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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1969
Page
1
Washington AP reports NATO, formed two decades ago as a bulwark to communism, cautiously embarks on actions that could turn it into an instrument of enduring peace.
An Ecuadorian four engine DC6 airliner diverted to Jose Marti Airport in Havana after four men suspected of planning the hijack were arrested in Ecuador. The Swiss Embassy reported no word on when passengers would be allowed to return to Ecuador as Cuban security questioned a group of six men, three women, and four crying children. The incident overlapped with NATO foreign ministers debating a staged approach to European security and possibilities for talks with the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
Kathy Fulmer once eyed as the polka dot dress girl linked to the Robert Kennedy shooting in Los Angeles. The 23 year old, a go go dancer using the name Sandy Rossi, was found in a motel coma and died after an apparent Seconal overdose. Police say she had no bearing on the case. A note on her motel mirror referenced religion and a wooden box.
Scattered bomb attacks hit Italy as the Communist party urged disarmament of police to curb riot deaths. Two Rome students were seriously injured by a firebomb from a passing car. Trento social security offices were damaged for a second day. An explosion struck the Communist party headquarters in Naples.
Viet Cong gunners shelled 30 allied bases and towns in a second night of intensified rocket and mortar attacks. Casualties and damage were described as light by military spokesmen.
Arab and Israeli forces clashed south of the Sea of Galilee after an Arab guerrilla attack on an Israeli patrol. A Jordanian spokesman said Israelis shelled South Menshia, with five Israeli soldiers claimed wounded. Casualties among Jordanians were denied.
James Earl Ray charges his former lawyer Percy Foreman and biographer William Huie pressured him to plead guilty for monetary gain. Contracts valued near $1 million were negotiated by Ray Foreman and Hanes with various profit splits. A new-trial hearing date is expected in Memphis as Ray seeks postconviction relief.
Pleasant spring weather graces Middletown as warm sunshine dominates today and the clear skies persist tonight. Sunday brings some clouds but temperatures in the 70s with a low around 40 for tomorrow morning. Monday looks similar with a chance of afternoon rain.
Harvard University faculty votes 396 to 13 to drop criminal trespass charges against nearly 200 students who occupied the main administration building before police cleared it. The decision follows a day of student strike as dissidents at Oberlin push for the president’s resignation.
The flood crisis spreads through Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Iowa and Wisconsin with losses over 3 million in one area and 3 000 people displaced. Souris River dikes fail in Minot forcing 2 000 from homes while Red River rises near Fargo Enderlin Wahpeton and Jamestown prompting evacuations. Mississippi crest expected at St Paul as Big Sioux recedes.
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