21 Oct 1963
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1963
Page
1
The drought belt from Texas to New England remains dry with fires consuming forests and woodlands. Cattle, milk, and crop production fall as water shortages force rationing and delayed seeding. Hurricane Ginny threatens new fire risks as relief remains distant.
Premier Cyrille Adoula imposes martial law in Leopoldville to counter a looming general strike. A three man cabinet junta governs as labor unions demand a 12 member government of honest, capable leaders while six Lumumba Gizenga followers are arrested. clashes loom as unions press for public safety governance.
Cartoonish quip notes that hanging with younger people boosts vitality while trying to keep pace accelerates aging, delivering a playful social observation without further details.
Emperor Haile Selassie delays departure from Morocco to press mediation on the Moroccan Algerian border dispute. He meets with Moroccan officials and could arrange talks between Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Ahmed Balafrej. Algerians demand withdrawal and Sahara claims, while no cease fire is possible per UN emissaries.
At the United Nations, an Albanian-Cambodian resolution to replace the Chinese Nationalists with the Chinese Communists in all UN bodies was expected to lose. Diplomats projected a 58 against, 42 for, 11 abstentions vote, similar to last year's tally. Some hoped to advance a two China plan to seat both sides, with the Communists taking the permanent Security Council seat.
Algerian sources report sporadic fighting around a 700 mile frontier with several score victims. Both nations, each home to about 11 to 12 million people, lack forces for full scale war along the line.
Lord Home faces an urgent repair of the Conservative party’s election machinery as defectors top the leadership. MacLeod and Powell refuse to serve under Home, reshaping the party’s future ahead of next year’s national election. Edward Heath becomes secretary for industry trade and regional development.
South Vietnamese and U S Army officers faced heavy losses as a weekend assault on a Viet Cong unit near Loc Ninh failed. Government counts show 40 dead and 100 wounded with 13 American wounded, while enemy casualties were 60 dead. The clash involved fortified positions, helicopter assaults, and canals, ending with Viet Cong withdrawal.
Four American crewmen injured when helicopter flipped in mud. Another chopper lost rotor control and crash landed after pilot was struck by a Communist bullet. Viet Cong gunners wounded a navigator on a B26 and hit two fighter planes, damaging several helicopters. An American adviser warned of destroying fortifications and sampans before moving out.
The Supreme Court ordered reconsideration of Vito Genovese’s narcotics conviction. Genovese, 66, long linked to Costa Nostra, is serving 15 years at Leavenworth. The ruling sends the case back to the New York Circuit for fresh review after a May Campbell decision on witness interview notes.
State representative Robert C. Cartier of Biddeford was arrested after allegedly phoning a false bomb threat to the University of Maine stadium on the eve of President Kennedy’s visit. Police traced the call. Cartier, 24, was released on $1000 bail after questioning partygoers and completing security checks.
The forecast notes no rain with a high near 85 and a low around 49. The weatherman says the dry pattern and above normal temperatures will continue at least through tomorrow.
Home appointed Selwayn Lloyd to replace Macleod as Commons floor leader and gave him a seat in the Cabinet as lord privy seal. Lloyd, Eden and Macmillan era foreign secretary for five years, had been fired as chancellor in July 1962 over an unpopular wage freeze policy. Other cabinet changes were minor.
Washington AP reports the House Judiciary Committee will hear revisions this week to reshape the civil rights bill. Modest changes aim to broaden support, with Emanuel Celler moving to tone down the measure while rallying Northern Democrats and hoping Rep. McCulloch backs a bipartisan path.
The Supreme Court overturned 373 convictions for breach of peace from a Orangeburg march. Each student faced a $50 fine or 30 days in jail. The justices cited a prior ruling on Capitol grounds demonstrators in Columbia for the right to peaceful protest.
McCulloch signals openness to a compromise but faces Republican dissent over approach. Some favor a stronger subcommittee version while others push for drastic cuts, creating internal friction.
Hurricane Ginny battered the North Carolina coast with gale winds and 25 to 60 foot seas. A decommissioned Navy picket ship the Fogg and nine crewmen were missing after tow lines parted near Cape Lookout. Rescue planes and Coast Guard cutters aided searches as the Salish reported limited radio range.
The Salish faced steering problems in high seas amid fierce winds and rain. Officials said evacuations unlikely for Outer Banks residents as the Navy prepared Norfolk base planes. Ferries suspended at Oregon and Hatteras Inlets, bridge opened for exit, hurricane warnings posted along coast from Nags Head to Cape Lookout.
Prime Minister Fidel Castro will speak to the Cuban people from Havana tonight on the national situation in the wake of Hurricane Flora. The address will be broadcast across the nationwide radio and television network.
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