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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1966
Page
1
AP reports Saigon military leaders fear North Vietnam may launch a new thrust across the demilitarized zone as part of suspected political maneuvering ahead of elections.
Seven southern civilian ministers quit or threaten to quit to protest a perceived police state and civil-military meddling under Premier Nguyen Cao Ky. The move threatens unity ahead of the Manila Viet Nam conference as South Vietnam readies military forces and US reinforcements in response to intensified North Vietnamese activity.
In New York the fire department mourns 12 fallen firefighters after a 12 hour blaze in a Broadway basement. Wives, including Virginia Galanaugh, face shock and loss as chaplains and detectives assist, while 50 children lose fathers. The tragedy echoes a 12 year-old death in Virginia’s family.
A teenager tells his father he must become independent and cannot improve his finances with the current allowance. He seeks to balance newfound responsibility with personal independence.
German observatories give conflicting statements over a reported Soviet satellite launch. Wilhelm Foerster in West Berlin says the satellite was launched and in orbit. Bochum observatory questions the claim and cites no proof of Monday launch. No Soviet official confirmation available.
Musicians from New York to San Francisco threaten work stoppages over pay and working conditions. Local 802 in New York ended a walkout after the hotel association cut a five day week and raised base pay to 167 dollars. Philadelphia and San Francisco also face contract tensions with cancelled concerts and looming negotiations.
The forecast calls for cloudy cool weather tonight with occasional light rain and a low in the upper 30s. Thursday trends fair and cool with a high in the upper 40s and showers likely early next week as near normal temperatures persist through the weekend.
Damascus broadcasts urged citizens to join a popular defense army to back the regular forces as Israel-Syria border tension escalates. Diplomatic sources say Syria also promised to curb raids, despite earlier statements from Premier Zayyen that curbing the commandos would not occur. The Assifa Forces based in Syria have conducted raids triggering UN Security Council debate over potential wider Arab war.
Belgrade AP dispatch reports Red Guards in Peking marching and drumming against the Communist Party Committee led by Li Hsueh-feng. The crowd, seen by foreigners, followed Li after a Mao escorted motorcade amid a 1.5 million-strong rally.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee, after a two hour meeting, decided not to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 1966. It marked the first withholding in a decade and the seventh since 1901. Prize money is held over until next year to decide on its fate.
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