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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1965
Page
1
Havana reports show Cubans from barbers to militiamen debating Fidel Castro's open exit policy for emigration to the United States. Observers expect the plan to be used as humanitarian image while easing tension with the United States and allowing family reunifications, though real numbers remain undisclosed.
Coast Guard cutters Cape Shoalwater Lamar and Cape Darby moved refugees toward Key West amid the Cuban exodus. Boats carrying 94 refugees were rescued or towed, with weather and illegal-landing warnings shaping the flow. Officials estimate about 42 500 refugees may reach Florida by next June and Governor Burns warns of renewed dislocations.
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy proposed inviting Communist China to participate in Geneva negotiations to prevent nuclear proliferation. He urged U S outreach through the United Nations and other nations, including China, to avert a nuclear catastrophe. He also called for flexibility with Russia on a nonproliferation treaty, nuclear free zones, extending the test ban to underground blasts, and halting growth of nuclear capability.
The U S Navy reports the aircraft carrier Franklin D Roosevelt and the French merchant ship Charles le Borgne collided about 100 miles southeast of Marseille. No injuries or aid needed. The carrier suffered minor damage forward on the starboard side while the French ship had bow damage above the waterline. The carrier remains on duty with the 6th Fleet. home port Mayport Florida.
President Joseph Kasavubu ousted Premier Moise Tshombe and named Evariste Kimba to form a new government. Kimba, Tshombe’s former foreign minister, is from North Katanga and allied with Interior Minister Nendaka’s supporters amid a deadly rivalry between the two camps.
About 2 000 demonstrators attacked a Communist youth hall near President Sukarno in Jakarta burning documents and furniture. An official said Sukarno is considering a new party and reappraising relations with Red China while keeping a stance against the West.
Senate Leader Mansfield shelved for 1965 a bid to repeal state union shop bans amid a strong filibuster led by Dirksen. The move means defeat for organized labor and for President Johnson, with McNamara planning a revival next year as Congress nears adjournment.
Three staff members of the Senate Preparedness subcommittee probe ammunition shortages, especially 2.75-inch rocket rounds, in Viet Nam. Subcommittee chairman Sen. John Stennis says the trip is routine to gather information on the general situation.
In central highlands near An Khe American forces pull back after four days of Operation Shiny Bayo. Maj. Gen. Kinnard says Viet Cong defended wounded. 34 bodies counted and 92 captured. Viet Cong losses put at least 44 killed. Prisoners report enemy warning to pull out before the operation.
Genoa Italy AP Sen Antonio Boggiano Pico founder of European Christian Democracy died at home Monday night at age 92. He joined Don Luigi Sturzo and Alcide de Gasperi in founding the Italian Popular party after World War I and the Christian Democrat party after World War II. After fascism rose he left politics.
In Crawfordville Georgia a Ku Klux Klan member, Cecil Myers of Athens, was released on a $100 bond after assault charges related to an attack on a photographer during the 17th day of Negro demonstrations over school integration. Fellow Klansman Joseph Sims faced arrest but was released without charge as protests continue and a three judge circuit court in Augusta hears testimony.
The House Appropriations Committee sent the final annual money bill to the chamber totaling 4,214,609,610 dollars with 1.5 billion for antipoverty programs. The panel cut President Johnson's requests by 149,510,500 dollars, bringing total nonwar year appropriations to about 117 billion dollars. The bill funds about 20 federal agencies and programs and the House will discuss it Thursday ahead of Senate action.
A lighthearted note reflects on national mood as a columnist jokes about the value of small coins in daily life. The snippet implies thrift and humor without naming people or dates.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson flew to Scotland to brief Queen Elizabeth II on Rhodesia. He warned the white minority governed colony may threaten Africa and the wider world and called for Commonwealth mediation to avert a race war. Ian Smith's government rejects delaying independence.
U S Information Agency officials told the House Appropriations Committee that about 6000 Viet Cong defectors have fled this year. The exodus has accelerated since February, according to figures released Tuesday night by the committee.
The Weather Bureau predicts fair and warmer weather tonight and tomorrow with a high near 70 tomorrow. Tonight's low should be in the mid to lower 40s, following yesterday's 62 degree high at 4 PM and an overnight low near 37 at 5 this morning.
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