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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1965
Page
1
Gen Harold K. Johnson concluded a week long tour of South Viet Nam and stated that with continued American assistance the South Vietnamese can defeat the Viet Cong. He warned that freedom is on the line in the war torn region and urged ongoing support.
Selma Alabama Mayor Joseph T. Smitherman said no civil rights march would take place at the Dallas County Courthouse today despite earlier reports that a compromise agreement had been reached.
Civil rights lawyers pressed a federal judge in Montgomery to curb state police interference with a Selma to Montgomery protest. Testimony described beatings and tear gas by troopers and deputies after a Sunday melee near Selma, with King and other leaders detailing plans and government mediation efforts.
Pittsburgh AP A company union progress meeting was held for U S Steel Corp, a leader among the Big 11 in bargaining with the United Steelworkers Union. It followed resumption of negotiations after a two month election campaign recess and aimed to plan procedural matters for next week.
Thursday's top level meeting united union and industry chairmen from 11 negotiating committees and the Joint Human Relations Committee. The human relations group includes McDonald and R. Conrad Cooper, the industry’s chief negotiator, amid speculation the industry sought a May 1 deadline extension.
Forecast calls for mostly rain tonight and tomorrow with areas in Ohio seeing snow mix in. Temperatures show little change with lows in the 30s. yesterday's high was 35 and today’s low was 25.
The proposed health care plan carries an estimated total cost of 2.3 billion dollars with about 600 million charged to the regular federal budget. A novel tax arrangement would recoup government contributions as beneficiaries reach taxable income levels. The plan envisions a hospitalization and nursing home segment funded by a payroll tax increase and a Social Security benefit adjustment to preserve cash income for retirees.
A forthcoming major medical insurance form would optionally assist with doctor and drug costs. The plan would be voluntary for eligible individuals seeking coverage.
The impact would mainly touch those with gross income above 1500 dollars plus tax exempt Social Security. Only about 4 million of 18 million seniors aged 65 or older would need to file tax returns under current rules.
The Robert R. Abbott first degree murder trial in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court began with opening statements anticipated today. Jurors, five women and seven men, were seated after six peremptory challenges. a juror was to be chosen today. Abbott is accused in the Oct. 15 shooting of Wanda Cook, 24, of Belleview Ky, whose body was found Oct. 21 in a trunk at Cleveland Union Terminal.
In Springfield Ohio a mother says she and her husband still hope their son U S Air Force pilot Hayden Lockhart Jr is alive despite being told he is missing. She notes they have heard nothing from the Air Force and distrusts North Vietnam's statements.
US and South Vietnamese warplanes staged strikes from Da Nang as Johnson returned to Washington after a mission to study options. Reports said possible actions included deploying combat units and intensified bombing, with talks of censorship and security measures to guard impending air strikes.
Washington AP reports NASA indicates the first orbital flight by two astronauts in a Gemini spacecraft could be attempted on Monday March 22. The plan depends on favorable conditions and successful checks before the launch window opens.
The Rev. James J. Reed, a 48 hour death after a beating by white men in Selma, died at University Hospital. He had come to Alabama to support civil rights and was a member of the Unitarian church. The case drew swift responses from President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey.
Hundreds of clergymen and church workers gathered at a Lutheran church near the Capitol to back the Selma voting registration drive and press for new voting laws. They planned reports to be given to President Johnson at the White House and meetings with Congress after lunch.
Clergy from Los Angeles Houston Denver Detroit converge on Selma reports and plan a delegation to the White House. The mass meeting called by the National Council of Churches Commission on Religion and Race aims to press President Johnson on voting rights as Katzenbach drafts a congressional message for new civil rights legislation.
A father flips through a science fiction tale about shooting a man to the moon and shares he enjoyed the story as a family moment. The remark ties space fantasy to everyday life and media costs.
City officials and civil rights leaders announced a compromise after all day Thursday meetings with Collins. The march rumor spread through the Negro area near the church as state police pulled back leaving only a token police presence at the scene.
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