Johnson Nears End Of 48 Hour Liquid Fast
President Johnson nears completion of a 48 hour liquid only fast to prepare for tests on a chronic intestinal disorder. Doctors at Brooke Army Medical Center expect further X rays and exams after the fast.
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1968
Page
5
President Johnson nears completion of a 48 hour liquid only fast to prepare for tests on a chronic intestinal disorder. Doctors at Brooke Army Medical Center expect further X rays and exams after the fast.
Two guards held by rebellious inmates at a Michigan City prison were released unharmed after a newsman listened to prisoners grievances with officials including Warden Ward Lane and state correction commissioner Anthony Kuharich. Two ringleaders William Francis Brown and James Lee Collins were placed in maximum security cells following a six hour disturbance. Brown and Collins had forced guards into top tier cells. Brown faces 1 to 10 years for assault with intent to commit a felony while Collins is a life term as an accessory after the fact in a murder. Grievances cited concerns over State Parole Board policies and the January appointment of John J. Barton, former state police superintendent and former Indianapolis mayor.
Preliminary autopsy links death to head injuries from a fall days earlier. Dennis Chavez Jr a Washington lawyer and son of the late Senator Dennis Chavez was found unconscious in a jail cell and later died. Authorities expect final cause of death after further investigation.
Miami authorities cut the night curfew from midnight to 6 a.m. after three deaths in racial violence. Sheriff E Wilson Purdy said further steps depend on neighborhood meetings in Liberty City where residents formed adult and youth advisory councils. Black youth groups demand National Guard withdrawal and arrests without bond, with no official response yet to their calls.
Columbus reports the Modern Dillon Reservoir State Park near Zanesville will be dedicated Thursday morning by Gov. James A. Rhodes and natural resources director Fred E. Morr.
Hubert H. Humphrey’s top campaign strategist Lawrence F. O'Brien visited Columbus to influence Ohio’s Democratic National Convention delegation. A late afternoon meeting with delegates was planned followed by a presidential preference poll. Sen Stephen Young remained noncommittal about backing Humphrey.
In Beech er Ill AP twelve people suffered minor injuries in a two car crash that wrecked a 1931 Marmon eight passenger sixteen cylinder sedan. George Morton Taylor of Gary Indiana owner driver said the antique car caught fire after the collision. The car was one of four in the nation.
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