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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1965
Page
1
The Senate moves toward final approval of a $1.785 billion antipoverty bill to fund Johnson programs for 1965 and 1966. Republicans criticize the dropped provision restricting politicians in anti poverty programs while a House Senate conference trims veto powers and political activity rules.
The Senate approved a $3.143 billion foreign aid bill after one day of debate with a bipartisan 59 to 22 vote. The measure funds $1.973 billion in economic aid and $1.17 billion in military aid for the 1966 fiscal year, plus $714.188 million for the Peace Corps and related programs, totaling $3.857 billion. The bill avoids major cuts to military aid to India and Pakistan, amid a rising suspension of aid to those nations over Kashmir.
The forecast says skies will clear with cool conditions tonight and tomorrow. Low temperatures are expected around 45 to 50 degrees tonight, with yesterday's high near 78 and today’s low around 54.
A 14 year old boy with glazed eyes is held at a Miami facility for exceptional children after being abandoned at Miami International Airport. Authorities search for his name and background amid speculation of possible severe psychiatric disturbance. Police recovered only three pennies and tissues from his pockets.
Fifty four Boston policemen shed nearly a half ton of fat in six weeks under Dr Samuel S Berman. About 150 more signed up for his second class. Officers report average weight loss around 20 pounds each and some, like Patrolman Signori, dropped from 230 to 198. The diet allows fatty foods with protein and occasional steak, lobster, or hamburger breakfast.
Dorothy Malone, star of Peyton Place, remains in serious condition after a lengthy surgery for blood clots in the pulmonary artery. Doctors report optimism as blood donors were sought and volunteers exceeded expectations.
Indian defense ministry charged Pakistan with cease-fire violations in Kashmir, reporting intrusions by rangers in the north and trench digging near Jhangar in the south. The U N observers will be bolstered to supervise the truce ending 22 days of fighting.
Soviet leader Brezhnev called for an accord to bar spread of nuclear weapons to non nuclear powers and warned West Germany may gain such arms soon. He spoke to about 6000 people at the Kremlin Palace with East German leader Walter Ulbricht in attendance.
A humorous remark notes that no married man mocks a woman for shopping all day without buying anything, highlighting a playful stereotype about patience and spending in domestic life.
Viet Cong forces launched a regimental action about 300 miles northeast of Saigon, hitting Bong Son and nearby areas in Binh Dinh Province. U.S. planes and artillery drove back the attackers with heavy losses. 58 U.S. air sorties were flown and one F100 fighter was shot down but the pilot survived.
President Johnson announces a sweeping reorganization of federal civil rights programs. The attorney general and the secretary of labor will gain broader civil rights responsibilities while the Civil Rights Commission receives new fact finding duties. The Community Relations Service will move from Commerce to the Justice Department.
At the United Nations General Assembly Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko branded the United States an aggressor in Vietnam and urged a withdrawal of U S forces as a step toward peace. He accused Washington of war escalation and backed the Viet Cong and North Vietnam in seeking an end to bombing and a return to the 1954 Geneva accord. Diplomats will assess the speech’s tone for the assembly’s mood.
Aquanauts M. Scott Carpenter and Wallace T. Jenkins reached 253 feet in Sea Lab 2’s deep sea test near La Jolla California. Previous tries were postponed and a depth gauge problem forced an early end though they believed they had exceeded their last record of 234 feet.
Ralph Stinnett an 18 year old South High senior and grid star was stabbed to death after trying to break up a fight between two white youths in Springfield Ohio Police arrested a 17 year old at the scene and held him for charges to be decided by the juvenile court judge.
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