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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1965
Page
1
Los Angeles witnesses describe the Watts violence with residents blaming a "White man" for conditions. shop owners and residents recount fear, desperation, and a carnival air among youth while property owners display "Negro Owned" signs as looting continues and leaders are deemed absent.
Rioters, armed looters and National Guardsmen clash across Watts and surrounding districts. Fifteen people dead including a deputy sheriff and a guard sniper. hundreds injured as arson and destruction spread. Governor Brown returns from Greece to direct measures.
Rioting flared for a second night as police clashed with rioters on eight blocks of Pulaski Road in Garfield Park. About 20 officers and a dozen white bystanders were injured by bottles and bricks. nine arrests were made. three firemen suspended as measures to quell the unrest spread into the early morning.
Moscow AP reports Soviet space station Zond 3 has captured new images of the moon's far side and is relaying them to Earth. The July 20 operation lasted 1 hour 8 minutes from about 7,200 miles distance. transmission began July 29.
The Weather Bureau forecasts hot and humid conditions tonight and tomorrow in this part of Ohio. Lows near 70 tonight and highs around 95 Sunday, with today similar weather.
Col Irving Taylor reports a trooper killed a sniper from a building opposite a Watts police substation. Another sniper was wounded as riots widen. 52 policemen 8 firefighters and 2 guardsmen injured. Over 500 rioters arrested and more than 300 civilians hurt amid military reinforcement. Prisoners released from an old jailhouse.
The Navy extends regular Navy and Marine Corps enlistments by four months to bolster ranks for Vietnam. Secretary Paul H. Nitze sent a telegram to all commands announcing the move, with effects timing set for August 20 for Marines and September 15 for Navy personnel.
A playful note praises modern domestic efficiency as a woman keeps the house powered and functioning through constant plugging in.
In Uusikylae near Helsinki an explosion at a military munition depot killed five people. Five bodies were recovered as investigators probe the blast cause. The area was sealed, with access limited to ambulances and officials.
William Dewitt owner of the Cincinnati Reds lies in Good Samaritan Hospital for a physical check up. The club stated he should return to his office within a week. Dewitt entered the hospital Friday.
U S aerial bombers hit Viet Cong positions near Ba Long Valley 90 miles from Da Nang while U S Marines arrive at Chu Lai to bolster Leatherneck forces. North Viet Nam raids and losses include a missing Navy aircrew and two downed planes in separate incidents.
Fairborn Ohio AP Denzie Lee Fannin a 25 year old Fairborn resident was killed when his car struck a utility pole and overturned one mile east of the city High tension wires delayed recovery of the body for a time
A four day search for 48 year old Cleveland Plain Dealer editor Robert Manry continued off Falmouth England. Amateur crews scoured the sea as heavy 30-foot waves hampered air and sea efforts to locate the 13 1/2 foot Sea Angel vessel and its sailor. Manry’s wife and his children awaited word as officials said he could be 100 to 200 miles out to sea.
The National Assembly approved the controversial treaty with Japan by 110 to 0 with one abstention. Opposition Minjung party lawmakers resigned and boycotted the session, arguing the pact could lead to Korea's economic subjugation by its former colonial ruler.
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