02 Nov 1967
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1967
Page
1
American and South Vietnamese troops repelled a predawn attack in the Loc Ninh five day battle. U S commanders said 238 Communists were killed in the latest assault, lifting Communist dead to 607 since fighting began. Allies used six 105mm howitzers, Air Force fighter bombers, and B52 bombers in the operation.
A wounded U.S. Army private, Spec. 4 Jacky C. Bayne, 22, of Fort Mill South Carolina, was pronounced dead near Chu Lai after a July 16 blast. An embalmer’s incision reportedly revived him, and he survived with improving functions after transfusions at Walter Reed. The case is described as rare by Army doctors.
The Cincinnati Transit Co agreed to binding arbitration to settle a strike by 800 Amalgamated Transit Workers Union members. The union seeks to overturn a federal injunction, while traffic jams and city delays affected thousands of riders during the strike.
The Cincinnati Post Times Star and the Cincinnati Enquirer resume editions as printers return to work after a photoengravers strike settlement. The 33 month contract includes a $26 weekly wage increase, fringe benefits, early retirement, and an education fund retroactive to June 1. About 1,300 workers affected.
An eight year old blind orphan girl, Emma Lee Jackson, was adopted by inmates at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City as a Christmas project. Inmates contributed over $200 toward a $500 goal and the prison toy shop will provide additional presents for her, she attends the Indiana School for the Blind in Indianapolis.
A columnist argues that resilience and discretion matter in public discourse. The piece emphasizes quiet restraint over loud talk and questions the value of speaking freely about sensitive topics amid community concerns.
The Arcadia poisoning case widens as an inquest is held and Jacksonville records are reviewed. Sheriff Cline says seven of James Richardson’s children died after eating pork and beans laced with parathion, with claims of more deaths from previous marriages. Richardson, 32, is jailed on child neglect charges and faces murder probes amid insurance motives.
Washington reports that canned California smog is used to urge the House to allow California to maintain its stricter auto exhaust control. A late House vote was expected on an amendment to require equal standards unless exemptions are granted, amid a broader $428.3 million three year pollution-control bill. The measure would let federal courts act against pollutant sources posing imminent health risks and mirrors a Senate bill. Rep. John D. Dingell backs a provision opposed by auto makers and opposed to a Senate amendment favoring California’s own standards, with Rep. Moss promoting restoration.
The forecast for Southwest Ohio calls for cloudy skies and a small temperature change with occasional light rain possible in the afternoon and a high in the 60s. Tonight will be mostly cloudy and mild with a low around 52. Yesterday’s high reached 60 with a 44 low. The Miami Valley recorded 1.12 inches of rain from 5 p.m. Monday to 3 a.m. today.
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