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Newspaper
The Times Herald Record
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1966
Page
2
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky marked his second year in office with a show of force and a push to end unrest. Government troops swept Hue and seized the citadel but found no rebels. Saigon remained quiet as crowds bathed along the river in hot weather and streets were free of tear gas.
Sunrise 5 31 Sunset 8 32 generally fair and warm today. Highest temperatures in the upper 70s to 80s. Winds variable mostly under 15 mph. Tonight and Tuesday fair to partly cloudy and warm.
United Press International compiles Dr. Samuel W. Mills Jr. letters written to his wife Dorothy during a two month Viet Nam service. The correspondence reveals his frustrations with staff and equipment at a remote post, curiosity about the war and politics, and fatherly advice to his four children about watching TV while he is away.
A 1966 Middletown regional notice outlines publication details for a daily paper. It lists distribution by Ottaway Newspapers Radio Inc, price per copy and carrier, and mail rates for Orange Sullivan and Pike counties, noting second class postage paid.
May 1965 net paid circulation averaged 31 459 copies per issue, with the 1966 figure rising to 34 367. The brief data note records monthly circulation metrics for the publication across the stated periods.
Vatican City report says Pope Paul VI's inner cabinet of 16 members meets to prepare for final discussion on changes to the church ban on artificial birth control. The panel, led by Cardinal Ottaviani, will review inputs from about 60 theologians and experts and aims to present a report by June 30 with any changes to be made by the Pope alone.
Chou En-Lai and Nicolae Ceausescu visited Eforia on a western oriented Romanian coast tour. The pair traveled from Bucharest after talks to stump in the provinces and promote severing Romania’s ties with Russia. Eforia is a bathing resort favored by West Germans with mineral springs and mud baths.
Search for twelve Nova Scotia fishermen is abandoned after their trawler Reliance collides with the 5,700 ton Liberian freighter Bordapian. Four crew survive including the skipper and chief engineer as the wooden vessel sinks near George's Banks during a nine day trip.
Donalsonville, Ga. A posse pursuing Henry Lee Lumpkin fatally injured a Black man described as armed and dangerous after a chase in swamp country. Lumpkin sought on a fugitive warrant from Orlando for robbery. two women and three men were wounded in earlier incidents. Esteen Bryant and Ella Craon were fatally hurt at a cafe.
London prepares to invoke sweeping emergency powers to counter a 35 day old maritime strike. Shipowners back recent report but NUS sticks to its demand for a 40 hour week. Government may deploy troops to stock fuel at power stations, requisition aircraft to speed mail and supply deliveries, and aid Northern Ireland amid port congestion in London and Liverpool.
SAIGON-ROY DEARDOFF of Bend Oregon, pitched off the deck of a South China Sea aircraft carrier and retrieved after hours at sea, told rescuers this morning I’ve been trying to catch you guys all morning.
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