29 Apr 1973
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1973
Page
1
Old railroad rails and ties pulled from Central Avenue carried untold stories and perhaps more than one tale. They have now disappeared again, this time sunk to the bottom of a gravel pit.
Ties and about 200 feet of steel rails from Middletown’s 1879 horse railway were found on Central Avenue between Main and Broad by a downtown mall contractor. The estate of Ike Silverman and local historians debate ownership as the rails, buried since the early 20th century, were dumped into a gravel pit.
A week of Watergate disclosures led to two resignations and raised prospects of indictments and contempt citations for presidential aides. By Saturday administration figures faced wiretapping and burglary allegations.
A Navy munitions train exploded in a Roseville yard near Sacramento injuring at least 48 people with mostly minor cuts. About 100 blasts in two hours leveled a town block and damaged 600 railroad cars. Evacuations affected 2000 residents within a three mile radius as fire and debris spread.
Robert Showalter, eight, of Cincinnati, died from injuries after a January incident in which he was struck by a car. The tragic event adds to a day of political turmoil and evolving legal cases surrounding Watergate era figures, espionage allegations, and financial scandals.
President Nixon sought solitude at Camp David to decide his plan amid the Watergate scandal. Reports suggested possible dramatic moves next week to defuse the crisis, though no decision was confirmed. Proxmire said Ruckelshaus must be confirmed within 30 days to avoid illegal acting FBI director status. Harris poll shows 63 percent feel the White House has not been frank on Watergate.
The forecast calls for a high in the 60s with abundant sunshine. Tonight will drop to the 30s, then tomorrow rise into the 70s under partly cloudy skies.
Glance inside OU coverage shows students at Ohio University in Athens taking politics seriously ahead of the May 8 primary. Report highlights student engagement and campus political activity on page 29. Dorothy Damele’s feature on page 17.
Cincinnati heart specialist Dr. Dominick Davolos warns firemen may have elevated heart disease risk. In a study of 36 firefighters in Cincinnati and nearby suburbs, 11 of 31 usable tapes showed abnormal heart activity triggered by alarm signals. He notes many retired firefighters leave the field for heart issues and calls for further study.
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