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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1965
Page
1
Two prominent scientists debated civil defense at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting. Barry Commoner warned that defense spending risks society and survival, while Edward Teller urged strong civil defense as deterrence against Soviet and Chinese adversaries.
The nation reports a Christmas highway death toll surpassing 700 with 707 fatalities confirmed as of late reports. Officials note the three day period set a new high, beating prior records of 706 and 49 from earlier years. The extended weekend length is cited as a factor in the spike.
Four Cuban officers aboard the Aracelio Iglesias freighter in Osaka Japan defected and were granted U S political asylum. They accused Cuban ships of carrying military cargo to North Vietnam to aid Communist aggression. A Cuban Embassy spokesman denied the claim, saying ships visit North Vietnamese ports for ordinary merchandise.
The Weather Bureau predicts cloudy and colder conditions tonight with a low near 15 and a chance of snow flurries. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and much colder with a high around 28. yesterday's high was 36 and the overnight low reached 20 at 6 this morning.
Prince Norodom Sihanouk claimed the United States plans to invade Cambodia as Japan did in 1941. He warned provinces could be parceled to Thai land and Saigon puppets, but vowed Cambodia would resist with defense means and powerful allies. He cited reports of U S forces in South Vietnam.
Johnson reportedly holds a measured stance amid Vietnam talks. A source says he remains hopeful for restraint and cautious of provoking Hanoi, preferring silence to risk clouding the mood for peace negotiations.
U.S. officials in Saigon say Washington ordered a pause in air raids and a shift to a possible peace opening. Casualties rose as ground clashes continued near Saigon and in North Vietnam, with several incidents during the truce period and a downed Phantom later rescued.
United States Army charges Sal George E. Smith and Claude McClure with aiding the enemy after two years in Viet Cong imprisonment. Both were captured during the Hiep Hoa raid near Saigon in 1983 and released last November before arriving on Okinawa where they await final word on trial.
Kanarraville residents once raised funds to connect a paved road to the freeway fence but the US Bureau of Public Roads blocked access. Mayor James Cornelius fears harm as his son Dale on leave from Fort Ord scales the fence in freezing snow and falls into a snowbank, prompting calls for action.
Miami AP reports that a Christmas gift of six walkie talkies drew FBI attention amid FCC concerns about clean talk and lawful use. False emergency calls worry operators as citizens band radio serves business and personal needs including hospital equipment signals.
Compared to ships, chuckle women stay sea worthy when kept in good shape and occasionally painted.
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