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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1966
Page
1
Thousands evacuated as gale winds drove Lake Erie's surge over shorelines from Detroit to Toledo. Up to seven thousand five hundred people left their homes. utilities cut service in flooded areas as authorities pumped water from dikes and low lands amid continuing showers and forecasts of easing winds.
Five people drowned as record rains flooded Dallas and Garland. Victims included W. L. Perryman, president of General American Oil, and Robert Buck with Adrienne Buck from San Antonio. Cars were swept away. water filled expressway underpasses. Ford Motor Co plant closed. 1,500 workers idled. Fire boats aided rescues. six firefighters reported missing briefly. Police said the flood was the worst in years with 21 inches of rain in parts.
A promotional note presents Howie Hustles as a dependable ad writer for daily needs. It invites readers to place home car job or service ads and to call 422 3611 to connect with an Ad Writer who will assist with solutions.
The Supreme Court unanimously held General Motors violated antitrust law by banning Chevrolet sales through discount houses in Los Angeles. Justice Fortas called it a classic conspiracy in restraint of trade, noting joint action by dealers and GM to eliminate discount channels and curb minority Chevrolet dealers from using discounters.
The House Appropriations Committee proposed large increases for health and education in Johnson's 1967 budget, adding 276 million to the Labor and HEW funds for the new fiscal year. It faulted the administration for not adequately accounting for current health needs, and the panel's stance is expected to shape next week’s House debate. Four GOP subcommittee members urged delaying the bill for a realistic defense spending forecast.
Mostly cloudy and cooler tonight with a low in the mid 40s. Friday will stay mostly cloudy with a high in the 60s. Middletown reporting quarter inch of rain this morning brings monthly total to 3.59 inches. Yesterday reached 71 degrees with an overnight low of 61. At 11 a.m. today the temperature was 73.
A glamour girl remarks there was something about the man she liked, but he spent it. The line hints at an unsavory romance or casual heartbreak in a social scene.
U.S. combat casualties dropped last week as Viet Cong losses held steady. American deaths numbered 35 with 547 wounded and five missing or captured, while government casualties fell to 93 killed and 33 missing. Allied deaths totaled 32 with 19 wounded. Viet Cong avoidance of combat continued amid heavy bombardments.
American troops uncovered a Bungham operation complex along the Rach Beng Go River near the Cambodian border. About 900 sacks of rice weighing 220 pounds each plus 50 tons of salt and packing materials were stocked in a hut, with bags marked from Formosa to Singapore and U.S. aid. The cache could feed 2,000 enemy troops for 100 days.
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