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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1969
Page
1
A new solar observatory OSO 6 rocketed into orbit from Cape Kennedy at 3 52 am EDT atop a Delta rocket. The $12 million craft will study solar flares and sunspots with seven experiments to observe high energy ultraviolet X ray and gamma ray particles occulted by Earth's atmosphere.
Pan Am and a union reached a settlement with federal mediators shortly after midnight. Ratification meetings are to be completed by Monday afternoon, with airline service to resume early Tuesday if the three year contract is approved. The strike affected 7500 workers and caused cancellations for outbound cargo and passenger flights while U.S. bound service remained largely intact.
President Nixon proposes a federal income guarantee of 1600 dollars a year for a family of four with supplements to 3920 as earnings rise, replacing aid to dependent children and expanding welfare to 22.4 million. Revenue sharing and state local control shift begin 1971 with work incentives and day care.
The United States expelled Soviet diplomat Igor Andreyev on spy charges, while Russia ousted American Milton Kovner, an embassy economic counselor in Moscow. Andreyev had long worked in the United Nations area and was accused of intelligence activities in New York. details were not released. Kovner, 39, had recently arrived in Moscow after serving in the State Department intelligence section.
Wet weather is forecast for the Miami Valley tonight and tomorrow with showers and scattered thundershowers. Lows in the 60s and a Sunday high around 80, with partly cloudy skies expected.
The 108th Ohio General Assembly adjourned after passing a $2.27 billion education tax bill, a strengthened black lung measure, and a $414.7 million capital improvements package. Lawmakers debated education funding, local government, fair housing, Sunday liquor sales, and water fluoridation, then scheduled Aug 18 and Sept 11 returns to handle vetoes and housekeeping.
A light quip notes fears of machines gaining power but suggests organizing them into committees as a humorous solution. The remark frames tech progress with human control and satire.
A heavily armed man identified as 34 year old Charles Haygood killed five people in a Birmingham area church campground before shooting himself after a four minute gun battle with about 50 officers. The victims included a pastor, a neighbor, and his elderly parents. one bystander survived. Police used tear gas to gain entry after a lengthy standoff.
Paris reports a 12 percent devaluation of the franc to strengthen the economy. The franc rises to 17.0 U.S. cents, with the dollar at 5.55419 francs, and tourists gain while French goods seem cheaper abroad.
Houston reports final blood samples will decide if Apollo 11 crew Arm strong Aldrin and Collins may leave quarantine Sunday or Monday. The 21 day period began after moon landing. Release depends on International Agency for Back Contamination review and Berry will report Sunday. No harmful organisms found in moon soil.
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