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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1966
Page
1
The forecast says temperatures dip to around 40 or upper 30s with scattered frost in low places. Sunday should be mostly sunny and warmer to about 65. Monday may bring a chance of rain according to the Weather Bureau.
A violent weather front tracks erratically hitting Cuba again and menacing Florida as disaster warnings rise. Across the nation racial tensions flare with protests in St. Louis and San Francisco as officials push curfews and desegregation orders face legal scrutiny.
Franklin High School players showed resolve amid a hard fought rivalry with Fenwick as spectators watched a close football game. The Wildcats battled the Falcons with spirited defense and key plays shaping a tense finish.
Hurricane Inez hammers Oriente Cuba with gusts up to 138 mph before veering toward the Florida Straits. Officials report hundreds dead or homeless, with Castro evacuating 123000 people and rescue teams sweeping stricken areas as death tolls climb into the day.
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield pressed Dwight D. Eisenhower to present clear what to win in Vietnam including numbers of troops and types of weapons. Eisenhower, asked about nuclear options, avoided a direct yes or no but said he would take any action to win if given the problem. Mansfield said Ike offers no specifics and urged him to share views with Johnson.
President Johnson signed an executive order creating a three member board to study the AFL-CIO Transport Workers Union at Pan Am. The union is blocked from striking for 60 days while the panel reports in 30 days. Pan Am cites wage premium and health benefits as central issues in the dispute.
In Beijing Defense Minister Lin Piao, on behalf of Mao Zedong and the Communist Party, pledged to aid Vietnamese comrades to the end and warned the United States not to push China into war. He cited unity with the Liberation Army and the militia ready to mobilize in defense of Vietnam.
John and Frances Diciero filed two suits in Cincinnati seeking 13 500 damages from the University of Cincinnati and contractor Frank Bartello after a 250 truckload pile of dirt rock and shale was dumped on their yard following a mistaken order The couple allege damage to their driveway garage and neighbors property plus a buried barrel causing illness and fumes while the university is accused of burying barrels and failing to prevent collapse and danger
African diplomats forecast the General Assembly would approve a resolution to place South-West Africa under United Nations control, with only Portugal and South Africa opposing. They expect most Communist and Asian nations to back the measure, while many others abstain or stay away. The debate has run for two weeks as the plan moves toward a vote next week.
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