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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1971
Page
1
Washington AP Nixon administration moves to open more jobs for two hard hit youth groups. Labor Department announces new programs while efforts for a third group fall short and require reassessment.
The Associated Press reports Easter services nationwide as Christians mark the holiday while Jews observe the second day of Passover. Seders occur in homes and synagogues with readings of the Exodus story.
Nathan Lee Robertson of Charleston drags a stove 20 miles toward Sod as Mountain Mission store delays delivery. Neighbors describe him as very strong and recall past feats hauling a refrigerator, a lawnmower, and a 12 foot roll of linoleum, even carrying an 80 pound vault for a funeral. He remains undeterred, saying he will reach home tonight.
South Vietnamese forces repelled a North Vietnamese commando attack on Fire Base 6 as fighting raged in the central highlands. Commandos killed, weapons captured, and air strikes followed as U.S. forces backed government positions around the base. South Vietnamese and American units reported several casualties among both sides amid ongoing heavy fighting nearby.
John Lindquist of Seattle says he will perform minor plumbing jobs for elderly people unable to pay. He notes he cannot drop everything but will help when possible and hopes the idea spreads, remarking that it is risky for the old to face neglect.
Indiana becomes the first state to ban nearly all phosphate detergents with more than 12 percent phosphate by weight by Jan. 1 1972 and all but a few laundry products under 3 percent by Jan. 1 1973 The measure signed by Gov Edgar D Whitcomb provides penalties and allows the Stream Pollution Control Board to enforce the ban Conservationists say phosphates fuel algae blooms that deplete oxygen and kill fish in lakes and streams
Washington AP report says the Defense Department is reexamining public affairs efforts aired in CBS's The Selling of the Pentagon. Deputy Asst. Secretary Jerry Friedheim notes officials have scrutinized speeches films combat demonstrations and displays since the program aired two months ago.
James R. Hoffa was released from a Pennsylvania prison to visit his seriously ill wife in San Francisco. The Justice Department said the furlough allows travel without supervision for up to about a week, with Hoffa remaining in San Francisco to stay with Josephine, 50, through Monday.
The forecast calls for a cool start in the mid 40s tomorrow with a bright sun lifting temperatures to the 70s by afternoon. Very low chances of precipitation are expected today and tonight, according to the Weather Bureau, a rare Easter condition.
A Walton Kentucky blaze in the business district caused an unofficial 250000 dollar loss to four adjoining buildings. An auto parts garage and 25 cars were destroyed as winds fueled the fire. a drug store bar and grill and a barbershop suffered damage and embers set a nearby house ablaze though it was saved. Firefighters from six towns fought the fire and brought it under control at 5 30 p m with one fireman injured by a hose and another overcome by smoke.
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