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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1970
Page
1
Ohio State University faced violence as National Guardsmen were called in after five youths were shot and 236 people arrested. University President Novice Fawcett vowed to keep the campus open while security forces restored order.
Middletown City Manager Dan W. Kothe will retire June 30 after serving since 1964. He announced the move to the City Commission caucus and may stay beyond June 30 at their request. No successor plans exist yet and Dudley Inwood said a search will be announced soon.
National Guardsmen activated by Gov. Rhodes to secure truck routes in northeastern and southwestern Ohio. About 3,700 guardsmen joined by air support patrol main routes and overpasses to safeguard critical supplies while talks with labor leaders proceed.
President Nixon will address the nation at 9 p.m. EDT to justify U.S. military support for a South Vietnamese operation in Cambodia amid congressional criticism. The move drew bipartisan protests. a House vote on blocking ground troops was set, and Senate leaders warned of broader war expansion.
Forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for variable cloudiness and warm humidity. Tonight and Friday bring a chance of showers with lows in the mid 60s and highs in the mid to upper 80s. Saturday looks cooler with a chance of showers and less heat.
A South Vietnamese armored task force entered Cambodia advancing 24 miles and seizing a town once held by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces. U S advisers and air strike support backed over 15 000 troops in a pincer move to hit North Vietnamese base camps amid reported Viet Cong and NVA casualties. Two American advisers were wounded in the operation.
Israeli troops repelled an Egyptian raid across the Suez Canal before dawn and sank four boats. No casualty figures were released and the clash marked the third attempted crossing in five days. Israel pressed bombardment along the canal as Nixon ordered a bold Middle East intelligence review.
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