28 Sep 1963
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1963
Page
1
Rex Clawson of Dallas created a nude portrait of President Kennedy as a symbol of purity and also painted a nude Kennedy family image including Peter Lawford. The gallery exhibition began September 25 near the Hotel Carlyle in New York, though the president has not seen the work.
Ocean breezes finally eased the three day heat wave sweeping Southern California. A high of 106 in downtown Los Angeles capped a period of 100 plus degrees with many schools closed and hundreds on short shifts. Forty degree cooling expected as beaches reopen and pools stay open.
The Ecumenical Council reopens in Rome under Pope Paul VI with new rules to accelerate work and a renewed Catholic spirit. Nine laymen from the U S France Italy Spain and Poland will attend secret sessions without speaking in full council, though they may be consulted by the ten commissions. James F E Norris is named among them as migration and relief officials observe. About 2 450 council fathers are present and more are arriving for the second session.
Edith, once a powerful Caribbean hurricane, devolved to a band of squalls in the tropical Atlantic. The Weather Bureau warned of possible reintensification tonight, though unlikely to regain hurricane strength. At 5 am EST, Edith was about 35 miles south of Grand Turk Island and roughly 700 miles southeast of Miami.
Joseph Valachi testifies before the Senate investigations subcommittee alleging Vito Genovese runs a crime syndicate from prison and ordered gangland killings. He says Genovese gave him the kiss of death and claims to name other commission members to expose.
President Kennedy completes the wilderness stop at Lassen Volcanic National Park during a five day West tour. He fed deer near the eruption site of Lassen Peak and stays at a park ranch house rather than a cabin. Whiskeytown and Las Vegas follow as semi final and final speaking stops before Palm Springs rest.
Des Moines Roosevelt faced Des Moines Tech as a tear gas bomb injured ten, one seriously, sending crowds fleeing and hospitalizing two children. Police blamed an unidentified teenage boy. most affected spectators did not require hospitalization amid wider reports of night game bans and rowdyism across several cities.
Secretary of State Rusk and British Foreign Minister Home meet with Soviet envoy Gromyko to discuss extending the nuclear test ban accord pause. Western officials expect mild results, possible next talks, and a probe of observer exchanges, with no agreement on a nonaggression pact due to German issues.
Behar Shtylla Albania's foreign minister delivered a sharp critique of the United States during a General Assembly session. His speech praised Red China and hinted at Cold War tensions, drawing surprised reactions from Soviet delegates who noted the points and jibes.
Dr Martin Luther King Jr warns Birmingham leaders four demands to ease civil rights issues including public negotiations, compliance with the law, removal of state troopers, and hiring Negro policemen. He pledges mass nonviolent action if Congress fails to pass a civil rights bill. Also notes violence at Arsenal Tech High School in Indianapolis and Great Meadow prison riot in New York.
In Columbus the South High versus Marion-Franklin game paused for three minutes as a fight spilled into the stands and field with police responding. In East Cleveland at Shaw High Stadium after the Shaw Brush game gangs attacked, resulting in minor injuries and multiple arrests for disorderly conduct.
The Public Health Service seeks the sole survivor of a sextuplet birth, Marjorie Louise Speichinger, born Aug 9 1936 in Mendon Missouri. The Kansas City Star reported her surviving health as a baby and notes no further sextuplet records align with current federal files.
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