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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1965
Page
1
On Ebright Road in Wilmington a man with a clipboard told motorists from Pennsylvania that Delaware was closed today due to a population surge. Drivers were delayed then allowed to pass after being informed they were filmed for a hidden camera TV segment.
Warmths in Middletown bring talk of May as the best month with mainly sunny skies and about 80 degree temperatures forecast. The day should be cooler than today’s about 85, while this evening may see scattered showers or thunderstorms and a low around 60.
U S Air Force jets bombed the Quang Suoi military barracks in North Vietnam, destroying 37 buildings over a 45 minute strike south of Hanoi. Nine planes led a 40 aircraft force, hitting a Phuoc Qui depot area with additional targets en route. Ground fire was reported but no aircraft losses.
The 392000 dollar Goya portrait of the Duke of Wellington, stolen from the National Gallery in 1961, has been recovered in good condition. It was found Friday night in a Birmingham baggage room at a rail station, then brought to London for identification. Police and the National Gallery issued a joint statement confirming the find and its undamaged state pending expert examination.
Guatemala launched a nationwide manhunt for the killers of Col. Ernesto Molina Arreaga vice minister for defense. He was shot Friday as a car overtook his vehicle on the outskirts of Guatemala City. A passing boy was wounded. The government issued a brief communique offering no motive. The military government has an ongoing state of siege in force since February and several political leaders have been exiled.
A jokeful moment unfolds at a bridge club as a woman boasts a marvelous goulash recipe and quips that her husband always replies with a suggestion to eat out. The exchange captures a lighthearted social scene among club members.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, visiting New York for speaking engagements, was sworn in Friday during a one hour tour of National Girl Scout headquarters. The teenage Girl Scout who administered the oath expressed delight, and Humphrey promised to tell the President.
In Columbus, AP reports 835 voting delegates of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. weigh a new confession redefining biblical infallibility. The proposal, a modern 5000 word statement, argues scriptures reflect human language and culture, guiding a long constitutional process with broad ecumenical implications.
The Very Rev. Pedro Arrupe a 58 year old Basque and medical doctor was elected general of the Jesuits at a secret conclave near Vatican City. He won on the third ballot from 211 electors and succeeds Jean Baptiste Janssens who died last October after leading the order 18 years.
The American Baptist Convention, with 1.5 million members and 10,000 delegates, hears leaders urge crying out with prophetic courage against poverty prejudice and intimidation. Rev O Dean Nelson condemns social evils while Dr Culbert G Rutenber critiques white Christian monopoly and master race rhetoric.
A 38 state commission announced a tire wear before blowout testing program to aid highway safety. The Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission sent its report to governors and motor vehicle agencies, leaving implementation to states. Senator Gaylord Nelson criticized state by state action as ridiculous and urged federal standards. He warned drivers risk unsafe tires and called for hearings on grading and labeling rules.
Washington AP panel urges postal rate increases and elimination of preferential rates to help the Post Office Department cover its annual deficit of about 762 million dollars. The group said the service should operate from its own receipts.
U.S. State Department officials said it is uncertain whether the United Nations will act on France and the Soviet Union overdue on dues. No compromise found. The United States advocates applying Article 19 of the UN Charter, which would strip voters in the General Assembly from nations over two years behind in payments. The Soviet Union France and several Communist countries exceed the two year delinquency and risk loss of voting rights in UN peacekeeping operations.
United Nations sought to extend a 24 hour Dominican Republic cease fire as fighting paused at noon Friday. Rebels held a downtown stronghold in Santo Domingo while U S troops blocked both sides from the area and aims to evacuate the dead and wounded.
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