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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1965
Page
1
In the Southside turmoil and lingering sniper fire, residents blame Police Chief Parker and Proposition 14 for worsening race tensions. A barber and others say the housing rights rollback erased Californians’ liberal image, fueling grievances and calls for peace amid unrest.
Violence spread from Watts as 32 people died and Long Beach Sylmar and Hollywood saw shootings and arson. National guardsmen and police maintained control. no mass arrests reported as relief efforts moved food into the riot zone.
West Coast turmoil leaves Los Angeles with hundreds of millions in damage. Fire losses alone are estimated at 175 million as stores, schools, and transit suffer, while an insurance executive warns policies may not cover insurrection. He cites Lt. Gen. Roderic Hill supporting the view of armed insurrection.
Radio Pakistan claimed Indian forces crossed the cease-fire line in Kargil and occupied three border posts while Azad Kashmir reported repulsed Indian attempts with heavy casualties. In Kashmir proper two civilians died in fighting near Srinagar as Indian and guerrilla units pressed actions.
The muggy breezeless heat will stay for Middleton area residents with a high near 9 percent? tomorrow after an overnight low of 74. A prior high of 97 and overnight low of 72 at 6:30 am today are noted.
Cape Kennedy Florida AP report notes astronauts L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr entering final training for an eight day space flight set to begin Thursday. They trained at Port Malabar near Cape Kennedy while Armstrong and Elliott Lee remain backup pilots.
Three senior Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory scientists with doctorates were killed in a fall on South Maroon Peak near Aspen. A fourth climber, William B. Martin, was injured, and Dr. Donald W. McEachern was present but unharmed. The group was vacationing in the Aspen area.
A light quip portrays bachelor life as simplifying meal prep, noting a man who cooks one breakfast and calls it sufficient. The tone is humorous and observational about single living.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. plans to travel to Los Angeles within days to help restore Negro leadership in the riot torn city. He said police power can only yield temporary peace and urged a program to bring African Americans into the mainstream of American life.
Three young men fled the South Dakota penitentiary farm at Ellis on Sunday, warden Don Erikson said. Also missing was a fourth inmate and the escape prompted a search of the surrounding area by authorities.
Governor James A. Rhodes signed a record $633 million school foundation bill for public schools retroactive to July 1. The measure adds $108 million for the current biennium and raises the per pupil state funding to $137.31, up from prior levels as ed groups seek more money.
Viet Cong terrorists drove a Jeep and a car loaded with explosives into South Viet Nam's national police headquarters in Saigon. Four policemen were killed or wounded by the blast amid gunfire as two girl accomplices drew a guard away. U.S. sources say the attack aimed to punish police activity in the Saigon area.
Secretary Nitze states U S Marines dig wells bake bread and fight Viet Cong in Da Nang area. Marines assist South Vietnamese authorities by clearing fortified hamlets such as Cam Ne as they expand control toward perimeter.
In Los Angeles prosecutors face a flood of cases as more than 2,000 people arrested during South LA rioting await action. The mass arrests have created a heavy caseload for both county and city prosecutors as they sort charges and manage court intake.
Ber ald J. Ackerman said prosecutors plan to request no bail for riot related felony cases. Judges issued directives to set bail higher than normal in afternoon sessions. The district attorney calls the effort an overtime operation.
Senator Robert F. Kennedy recalls his brother John F. Kennedy chose Lyndon B. Johnson as running mate in 1960, calling him the best man to carry on. He emphasizes the dream of enlisting public support for the programs and the presidency in a tribute to the late president.
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