Oct 16, 2021President Kennedy Meets with Finland President KekkonenOct. 16, 1961 - President Urho K. Kekkonen (left) of Finland assured President Kennedy today that his country’s main purpose was “the...
Oct 16, 2021Communist Viet Cong on the Move in South VietnamOct. 16, 1961 - According to reports, a Viet Cong unit of battalion strength overwhelmed a South Vietnamese civil guard garrison last...
Oct 15, 2021New York Teachers: Nuclear Drills “Utter Futility”Oct. 15, 1961 - New York’s Empire State Federation of teachers today called nuclear-shelter drills in public schools “utter futility.”...
Oct 15, 2021Production Increasing for M-14 RifleOct. 15, 1961 - After years of delays and deficiencies in the program to equip Army troops with the new M-14 rifle, officials say that...