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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1965
Page
1
Communist guerrillas attacked three government positions within an hour south of Saigon. Tan Nhut outpost reportedly overrun with heavy Vietnamese losses. Long An defense held with light casualties. Two Viet Cong killed amid shelling of Binh Chanh district.
Detroit AP reports Mary Louise McLeod, president elect of the National Association of Women Lawyers, specializes in domestic relations but dislikes divorce cases. She notes children raise complex problems, claims few prejudices against women in law, recalls two early incidents, and emphasizes competence over gender in a successful legal career.
The State Department confirmed Hanoi rejected peace overtures during May's five day lull in US South Vietnam bombing. Press officer McCloskey cited a harsh response from Hanoi to US efforts to communicate intent. Rusk expected to comment at a late afternoon news conference.
Summer excitement rises as students finish school and families plan vacations. The highway department funds and coordinates major road work, impacting travel and daily routines this season.
Head Start will be continued through the winter under current plans. Directors nationwide can begin planning winter projects while awaiting congressional approval. Planning forms can be submitted now and applications will be sent in the coming week, project officials said.
President Gamal Abdel Nasser arrives in Moscow for a five day visit and Cairo sources report he carried a new plan for Vietnam. The proposal calls for a cease fire supervised by an international force and respect for the existing frontiers between North and South Vietnam.
Tornadic storms struck the Chicago area and a wide Midwest swath, causing injuries and extensive damage. Iso regions including Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin saw uprooted trees damaged roofs and blocked streets. Park Forest Joliet and Freeport reported significant wind damage and hospitalizations with no fatalities.
A funnel cloud damaged homes and crops at Buckley Illinois. In Joliet St Josephs Hospital reported 10 hospitalized including a six person Lockport family after their house was destroyed. Other injuries reported near Plainfield and at Silver Cross Hospital the ER crowded. Chicago traffic nearly halted by wind driven rain on expressways.
Pittsburg AP reports union and industry negotiators, aided by Federal Mediator William Simkin, meet after Johnson phone call to push a new contract ahead of a Tuesday midnight strike. 450000 workers could strike, halting 80 percent of U.S. steel output. Union seeks 53 cent wage boost over 39 months, retroactive to May 1. industry offers 40.6 cents over 35 months and a Sept 1 start. Both sides show cautious optimism despite rifts on contract timing.
Singapore police provide close protection for Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and cabinet after authorities arrest 21 People’s Revolutionary party members accused of planning an armed revolution to install a Communist government. Leader Lim Siew Lin possessed coded correspondence with Indonesian intelligence. Sim linked to a July 31 bicycle bomb attempt on the US Consulate.
The area will see continuation of thunderstorms tonight with cooler and brighter conditions expected tomorrow. Temperatures hold steady with a high of 89 yesterday and a low of 65 today. A quarter inch of rain fell early today.
Ronald L. Davis 21 left Martinez in January 1984 to serve with the Marines. A crash in Vietnam claimed his life and a general telegram notified his parents in Martinez Georgia. His letters spoke of optimism and duty. He wanted to be a commercial artist and wrote he could not run out on his country. His family recalls his smile and pride in fighting communism.
Seoul reports quiet on city streets after five days of student protests against the Park regime and a Japan friendship treaty. President Park Chung Hee retaliated by firing Education Minister Yoon Chun Joo and four university presidents, giving campuses until Saturday to restore order or face semi permanent closures. Troop convoys and armed units, including machine guns and bayonets, paraded main thoroughfares as five thousand students staged rallies vowing to continue the fight to the end.
Space Center Houston report cites Captain William J. Knight among a group of about 15 Air Force astronauts to train for orbital space laboratories. Three or four ex Dyna Soar astronauts are expected to be selected as names are announced within weeks as part of a new 1.5 billion dollar space research program.
Gemini 5 continued toward an eight day objective as troubles from earlier fuel cell and jet thruster issues were under control. Conrad and Cooper remained largely fine in their spacesuits despite near freezing cabin temperatures and a lingering tumble from vented hydrogen gas.
A New York AP report notes many draft-age couples raced to wed before midnight to avoid the draft rules. President Johnson said men 19 to 26 married after midnight would still face the draft until they become fathers, prompting frantic inquiries and last minute licenses across Las Vegas Yuma New York Richmond Elkton and Milwaukee.
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