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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1965
Page
1
Pittsburgh AP reports officials of the United Steelworkers Union plan to sanction a strike against the basic steel industry nine days away. A wage policy committee was expected to approve a strike, potentially idling 425,000 workers, as bargaining deadlocked over an 18 cent gap.
Rex Thomas reports that the Night Rider indictments are due today as authorities prepare to present charges. Officials declined further comment while the case unfolds in the courthouse and related investigations continue.
In Haynesville Alabama the Lowndes County grand jury completes its inquiry into the ambush slaying of Viola Liuzzo of Detroit and other cases. Indictments reportedly discussed but not yet released. Gary Rowe Jr. questioned and later released. Liuzzo was killed near Lowndesboro after joining a civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery.
Witty remark notes that some girls prefer already established partners over ambitious suitors, using humor to contrast ideal image with real dating expectations.
Negotiations falter as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr arrives in Boston for a planned civil rights march of about 25 000 people. Governor Volpe pledges action on racial imbalance if the school committee fails to cooperate. King plans to tour housing and schools in Roxbury and speak to the legislature.
Georgia Klan leaders say FBI infiltration claims are not surprising and urge probes into Communists. Calvin Craig and Robert Shelton discuss Garry Rowe Jr. and the Liuzzo case, while denying KKK guilt and accusing informers of stirring hatred.
Tourists named Arizona's newest town Why in southwestern Arizona near the Mexican border. Peggy M. Kater notes many visitors question living out there as they pass through.
Mississippi floodwaters carved a half mile through Dubuque Iowa flooding factories and homes while La Crosse Wisconsin faced a 17.7 foot crest and Gov Knowles warned of worsening conditions. Iowa Governor Hughes sought legal means to move reluctant residents as damage tallies rose.
Washington AP reports the Senate opens debate on President Johnson’s voting rights bill with both parties eyeing passage in two to four weeks. Southern opposition focuses on specific provisions while leaders expect votes to prevent a filibuster. The bill moves from Judiciary Committee with strengthened measures including bans on certain voter tests and potential federal registration takeover.
U S Marines and Vietnamese forces battled Viet Cong in a prolonged eight hour engagement outside Da Nang, marking the first major ground clash. Helicopter assaults occurred, one Marine wounded, others treated for heat. Vietnamese planes attacked North Viet Nam targets while Navy bombers hit road convoys. Buddhist leaders called for a Buddhist holiday cease fire May 14 15. News from Honolulu said U S military aid to South Viet Nam would rise to 330 million dollars this year and advisers to the Vietnamese navy would increase. Ambassador Taylor returned to Saigon from Honolulu.
Pilots reported destroying nine trucks and damaging eight in strafing attacks on three convoys around Vinh midway between the border and Hanoi. Navy fliers said the North Vietnamese turned off headlights but dropped flares as strafing continued. On the ground a Da Nang Marine patrol exchanged machine-gun fire and grenades across a rice field as guerrillas retreated, the first extended clash since Marines landed in Vietnam six weeks ago.
A Marine unit was airlifted in by helicopter with more reinforcements standing by at Da Nang for airlift if needed. Marines drove Communist guerrillas from the flat terrain advancing aggressively and throwing hazardous devices into suspected enemy positions.
Paul Jung 64 chief clown of Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey was found dead in his hotel room near Madison Square Garden. He had been bludgeoned with his hands tied and suffered facial injuries. Police pursued motive with 30 detectives and questioned many circus personnel. Jung, famed for gadgets and a real limp, had no known enemies.
Showers possible this afternoon tonight and tomorrow with a low around 55. Friday looks partly cloudy and warmer. Yesterday's high reached 83 with a low near 53 and a trace of rain last night.
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