KHRUSHCHEV SIGNS DEFENSE TREATY WITH KOREA REDS
Pledges Aid by Every Means Against Possible Attack—Financial Help Extended U.S. AND JAPAN ASSAILED Pact Is Seen as Soviet Bid to Outdo China in Rivalry for Leadership in Asia KHRUSHCHEV SIGNS RED KOREA PACT
MOSCOW, July 6—The Soviet Union signed a ten-year military aid treaty with North Korea today. Moscow pledged to support the Korean Communist regime against possible attack “with all forces and by every means.”
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Saturday, July 8, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
SOVIET VETO BARS BRITISH U.N. PLAN TO SHIELD KUWAIT
Security Council Defeats U.A.R.’s Rival Proposal for Troop Withdrawal 4 DAYS’ DEBATE ENDED Russians Support Iraqis’ Claim to Sheikdom — Arab Talks May Settle Issue PLAN FOR KUWAIT VETOED BY SOVIET
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., July 7 — The Soviet Union vetoed today a British resolution aimed at winning United Nations recognition of Kuwait’s new independence and deterring Iraq from claiming the neighboring state.
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Sunday, July 9, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
KENNEDY CONFERS ON BERLIN ISSUES
Rusk, McNamara and Taylor Join President for Talks at Week-End Retreat KENNEDY CONFERS ON BERLIN ISSUES
HYANNIS PORT, Mass., July 8 — President Kennedy met today with three of his principal advisers in what was described as “a wide-ranging discussion of the problems of Germany and Berlin.”
KHRUSHCHEV HALTS TROOP REDUCTION
RAISES ARMS FUND
Western Build-up Blamed — Defense Budget Increased by 3 Billion Rubles DISARMAMENT IS URGED Premier Renews His Call for Summit on German Pact — Revives Atom-Free Zone KHRUSHCHEV DROPS TROOP REDUCTIONS
MOSCOW, July 8 — Premier Khrushchev announced today that he had ordered the suspension of projected reductions in the Soviet armed forces.
SOVIET DISCOUNTS CHINA RIFT REPORT
Pravda Gives Prominence to Statement by Chen Yi Denouncing ‘Gossips’ SOVIET DISCOUNTS REPORTS OF RIFT
MOSCOW, July 8 — The Soviet Union apparently sought today to quash reports that there had been a further sharpening of its ideological dispute with Communist China.
CZECH EXPLOSION KILLS 108 MINERS
Gas Blast Traps Workers — Fire Halts Rescuers Czech Blast Kills 108 Miners
Fires and Gas Block Rescuers
PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, July 8 — One hundred and eight men were killed yesterday in a gas explosion in a coal mine in eastern Czechoslovakia.
Excerpts From Khrushchev’s Address on Arms Policy
Following are excerpts from Premier Khrushchev’s address at the Kremlin yesterday, as transmitted in English by Tass, official Soviet press agency:
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Monday, July 10, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
RUSSIANS DISPLAY NEW BIG BOMBERS AND JET FIGHTERS
Moscow’s First Air Show in 5 Years Is Believed Keyed to Crisis Over Berlin HELICOPTERS PERFORM Rocket Booster on a Combat Craft Among Innovations — Khrushchev Present RUSSIANS DISPLAY BIG NEW BOMBERS
MOSCOW, July 9 — The Soviet Union exhibited new supersonic jet fighters and bombers today in an impressive show of air power.
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Tuesday, July 11, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
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Wednesday, July 12, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
U.N. GETS WARNING FROM KHRUSHCHEV
Premier Says ‘Force’ Will Be Used to Repel Any Threat to Security U.N. GETS WARNING FROM KHRUSHCHEV
MOSCOW, July 11 — Premier Khrushchev declared today that the Soviet Union would rely on force to resist any United Nations decision that threatened its security.
Communist China And Korean Reds Sign Defense Pact
KOREAN REDS SIGN PACT WITH PEIPING
HONG KONG, July 11 — Communist China and North Korea signed a military assistance treaty today. It is similar to the one signed last week by North Korea and the Soviet Union.
North Korean Enigma
Kim Il Sung
THE sleepy-eyed, rotund North Korean who signed a new military assistance pact with Communist China yesterday took the name of a Korean anti-Japanese guerrilla leader at a propitious moment in history.
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Thursday, July 13, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
AIR FORCE ORBITS SATELLITE TO SPOT ENEMY’S MISSILES
Midas Rocket Detector to Be Forerunner of System to Give Attack Warning TIROS IS LAUNCHED ALSO Weather Scanner Is Sending Cloud Pictures — Both Will Pass Over Soviet Union AIR FORCE ORBITS MISSILE SPOTTER
WASHINGTON, July 12 — The United States placed two experimental satellites in orbit today. One is designed to detect missile firings and the other to spot hurricanes.
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Friday, July 14, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
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Saturday, July 15, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
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Sunday, July 16, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
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Monday, July 17, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
VIETNAM’S TROOPS CRUSH RED FORCE
185 Rebel Guerrillas Killed in Biggest Clash Since ’54
SAIGON, Vietnam, July 16 — Government troops crushed a Communist guerrilla force today in the biggest and bloodiest battle since South Vietnam gained independence from France in 1954.
ARMS TALKS GO ON IN MOSCOW TODAY
McCloy to Represent U.S. in Parley With Soviet
MOSCOW, July 16 — The United States and the Soviet Union resume disarmament talks here tomorrow in an atmosphere of pessimism engendered by the Berlin crisis.
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Tuesday, July 18, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
Kennedy: First 6 Months
An Analysis of the Administration’s Foreign and Defense Policy Moves KENNEDY’S MOVES IN FOREIGN POLICY
WASHINGTON, July 17 — In the first six months of the Kennedy Administration, United States foreign policy has remained basically the same as under President Eisenhower but has become more flexible and venturesome.
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Wednesday, July 19, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
U.S. WARNS SOVIET IT WILL DEFEND RIGHTS IN BERLIN
Firm Reply to Khrushchev Demand for Peace Treaty Assails Threat to City ALLIES SUPPORT STAND Note Challenges Moscow to Negotiate Issue on Basis of Self-Determination U.S. WARNS SOVIET ON BERLIN RIGHTS
WASHINGTON, July 18 — The United States has warned the Soviet Union that it will defend its rights in Berlin. In a note to Moscow, the United States also challenged Premier Khrushchev to negotiate a German settlement on the basis of self-determination.
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Thursday, July 20, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
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Friday, July 21, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
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Saturday, July 22, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
U.S. AGAIN FIRES MAN INTO SPACE
CAPSULE LOST AFTER SEA LANDING, BUT ASTRONAUT SWIMS TO SAFETY
HATCH BLOWN OFF Mishap Not Explained—Grissom Reported in Good Condition U. S. Fires Second Man Into Space
Capsule Lost, but Astronaut Swims to Safety GRISSOM IS FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION Hatch Is Blown Off Craft in an Unexplained Mishap After 303-Mile Flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 21—Virgil I. Grissom became the nation’s second space explorer today.
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Sunday, July 23, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
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Monday, July 24, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
MOSCOW ASSAILS 2 U.S. SATELLITES AS SPACE ‘SPIES’
Lofting of Midas and Tiros Observation Vehicles Is Termed Aggressive
MOSCOW, July 23. — The Soviet Union said today that the United States’ launchings of two experimental observation satellites had been acts of espionage and aggression.
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Tuesday, July 25, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
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Wednesday, July 26, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
KENNEDY CALLS FOR 217,000 MEN AND 3.4 BILLION FUND TO MEET ‘WORLD-WIDE’ THREAT BY SOVIET
DRAFT RISE IS SET
Conventional Arms Stressed in Order on Build-Up President to Order Rise in Draft To Counter Challenge by Soviet
WASHINGTON, July 25 — President Kennedy outlined a series of measures tonight that will provide a 1,000,000-man army for the first time since 1956.
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Thursday, July 27, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
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Friday, July 28, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
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Saturday, July 29, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
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Sunday, July 30, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
MOSCOW ISSUES PARTY PROGRAM; CALLS COEXISTENCE A ‘NECESSITY’ FORESEES VAST ECONOMIC GAINS
NEW GOALS SET UP
Plan Sees Fulfillment of Communist Basis in Soviet by 1980 Moscow Issues Party Program
Calls Coexistence a ‘Necessity’
MOSCOW, Sunday, July 30 — The Communist party of the Soviet Union reaffirmed today its ideological thesis that this generation can avert a thermonuclear war.
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Monday, July 31, 1961 – The New York Times Front Page
KHRUSHCHEV GRIP SEEN BOLSTERED BY NEW PROGRAM
Soviet Leader Said to Gain Stature in Red World in Comparison With Mao PARTY GOALS DEFINED Premier’s Views on Relations With the West Prevail in Communist Statement New Program Said to Bolster Khrushchev Role as Red Chief
MOSCOW, July 30 — Premier Khrushchev appeared to have taken a firmer grip today on the leadership of the World Communist movement with the presentation of the draft program of the Communist party of the Soviet Union.
Soviet Press and Radio Explain Goals of Communist Party Program to People
PUBLIC’S REACTION SAID TO BE GOOD Georgian Worker Envisions ‘Happy Future of All’ in 20-Year Plan
MOSCOW, July 31 — The Soviet people had their first look today at what their leaders visualize as the basis for a Communist society by 1980.
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