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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1969
Page
3
An Associated Press dispatch from Sofia notes that despite tight Communist controls and limited liberalization, Bulgarians report rising living standards. The report highlights new buildings, a central hole for an underpass and future subway, and more and better cars compared with a year ago.
Key events on this date include Lee surrendering at Appomattox in 1865 and La Salle reaching the Gulf of Mexico in 1682. Other entries note Marian Anderson’s Lincoln Memorial recital in 1939 and Germany’s invasion of Norway and Denmark in 1940.
Cadet Roger KL Elstun of Middletown and Cadet Col Ted R Weir of Dayton, both seniors in Miami University’s Arts and Science College, are named by USAF to receive regular commissions as second lieutenants upon graduation this month. Elstun, AFROTC group commander, also serves as special assistant to Weir. Weir previously led as group executive officer.
An article from Sofia describes daily life in Bulgaria with car shortages and rising ownership costs. It notes 80 000 privately owned cars in Sofia and many residents living without permits while a new decree restricts citizenship for new brides. Prices for food and hotel stays remain affordable by Western standards.
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