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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1967
Page
1
President Johnson urged a 15 percent rise in Social Security benefits with a guaranteed minimum of 70 dollars for individuals and 105 for couples. He also proposed higher Social Security taxes, raising the wage base from 7800 to 10400 and employers' matching, plus rate increases.
Residents of Leisure World in Santa Ana near El Toro were away at Naval Air Station training when two jets collided destroying apartment buildings. Five people were killed as the aircraft smashed into the 3600 acre housing development built for retirees despite DoD objections.
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes said he will not seek the 1968 GOP presidential or vice presidential nomination. He noted no current candidate and indicated his focus remains on Ohio progress. Rhodes spoke in New Orleans during a GOP committee meeting and while accepting a realtors award for Ohio’s industrial development program.
Tokyo dispatches cite Peking posters quoting Chou En-lai pledging 2.5 million troops to crush Maoist foes. Reported rally remarks claim the People’s Liberation Army as the key tool of dictatorship defending the Cultural Revolution. Chinese leaders purportedly order a revolutionary city government in Beijing.
Southern state committees push to avoid pledging to any single candidate as 1968 approaches. Leaders like Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller and others stress waiting to see which Republican can best defeat Johnson, with Wallace as a potential third party threat and Romney Percy Nixon shaping flexible stances.
A columnist notes Chuckle Television is labeled a medium due to its scarcity of rarity and quality in programming. The comment implies humor over content value in TV offerings.
A weather note describes tonight as cloudy and windy with a low around 53. Tuesday remains warm and cloudy with highs near 70. Overnight and current temperatures show 67 at 11 am, signaling a springlike pattern after a cooler midweek. details continue on Page ii.
Five major Western nations including Britain United States France West Germany and Malaysia met to discuss lowering interest rates to curb capital flight and stabilize home credit. The communique pledged cooperation within each country’s responsibilities toward lower rates though no specific cuts were set. The New York Fed rate stands at 4% with potential easing tied to European cuts. Britain’s 7% emergency rate remains in place awaiting export data to gauge relief timing.
Author William Manchester faces countercharges from a Kennedy source who accuses the book of using a Texas deer hunting scene to frame the narrative. The Kennedy family relayed dismay over acknowledgments and said the chapter misrepresents events after the 1960 election. Manchester described Kennedy as surrounded by aides pursuing political aims and denied targeting Johnson.
New York City reporters note a surge in cab activity as Mayor announces a special police patrol to protect cabbies after a 500 cab group event. About 12,000 licensed cabs and 20,000 drivers exist in the city. Authorities aim to push manufacturers to install safety devices including bullet proof partitions. State Sen. Paul Bookson plans a bill to require such partitions.
A Hamburg civil court allows Stern magazine to continue the unabridged serialization of William Manchester's book The Death of a President, rejecting a request to abridge the work. The decision preserves full publication of the controversial chapters and maintains the magazine's planned schedule.
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