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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1966
Page
1
A coal slag slide from the mountainside buried Aberfan’s school and homes. Rescue teams recovered dozens of bodies with fears the toll could reach two hundred, many of them children, as miners labored to pull survivors from the rubble and search for the missing.
Laotian air force bombed military targets around Vientiane for about 30 minutes amid a feud between air force commander Brig. Gen. Thao Ma and the royal army leadership. At least 11 killed, three injured. leaders including Gen. Ouane Rathikoun and Prince Sayavong reportedly escaped southernward.
Tom Nord a Republican candidate for sheriff in the November 8 general election says if elected he will hire incumbent Democrat W E Smith as his chief deputy. He praises Smith for national recognition and outlines plans to keep current deputies, boost law and order, and increase interagency cooperation.
An 81 year old woman Rose Winster is Cincinnati’s fifth rape strangulation victim in ten months. City Manager William C. Wichman ordered 12 hour police shifts after the latest murder. Police note all five slayings share the same pattern of blunt force, rape and strangulation. A 23 year old man was held overnight but not linked to the crime. The body was found by a nephew. a broken kitchen door lock was found at the scene.
Congressional negotiators reach agreement on the year’s last appropriations bill sending it back to the House for a vote on a foreign policy provision. The deal allows President Johnson to decide if the export import bank should underwrite trade with Eastern Europe and aims to ease adjournment.
Fifty four Asian African nations delayed a U N General Assembly vote on a resolution calling for immediate U N administration of South West Africa and possible Security Council sanctions. Washington objects to strong wording and seeks a study committee before action.
Former Senator Harry F. Byrd who died Thursday will have a funeral service at 3 p.m. Sunday at Christ Episcopal Church in Winchester Virginia. The Associated Press reports on the service details and local observances.
A nationwide strike by Japan's major leftist labor bloc protesting U.S. involvement in Vietnam drew scant backing from rank and file workers. The weak turnout bolsters Prime Minister Eisaku Sato against Communist Socialist opposition attacks.
President Johnson drew half a million Australians to a Melbourne reception marred by a water based paint throw that smeared his bubbletop limousine. Secret Service agents were sprayed but escaped serious harm. Johnson praised progress toward peace in Vietnam while touring Canberra and Melbourne.
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