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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1964
Page
1
U S officials say Johnsons Guantanamo orders aim to free the base from minor Castro pressure and deter a broader Red move. Washington will also press allies to reduce trade with Cuba, arguing that trading with Castro differs from general Communist bloc trade.
Leonidas Radames Trujillo, 22 son of former Dominican Republic president General Rafael Trujillo, married French actress Danielle Gabert, 20, in Le Havre on Saturday with a ceremony reported by AP.
In Chicago Senator Barry Goldwater argued for a new blockade of Cuba to stop weapons and subversion, saying Cuba must be sealed off though he doubted President Johnson would act. He urged using force to end the Cuban crisis sparked by Castro cutting water to Guantanamo Bay.
President Johnson dispatched a crisis team to London for urgent negotiations with Britain on Cyprus. Prime Minister Douglas-Home rejected Khrushchev's invasion charges and planned talks in Washington with Johnson. Britain sent 500 fresh troops as Greek Turkish rioting strained the island while Makarios insisted on UN oversight for any peacekeeping force.
The House stalled action on the civil rights bill’s employment equality provisions amid fights over women, religion, and age. A final vote was delayed to Monday as Republicans sought Lincoln Day rallies, with amendments exempting church schools and banning atheist hiring facing defeats.
Johnnie Hollingsworth, 59, manager of Kaye Oil Co. in Hattiesburg, lent a lug wrench to an unidentified customer who struck him on the head with it and stole about 40 dollars. No suspect information available.
Red China's government paid 29.1 million dollars in advance for Australian wheat, covering 118 million bushels from the 1962-63 crop. Payment was seven months ahead of the due date in September, authorities disclosed Saturday.
Princess Irene renounces her claim to the Dutch throne to marry Spanish Catholic prince Don Carlos de Borbón y Parma. The couple plans to wed in Madrid, with Irene living abroad, as Dutch leaders express hopes for her happiness amid a five hour royal crisis at Soestdyk Palace.
A quote from a participant at a political gathering shows a speaker denying prejudice while accusing the proceedings of containing what she calls pure rubbish. The remark underlines tensions at the event and reflects polarizing attitudes present among attendees.
Cincinnati leaders and clergy rejected a mediation offer from City Councilman Theodore Berry and three clergymen to resolve the dispute with the Board of Education over next Tuesday’s boycott of public schools. Clyde W. Vinegar, president of the Congress of Racial Equality, called the problem intractable and beyond mediation after a weekend of meetings.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources aims to acquire 616 acres for two new state parks. Director Fred Marr said 186 acres are sought to expand Punderson State Park in Geauga County, totaling 430 acres for Geneva-on-the-Lake State Park in Ashtabula County near Lake Erie.
Saul Pett writes of the Irish Mafia tied to JFK era on page 40. The 13 week vacation system at Armco Steel burdens officials and workers with scheduling headaches on page 23.
Harry L. Day, who runs a miniature zoo, was arrested after placing an ad to sell an owl. He claimed the owl came from Texas and questioned Ohio law confiscation. The judge took the case under advisement. the owl died soon after confiscation.
Walter Reuther indicated the United Auto Workers will seek an increased annual improvement factor in 1964 bargaining starting July 1. He argued productivity gains do not set a fixed ceiling and suggested a higher rate than 3.2 percent may be pursued despite President Johnson’s inflation guidance.
Soviet spacewoman Valentina Tereshkova visited Karl Marx's grave in Highgate Cemetery London on Saturday and laid a wreath on his tomb.
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