23 Apr 1967
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1967
Page
1
Detroit report details L J Wood keeping his car in the company lot parked with the door ajar to lure away a five-foot greenish blue snake. The reptile appeared various times, evading capture as police and a private examiner searched the vehicle without success.
Greece's army coup won support from the navy and air force as army leaders seized power to prevent bloodshed. Prime Minister Constantine Kollias said calm and order were restored while curfews eased and borders reopened amid uncertain status of King Constantine and impending May elections.
The Midwest tornado outbreak raises fatalities to 52 with three more bodies found and 274 hospitalized. Estimated injuries reach 1500 as damage exceeds 50 million dollars. Oak Lawn among hardest hit as searches continue with guards, Civil Defense, and volunteers aiding the responders.
Ronald F. Scott, principal investigator, says lunar soil from Surveyor 3 trench shows neat slicing and cohesive texture. Scientists plan deeper trenching as soil appears stronger with depth, though soft on the surface may pose fall hazards for astronauts.
Funds totaling 950000 for a new forest insect and disease laboratory at Delaware Ohio were added Friday to an Interior Department appropriations bill approved by the House Appropriations Committee. Idea of the strength of the soil. Surveyor the 620 pound three legged spacecraft launched Sunday from Cape Kennedy Florida touched down kangaroo style on the moon Wednesday evening ending up inside a crater. Scientists said most equipment aboard seemed in good shape but telemetry data from some experiments were scrambled. They said the shiny craft bounced three times before resting. The bouncing was caused by braking rockets which failed to shut off on time.
In Quang Tin Province a 20 hour clash ended with Communist forces breaking contact from Marine units. Reports say 46 enemy dead, Marines suffering heavy losses with 29 killed and 94 wounded per Da Nang command, though on site accounts cited higher casualties and over 1,500 Marines engaged.
President Johnson will fly from Washington at 9 a.m. Sunday to attend the funeral of former German chancellor Konrad Adenauer with Western leaders. He will return to Washington by Wednesday afternoon with no planned official talks, though a casual meeting with President Charles de Gaulle is possible. A weekday lunch for attendees is planned by West German President Heinrich Luebke between services in Bonn and Cologne.
Tass reports a new Soviet spacecraft is in orbit with Vladimir Komarov piloting the ship named Soyuz. It marks his second space flight with few other details released.
Svetlana Stalina, Joseph Stalin's daughter, arrives in New York to promote her autobiography to be serialized by The New Yorker and Life before Harper & Row publication. She plans charitable fundraisers for medical aid in India and Switzerland and the United States, while seeking a new life with freedom of self expression.
Mostly sunny skies prevail today with a cool high near 52 degrees. Tonight remains cool with a chance of showers. Monday warms to about 60 degrees as the pattern shifts.
A Middletown legislator Rep Barry Levey faces a long busy day with crowded hearings and constant talk as he represents constituents. The feature outlines the demands, schedule, and daily pressures of public service in the statehouse.
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