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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1965
Page
1
Platinum hits a London price of 170 to 175 dollars an ounce with New York futures near 167 as markets react to the Soviet Union halting sales. Dealers warn the price rise depends on industry demand and Soviet policy while noting past withdrawals and possible internal use or sales to China.
In Salisbury Ian Smith rejected Harold Wilson's bid for a vote among Rhodesia's 4 million Africans and white minority on independence under the 1961 constitution. He warned the door is closed and a unilateral declaration of independence may follow while Britain demands full political rights for Africans. Police report pamphlets by the Zimbabwe African People's Union and a state of emergency has been declared. The UN General Assembly approved force if needed to ensure freedom for Rhodesia's black majority. Britain criticized the resolution. the United States supported Britain.
President Sukarno asked China for its view on outlawing the PKI amid worsening ties after the October coup. Jakarta had already suspended PKI activities in the capital region. Sources say Sukarno pressed whether such a ban would affect bilateral relations. no reaction was disclosed. Also, Indonesia warned Beijing to stop radio attacks or relations would worsen further.
Civil rights leaders plan early next week to move into Alabama to organize demonstrations beginning Wednesday to dramatize segregated justice. Hosea Williams of SCLC says staff will be selected and counties chosen for action with headquarters in Selma. Andrew Young calls the effort among the biggest since the Selma voter drive and says marches could run through year end.
A delicate metaphor frames a baby girl as a frail craft sailing life’s sea. As she ages the craftiness increases, suggesting growing resilience and wit rather than fragility.
Starr M. Wetmore, 90, credited with bugling the attack on San Juan Hill for Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders, died at a VA hospital Friday night. The Spanish-American War veteran was wounded in the battle. a son, Mack Wetmore, said his father blew the charge.
Four U S Air Force airmen remain missing after being abducted at a roadblock between Vung Tau and Saigon as a large rescue effort proceeds. U S Navy jets attacked a missile site 35 miles east of Hanoi, hitting at least one launcher amid reports of a downed Crusader jet. The 1st Infantry Division battled Viet Cong positions 20 miles north of Saigon, while South Vietnamese forces reported killings and captures in the area.
The U S Weather Bureau predicts mild November temperatures with scattered showers possible tomorrow. Tonight’s low around 50 under fair skies, while Sunday brings increasing clouds and a chance of light rain in much of Ohio with highs near 60.
In Fort Ann New York residents express mixed feelings about Morris R Wills a Korean War defector who will return home after nearly 12 years in Communist China Accompanying him are his wife and infant daughter Town officials and neighbors stress there are no knives out for him and hope to straighten him out Wills who arrived at Kennedy Airport will stay in New York City briefly before returning to Fort Ann He left the United States in 1950 aged 17 and was among 21 servicemen who refused repatriation after the war
Cleveland Mayor Ralph S. Locher presses ahead with a Monday inauguration despite persistent questions about election certification. Carl B. Stokes challenges the tally, seeking a recount. Stokes vows action after official results are released.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear South Carolina's challenge to the 1965 Voting Rights Act, inviting other states to join. The move seeks an immediate halt to federal registrars in the state and would place the case directly before the Supreme Court, bypassing lower courts.
The Pentagon says 133 U.S. combat planes were lost in action over North Vietnam through Oct 31. Six were downed by Soviet built antiaircraft missiles, most by conventional AA. Since Feb 7, U.S. warplanes have flown about 41,500 sorties, with 3.2 planes lost per 1,000 sorties.
Senator Robert F. Kennedy urged nuclear disarmament in Los Angeles during a Town Hall tour, warning that five nations can launch bombs and more could follow. He called for UN cooperation, including Communist China, to prevent catastrophe and for a broad treaty covering developing regions.
In Knoxville Tennessee a three judge U S District Court panel heard arguments over a state ban on nudism. The American Sun Bathing Association and Tennessee Outdoor Club seek to strike down the law as vague and unconstitutional claiming it violates multiple constitutional rights. The state argues nudism in mixed company could be lewd or indecent. The measure arose after a 1964 helicopter sighting of nudists by State Representative Gaines Morton who then backed the act.
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