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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1966
Page
1
Pope Paul VI announced major changes to Catholic fasting and meat abstinence during Lent. Fasting days shrink to Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, Friday abstinence remains but begins at 14, and eggs dairy and soups do not count as meat. The apostolic constitution Do Penance sets age limits and rules effective Feb. 23.
Dominican Republic labor leaders approve an end to a general strike as President Hector Garcia-Godoy vows to deploy police to reopen Santo Domingo's port and airport and to transfer military leaders to diplomatic posts abroad. The violence and protests that followed the student demonstration have subsided.
At the Indiana Girls School in Clermont two rioting episodes left windows shattered and furniture damaged. More than 100 State Police and sheriffs deputies restored order after 6 girls were cut by glass and 8 to 10 remained missing.
At the 17 nation disarmament conference the Soviet Union charged that American B52 flights carrying nuclear weapons violated the 1963 partial test ban. The crash of a B52 near Spain led to radioactive coastal contamination and prompted calls to review U S warnings amid ongoing searches for a missing bomb in the Mediterranean and on land.
The Weather Bureau predicts fair and continued cold weather tonight with a low near 15. Tomorrow will be fair and slightly warmer with a high near 33. Yesterday’s high reached 43 and the overnight low was 17. Middletown recorded .03 inch of rain after eight yesterday morning.
A tongue in cheek remark questions the claim that women’s intuition is simply the product of extensive thinking. It suggests humor about gendered stereotypes and the nature of intuition.
Miami Beach AP report says maritime unions may boycott ships from Britain France Norway Italy Greece United Arab Republic and others trading with North Viet Nam. ILA and 28 unions seek support to deny loading such vessels and broaden the ban to any nation with ships in North Viet Nam ports.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey offered India a 100 million dollar loan to import urgently needed raw materials and speed up industry while development aid remains halted. Pakistan received a 50 million dollar loan for commodities, and long term aid talks hinge on Indira Gandhi's Washington visit. US food shipments have continued amid drought, with aid tied to economic recovery efforts.
The Viet Nam war’s economic impact grows with labor and material shortages, rising inflation fears, and shifting production priorities. Airlines, rail and shipping benefit from war demand while defense spending tightens civilian supply and prompts priority use and price pressures.
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