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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1965
Page
8
In Columbus, Ohio, lawmakers debate a reapportionment plan amid cooling off recess. Senate and House disagreements loom over one man, one vote compliance and districting, with five issues seen as likely to advance this week.
The Second International Ecumenical Conference opens at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. Dean Samuel Miller of Harvard Divinity School keynotes with a lecture on the secular age. Ecumenical vesper services will be shared by Roman Catholic and Protestant clergy after each day’s session.
Former President and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower depart Shrewsbury New Jersey after weekend at friends estate. They return to their Gettysburg Pennsylvania home.
In Americus Georgia the Ku Klux Klan held a silent march and large rally with 600 participants before a separate Negro demonstration. Police kept order as Klan members and white supporters passed the Sumter County Courthouse. two Black defendants faced murder charges in the shooting of Andrew Whatley. Later, about 300 Negro demonstrators demanded a biracial committee and police arrested 22 during church integration protests.
A Klansman urged a silent march as leaders from the United Klans of America claim the white man faces the Negro in a stark racial clash. Calvin Craig of Atlanta praised biracial dialogue while others reject violence, citing voter registration as a fault. Public officials reportedly fear the march and potential fallout.
Miss Dolores Folguera of Madrid will address the Civitan Club at noon tomorrow during a Manchester Motor Inn luncheon. David Habig, a former club treasurer, will introduce the guest, with George Knapp as program chairman.
Hollywood AP report says Judy Rawlins 29 wife of singer Vic Damone delivered a girl Sunday at Cedars of Lebanon hospital. The baby Victoria Katherine Esther is the couple’s first child. Damone, 36, already has a 10 year old son Perry by his first wife.
The violin, valued as the core instrument of the modern orchestra, did not reach perfection until the 1600s, according to historical assessments.
James C. Cross Jr., 22, a UT English major from Fort Worth, was examined by a psychiatrist in his Travis County Jail cell at the request of his defense attorneys. Prosecutors say he killed Shirley Ann Stark and Susan Rigsby, sorority sisters from Dallas, whose partly nude bodies were found July 30 in a North Austin vacant lot.
Blair House served as the presidential guest residence and was the home of Francis Preston Blair a political leader and adviser to President Lincoln during the Civil War era.
In Copenhagen a paralytic teen, Bent Staerkner, watched a suicidal woman enter Sortedams Lake. He shouted Look at me I am a cripple and I walk with two sticks. The woman backed away and was taken to hospital while Bent returned to his home for the disabled.
Nagasaki marks the 20th anniversary with prayers and bells at 11 02 a m 75 000 killed in the blast. Prime Minister Eisaku Sato pledges work toward a worldwide ban on nuclear weapons as survivors and protesters gather in Peace Park. Pope Paul VI condemns Hiroshima as an infernal massacre in Castel Gandolfo address.
In Martha's Vineyard, Frank Sinatra hosted guests on his vacation yacht while Mia Farrow stayed aboard. A photo led to confusion that a woman aboard resembled Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who denied being on the boat and said the image was not of her. Neither Sinatra nor Farrow disclosed future plans.
A Franklin meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Franklin High School cafeteria. Attending will be Supt DeWitt Terry and school board members to discuss the school bond issue with campaign leaders including Fred Harbach as general chairman.
An old advertisement promotes FASTEETH powder to improve comfort for upper and lower plates. It claims the product reduces gum soreness, prevents odor, and avoids sour taste. Available at drug counters nationwide.
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