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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1965
Page
3
Prince Philip described nearly getting tight during his eight week tour of Asia and Australia after a banquet in Borneo where he drank two tumblers of a local tapioca root brew. A government spokesman said the beverage was a harmless local brew with evident effects.
A West Point industrialist a Westerlo justice of the peace and a State Police investigator died when two aircraft collided on Sunday. Dwight Hannay 47 Leonard Garramone about 35 and William Furman 37 were identified as the victims.
An advertising item promotes convenient meals and cleanup tips for homemakers. It features a chicken casserole recipe with steps, plus a plant care tip from Mrs. Donald Seal of Richmond Indiana. Also touts Anchor Hocking Astro-Ceramic cookware and a Marsh early week drink feature Yorktown sodas priced at 39 cents a 2-gallon bottle.
A 21 year old Fairfield, Alabama mechanic Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr. is the first defendant to go on trial for the murder of Viola Liuzzo in the Liuzzo case. The state court faces the possibility that Eugene Thomas and William Orville Eaton may be tried together. The defense questions impartial juror selection citing President Johnson’s statements, while witnesses include Sheriff James G Clark and Col. Al Lingo.
President Johnson announced a U S Air Force YF-12A set two world speed records at Edwards AFB California The straight course exceeded 2000 mph and the closed course reached 1688 mph The prior Soviet records were 1665 8 mph and 1491 9 mph The straight course crew was Col Robert L Stephens and Lt Col Damel Andre The closed course crew included Maj Walter F Daniel and Capt James P Cooney
The Ohio Elks Association wrapped its 67th convention in Columbus. Marsha Ann Denyas of Sidney and Linda Lee Lyons of Shadeside split the girls prize of 500 dollars each. Michael S. Duty of Portsmouth won the boys top prize of 500 dollars. C. Ross Cline of Chillicothe was elected president.
The Navajo Indians adopted weaving as an art relatively late in history, learning to weave blankets and rugs in the 18th century, marking a shift from prior crafts to textile creation.
Vance Bell of Avon Lake and Robert Dowling of Alliance denounce the measure as placing public schools under partisan control. They warn the bill shifts fund distribution from the State Board of Education to the state superintendent and requires the finance director to verify allocations, asserting the plan offers little money for school improvement. They advocate the Plan for Educational Progress which would raise the state sales tax to four percent to add $116 annually per school.
Sixty five retired Middletown school system teachers attended the third annual reunion yesterday. Hosts were Superintendent Howard R. Cromwell and Mrs. Cromwell with help from Mrs. Evertt Sams Mrs. Robert Cordray and Mrs. Edward Barker. Attendees included 27 from Middletown and guests from Xenia Franklin Batavia Germantown Monroe Arcanum Lebanon Washington Court House Dayton Greenfield. Several retirees from Florida, Mrs. Ethel Rammel of St. Petersburg and Mrs. Lora ine Shafer of New Port Richey, also joined. Board of Education members were present.
A Chamber of Commerce task force questions federal antipoverty programs arguing large scale economic development may not move people out of poverty. It cites the Appalachia road project in 11 states and urges more vocational education and rehabilitation. Senator Smathers also argues older people are overlooked. Sargent Shriver defends salaries in city programs by comparing them to other officials.
Those putting effort into work and life may see fine success with surprises along the way. For birthdays tomorrow, 1965 should mirror 1964 in gain and growth, with major advances in carver matters mid August through November and strong creative, romantic, and home life prospects.
An unofficial cease-fire prevailed in the Rann of Kutch while India and Pakistan kept more than 100000 troops along frontiers. No formal truce exists as leaders warn of possible clashes and diplomats seek negotiations amid monsoon timing and proximity to Calcutta and Lahore.
In Wilson Kansas a 13 year old boy confessed to stabbing his 10 year old sister Alice Lynn Mikulecky to death during a dispute over hide and seek. He led authorities on a pursuit before admitting the crime. Kansas Bureau of Investigation and county officials planned juvenile court action for the case. The Mikulecky family includes two other children, Gary 11 and Linda 17, and the mother found Alice’s body in the garage after she missed a downtown appointment.
Defense Minister Alhaji Muhammadu Ribadu, 55, died Saturday in Lagos. He was unofficially viewed as second to Prime Minister Sir Abubakar Balewa in the Northern Peoples Congress party.
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