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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1970
Page
1
Seventy children under 15 feared dead after a massive avalanche hit a tuberculosis sanatorium near Lallanches France. Nine bodies found in 11 hours, with 14 children and three adults in a renovated wing saved. A second slide looms as rescue teams search amid ongoing weather hazards.
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for mostly cloudy and cool conditions with a chance of showers or thundershowers tonight. Lows will be in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Friday brings partly cloudy skies with little temperature change, highs in the 60s. Saturday outlook calls for fair skies and a cooler day. Yesterday’s high reached 68 and the morning low was 45.
Miami University campus calm after a large disturbance last night that led to 203 arrests. Police and state troopers dispersed protesters at the NROTC building where 136 were charged with trespassing, many injuries reported, and tear gas used. Governor Rhodes and President Shriver voiced hope for ending the crisis and returning to normal.
Apollo 13 astronauts Lovell Haise and Swigert adjusted course with a 15 second lunar module engine burn to steer toward a Pacific splashdown. Mission Control reported they were inside a safe corridor and prepared for a possible final maneuver before reentry Friday.
Apollo 13 flight remains tense and sober as Jim Lovell Fred Haise and John Swigert cope with a perilous return to Earth. Ground crews monitor power and systems while joking attempts fall flat and the crew longs for splashdown and recovery on Friday.
Tropical Storm Helen in the South Pacific dissipated and posed no threat to Apollo 13 astronauts aboard USS Iwo Jima. Forecasters had warned of rough seas during recovery training but the storm broke up before the planned splashdown site southeast of Samoa.
The Communist spring offensive keeps U S battle deaths at a seven month high with 141 Americans killed last week, up from the prior week, while 457 wounded. Vietnamese losses totaled 542 dead and 1,336 wounded. enemy casualties rose to 3,458 killed. American air strikes hit North Vietnamese mortar positions in Cambodia after an outpost in Chau Doc Province was struck. Simulated weather for astronaut splashdown noted. the mission was poised for return.
Cambodian Army spokesman said he knew nothing about hundreds of Vietnamese bodies seen in the Mekong River. He said killings of Vietnamese civilians could be punitive actions for Viet Cong attacks, and that Vietnamese with the Viet Cong must face consequences in Cambodia. He added Vietnamese are being rounded up for security checks and measures will be taken to keep them quiet.
Police and sheriff's deputies were called when pickets at the Alex Corp tire molding plant stopped workers from leaving. There were no arrests or injuries as United Auto Workers Local 324, on strike since April 1, negotiates in Columbus.
A strong earthquake occurred in the Gulf of Alaska 135 miles southeast of Cordova at 12 33 a m EST with magnitude reported between 6.2 and 7 by different seismographic sources. No injuries or damage were reported though the tremor was felt near Yakataga and Yakutat.
Washington AP An impeachment resolution and call for a special investigation of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas reach the House amid claims he may be unfit for the post. House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford argues for a special committee to study the case with a 90 day report deadline.
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