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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1965
Page
1
The Navy plans a decade’s first draft push with 4,600 draftees in October and total quotas rising to as high as 35,000 monthly. A Defense Department plan revises September and outlines October calls, with 4,600 reserved for the Navy.
The FBI asks for help locating Theodore Charles Nelson 21 charged in a federal warrant for strolling away from the Oakland Bank of Commerce with 187,440 dollars in a paper bag during a coffee break. Nelson, a former bank messenger, has altered his appearance with beards and dye since the June 1964 theft and was last seen leaving the bank before disappearing.
Washington AP reports the voting rights bill, aimed at ensuring Negroes can vote, was set for final Senate approval today after House passage 328 to 74. Sen Ellender warned he sees no plan for organized Southern opposition though earlier votes show debate limits.
A playful analogy contrasts making money with bees producing honey. The line suggests you can earn money but cannot retain it, implying transactional limits or costs in profit.
Minoru Furuta recounts surviving Hiroshima when he was six as he recalls the blast from a porch near ground zero. Now an airman first class in the U S Air Force at Otis, he reflects on fate and future while recounting illness, loss, and a long road to health and citizenship.
Os Sie eee A, West Germanys largest tin plate producer, plans to buy U.S. equipment, services and technology to support an expansion program. The move signals intensified trade in the steel and tin sectors amid postwar industrial growth.
Honolulu officials say increased US ground forces and sustained air strikes could thwart a Communist take over of South Vietnam. Monsoon season ends mid next month, with more American troops in place to press offensives. Officials cite high Viet Cong casualties and ongoing air operations against North Viet Nam targets. President Johnson has authorized a 125000 troop level, with possible expansion.
Washington AP reports a Senate showdown over Dirksen’s plan to bypass the Supreme Court one man, one vote ruling. The Republican leader warns the outcome is very iffy as a constitutional amendment proposal seeks to allow geography and subdivisions to influence state legislative apportionment if approved by voters.
After today’s light rain the forecast calls for fair and mild conditions with a low near 67. Tomorrow should be sunny and warmer, with yesterday’s high at 81 and today’s low around 42.
US B52s bombed the Do Xa region 350 miles northeast of Saigon for the second time in three days targeting a suspected Viet Cong base in Quang Tin Province. Meanwhile the 101st Airborne faced Viet Cong small arms fire near Cam Ranh Bay as paratroopers fortify the harbor and base. Viet Cong forces reportedly inflicted moderate to heavy casualties in other actions across Tay Ninh and An Xuyen.
Actress Patricia Neal, six months after a triple stroke, gives birth to a 6 pound 8 ounce daughter at Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. Husband Roald Dahl says both mother and baby are well, praising Pat for her perseverance.
Riviera fires force tighter safety measures along the French Riviera near Toulon and St Tropez. Interior minister Roger Frey announced stricter prevention steps as forests burn after months of drought. Two people died and scores were injured amid thousands of campers evacuated.
RAF patrols wrongly identified a small Atlantic sailboat as Tinkerbelle near Falmouth. Later checks showed the craft to be a different two person boat. Manry’s 15-foot craft had been en route from Falmouth Massachusetts toward England.
McNamara testifies in a closed Senate hearing that the Johnson administration seeks a 340000 troop increase to 2990000 by next June and a 1.7 billion emergency fund for Southeast Asia. Johnson acts to expand forces while aiming for a peaceful Viet Nam settlement and Congress debates funding.
President Johnson spoke to the International Platform Association about the Viet Nam conflict defending limited aims and opposition to any expansion of territory. Defense secretary McNamara agreed to brief the Senate Appropriations Committee on added costs, boosting progress for defense funding despite delays.
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