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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1966
Page
1
Moscow reports Venus 3 touched down on Venus carrying a coat of arms and a pendant, but Tass says it may have crashed as no signals followed the final phase. Venus 2 passed near the planet and Venus probes press on, while the US faces budget squeezes in planetary exploration.
The House faces a vote on President Johnson's 4.6 billion Vietnam money bill with Speaker McCormack predicting approval. Senate action expected by week’s end with Mansfield forecasting a wide margin in support and both leaders urging rapid progress on related appropriations.
Moscow reports indicate the Soviet Union is reducing its foreign aid program as domestic pressures boost development needs. India, Kenya, and other nations face cutbacks or rejections, reflecting a shift since Khrushchev's ouster in 1964 and a tighter Communist bloc aid approach.
Thirty Republican House members urged an immediate investigation of the draft describing the system as haphazard and bogged down by red tape. They fault Defense Department usage of personnel and say 280000 men classified 1A are stalled, with no clear priority for calls and tests that bias against liberal arts students.
Ohio Selective Service issued a March gross induction call for 2,121 men to meet a net federal draft of 1,234. The national total induction call for March is 22,400 men, with county allocations including Butler 19, Hamilton 209, Montgomery 8, Preble 28, and Warren 21.
In three ground and air actions 50 miles south of the border US Marines and Vietnamese troops fought the Viet Cong 1st Regiment. The tally claimed 390 Viet Cong killed in eight days of fighting with 79 weapons seized and 8 captured.
Wheeling police issued an alert for a black Cadillac after a passenger leaped 50 feet from the Ft. Henry Bridge into the Ohio River. Five witnesses in a nearby car saw the man climb the railing and jump, then the Cadillac reportedly crossed the median and headed back toward Ohio.
The Weather Bureau predicts fair, mild conditions tonight with a low in the low 30s. Wednesday should stay fair and warmer. Yesterday’s high reached 42 and the overnight low was 34. Middletown reported half an inch of rain yesterday.
A 10 year old boy told police he poured gasoline on his trousers and lit it to “take off like a rocket.” He had earlier said two older boys set his clothing afire. Detectives found he had been looking at a rocket picture book and he received hospital treatment for burns on both legs before being released.
In Alcamo Sicily Franca Viola refuses to marry her rapist Filippo Melodia despite local opposition and a 1960s tradition. Neighbors ostracize her as she stands firm that she will not marry the man who abducted and assaulted her and threatens family security.
Governor Rhodes faces pressure from statehouse sources and public support for more than 1 billion in bond issues. While again opposing new taxes, aides suggest the 1967 legislature could consider a bond proposal for education and mental health, depending on current program progress and available financing.
The Supreme Court weighs if newspaper publicity tainted Dr Samuel A Sheppards 1954 trial for his wifes murder The defense argues a biased judge and pretrial Kilgallen interview tainted proceedings while prosecutors defend the jury system and press freedom The case remains under advisement with a decision expected later
President Johnson sends a health education message to Congress amid controversy over milk for school children and a Medicare plan starting July 1. He backs subsidies for the needy, not all pupils, and proposes a 79 percent cut in the milk subsidy next year while seeking hospital program recommendations and new breakfast for hungry children.
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