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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1965
Page
1
U Thant’s call for concessions fails to rally U.S. backing as Washington stays on a war footing. Officials say talks are unlikely with North Vietnam while military momentum and morale shaping the conflict.
President Johnson announced a 1966 push for a sweeping civil rights bill to end injustice by white juries and ordered federal agencies to pursue racial equality as a positive national goal. He taxonomies a Civil Rights Commission study on race and education to aid desegregation and color blind schooling nationwide. The plan drew swift support from Rep. Emanuel Celler and groups urging stronger enforcement of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
In Concepcion Chile about 100 pro Communist students spat on Senator Robert F Kennedy as he spoke at the University of Concepcion while in Montevideo Uruguay a youth spat at Secretary of State Dean Rusk after he placed a wreath at Artigas monument. The scenes marred otherwise warm receptions amid regional tensions and upcoming Inter American meetings.
Cincinnati AP reports a three judge federal court declined to postpone its ruling that places new legislative districts into effect for the 1966 elections. Traverse City Coast Guard launched an air search for a car ferry carrying 38 people overdue on Lake Michigan from Milwaukee to Muskegon.
Berkeley campus joined a Tuesday blood drive for soldiers and civilians in South Vietnam. The chancellor donated a pint of blood as student activities on Viet Nam policy continued on campus.
A lighthearted scene as a husband teases his wife by announcing that someone wants to listen to her on the line. The moment captures a playful domestic exchange likely from a humorous column or cartoon caption.
The organizations condemned the slow pace of school desegregation in the South and warned that at current rates it would take 28 years to achieve the desegregation goals of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
North Vietnamese regulars renewed attacks on regrouped U.S. cavalry in the Ia Drang River Valley as B52 bombers pounded nearby hills. In Hiep Duc near Da Nang a Viet Cong battalion overran a district HQ and garrison, with widespread destruction and life signs absent. Four U.S. aircraft were lost on a bombing run toward a railway bridge, with two pilots rescued and one dead or missing.
The United States and 10 allies urge the General Assembly to stick to the 1961 two thirds majority rule for China's U.N. seat, arguing a simple majority would favor Peking. Beijing supporters protest as U.S. envoy Yost argues the issue affects Southeast Asian peace and regional stability.
The Ohio storm system produced multiple tornadoes and strong winds across counties including Seneca, Stark, Fayette, Madison, Muskingum, Hocking, Champaign, Ashland and Mahoning. Dozens injured, two deaths reported, heavy property damage, and power outages noted. In Canton a trailer firestorm killed Frederick Arth and left his wife dead. several others injured in Louisville and Alliance.Unnamed victims and scattered hospitalizations followed as storms moved from Attica to Washington Court House and beyond.
The U S Weather Bureau predicts a hard freeze tonight under clear skies with lows from 17 to 22. Thursday stays cold and fair with highs 38 to 45, then a warmer Friday outlook. Yesterday’s high 67, overnight low 31 this morning. Middletown reports .05 inch rainfall last night. Light weekend showers possible, cold weather through Monday.
The Associated Press reports deep snow and blustery winds in the northern Midwest for a second straight day. Temperatures fall near zero to below across Montana to Minnesota while Nebraska records teens. Snow totals include 10 inches at International Falls with 4 inches in six hours. Wind warnings are up for Lakes Superior and Michigan with gusts up to 72 mph and up to 54 mph on Lakes Huron Erie and Ontario.
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