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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1966
Page
5
In a tense Wauwatosa neighborhood crowds marched escorted by National Guardsmen after failed negotiations. About 200 demonstrators walked two miles amid tension, with eggs thrown at the group and police barricades holding back jeering crowds near Circuit Judge Robert Cannon.
Stokely Carmichael head of SNCC urged black unity and self rule from Mount Morris Church podium guarded by Black Panthers. William Epton and Max Stanford introduced a militant stance while Stanford hinted at violence, and Stanford announced a September 12 street action tied to boycotts of two Harlem schools.
A year old youth was taken to the Detention Center in Hamilton after being arrested at 2 30 pm yesterday for running away. James C Jenson 219 Plymouth Ave was charged with fleeing the scene of an accident at 8 30 pm yesterday after turning himself in to police headquarters. He is accused of driving a car that sideswiped two autos on Jefferson Road Sunday night.
Carl Fismer 29 of 850 Carlisle Ave Hamilton was admitted to Fort Hamilton Hospital for a bullet wound in the right leg. Deputies say the injury occurred while he was practicing on a John Becker farm on School Road north of Hamilton. The sheriff reports the shooter was using a target.
Bankruptcy filings in U S District Court Cincinnati include Earl Bowling of Middletown a construction worker and mechanic with debts of 14194 and assets of 10290.
Waukegan mayor Robert Sabonjian vows no concessions as 175 officers enforce a strict curfew. Police arrest 38 curfew violators while residents stay indoors. The city council offers a $1000 reward for suspects behind a Sunday fire bomb attack that burned six family members, and Sabonjian accuses local welfare programs of failing leadership in the Negro community. Negro leaders do not comment.
In Miami AP report, Project Stormfury scientists plan to seed Hurricane Faith with silver iodide to disrupt its 120 mph winds. The effort, the world’s largest hurricane modification test, could last about 12 hours though track and safety concerns may cancel seeding if Faith wanders outside the area.
Gangs of Negro youths roamed Benton Harbor throwing rocks and bottles at autos and storefronts. Police reported arrests including some white persons for shotguns and bats, though no whites were involved in the violence. Violence faded after several hours with extra patrols in place.
Sertoma Club meets at 6 30 p m at Manchester Motor Inn South Middletown Fire Association gathers at 7 p m Amanda Fire House FOE Lodge 8 at 8 p m Es tg les Hall IOOF Miami Lodge at 8 p m Elks Temple Alcoholics Anonymous at 8 30 p m Wednesday events include Middletown Board of Realtors Traders Club at 8 33 a m Frisch's S Main High 12 Club at noon Commercial Building Golden Age Club at 1 30 p m Townhouse Hunter Clark VFW Post 405 at 7 30 p m 1319 Young Al Anon Family Group at 8 30 p m
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