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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1966
Page
1
Dayton, Ohio experienced quiet streets with Ohio National Guardsmen and police on patrol after whiteshot violence left one dead and 134 arrested. Stores closed, power crews cleared debris, and guards remained to prevent further outbreaks as labor traffic moved through the west side.
Daylong unrest in Dayton follows a fatal shooting as 23 people are injured by bricks and bottles on the West Side. Mayor Hall and civil rights figure W Sumpter McIntosh clash amid glass strewn streets before looting and clashes erupt with police briefly absent.
Dayton Mayor Dave Hall says President Johnson will be safe in Dayton for a Labor Day visit after Johnson announced holiday speeches in two Ohio cities. Lancaster's former mayor Clarence Miller also speaks out as tensions rise amid a Dayton racial outbreak and sheriff Keller questions the trip.
Senate House conferees reach a compromise to raise the base from 1.25 to 1.60 in 1968, extending coverage to about 8 million more workers and boosting total protections under the Wages and Hours Act to 37.6 million. Farm workers hotel and restaurant staff and other new groups would come under the law.
President Johnson planned Dayton and Lancaster appearances as labor groups touted new minimum wage steps. Officials noted 37.6 million workers would gain 1.60 with 380,000 farm workers exempt. 29.6 million plus 665,000 federal workers would reach 1.40 next Feb 1 and 1.60 in 1968.
Navy officials study converting the F4 Phantom for variable sweep wing use to bolster fleet defense. The plan would extend the wing for subsonic flight and retract for supersonic speed while omitting the Phoenix missiles, as the F111B faces weight, cost, and schedule issues. Senator McClellan to reopen TFX probe amid congressionally debated funding riders.
Forecast calls for generally fair and warm conditions tonight and tomorrow with a low around 67 tonight and a high near 90 tomorrow. Sunday expected cooler and fair. Long-range outlook shows cooler weather into midweek with a chance of showers Monday or Tuesday.
Ohio recruiters report long enlistment lines across the Army Navy Air Force and Marines as draft calls surge. Guard and Reserve quotas are tight with leapfrog waits and selective enlistment practices. Officials stress urgency for interested men to enlist before last minute.
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