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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1966
Page
4
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In a debate on gun control proposals Senator Hruska proposes a substitute that preserves rifles and shotguns while tightening handgun rules. He notes recent high profile crimes suggest broader limits. Rep. Moss urges action to criminalize eavesdropping devices and study a broader ban on electronic bugging.
Jim Bishop describes a family sailing voyage from Port Everglades to Grand Bahama aboard Away We Go IV. The trip covers six hours and twenty minutes, with dolphins and fish, rough seas at times, and family reflections on travel and gambling stops in Lucaya.
A two dispatch United Press International report ties Moscow to North Viet Nam war efforts by citing Soviet designed surface to air missiles and Red Star claims of upgraded air defenses. The piece notes U S Congress authorization to repel armed attacks and keep peace in the region.
Washington reports Senator Kennedy failed to prevent City Council President Frank O Connor from winning the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Kennedy’s influence with New York party bosses is doubted as he avoided full-scale campaign warfare while backing “dark horse” figures amid long standing tensions with regular Democrats.
The piece argues Moscow has supplied munitions to North Vietnam, duplicating 1950 Korea aid by the Soviet Union and its 1951 backing of Red China. It urges Congress to cut diplomatic ties and seek a UN inquiry into aggression, noting calls for an economic blockade and noting weapons and fuel reach Vietnamese ports via Russia and China.
The piece argues that Western policy may shift toward more open trade with Eastern Bloc nations while the United States considers embargoing all shipments to Communist countries to hasten the Viet Nam conflict end. It notes Soviet involvement and urges Congress to weigh retaliatory measures.
A new group named Wives Who Wait attracts service wives seeking support and entertainment amid isolation. The 13 members plan activities, writing and gift exchanges for their men and others in service with meetings led by Mrs. Don Tinsley at her Barbara Drive home.
A Manila printed Q and A booklet explains U S policy in Vietnam. It defends air strikes against military targets in the North and asserts U S support for the Republic of Vietnam and its independence. It cites past Allied actions and argues Beijing pushes the war via Hanoi and the Viet Cong.
A remark about a botfly flying up to 800 miles per hour raises safety concerns. The note then shifts to F. E. F. postcards and Alaska's Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes as a suggested convention site for tobacco product manufacturers.
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