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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1967
Page
1
U S officials cite nine year totals of 11 967 civilians killed and 40 998 kidnapped by Viet Cong terrorism in Vietnam since 1958. New reporting since January shows 467 killed 862 wounded and 738 kidnapped, with officials cautioning figures may be low.
Four Cincinnati students helped rescue Ernest Clark and Evelyn Webster after their car slid into 10 feet of icy Ohio River flood waters on U.S. 52. Clark and Webster were pulled from the water with assistance from high school students Bill Fitzwater and Joe Madrigal and Xavier University and UC students Bob Rhoades and Bill Grimm, who administered mouth to mouth to Webster. Clark and Webster were treated for exposure and released.
President Johnson told governors that federal grants to states could rise to about 60 billion yearly within five years and promised a full package of highway funds next year. He avoided asking for a Vietnam policy resolution, and governors did not offer one.
The forecast shows temperatures rising to the high 40s today as Palm Sunday brings optimism for spring outfits. Tonight expect increased cloudiness and warmer air for Monday with a chance of rain.
On the 30 by 4 mile island Guam, officials expected large crowds for President Johnson's visit. A lone sign read Welcome to Guam, President and Mrs. Johnson, before it was known Mrs. Johnson would not come. The trip centers on Vietnam War talks with Westmoreland Ky and Rusk McNamara.
A brief excerpt notes China faces a critical moment amid perceived mass frenzy as the world watches. Separate items warn that bad ratings threaten a TV show while demographic shifts also matter. A question about where to keep car registrations appears on page 28.
Two Maineville youths Joseph Simon Jr. 17 and Elmer 15 were found shot to death in a locked home. Their mother Frances Simon 45 was hospitalized in poor condition with a gunshot wound, after deputies believe she killed her sons and shot herself. The .22 rifle was found beside her. The family’s other two children are away from home.
Ohio Highway Patrol issued alerts to posts after reports of highway vandalism tied to the National Farmers Organization milk withholding action. Milk dumping continued statewide, with several incidents in Athens County including forced dumping and a shed break, though retail milk availability remained normal in major outlets.
Meshulam Riklis, 43, head of Rapid American, made a profit of just under $2.1 million on 200,000 Schenley Industries shares. He bought at $50, sold after a merger revelation with Lorillard caused the stock to rebound into the 60s, calling the gain a “nice little consolation prize.”
London ap reporters quote Sir Arnold Lunn and Dr Garth Lean arguing the ecumenical movement wastes time and pushes for militant action against atheism. They urge cooperation among Christians to counter secular moralism while warning about selective quotation and intellectual distortion of faith.
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