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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1965

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Coup In Laos Appears To Fail After Sunday Night Attempt

Rebels led by Col. Boulert Lycossie seized the Vientiane radio station and urged reforms in the army high command. Government forces under Gen. Kouprasith Abhay moved into Vientiane without reported fighting as Premier Souvanna Phouma and officials met.

Vientaine Laos Boulert Lycossie Souvanna Phouma Souvanna Vientiane Pathet Lao Kouprasith Abhay Kouprasith Tobey

Burundi Ouster Deals Setback to Chinese Africa Push

Washington says Burundi’s decision to break relations with China marks a significant setback for Beijing’s influence drive in Africa. Beijing embassy staff in Bujumbura allegedly funded rebels in Congo and ran propaganda, while Soviet rivals gain leverage as Africa’s leaders become wary of external meddling.

Lewis Gulick Washington Burundi U.S Peking Africa Bujumbura Congo China Mwambuisa

King Calls Negroes To New March In Selma

Dr Martin Luther King Jr summoned hundreds of Negroes to march on the Selma courthouse for a right to vote. Civil rights leaders also organized a voter registration drive in Perry County, the only Alabama county with a federal referee handling discrimination complaints.

Selma Ala Martin Luther King Jr Perry County Alabama King

Todays Chuckle on Bigamy and Family Ties

A quip notes that having two wives to support need not imply bigamy, but rather that a man has a son who recently married. The joke hinges on wordplay about family roles and social expectations.

Ex Governor Ellington Named To Lead OEP

President Johnson selects former Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington to head the Office of Emergency Planning a \$28,500 a year post. Ellington would join the National Security Council if Senate confirms. He would succeed Edward A. McDermott who resigned to join a Washington law firm.

Washington Johnson Tennessee Buford Ellington Senate Ellington Edward A. McDermott National Security Council McDermott

Man plans own funeral at Scioto Fairgrounds

Gerald McKinney, a 42 year old Springfield factory worker, prepared for his funeral set for Sunday June 6 at the Scioto County Fairgrounds in Lucasville near Minford. He will sit in a grandstand seat with no casket and hopes friends and relatives attend to share memories while he is alive.

Robert FE. Miller Springfield Ohio Gerald McKinney McKinney Scioto County Fairgrounds Lucasville Minford Portsmouth Lorenzo Dow McKinney Bill Burns Scioto County

Federal War On Quacks Sought By Probers

Senate investigators urge a federal war on quacks and pitchmen who profit from schemes aimed at the elderly. A 1964 hearings report says unscrupulous operators drain billions yearly, selling phony arthritis cures and youth devices. Senator Harrison A Williams Jr. says he will press recommendations for action.

Washington Senate

Police Training Realism Triggers Murder Scare In KC

A 71 year old former executive F Earl Swain and his family were swept into a police academy drill that faked a murder named Loraine. Officers questioned and searched them and their home before realizing it was training. Swain and his wife reacted with a mix of shock and relief.

Kansas City F. Earl Swain Swain American Type Founders Co Wendell Metro Police Academy Loraine Swains

Suspect In Slaying Is Caught

The FBI reports the arrest in Los Angeles of Walter Lee Parman 32, listed among the 10 most wanted. He is to be questioned in the strangulation death of Shirley Ann Cary 32, a State Department secretary in Washington DC. Authorities charge him with first degree murder and a federal warrant for unlawful interstate flight to avoid prosecution. The manhunt centered in Ohio with ties to Cincinnati and Youngstown.

Washington FBI Los Angeles Walter Lee Parman Shirley Ann Cary State Department Washington, D. C Miss Cary Wakefield Mass Parman Ohio Cincinnati Youngstown

Dock Tieup In 22nd Day Delays Across Ports

A revised contract was sent to rank and file Baltimore longshoremen with union leaders backing it as idle docks from Maine to Texas marked the 22nd day. In three other ports workers continued bargaining under the New York master contract approved over a week ago.

Baltimore Maine Texas New York

Russians Favoring Meetings

Washington officials welcomed the Soviet Union to Johnsons call for top level visits and contacts. They noted an unexpected Soviet move in Southeast Asia and suspected it signals a basic shift in Moscow foreign policy. The Pravda commentary said the Johnson proposal met with a positive response in the Soviet Union.

Washington USS Soviet Union Johnson Southeast Asia United States Red China Moscow State of the Union Pravda U.S

Schools Close But Reopening Seen Tuesday

Weather forecasters predicted a snow storm that arrived near midnight bringing as much as five inches. By 10:30 am three inches had fallen and officials said all area schools would reopen Tuesday except those in Hamilton and Oxford.

Hamilton Oxford

Winter Storm Ravages Northwest Midwest Stirring Closures

A massive storm with heavy snow and fierce winds battered the Northwest and Midwest while extreme cold hit the South and Florida. Blizzard conditions stretched from Minnesota to Missouri and Kansas with multiple state warnings. Denver saw four inches of snow in six hours with gusts to 45 mph, while Minneapolis and other cities reported several inches. Schools closed in Middletown and Oxford. many meetings and events were canceled. The storm halted travel, triggered road closures in Idaho and Colorado, and caused evacuations in Wyoming and Oregon as flood and freezing conditions persisted.

Northwest Midwest South Florida Minnesota South Dakota Missouri Kansas New Mexico Illinois Ohio Wisconsin Michigan U.S. Weather Bureau Denver Colo Minneapolis Rochester Alexandria Minn Lone Rock Wis Middletown Academic Center Miami University Middletown High School Oxford Academic Center Hampton - Bennett Junior High School Franklin Amoma First Baptist Church Middletown Fenwick High School Nebraska Broken Bow Montana Idaho U.S. 12 Colorado Lake Eldora Rocky Mountains Miami Fla Pensacola Tallahassee

Malaysian Forces Brace for New Indonesian Guerrilla Raids

Malaysian security forces prepared for further Indonesian guerrilla raids after a clash Saturday in which about 60 guerrillas crossed the jungle border into Malaysian Borneo and were driven back by a British Gurkha patrol.

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Malaysian Borneo

Ohio Roads Snowbound

Snowbound streets and treacherous highways across Ohio as drifting snow slows travel. The Ohio Turnpike speed limit was cut to 40 mph while central Ohio measured three inches at dawn and forecasts up to five more inches by night. Cleveland reported just over two inches with four to five inches expected, and Sandusky Toledo Lorain and Akron each reported around three inches.

Ohio Highway Patrol Ohio Turnpike Ohio Weather Bureau Cleveland Sandusky 4 Toledo Lorain Akron

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