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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1965
Page
1
President Johnson orders a buildup to 125000 American troops in Viet Nam with 9000 Marines landing at Chu Lai and B52 strikes against Viet Cong targets near Ba Long Valley. Marine patrols report three Viet Cong killed and 20 wounded near Da Nang amid ongoing harassment air raids.
About 4000 U S Marines arrived in South Viet Nam this weekend, raising American forces in the country to over 86 000. President Johnson ordered a buildup toward a total of 125 000 troops.
Offensives by Viet Cong in the 1st Army area near the border unfold as authorities withhold details on air strikes. No immediate results report is available and counts of aircraft and bombs remain classified under a new directive.
Dr. James N. Primm, president of Hiram College since last January, resigned unexpectedly Saturday to return to teaching at the University of Missouri in St. Louis. The resignation, effective immediately, was accepted by the board of trustees at its summer session with regrets.
Maxwell D. Taylor outlines a four point plan for the Vietnam war including defeating Viet Cong, North Viet Nam air campaign, strengthening South Viet Nam government and economy, and readiness to pursue an honorable peace. He warns against a central government collapse and stresses steady adherence to the strategy.
NASA announced the OSO 3 satellite will launch on August 24 aboard a three stage Delta rocket from Cape Kennedy. The 620 pound satellite will study X rays gamma ultraviolet and infrared radiation from the sun to chart an 11 year solar cycle and assess effects on earth weather and communications.
A look inside troubled Middletown areas reveals tattered houses as eyesores and hazards to children while drunks seek shelter nearby. The piece notes the ongoing blight and community impact from neglected homes.
Rioting continued for the fourth night in Los Angeles with 8,000 National Guard troops arriving to reinforce the 40th Armored Division. A curfew from 8 p.m. was proclaimed covering most of the riot zone as eight major fires burned in a 22 square mile area.
Dr Martin Luther King Jr said in Miami that the full force of police power may halt riots in Los Angeles but a massive program to help Negroes is needed. He called the LA violence socially detestable and warned Northern communities are powder kegs due to poverty and housing.
Rioters and looters persist in South Los Angeles for a fourth day as the Negro community lacks effective leadership. Police Chief Park er refuses to meet with leaders, while Rep. Hawkins notes some effort to restore order but says rioters are misled and charged by deprivation. Attempts by ministers and the NAACP to quell the violence fail. comedian Dick Gregory was shot in the leg while trying to calm the crowd.
The forecast calls for continued sunshine hot and humid conditions. Overnight low near 70 degrees with a high around tomorrow.
Roy Wilkins executive secretary of the NAACP said his Los Angeles chapter can handle any required action over the rioting there and has no plans to send members or visit. James Farmer could not be reached for comment.
Actress Jane Fonda and French director Roger Vadim were married Saturday in a six room suite at the Dunes Hotel Las Vegas. Justice of the Peace James Brennan officiated in what was Vadim third marriage and Fonda first.
Falmouth England AP reports heavy mist and low clouds forced the RAF to postpone the search for American newsman Robert Manry and his 13 1/2 foot Tinkerbelle, missing since Monday about 287 miles off southwest England. Patrol planes will resume Sunday weather permitting as crowds gather for potential reception. Virginia Manry, his wife, and their two children await word.
President Johnson urged calm amid riots in Los Angeles and said equal rights carry equal responsibilities. He sent two Washington officials to meet Governor Edmund G. Brown in New York to offer assistance. Johnson praised gains in Negro voter registration in Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana counties, noting 6 996 new registrations in four days.
Atty Gen Nicholas Katzenbach informs Johnson that widespread compliance with the Voting Rights Act exists in at least 51 other Dixie counties that previously practiced discrimination against Negroes. Presidential focus follows tragic events. Undersecretary LeRoy Collins and special counsel Lee White are sent to New York. White is described as a civil rights shooter on past actions.
Gov Ott o Kerner ordered 2000 National Guardsmen to active duty in Chicago after two nights of rioting the warst in 12 years. Guardsmen were placed at city armories on standby. Police Supt O W Wilson requested the move while stating Chicago police can handle the situation. State police in Elgin Des Plaines Blue Island and Joliet were alerted for possible duty in Chicago.
Civil rights leaders condemned the unrest as guardsmen moved in after two nights of violence that left 67 injured and 123 arrested. The disorder followed an incident when a 2% year old Negro woman was killed by a fire truck in a West Side neighborhood on Thursday. Police did not estimate losses from looting and smashed windows.
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