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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1965
Page
1
The queen's horses suffer an influenza outbreak hitting the royal stables. Only two of 250 Guards' horses can stand at Whitehall while others rest or recover, forcing foot parade for the guard changeover and risking weeks without a horsed escort.
In Hannibal Missouri the Mississippi crests near 25 feet delaying flood relief as 12 lives have been lost across Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois. Towns brace as sandbagging continues with tourists and locals watching the rising water and levee concerns near Rock Creek and Indian Grove.
The Organization of American States prepares a swift peace effort to back a ceasefire in the Dominican Republic. A special ministers’ meeting is set and a peace team will fly in to arbitrate a settlement between the junta and rebels and restore constitutional government.
In Santo Domingo rebels aligned with exiled ex-president Juan Bosch admit they do not have complete command over fighters including civilians and disaffected officers. U.S. Marines suffer casualties as clashes continue near the U.S. Embassy amid a cease-fire announced by Ambassador Bennett.
Saigon reports a large cache of Viet Cong arms including precision flame throwers possibly from China and East German heavy machine guns. The three day sweep 60 miles south of the capital killed 152 Viet Cong and captured 35 with 42 suspects rounded up. South Vietnamese losses were three dead and eleven wounded. Civilian movement increased as 4,000 people moved into government controlled areas.
Ohio judges and a state official assail the youth correction system as overcrowded and failing. Judge Whitlatch and Judge Schwartz label facilities as disaster areas and the "blackest spots" in the state, while officials admit overcrowding and promise interim housing, with $8 million slated from a $290 million bond issue for facilities.
A quip notes that insanity is passed down generations with a twist claiming parents inherit from children. The joke plays on reverse genetics and family dynamics to provoke laughs.
Houston Chronicle religion editor Melvin L. Steakley aged 38 was killed when a gun rigged to his steering column discharged as he entered his car. A test showed a 32 caliber pistol wired to the clutch with electric tape and baling wire. Investigators cited no clear motive and described Steakley as a soft spoken cheerful man.
The House Armed Services Committee sharply censures the Pentagon for delays in nuclear powered surface ships. It adds 150.5 million for a nuclear powered guided missile frigate and signals authorization for a nuclear aircraft carrier next year, with a total bill of 5.3034 billion for missiles ships planes and research. The panel notes only four nuclear surface ships exist and urges broader use of nuclear propulsion despite high costs and past cancellations.
The Soviet Union accused the United States of armed aggression for landing Marines in the Dominican Republic and called for an emergency United Nations Security Council session. Tass said the intervention supports a reactionary dictatorship and denies the people’s freedom.
Officials tally 12.5 million in quake damage in the Pacific Northwest with six deaths linked to the Thursday temblor. Most loss in western Washington. Boeing facilities in Seattle face 3.5 million in damages. Private property and public facilities suffer 8.2 and 4.2 million respectively. Several injured remain in critical condition and a woman died Friday from a heart attack induced by the quake.
A bomb exploded at the U S consulate in Montreal blowing a hole in a passageway and shattering 15 windows. The building was empty with no injuries reported. Police estimated six sticks of dynamite in a 30 foot corridor linking two U S owned buildings.
Tass dispatch quotes criticism of US attempts to control destinies and suppress liberation movements. It notes Moscow instructed its UN representative to seek an urgent Security Council meeting to discuss Washington’s armed intervention.
The Weather Bureau predicts blue skies and warm weather for tomorrow with a high near 80 and an overnight low around 55. Air shows ball games and fishing plans look favorable.
Zany bandleader Spike Jones aged 58 died in his sleep at his Bel Air residence after a recent asthma relapse. The Los Angeles native, born Lindley Armstrong Jones in 1911, rose to fame with spoof recordings like Der Fuehrer's Face and led the City Slickers before disbanding in 1962 and reforming later.
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