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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1971
Page
1
An explosion likely by Viet Cong sappers started a massive fire at Cam Ranh Bay burning 10 million gallons of U S aviation fuel. The US Command reported no casualties from the mortars, but four helicopters were lost to enemy fire over the weekend, raising total US aircraft losses to 7 879.
More than 1,500 Guardsmen are sent to Chattanooga Tennessee to aid local and state police after three nights of firebombings sniper fire and property destruction Mayor Robert Kirk Walker orders a city curfew as police report 300 arrests total Most incidents target black neighborhoods but officials say the violence is not black against white A 32 year old Negro man is injured and a Container Corp of America plant suffers major damage
Akron police charged Kenneth Lykens, 27, with two counts of first degree murder in the slayings of two 9 year old Akron girls found in a Portage County ditch after a school project outing. He lived near one victim and police found alleged plastic bags and a large knife at his residence. He had a history of mental disorders and had been missing since Monday night. The girls had been allowed to leave home to collect litter when they did not return.
At Fort Bragg North Carolina 29 officers who signed a Fayetteville Observer antiwar ad say they may resign after unit commanders questioned them on May 21 Maj Jimmie Wilson said no action will be taken against any signer Lt Gen John Hay Wilson noted the ad ran May 15 and the ensuing interviews gave officers a chance to quit The group includes doctors and several field grade officers who urge withdrawal of all American personnel from Vietnam by the end of 1971
Former Senator Thomas Dodd of Connecticut died early today from a heart attack. The 1967 Senate censure over campaign fund use helped end his political rise. Dodd, a World War II attorney, once sought Hess’s freedom and held role at Nuremberg trials.
Adm Eimo R. Zumwalt Jr says the Navy faces a squeeze between a growing Soviet fleet and a reduced helicopter and VTOL program. A fourth nuclear carrier was cut from this year's Pentagon plans.
Partly cloudy and not as warm tomorrow with a chance of showers tonight and tomorrow morning. Highs tomorrow in the upper 70s after a upper 50s low tonight. Yesterday's high 75 and this morning's low 62.
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