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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1966
Page
1
In Gilbertsville Kentucky a second grade class near the Southern Governors Conference asks what a governor is. Children answer with simple ideas about voting, who becomes governor, and what a governor does, revealing playful yet naive notions.
Congress faces inflation pressure as President Johnson signals possible spending cuts before the November elections. Senate leader Dirksen says Republicans will press HEW and antipoverty bills, eyeing an Oct 15 adjournment and potential additional war funding after the vote.
Marines captured Gia Binh a fortified village just south of the demilitarized zone after four days of heavy ground and air attacks. US forces used flame throwers tanks artillery and jets while B52s and Phantom jets bombed Red positions nearby. Several aircraft were lost on both sides and a teenage girl attempted self immolation in Saigon amid Buddhist tensions. Flooded Mekong delta areas forced medical teams to aid more than 2 000 homeless and 20 000 threatened residents with rice and sugar crops damaged.
Brown of California appears to dance ahead of the spray while Mrs. Johnson visits California to promote her beautification program and public works initiative.
A small rocket motor on the Surveyor 2 spacecraft apparently failed, sending the three legged lunar orbiter into an uncontrolled tumble in space at about one revolution per second. Scientists warned stabilization is needed to salvage the mission and its chances of success.
President Johnson announced Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach will resign to become Undersecretary of State, succeeding George W. Ball who leaves government service. Johnson said Katzenbach is highly competent and not focused on titles, while noting the move could signal a future path toward the Secretary of State post.
Kenilworth Illinois AP reports a Chicago cab driver, Leo Yancey, 44, provided a possible lead in the Valerie Percy slaying. He said a fare in his cab Sunday morning resembled a man in a published photo of a suspect in an Evanston attack. The man is being sought by authorities.
Mixed weather report with recent rain in Middle town contrasted by a murder inquiry in Kenilworth. Valerie Percy was found stabbed and beaten in her family home while investigators pursue threats tied to Republican leaders and a letter signed The Boys From Out of Town. Authorities coordinate with Kenilworth police and coast guard, with no clear suspect identified.
President Johnson says a tax increase is not announced but could be considered after Congress finishes appropriations. He notes funds cover Vietnam through June 1967 and stresses balanced budgets depend on future revenue estimates. He backs peace talks but sees no new Soviet shifts and supports Pope Paul VI’s peace efforts.
A nostalgic note recalls meals planned with care by mothers, contrasting with meals thawed hastily. The line evokes homemaking traditions and family memories of nurturing kitchen routines.
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