22 Aug 1964
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1964
Page
1
Mary Tiernan, nine, awakens from an 86 day coma at Marchester Royal Infirmary after a Cheshire train wreck that killed three. She greets her father with the words that's my daddy and nurses report she can speak slowly while doctors predict a complete recovery.
The Congolese Army pushed rebels from Bukavu ending a three day battle that left at least 300 dead including seven Europeans and left 10 Americans missing. US airlifted gendarmes and Col Leonora Mulamba led 800 troops with 150 gendarmes in a counterattack aided by two US made T28 planes. An American transport evacuated 60 wounded and 10 dead as rebels fled toward Shabunda.
Three U S officials missing in the Congo were found safe in good condition. Col William A Dodds 50 Lt Col Donald V Rattan 39 and Lewis R MacFarlane 32 of Seattle were believed to have made their way out of Congo into Rwanda. The State Department confirmed they are safe and sound after a monthlong search by air and helicopter.
Anti Castro guerrillas clash with Castro militia in the Es Cambrey mountains of Cuba. A Sentinels of Freedom spokesman says 12 militia members were killed with many injured in one battle on July 12, while another skirmish reportedly killed militia and left three rebels wounded. Information cited from underground Cuban sources.
Bolivia cuts diplomatic ties with Cuba following OAS sanctions. President Victor Paz Estenssoro’s government says it complies with the resolution, while Mexico and Uruguay stand with or study ties and Chile later broke with Havana.
Houston reports fourteen deaths linked to an encephalitis outbreak with peak cases yet to come. Dr. A Pigford notes more cases and fatalities may occur while stressing low individual risk. Emergency labs will diagnose at Baylor University and experts will collect mosquitoes to trace the virus.
AMid new Viet Nam troubles the Johnson administration says Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor will return to report to President Johnson. He will spend four days in Washington to address issues with Rusk and McNamara and to discuss the war’s course amid Buddhist protests and military reverses in Saigon.
In Sanford North Carolina a head on crash in heavy fog before dawn killed eight people and critically injured a young boy. Police say two cars collided on a foggy highway. investigation continues.
In Atlantic City AP report says President Johnson seeks calm as the Democratic Credentials Committee handles protests by Mississippi Freedom Democratic party delegates contesting the regulars chosen by Gov. Paul Johnson. The White House aims to secure Southern endorsement without sacrificing Northern black vote blocs.
Washington AP reports space agency scientists halted a westward drift of Syncom 3 and began moving it east toward the International Date Line. The maneuver aims for a circular equatorial orbit to enable Olympic telecasts from Tokyo in October.
Republicans announce a 160 by 35 foot billboard in Atlantic City New Jersey featuring Barry Goldwater to be completed by Monday as Democrats arrive for their national convention.
The question explains why goods moved by ship are called cargo while those moved by truck are called shipments. It notes that cargo refers to goods carried, regardless of transport mode, and shipment refers to the act or process of transporting goods, sometimes used for smaller or specific consignments.
The article discusses possible running mates for President Johnson with Hubert Humphrey as a front runner but not guaranteed. Senator Mansfield is named as a potential alternative though he says he does not want the nomination. Platform debates include a push by Governor Wallace for a civil rights act repeal plank, opposed by Governor Peabody drawing a contrasting stance.
The first hurricane of the year, Cleo, moves toward the Leeward Islands with 80 mph winds and 8 to 10 foot seas. Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands issued watches as Guadeloupe Montserrat Antigua and Barbuda brace for the storm’s approach.
Mayor Robert F. Wagner endorsed Democrat Robert F. Kennedy for the U S Senate seat from New York. Kennedy, rumored to move to New York to meet residency rules, leads a campaign with top aides as Keating fights to hold the GOP nomination.
Debbie Cappen vanished Wednesday in Fairfax, Ohio. A 14-year-old boy, George Rickey Jr., admitted luring the girl and stabbing her with a kitchen knife after she screamed, then hiding her body under a porch near his home. Police say he led investigators to the scene and later confessed during questioning. He is held for juvenile authorities.
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