U.S. Seeks to Isolate Cuba over Communist Ties
Jan. 3, 1962 - The United States has told the Inter-American Peace Committee that Cuba “represents a bridgehead of Sino-Soviet...
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Dec 31, 2021
South Vietnam To Use New Techniques to Attack Reds
Dec. 31, 1961 - Aided by a build-up in U.S. military support, South Vietnam is preparing a strong counter-offensive against Communist...
Dec 30, 2021
G.I. Kidnapped in Vietnam is Still Alive
Dec. 30, 1961 - A United States Army specialist kidnapped by Communist guerrillas on Christmas Day is alive, reliable sources said today....
Dec 29, 2021
U.S. Military Personnel Told to Stay Within Saigon City Limits
Dec. 29, 1961 - American military personnel in South Vietnam were instructed today to stay within the Saigon (pictured) city limits....
Dec 28, 2021
U.S. Army Sergeant Believed Kidnapped by Viet Cong
Dec. 28, 1961 - A United States Army sergeant is believed to have been kidnapped by the Viet Cong (pictured), as the Communist guerrillas...
Dec 25, 2021
East German Border Guards Arrest Three for Waving at Relatives
Dec. 25, 1961 - Communist border guards arrested three East Berliners today who waved at relatives in the West across the wall dividing...
Dec 25, 2021
U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes Near Saigon
Dec. 25, 1961 - Two South Vietnamese paratroopers were killed and three Americans injured Saturday when a U.S. Army helicopter crashed...
Dec 14, 2021
President Promises More Aid to South Vietnam
Dec. 14, 1961 - President Kennedy has promised more military assistance to South Vietnam in its fight against the Communists. Mr....
Dec 11, 2021
U.S. Army Helicopters Arrive in South Vietnam
Dec. 11, 1961 - Two U.S. Army helicopter companies arrived in Saigon today. The helicopters, to be flown and serviced by U.S. troops, are...
Dec 8, 2021
U.S. Urges Non-Communist Nations to Back South Vietnam
Dec. 8, 1961 - The U.S. called on non-Communist nations today to rally to the defense of South Vietnam. Warning that the Southeast Asian...
Dec 7, 2021
Director Hoover Speaks on Crime and Communism
Dec. 7, 1961 - J. Edgar Hoover, director of the F.B.I., received today a gold medal and $10,000 awarded by an insurance company for...
Dec 7, 2021
Communist China Supporting North Vietnam
Dec. 7, 1961 - Communist China announced in a broadcast today that it would send a military delegation to Communist North Vietnam “in the...
Dec 6, 2021
Khrushchev Says Kennedy Won't Go Communist for a "Very Long Time"
Dec. 6, 1961 - Premier Khrushchev observed today that it would be a very long time before President Kennedy turned Communist. The Soviet...
Dec 5, 2021
U.S. Sends Dogs of War to Vietnam
Dec. 5, 1961 - War dogs from the U.S. Army are being brought to South Vietnam to hunt Communist guerrillas in underground jungle...
Dec 1, 2021
Castro Embraces Communism
Dec. 1, 1961 - Premier Fidel Castro sang the praises of Lenin today and proclaimed, “I absolutely believe in Marxism.” The Cuban leader’s...
Dec 1, 2021
U.N. Ambassador Stevenson Denounces Communist China
Dec. 1, 1961 - Adlai E. Stevenson denounced Communist China today and said that its admission to the United Nations would give the...
Nov 22, 2021
Malcolm X to Speak at New York's City College
Nov. 22, 1961 - Dr. Harry N. Rivlin, acting president of City College, said today he would not object if the Eugene V. Debs Club, a...
Nov 19, 2021
John Birch Society Responds to Kennedy's Speech
Nov. 19, 1961 - President Kennedy’s comment on the “discordant voices of extremism” in his speech at the Hollywood Palladium last night...
Nov 19, 2021
"National Indignation Day" in Dallas
Nov. 19, 1961 - Ultraconservatives will hold a “National Indignation Convention” next Wednesday night in the Memorial Auditorium in...
Nov 16, 2021
Secretary Freeman Talks Agriculture's Value in Cold War
Nov. 16, 1961 - Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman (right) said today that agriculture was this country’s “strongest deterrent”...
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