04 Apr 1967
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1967
Page
1
In San Francisco the 500-pound lion Togare, kept by Anton LaVey, caused a flood and destruction after a tantrum tied to babysitting a friend's jaguar. Neighbors failed to remove the pet, and Togare was finally taken to the zoo after the LaVey home was damaged.
After two years and five months of air war against North Vietnam the cost to the United States includes 500 planes lost and up to 390 fliers captured or missing with 120 to 140 confirmed captives. Training and equipping 390 fliers costs over $300 million and each flyer averages 773000 to train. The Air Force notes 1600 flight hours per pilot. The air offensive has used about 50 000 tons of bombs rockets and missiles monthly.
Postmaster General Lawrence F. OBrien urges abolishing the Post Office Department and placing mail delivery under a nonprofit government corporation led by a professional executive. He shared the idea at a Magazine Publishers Association meeting, prompting cautious comments from Congress and postal unions.
Air Force Navy and Marine aircraft executed 147 missions over North Vietnam in clear weather, hitting storage areas bridges trucks and coastal targets while the ground war in the south slowed. A bombing error near Quang Ngai wounded a small group and is under investigation. The day marked the busiest air raid of the year up to that point.
The forecast calls for clouds and warmer conditions tonight and Wednesday with lows in the upper 30s and a high near 70 tomorrow. Yesterday’s high reached 44 and overnight low was 26. At 11 am today the temperature was 44 with Middletown recording .01 inch of rain after 8 am yesterday.
A humorous department store sign promises bath towels for the whole damp family with playful phrasing. The item showcases lighthearted in-store advertising likely from a vintage newspaper page.
Navy deep-ocean programs face widespread equipment unreliability as Capt. W M Nicholson and Capt. T K Treadwell outline at a Cocoa Beach oceanography session. Aquanauts show long undersea living possible, but hardware lacks reliability for sustained manned operations.
Gov James A Rhodes proposed a six year capital improvement program for the Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction totaling over 358 million dollars. He noted implementation depends on funds, with potential bond support from a statewide ballot measure next month.
The McNamara led sub rosa review targets contractor profits as defense purchases surge toward 40 billion yearly. Officials note long running profit-performance links while Johnson orders review of procurement and custody practices amid rising prime contracts and Vietnam spending.
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