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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1965
Page
1
A Kiwi prototype engine test at Nevada’s desert site produced a 15 foot fireball and heavy radiation readings at 12 miles. Los Alamos scientists say nearby humans would be safe, while the cloud’s impact near Latro Wells was monitored as crews halted operations.
Emergency patients must enter via the new addition from Superior Avenue after 7 a.m. tomorrow. The $3 million expansion adds seven treatment rooms, a holding area, therapy, pharmacy, family waiting room, admitting and nursing spaces, doubling emergency capacity while the old ER becomes a lab and x-ray area for outpatients.
Federal grand jury in Jackson, Mississippi weighed indictments in the three civil rights workers murders after two days of closed hearings. The panel, led by local officials, may have voted but no report was issued as the session stretched toward Friday with other cases on the docket. New evidence tied to a Ku Klux Klan plot was noted by federal sources.
About 1,200 Panamanians marched against the United States in Santa Ana Plaza, burning an American flag as soldiers used tear gas and fired in the air to separate crowds. The demonstration followed days of anti U.S. rioting that left 21 Panamanians and four U.S. soldiers dead in January.
President Johnson hosted Japan's premier Eisaku Sato at a gay White House state dinner in the East Room. Frances Lewine reports Sarah Vaughan sang, Johnson wore a Texas hat, Humphrey dubbed himself surgeon of the administration, and guests danced past midnight amid inaugural week buzz.
U Thant met with Assembly President Alex Quaison-Lackey after the United States rejected a clause of the Asian African plan that would suspend votes of nations two years behind on peacekeeping payments. Thant aimed to win concessions from the United States and Soviet Union to avert a showdown when the General Assembly reconvenes after the New Year.
Rep. Adam C. Powell, head of the House Education and Labor Committee, says the church state dispute blocking federal aid to schools will be faced this year. He notes Johnson’s 1.66 billion proposal aims to help all children but leaves how funds are distributed to states and districts unclear. The NEA welcomed public school provisions but avoided the broader aid framework.
Internal Revenue Service filed tax liens totaling over 35 million dollars in Martin County Circuit Court. The largest lien of 22,184,222 targets Public Health Foundation for Cancer and Blood Pressure Research Inc. Also named are Rand and Evelyn H. Heerman with 10,911,523, and Falmouth Limited with 1,959,615. Rand, former Remington Rand head, now resides in Freeport Bahamas.
Weather shows snow mixing with rain beneath cloudy skies. Nightly low expected around 20 degrees with a drop in temperatures continuing into tomorrow. Yesterday’s high reached 42, today’s low around 35.
Two American planes were downed near the Cambodian border in Viet Nam. One shot down, the other ran out of fuel but no lives were lost. Crewmen on a spotter plane suffered second degree burns. an Air Force officer was burned when his plane ran dry. Demonstrations eased in four cities, Hue to send a delegation to Saigon. Flights between Saigon and Hue and Da Nang resumed after Tuesday cancellations. A three day general strike ended in Hue.
Authorities urge caution as winter weather arrives bringing icy roads and potential hazards. Travelers are advised to slow down, maintain distance, and prepare vehicles with winter supplies to reduce accidents and delays.
President Johnson proposed a sweeping immigration bill to Congress based on skills and family ties. It would abolish the 40 year old national origins quota, replace it with a first come first served system with work, cultural skills, and family unity preferences. The plan mirrors Kennedy’s 1963 proposal and would maintain safeguards, security checks, and limits to reduce unemployment.
Sen John L McClellan of Arkansas cautions that immigration limits are needed amid high unemployment during the Presidents proposals debate. Sen Philip A Hart of Michigan says he will introduce a bill to implement Johnson recommendations and seek early hearings. Administration estimates expect immigration to rise from about 300000 to 350000.
Warsaw reports Col. George F. Carey Jr. the U S air attache in Poland is demanded to depart within two weeks after government accusations of photographing an air base. In Laos two U S Air Force jets were shot down, announced by the Defense Department.
Five pupils in Washington Heights admitted a plan to glue shut all doors at George Washington High School next weekend using airplane glue rated to resist 2000 pounds. They outlined steps from meeting at 8 p.m. Sunday to gluing gym and exterior doors and posting notices at a nearby subway station.
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