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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1965
Page
1
A $250 000 gift from Dave Finkelman will fund an auditorium for the Middletown-Miami campus. The donation supports campus expansion and student activities, enabling larger gatherings and enhanced facilities for events and performances.
Pakistani high commissioner K Pani said President Ayub Khan accepted Kenya President Kenyatta offer to mediate the India Pakistan Kashmir dispute. Indian government in New Delhi denied any knowledge of the offer.
India asserts its bombers struck Chaklala airbase in Rawalpindi while Pakistani officials deny any bombs fell on military areas, signaling conflicting accounts over the airstrike.
Pakistani radio reports say Indian forces hit Karachi and Dacca while Dacca and Chittagong in East Pakistan faced strikes. India claims air battles over the subcontinent destroyed nine Pakistani aircraft including F104s Sabres and a B57, while losing eight planes.
India acknowledged rising resistance in ground combat as Pakistan said it halted India’s tank infantry invasion of West Pakistan crossing the frontier at dawn. Lahore lay 15 miles from the line as Pakistani paratroopers moved behind Indian lines in Punjab to destroy roads and communications up to 100 miles behind the frontier.
United Nations Secretary General U Thant prepared to fly to India and Pakistan to press for a halt in fighting after the Security Council unanimously urged ceasefire and urged him to use every effort to end hostilities. The council called for withdrawal to pre August 5 positions and strengthening Kashmir observers.
Thant told the council he deplored the fighting between India and Pakistan over Kashmir and would press efforts toward peace including an early visit after consultations with both parties. Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg warned of the most fearful potential as two nations with nearly 600 million people near war.
A reader questions why the Department of Internal Revenue does not issue refunds when customers are not satisfied, seeking a straightforward policy on reimbursements and consumer protections.
Mrs. Mariann K. Colby a 40 year old Shaker Heights housewife who admitted firing the bullet killed one of her son's playmates faces a preliminary hearing on a first degree murder charge in Cleveland. Her attorney will seek bond reduction at Municipal Court. The boy aged eight was found Aug 24 in a Gates Mills wooded area after Colby initially claimed accidental shooting by her son then altered her story saying the shooting happened in her home.
U S officials prepared to evacuate about 3000 Americans from the Lahore area in case of an evacuation order. About 900 Americans in Lahore are mainly officials tied to U S programs. If needed, air evacuation will be used, else overland routes to Rawalpindi.
Washington kept in touch with the U S embassies in India and Pakistan after Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned Pakistan's Ambassador Gulam Ahmed and India's Ambassador B K Nehru that a war between the two nations could be a disastrous situation for the region.
Cuban press calls a campaign to cut rising traffic deaths after 533 people were killed in 1963, with Havana radio citing the official Hoy editorial. The drive targets the island wide increase in road accidents since 1963.
Partly cloudy and mild conditions persist through Wednesday. Overnight low around 68 with yesterday’s high near 88 and today’s low about 65.
Nassau faced a brutal Betsey strike as a blackout blocked word from the Bahamas. Winds near 80 mph and 40 mile per hour gusts battered Nassau and southeast Florida with full warnings along the coast. The Dutch freighter Sarah Elizabeth sent a distress call but the Coast Guard secured word that the vessel was out of the worst of the storm.
U S Marines began a large offensive on the Batangan peninsula near Chu Lai amid limited contact with Viet Cong forces. A marine unit used tear gas to remove civilians from tunnels near Qui Nhon, with 48 canisters deployed. The operation, named Piranha, involved about 5000 Marines and naval gunfire support from the 7th Fleet, aiming to disrupt Viet Cong positions south of Chu Lai.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk reaffirmed U S resolve in Southeast Asia on the 11th anniversary of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. He said the United States will honor its commitments and hopes governments do not doubt that pledge.
Report says Viet Cong units in the Da Nang area are not located after an earlier contact with a Vietnamese unit operating south of the Marines. Helicopters ferry Vietnamese wounded to the Da Nang military hospital as operations continue.
Zion National Park rangers pause a rescue of 21 stranded hikers as Virgin River floods the Narrows after Monday night rain. Five missing Californians from the group, two Utah boys report four children and many women, and weather hampered efforts with 0.40 inch of rain.
The Middletown campus will add a Dave Finkelman Auditorium of 750 seats, a gift of 250000 from Mrs. Gladys Finkelman widow of real estate figure Dave Finkelman. The project includes a hexagonal venue adjacent to Johnston Hall and Gardner-Harvey Library with public access when not in use.
The University campus was funded by federal grants and a state bond issue, plus a public subscription that raised a million dollars. Land was provided by Armco and memorial gifts supported by figures including Mrs.
Two blasts rocked a near downtown Milwaukee area injuring at least 45 people. The second explosion sprayed glass on bystanders after the first destroyed a two story frame home. Fire Chief Maher cited escaped natural gas. a Milwaukee Gas Light Co spokesman noted gas in the air. No deaths reported and most patients were discharged.
In Cleveland Joseph A Beirne international president of the Communications Workers of America visits to assess wage negotiations under a 1963 three year contract with Ohio Bell Telephone Co. The talks parallel those with Bell system companies nationwide and a failure to renew by midnight next Monday would trigger expiration of the contract.
Robert Manry and his 13 foot sailboat Tinkerbelle were towed ashore in Lake Erie when high winds and eight foot waves caused a dunking. The rudder scraped bottom and the tow line broke as they entered a channel near the Chagrin River. Manry was tossed overboard and water flooded the cabin.
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