16 Sep 1967
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1967
Page
1
A two day battle ends with 70 Viet Cong dead and nine U.S. sailors killed as Navy gunboats and landing craft engage Viet Cong forces along the Rach Ba River. The 2,000 man river assault force suffers 104 wounded while the 263rd Viet Cong battalion disperses into marshes 45 miles south of Saigon.
Hurricane Donia drives toward the Virginia Maryland and Delaware coasts with 50 to 60 mph winds and 5 to 6 foot tides. The storm slows to 10 mph and is expected to hit the Eastern Shore at noon. The Red Cross reports 2500 evacuees in 30 shelters across New Jersey Delaware Maryland and Virginia. Coast Guard and state rescue units stand by amid evacuations.
A 17 year old Marine from Fairfax confessed to authorities on the West Coast that he and an accomplice killed two missing 9 year old boys, John Hundley and James McQueary, burying their bodies in a Fairfax wooded area. He waived extradition and is being returned to Cincinnati for charges. no charges filed yet. The case followed a broader weather story noting multiple hurricanes in the Atlantic and Pacific regions. A separate rescue detailed a ketch crew saved after tropical storm Doria near Wilmington North Carolina.
Miami AP reports Killer hurricane Beulah closing on Mexico's northeast Yucatan Peninsula bringing 115 mph winds and high tides. Forecasters warn all in its path to seek safe harbor as storms cover about 150 miles northeast and 85 miles southwest. Beulah regains hurricane intensity while moving toward Yucatan after killing 18 in eastern Caribbean floods.
Cairo AP Egypt's former No 2 man Field Marshal Abdel Hakim Amer killed himself with poison after a tribunal threat. Government reports say he attempted death by his own action Wednesday, was given poison Thursday night, and was buried in Menia, 200 miles south of Cairo.
Washington reports a $158 million two year wage package for 137000 shopcraft workers, endorsed by President Johnson and guided by a White House board. The agreement raises wages 11 percent plus 20 cents for skilled work, with mandatory effect in 30 days unless voluntary deals are reached. Union leaders cite limited celebration while viewing it as a gain. the board and Meany defend the settlement as favorable to labor and a historic government role in wage setting.
Typhoon Sara hit Wake Island with winds near 140 mph damaging communications and antennae at the FAA administered base. Airport control tower windows shattered, but no injuries reported. About 2,000 residents had been warned and sheltered as the storm struck around 10 p.m. Wake time.
Washington AP reports the United States moving toward an anti missile shield by the mid 1970s. A thin Nike X system would deploy missile killer batteries forming a protective umbrella over the nation at an estimated cost of 3 to 6 billion dollars. Defense officials declined comment on presidential approval as Secretary McNamara prepared for a San Francisco editors meeting.
Weather remains mostly unchanged for the Miami Valley through the weekend. Tonight lows around 55 degrees with Sunday highs in the 80s and no rain expected.
Maurice C. McNeill a Baldwin High School biology teacher and the district’s only Black instructor was acquitted by the Board of Education. An audience of about 300 cheered as board president Henry Bang announced the verdict and McNeill was reinstated with back pay after a hearing open since August. The case stemmed from accusations by student Susan Schaffner that he touched her inappropriately in July.
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