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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1971
Page
6
New York stocks opened higher with the Dow up 8.64 to 948.85 as market breadth favored advances on the NYSE. Big Board volume reached 17.73 million shares while the Amex index rose 0.05 to 26.52 and volume totaled 5.53 million shares amid optimism over a strengthening economy.
Benny Haywood of 817 1th Ave is appointed chairman of the executive board of the reactivated Middletown NAACP chapter. Other board members include Mrs. Willie Bankston, Mrs. John L. Thompson, William C. Martin, Coleman Roberts and Vivian Washington. The group aims to recruit 300 members by June and will meet tonight to discuss the membership drive.
Spacking plants for eggs deliver to major Ohio cities with U S grades and case lots. Carton sizes large A 3541 medium A 32 36 small A 2325. Retailers in major Ohio cities receive cartons large A white 43 49 mostly 43 45 and medium 39 44 mostly 40 41. Poultry prices at Ohio farms for hens light 4 5 mostly 5. Potatoes 3 75 6 25.
Mrs. John J. Gilligan wife of Ohio's governor is chosen 1971 Mental Health Month Chairman by the Mental Health Federation. She plans a May tour of Ohio's major cities during the first week of May to boost public interest in mental illness issues.
A voyage through American cities reveals a spectrum of dropouts from skid rows to Street People and religious isolates like Amish and Hutterites. Chicago’s South Side contrasts with airy downtown, while Atlanta appears racially relaxed and Los Angeles impresses as a state of mind. San Francisco balances beauty with bawdy reputation, and New Yorkers show tough honesty amid daily struggles.
The proposed 7 percent investment credit would let businesses deduct that share of equipment investments from tax bills, with a stronger one-year option at 10 percent. Rep. Mills indicates tax stimulus may be considered if the second quarter underperforms, while Social Security benefit boosts begin in June. The credit, first used in 1962 and revived in 1967, was repealed in 1969 tax reform.
Dan G Newton, a 25 year veteran of the concrete block industry, was named vice president of Riverside Concrete Co of Germantown Road Newton 500 Beal Ave Hamilton. He will oversee all sales and purchasing for the Middle town firm. He is Hamilton native, Hamilton High School graduate, and attended University of Cincinnati Evening College. He previously worked for Miami Cement Products after WWII and is a founder of the Hamilton Area Masonry Association and a trustee of the Ohio Concrete Block Association.
Patrolman Thomas McLaughlin, charged with killing a fellow officer and wounding another at Central Police Station on April 3, was ordered to Lima State Hospital for 30 days of observation and tests. His sanity was questioned by his attorney, and a plea in the deaths and injuries was to be entered later. McLaughlin, 45, allegedly acted after being passed over for promotion to sergeant. The grand jury indicted him on charges including second degree murder. Earlier, four intoxicated men reportedly loitered near Pate's Market, used obscene language, stole beer, and fled in a red convertible.
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