28 Jul 1962
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1962
Page
1
The Defense Department orders the withdrawal of 1800 Marines from Thailand, signaling reduced concern over security on the Laos border. About 2200 Army and 1000 Air Force personnel remain to protect approaches from Laos as Geneva pact trims foreign troops within 75 days.
The Senate met in a rare Saturday session to press the filibuster fight on the administration's communications satellite bill. Democratic Leader Mansfield rebuked the holdout faction as Dirksen predicted only a few Democratic liberals oppose the measure. The proposal would let a private firm own and run the U S portion of a global satellite system with the public owning half the stock and communications firms the other half, while some senators favor a government ownership alternative.
A Kennedy family gathering marks Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 33rd birthday in Hyannis Port Massachusetts. President Kennedy arrived on Friday evening to share in the celebration aboard a boat and watercraft at a site known for Kennedy reunions.
In Copenhagen Eisenhower, on a European tour with Mamie and grandchildren, says his failure to work harder to elect Nixon to the White House was his greatest error and declines to comment on Kennedy.
In Phoenix, 30 year old TV performer Mrs Robert L Finkbine seeks court permission to abort her 2 1 2 month pregnancy after using Thalidomide a drug linked to birth deformities A judge will decide after motions to dismiss by the state and county attorneys keep the case in court A related New York City health official says 1126 doctors nationwide received experimental Thalidomide doses with 14 in New York State and 3 deformed births tied to European shipments.
Moscow reports via Tass that the Soviet Union launched its seventh unmanned earth satellite of the current summer series. The Sputnik carries various scientific instruments as part of the mission.
Algiers AP says rival factions in Algeria move toward ending the leadership dispute that split the nation into two armed camps. A meeting between Premier Ben Khedda and envoy Mohammed Khider followed by reduced military activity signals possible accord, while the French army shows renewed activity.
Eight people died when a loaded passenger car left U S 58 460 and plunged into a roadside canal near Suffolk Virginia. The victims, including five women two young children and a two month old infant, were not immediately identified and drowned before rescuers arrived.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and 9 others arrested for disorderly conduct during a front of City Hall prayer vigil in Albany Georgia. About 700 participants heard Young declare the movement in their hands while King urged next day action.
Washington officials received Lima reports that Peru’s military government plans to free deposed President Manuel Prado from custody aboard a navy transport. The moves follow earlier speculation in Washington that the United States might soften its stance toward the ruling junta which ousted Prado in July in a bloodless coup.
President Kennedy and aides plan a blunt challenge to Soviet opposition to international inspection safeguards at Geneva. The United States may offer Western concessions for a test ban based on new science showing detection of underground explosions over hundreds of miles, with better discrimination of earth shocks.
Chicago acting postmaster Harry H. Semrow ordered a survey of 20 000 main post office workers to identify narcotics addicts and determine action. An investigation also covers 5 000 substation staff. Federal indictments charged 38 people, 30 of them post office workers, with narcotics sales and transfers.
Britain's bid to join the six nation European Common Market stalls over Commonwealth agricultural imports. French resistance and de Gaulle's cool stance hinder entry. Talks to resume next week with hopes a solution will be found amid the dispute over access and pricing.
A humorous note says men use golf as a way to relax when too tired to mow the lawn. The quip contrasts leisure with household chores, reflecting a lighthearted view of weekend recreation.
A headon collision two miles north of Horse Cave Kentucky killed Edith Balon 54 Helen Walters 38 and William Walters 13 and Paul Houchens Jr 17 all in the drivers car driven by Houchens who had stolen the vehicle. The four died instantly while Stephanie Baron 11 survived with a broken arm and other injuries. The wreck occurred on U S 31W at about 100 mph as Houchens attempted to pass a trailer truck while police pursued. Paul Houchens Jr was killed in the other car. The Balon and Walters families and local firms are cited with funeral plans and hospital notes.
Acting premier Souphanou vo ng said he ordered Pathet Lao troops to move five captured Americans toward airstrip areas in hopes of their release. He expected precise information next week on the timing. Missing list includes Grant Wolfkill John McMorrow John Shore Jr Orville Ballenger and Maj Lawrence Bailey.
The Chinese Communist batteries shelled the Nationalist held islands of Quemoy and Matsu. The Quemoy islands were hit by 54 rounds in a minute period, and the Matsu complex received nine shells in 35 minutes, according to the Defense Ministry.
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