04 Apr 1964
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1964
Page
1
Reports say General Douglas MacArthur slipped toward a final sleep Friday night as doctors and family surrounded him. The ailing commander, a central figure in World War II history, faced impending challenges to his survival with the nation watching.
A deadly tornado ripped Wichita Falls and nearby areas, killing multiple people and injuring scores. It leveled about 24 homes across a half mile, toppled vehicles, and damaged Sheppard Air Force Base. Authorities praised residents and began sheltering victims with Red Cross and federal aid.
Anchorage residents remain cautious after a strong earthquake. Police reported no casualties and limited damage in downtown areas as authorities assess the quake's impact. The UW seismograph office logged a 7.5 magnitude on the Richter scale, smaller than the Great Friday quake.
A tremor damaged Kltim Farranks Juneau Yakutal Kodiak Seward Valdez Cordova and last four communities plus Anchorage. It began with a gentle rocking at 12 41 pm and soon intensified with a deep rumble. People dashed to downtown streets in bright sun as buildings wobbled and then the quake subsided within about half a minute.
Labor Secretary Willard Wirtz said Alaska will need many workers to rebuild coastal communities after the earthquake but local residents will be employed first and outsiders should not expect immediate jobs unless they have definite offers.
Charles Hevia age 64 who served as Cuba's provisional president for one day on August 12 1933 after Machado was toppled died Thursday night in Lanyana Florida of a heart attack Hevia had been Cuba's minister of agriculture three times and secretary of state once.
A violent tornado struck Pleasant Valley in West Wichita Falls injuring sixty nine people, with four still hospitalized. The West Wichita Falls air base took heavy damage in the Sunset Terrace and Lincoln Heights areas, while downtown was spared. Residents sought shelter under passes as homes and barracks suffered damage and vehicles were abandoned before the storm dissipated.
President Johnson will attend the opening game of the American League season April 13 and throw out the first ball. The Washington Senators host the Los Angeles Angels in Washington District Stadium to begin the new season.
Deposed President Joao Goulart fled to Uruguay with his brother in law Leonel Brizola near the Brazilian border ending a two day mystery about his whereabouts. Maria Teresa Goulart and their children joined him near Montevideo as Brizola sought a swift return to stability with U.S. support for interim leader Paschoal Ranieri Mazzilli.
California Republican voters face a June 2 primary with likely candidates Barry Goldwater Nelson Rockefeller and Harold Stassen. Goldwater is already qualified, while Rockefeller and Stassen filed sufficient petition signatures. On the Democratic side opponents to incumbent Lyndon B. Johnson filed by Samuel Yorty and Edmund G. Brown supporters submitted the slate.
A humorous line reflects on enjoying life only when engaging in activities beyond one’s means. The quip plays on desire vs. budget and the notion of what counts as a good time.
About 100 travelers in three buses were stranded on Sherman Hill in a Wyoming blizzard. University of Wyoming coeds shared packed lunches with others while a creamery truck driver handed out tree milk. Driver Don Tipsword said they could have stayed up there for days.
President Johnson states the United States is ready to settle differences with the Communist world on NATO’s 15th anniversary. He calls for vigilance, notes diversity in Eastern Europe, and says the US did not build the curtain or the wall, but welcomes gaps where safe.
In Budapest AP dispatch, Soviet Premier Khrushchev condemns Red China as the rift between Moscow and Peking widens. He predicts Communist parties will unite against Beijing and emerge stronger, while Pravda cites Moscow’s harsh denunciation and calls for a world Communist showdown.
The United States and Panama agreed to restore normal relations and start talks to resolve canal disputes. President Johnson hailed the accord, and OAS mediation led to a new plan directing talks to a just and fair settlement subject to U.S. Senate approval if canal treaty revisions occur.
Khrushchev denounces subversive elements within the communist movement on the eve of Hungary's anniversary. He predicts Marxist Leninist parties will unite under the banner of Marx Lenin to overcome Chinese splitters and strengthen socialist and communist struggles worldwide.
The text notes a division within the Communist movement as old warring camps dissolve into new conflicts. It highlights ousters of three Soviet chiefs including Premiers Malenker and Molotov and First Deputy Lazar Kaganovich and questions the fate of others defying Khrushchev amid reactions from Beijing and global eco communist blocs.
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