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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1965
Page
1
Deputy Selective Service chief Col. Daniel Omer said men over 26 face little danger from the draft amid a postwar baby boom. He noted 150 000 to 160 000 youths reach 19 each month and about 2 million will turn 18 this year.
Gov official plans would allow Negroes to elect 15 members to the next Ohio General Assembly under districting for 99 House seats and 33 Senate seats. Coles estimates 12 House members and 3 senators could win seats amid federal court plans and one man one vote directives.
A reflective note describes how many people fight inner battles daily without weapons, highlighting the unseen struggle and resilience in ordinary lives.
U S Army advisers defend Plei Me in Viet Cong siege with a 308th Division regiment pressing the camp. A relief force of 1300 Vietnamese rangers, tanks, and APCs attacked and were hit by mortars and machine guns as Skyraiders and jets bombarded Viet Cong positions. American pilots flew hundreds of sorties and the garrison, including Montagnard families, endured heavy fire. Maj Beckwith praised Viet Cong fighting qualities while noting the high stakes for the camp’s survival.
A British European Airways Vanguard four engine airliner exploded in flames on its third landing attempt at London Airport in dense fog. All 36 aboard were killed including 30 passengers and 6 crew. Fire and rescue teams found bodies as visibility dropped to near zero and the ministry ordered an inquiry.
In Washington officials remained puzzled by renewed Communist assaults after a 1 300 man relief force arrived. One speculated the Reds aimed to pull a psychological Dien Bien Phu, hoping propaganda would echo the 1954 disaster. The PI Le Me setback would embarrass leaders but not match Dien Bien Phu’s impact.
On National Airlines Flight 209 from Miami to Key West Captain K I Carlile and crew disarmed 20 year old Cuban exile Luis Medina Perez who, armed with a BB pistol, demanded to fly to Havana. The plane landed at Key West with Perez prisoner and facing piracy charges.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk flew to the LBJ Ranch near Johnson City Texas after speaking at SMU Dallas. President Johnson reportedly signed the $2 billion omnibus rivers and harbors bill authorizing 142 water projects, though official word on the actual signature remained uncertain come midnight.
The Weather Bureau predicts fair and cool conditions tonight with scattered frost and overnight lows in the 30s. Thursday will be mostly sunny and slightly cooler than yesterday's high of 65 with an early morning low around 36.
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