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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1966
Page
1
US officials say Communist forces in South Vietnam did not build as large a monsoon season supply buildup as expected. The shortfall may explain why the Reds have yet to launch the major offensive U S forces anticipated during the rainy season beginning about mid year.
President Johnson pledges readiness for peace talks with any government anytime anywhere and notes that negotiations require mutual willingness. White House officials say he welcomes constructive Congressional suggestions while state and defense briefings discuss bombing progress and supply routes into South Vietnam. Pentagon reports show air strikes intensifying with thousands of sorties and significant damage to trucks, rail cars, bridges, ferries, barges, and junks in North Viet Nam.
In Greenwood 1000 Negroes chanted for black power as SNCC leader Stokely Carmichael spoke after seven hours in jail. Police jailed Carmichael and two aides for tents on school grounds, later released on bond. Gov Johnson condemned the show and reduced patrols as a tense standoff unfolded at Broad Street Park.
Coast Guard Lt. Robert Williams describes plunging into flames near Newark Bay to pluck sailors from the Texaco Massachusetts and Alva Cape. Rescue crews hoisted 12 missing, 69 survived with 40 hospitalized as 20 are confirmed dead in the two-tanker collision and naphtha fire.
Moscow reports the Soviet Union released its proposed peaceful exploration treaty for the moon and outer space. The United States submitted a rival draft to the UN, with a key divergence on requiring reporting and publication of findings to the international scientific community. Both drafts aim for UN General Assembly consideration.
FDA announces rules effective 180 days after Federal Register publication designed to inform consumers about weight control dietary products and supplements. The rules replace minimum daily requirements with Recommended Dietary Allowances and set standards for low calorie labeling fortified foods eight classes of fortified foods allowable nutrients quantities and bans on misleading broad multivitamin claims.
Chicago parents say their son Paul Joseph Fronczak, missing since April 27 1964 when abducted from Michael Reese Hospital, has been returned after adoption of another child. The FBI and Chicago police confirm awareness while authorities in New Jersey and Illinois review the situation.
Weathermen predict fair skies with little change tonight and Saturday. Tonight's low mid-50s and tomorrow's high near 80. Long range shows 2 to 5 degrees below normals. Showers likely Monday and Tuesday after a warmer weekend. Yesterday's high 74 and low 55. Middle town measured .04 inch of rain yesterday. 11 am temperature today around 75.
The remark notes that success shares a psychological pressure with a nervous breakdown, implying similar strains beneath outward achievement. It hints at the burden of expectations and the peril of overwork in achievement.
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