28 Nov 1964
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1964
Page
1
Labor Department study finds Americans save more through life insurance housing and gifts than cash in banks. Home equity and Social Security rise as main savings. average annual spending up 42 percent 1950 to 1960 61, taxes up, after tax income up 51 percent.
Washington AP reports a rescued American consul describes the Congo rebels revolt as an internal power grab aimed at leaders’ gain. He says anti-American sentiment was limited and rebels used captives as hostages. Belgian paratroopers rescued staff after 52 days.
A 500 to 800 strong mob of Asian and Avscan university students attacked the U S, Belgian, and Congolese embassies in Moscow over Congo actions. They smashed windows, set a car ablaze, and sprayed anti Western slogans as police dispersed rioters and protesters demanded compensation and protection.
An exchange notes gendered views of a long hike with men praising it as fitness training while women characterize it as shopping, reflecting era stereotypes about gender roles.
Engineers of the Coleman Vote Tallying System in Hamilton County investigate a fault in the new $1.6 million machines. A recount shows 40 votes not counted in Precinct 14-F during the November 3 election, affecting only the presidential ballot and benefiting the Republican candidate.
Cap Kennedy AP Mariner 4 launched at 9 22 am EST atop an Atlas Agena rocket for a planned 72 month voyage to Mars. The craft aims to photograph the planet and measure its atmosphere density to aid future US missions in 1969.
The bow of the tanker Stolt Dagali was towed to Gravesend Bay after a Thanksgiving Day collision in dense fog off the New Jersey coast. Sixteen crew members returned to Norway by air while the Israeli liner Shalom sustained damage. Norway and Israel floated plans for an international inquiry as details remain unclear and authorities cite international waters and limited Coast Guard jurisdiction.
Senate Rules Committee investigators grilled insurance man Don B. Reynolds for two and a half hours as new details emerged. Reynolds, accompanied by Sen. John J. Williams, disclosed information on documents tied to a $25,000 kickback alleged to have been paid by Matthew J. McCloskey for the 1960 Kennedy Johnson campaign. McCloskey denies knowledge of any overpayment. Reynolds and McCloskey are slated for early testimony. Bobby Baker has previously invoked the Fifth Amendment.
New York AP reports the Festival of Lights begins tomorrow night with one candle lit rising to eight on the final night. Jewish children often receive gifts during the festival. The holiday recalls the ancient miracle of oil lasting eight days after the temple rededication.
14 year old Christine Simko, once treated for hip cancer and now with a new artificial leg, will be placed in a Fort Wayne Indiana home for dependent children after juvenile court action. Judge Whitlatch noted she has no stable home, needs direction, and will attend school with freedom at the home. Christine has spent most of the past year in county hospitals and was previously adjudged incorrigible.
A four man rescue team found the burned P2V Neptune wreckage four miles from the Cape Newenham warning station in Alaska. The Oct station incident killed twelve crew aboard the aircraft on a routine ice patrol from Kodiak Naval Air Station. Major Curtiss Gruye led the rescue party. Visibility at the site was about 80 feet and radar contact was difficult due to low flight altitude.
Glenn W. Ferguson aged 35, former major league pitching prospect and Peace Corps veteran, is appointed head of VISTA Volunteers in Service to America. He will recruit train and direct about 3500 volunteers to work in poverty areas as part of Johnson's anti poverty drive. Ferguson has served since 1931 as associate Peace Corps director overseeing volunteers and previously helped establish Peace Corps programs overseas.
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