12 Oct 1963
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1963
Page
1
In ENBORNE Berkshire the organ failed during a hymn as dummy pipes were removed and 21 small pipes from the rear stolen, later 37 pipes in total reported. The vicar and Rev Peter Talbot say the thief aims to build an organ of his own.
The 205 American soldiers and 43 vehicles moving to West Berlin were allowed to proceed after Soviet forces relented at Babelsberg. The dispute over head counts delayed convoys from Thursday through Friday, prompting protests from the United States and high-level diplomatic notes.
The Vaiont dam area near Longarone in Belluno Italy was sealed as helicopters sprayed chlorine disinfectant to curb epidemics after a catastrophic landslide and flood from Mt Toc. Rescue crews continue mass graves for about 1 700 recovered bodies with another 1 500 feared buried under mud. A U S Swiss and Italian helicopters aided relief as officials call for reconstruction funds.
A witty reflection notes that certain individuals only become noteworthy after they depart social settings. The line plays on humor about presence and absence.
Sen Barry Goldwater blasts President Kennedy s Alliance for Progress as a failure and criticizes U S handling of military juntas in Central and South America He says juntas act largely in their nations best interests and accuses Communist infiltration of elected governments in Honduras and the Dominican Republic He spoke in San Antonio and addressed the Military Order of the World Wars before heading to Eugene Oregon for a Western Republican Conference.
In Kabylie, Berber tribesmen retreat deeper into the mountains as Algeria’s government troops using tanks bazookas and recoilless guns break a roadblock at Ft National and seize Michelet. Rebel chieftain Hocine Ait Ahmed vows relentless war while casualties mount on both sides.
A donkey named Judy wearing bells and a red blanket became Exhibit A in Louisville Police Court as neighbors complained of nightly braying. Harold Story, 62, faced charges that were dismissed by Judge William Colson after the defense used a donkey bray impression.
A heat wave across Illinois ended with a 92 degree reading in Cairo, surpassing the 1938 Oct 11 mark. Rain arrived in parts of the Northeast, Midwest and West easing drought in some locales while southern Illinois endured 29 straight rainless days.
US and Soviet negotiators completed a two for two swap releasing Rev. Walter Ciszek 58 and student Marvin Makinen after 23 and 2 years respectively. Exchanged for Ivan Egorov 44 and Aleksandra 39 who departed to Moscow via Copenhagen.
Senate crime investigation unit moves to Tampa and Orlando to hear police chiefs and witnesses on organized crime in Florida. The panel, led by Chairman John L McClellan, will review how Maf ia networks reach into Buffalo Boston Providence and beyond.
Fourteen passengers were killed and 15 seriously injured when a bus struck a Communist mine about 50 miles southwest of Saigon in Kien Hoa Province, government reports said. The explosion occurred Friday as the vehicle traveled through Communist-held areas.
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