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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1966
Page
1
Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged the Reds to halt their bombing in Vietnam halting only half measures. He said the United States could suspend bombing if North Viet Nam stopped its side and expressed guarded optimism about the war’s trajectory. Rusk arrived from Formosa for a three day briefing tour and planned talks with Ky and Thieu in Saigon before proceeding to Bangkok and Paris.
A sudden accident shakes Saigon only hours after a mortar and ground incident at Tan Son Nhut air base. The events unfold near the military hub as officials assess the scene and confirm casualties and security measures. Local sources report ongoing investigations and responses from Vietnamese authorities and allied forces.
The body of Lula Kerrick, 41, was found strangled with a stocking in an elevator at a downtown Cincinnati apartment building. Detective Sgt. Russell Jackson identified Kerrick and noted investigation into potential links with five prior rape strangulations in the city. Police questioned residents and awaited morgue results. The earlier cases involved women aged 81 and others attacked in or near their homes or in a park.
In Columbus Ohio AP reports detective work tied a burglary suspect to the Spike case. Minor from Paintsville Kentucky admitted burglary at Southeast Christian Church and other churches. Police cite church links and pretrial rights rulings as factors leading to first degree murder charges.
Two Arkansas prisoners Bill Watson and Ben Crippen donate kidneys to women in separate surgeries at University of Arkansas Medical Center. Watson gives to Doris Ratliff, Crippen to Lillie Lewis. Both inmates face life sentences for rape and murder and say the acts preserve self respect and offer hope for the recipients.
Foot doctors warn that crowded stores and bargain counters create foot and ankle stress similar to football. APA spokesman Dr. Seward P. Nyman notes shopping as a rough sport for feet, reflecting strain during the holiday season.
The Michigan Nurses Association signs its first contract in 62 years, covering 124 nurses at Highland Park General Hospital. It provides a $692 annual raise for staff nurses and raises the top salary to $9,609.
U.N. diplomats call the Johnson White House space weapons ban a milestone in space exploration governance and a potential stepping stone toward a broader treaty to halt nuclear weapons spread. While optimistic, a comprehensive agreement is tied to the 17 nation disarmament talks resuming in Geneva in 1967.
The draft treaty would make the moon and celestial bodies open to exploration by all nations while denying national sovereignty. It prohibits nuclear weapons in space, military bases, testing, and space fortifications. It delays defining outer space and leaves space spying unsettled. Approval by five governments including the Soviet Union Britain and the United States is anticipated.
Emil J. Masgay of Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court won the presidency of the Clerk of Courts Association of Ohio on Thursday. He succeeds Harry Smock of Muskingum County.
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy and cooler conditions tonight and Saturday with occasional showers and a low in the upper 30s and a high tomorrow in the 40s. Overnight low was 50, yesterday's record high for the month reached 69.
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