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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1966
Page
1
President Johnson weighs economic fate as Treasury urges a decision before December 10 to aid budget planning for fiscal 1968. Officials note a projected current year deficit and receipts near 117 billion, with Treasury considering market actions while the outcome remains open.
United Nations committee approves a treaty to outlaw orbiting nuclear weapons and military bases on the Moon and other celestial bodies. The General Assembly urges signatures and broad adherence, hailed by President Johnson as a major arms control milestone.
AP reports that Hanoi endured one of the war’s heaviest surface to air missile bombardments on Tuesday and Wednesday. Pentagon sources claim 96 or more of the Soviet built SAMs missed targets or were destroyed, while U.S. pilots deny bombing inside Hanoi city limits.
A look at how Christmas cards have evolved and why 50-year-old cards still carry meaning for Middleton residents. A note about a future TV picture technology and a report on Marines in Vietnam adds period flavor to the weekly section.
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with light showers or drizzle and temperatures holding steady. Expect a high in the 40s with cooler air and cloudy conditions persisting throughout the day.
In Montaldeo Italy 450 residents with 110 bachelors hosted a marriage market inviting single women from outside. The all-day event saw bachelors in aprons preparing a feast of chickens and turkeys, but by nightfall no women appeared. The host Stefano Pastorino 33 lamented the turnout and villagers speculated isolation hampered interest.
Honolulu report says Biosatellite 1, carrying 10 million bug and plant specimens, was lost Saturday after four days in orbit. A retrorocket failure doomed the mission during re entry.
Mrs. John F. Kennedy sues Harper & Row Look magazine and William Manchester seeking to bar publication of The Death of a President. She claims breach of contract and invasion of privacy. Robert F. Kennedy and Sen. Johnson figures enter the case as high-stakes, multimillion-dollar dispute unfolds in Manhattan.
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