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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1968

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Diplomats Hint Bomb Halt Aids Mothers Milk Appeal

Messages from women nationwide flood Spokane for breast milk to save a 3 month old Richard Madson who requires human milk to survive. Donors from California Oregon Washington and Canada pledged assistance while Red Cross units coordinate shipments and local routes extend up to 100 miles into northern Idaho.

Spokane, Wash Spokane Betty Madson Richard Mrs. Madson Tiny Richard Miami Fla San Bernardino Calif San Francisco Oregon Ore B.C Madson Idaho

Harriman cites DMZ demilitarization as talks condition

In a TV interview Harriman said North Vietnam has not yet proposed a concrete path to end bombing and has criticized US actions while demanding denuclearized zones. He stressed the United States would insist on genuine DMZ demilitarization and a halt to all attacks as a prerequisite for broader negotiations.

Paris United States North Vietnam Xuan Thuy Hanoi Radio U.S South Vietnam W. Averell Harriman ABC Demilitarized Zone Harriman Dmz Interes

Aftershocks Hit Japan Kill Toll Rises

Strong after shocks persisted in northern Japan as relief crews clear quake sites. A second major tremor struck Thursday night while officials counted 83 after shocks by Friday noon. Nine people remain missing. over 2,000 homes crushed and about 9,000 homeless. The quake measured 7.8 on the Japanese scale, nearly matching the 1923 disaster. The Diet approved emergency relief including food and bedding as defense units help debris clearance.

Tokyo Japan Honshu Hokkaido Island Yokohama

France’s unrest spreads as workers join student protests

In Paris the student and worker demonstrations deepen with Renault plants occupied by strikers and national distribution disrupted. Police reserve forces grow to about 10,000 alongside 60,000 already on duty as students rail against the system and demand independence from government ministries.

Paris France Georges Pompidou Renault Automobile Company Office For French Radio and Television Ministries of Information and Finance

Weekend Showers Expected as Ohio Forecast Dips Below Normal

Southwest Ohio and Miami Valley see showers tonight and Saturday with lows from 50 to 60. Five day outlook shows temperatures averaging below normal through Wednesday, with highs in the 60s to low 70s. Weekend rain totals about half an inch. Yesterday’s high reached 72 and this morning’s low was 51.

Ohio Miami Valley

Chuckle Mom Teases Son Over Lunch Tomorrow

A playful mother tells her young son if he doesn’t want his meal, she will save it for his father by putting it in Daddy’s lunch tomorrow. The lighthearted exchange captures family humor and daily domestic moments.

Senate Rejects Proposals On Mail Order Gun Sales

The Senate rejected proposals to ban interstate mail order sales of rifles and shotguns and to bar sales of antitank guns and machine guns to private citizens. The vote was 53 to 29 against the long gun ban and 54 to 29 against allowing state exemptions. The action came as debate tied to a broader crime control bill with police wiretapping provisions and federal grants under discussion.

Senate Washington Edward M. Kennedy D-Mass John F. Kennedy Kennedy White House Johnson Supreme Court Thomas J. Dodd Dconn Howard W. Cannon Dnev Dodd Jacob K. Javits R-N.y Javits Roman L. Hruska R.neb Hruska

Allied A Shau Drive Over Burnt Valley Left To Reds

PHU BAI Vietnam AP Allied forces ended a month long sweep through the A Shau Valley as North Vietnamese forces were believed to withdraw back to the area. Command claims 726 enemy troops killed and 139 Americans killed with 662 wounded. The operation, Delaware, involved about 15 000 troops and aimed to reconnoiter and remove supply stocks before monsoon rains cut air support. U S officers report large captures including rifles machine guns ammo artillery rounds vehicles tanks and 71205 tons of rice.

Phu Bai Vietnam A Shau South Vietnam U.S William L. Rosson Hue Delaware Saigon John J. Tolson 1St Air Cavalry Division Hanoi

Truck Rams Train Dead Injured In Ohio Derailment

A tractor trailer rammed a Penn Central freight train in Morrow County Ohio causing the engine and 12 cars to derail. The truck driver Jack F White, 30, Marion was killed as flames engulfed the vehicle. Five crew members were injured and admitted to Galion Memorial Hospital with varying injuries. Two other crewmen in the caboose had minor injuries. Penn Central crews cleared the wreckage and rerouted trains. This followed a similar derailment involving a train and truck the previous night near Edgerton in Williams County with eight injured.

Galion Ohio Penn Central Ohio Highway Patrol Jack FE White Marion Morrow County Galion Memorial Hospital Richard Hover Charles Leech Loren Rubart Hover Leech Rubart Caboose Raymond Noss New London Glenn Ertley Edgerton Williams County

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