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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1966
Page
1
ABERFAN Wales AP rescue workers halted a moving coal mine refuse heap that had engulfed a school and 14 homes, leaving about 200 feared dead. Engineers and miners labored through the night to divert water and reach trapped survivors in the slag pile.
A half of an 800 foot slag heap crashed onto a green hillside Friday, burying a junior school and miners cottages. 130 bodies, mostly children, have been recovered. 36 rescued children hospitalized and 88 escaped. The district mourns while churches weigh services.
President Johnson drew the largest Australian reception yet but a violent anti-Vietnam protest disrupted the visit in Sydney. Police clashed with demonstrators as a helicopter hovered for security while eggs splashed the president’s motorcade. Johnson greeted crowds, tossed his fedora, then moved to Brisbane and a barbecue at Lanyon station.
The balmy Indian summer continues with warm conditions and rising cloudiness. Tonight carries a 30 percent chance of rain with overnight lows in the 60s. Tomorrow turns cloudy and cooler with a 40 percent precipitation chance and wind observed tonight.
President Kennedy presides over a tense morning on October 16 1962 focusing on routine press briefings and a planned call with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrey Gromyko. He signals no special announcements and warns reporters to deny any extraordinary activity.
President Johnson's Pacific tour includes a casual moment in Sanson New Zealand where reporters perched on rafter beams to watch him shear sheep in Ormond Wilson's 2500 head flock. The scene contrasts with diplomatic talks and public welcomes as critics warn of subservience to the United States.
State police arrested four men and a 20 year old Chittenango woman at 320 Brookfield Rd Mattydale in a raid described as the area largest sex party. Charged with displaying dirty movies and prostitution the group faced bail and were arraigned before Judge James Jerome.
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