07 Apr 1973
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1973
Page
1
The week-long meat boycott ends as leaders differ on future actions while prices stay mostly steady. Retailers report limited price cuts, and nationwide meat sales remain down. Layoffs rise at packing plants and livestock markets see light trade as FIT plans Washington lobbying.
A heavy rainstorm lashes the lower Mississippi Valley prompting flash flood warnings across Mississippi. Damages are estimated at 120 million with 5 620 homes evacuated. Louisiana prepares emergency housing at an old Army barracks to move 2000 prisoners if needed.
In Saigon two International Commission and Supervision helicopters with at least 10 personnel aboard were reported missing after a reconnaissance flight over Lao Bao in Quang Tri Province near the Laotian border. Officials said contact was lost and one craft may have been hit by ground fire.
U S sources report thousands of civilians moving into South Vietnam to run or assist administration in communist zones. Estimates place 3,000 civilians among 50,000 infiltrated troops since January 1, with about 15,000 troops believed to have entered since the January 28 cease fire.
City officials announced a 9 a.m. Thursday groundbreaking on Central Avenue near Broad Street for a $2.6 million climate controlled shopping mall canopy. The federally funded project is part of a $9 million downtown revitalization program expected to finish this year, with invites sent to 45 civic and business leaders and lawmakers including Congressman Walter Powell and Ohio Senators Lukens.
The Nixon administration urged the Supreme Court to favor targeted remedies over merging black urban school districts with surrounding white suburbs. In a friend-of-the-court brief filed in Richmond, Virginia, the government voiced its stance ahead of an April 23 oral argument on metropolitan desegregation.
Indian leader Russell Means of the American Indian Movement will meet federal officials including Leonard Garment on Sunday to discuss grievances regarding the Wounded Knee disarmament pact. Means warns disarmament will not occur until government actions appear sincere as negotiations continue.
Assistant U.S. Attorney General Kent Frizzell says some militants may refuse to lay down arms as a peace accord triggers a Washington meeting with federal officials and Movement leaders. Means warns of possible massacre if negotiations fail and recalls past renege on terms of a BIA building siege.
Light rain is expected in the Middletown area tonight with overnight lows in the upper 40s. Clouds persist tomorrow with daytime highs in the mid 50s.
The Mennen Co. ceases distribution of Mennen E deodorant after about 50 skin irritation complaints to the FDA. The agency notes no conclusive proof of harm from Vitamin E, and will halt distribution for further testing while stock remains on shelves and in warehouses. Morristown spokesman says complaints are very low but company acts on customer safety.
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