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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1971
Page
10
N W Ayer & Son says a 13 week $10.6 million campaign using modern radio and TV ads raised enrollments in armor artillery and infantry seven fold. Enlistments totaled 7642 during the period versus 1039 in the same period of 1970, with GI imagery and a Tonight Army Wants to Join You slogan.
Four police officers were acquitted on civil rights charges in the killings of two unarmed Mexican men, Guillermo and Guillardo Sanchez, during a mistaken raid in San Leandro. The verdict was delivered after three days of deliberations.
Industry Week reports a drought in new steel orders will last two to three months due to sluggish economy and high stockpiles. Forecasts show mills shipping four million net tons this month and five million in September, with prices rising about 8 percent and potential plant consolidations.
In Greater Cleveland, several thousand workers including some white collar staff were laid off after a new United Steelworkers contract was reached. Industry spokesmen cited stockpiling and slack demand for reduced production, with recalls expected when orders rise. Republic Steel confirmed early retirements for supervisory staff near retirement age as part of the downturn.
A Trenton man Orville Christman 24 was treated at Mercy Hospital Hamilton for mouth lacerations after his car left Ohio 127 near Seven Mile and struck an embankment. State patrol said he was northbound at 615 am attempting a left turn when loss of control caused the crash.
Vandals broke a rear window and slashed the top of a 1966 convertible Saturday night in a parking lot at LeSourdsville. The vehicle was owned by Jack Robinson of 1655 Woodview Lane Hamilton.
An advertising report touts Preparation H as effective for shrinking hemorrhoidal tissue and providing hours of pain relief. Tests across New York and Washington DC verify its benefits, with millions buying it yearly for fast, nonprescription relief.
Cincinnati AP USDA cattle market report shows 1300 head cattle and 150 calves traded with slaughter steers and heifers up 25 to 75 cents and cows scarce and steady. Bulls moved slowly amid active demand for good quality stock.
Ohio reports prices paid to country packing plants for eggs delivered to major cities. U S grades range from 41 to 49 cents per dozen depending on carton size. Poultry prices at farms show hens at 5 to 6 cents per pound. Ready to cook broilers and fryers sold by truck in Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Columbus from 26.00 to 27.25 per pound. Potatoes quoted at 3.75 to 6.50 per cwt.
New York stock prices opened narrowly higher in moderate trading as analysts warn European monetary problems may impact the market. The American Stock Exchange index rose 0.05 percent to 24.37 amid slow trading on Friday.
Delegates at the National Education Association constitutional convention approve a draft limiting administrators influence and propose minority president elections every third cycle. The plan awaits further hurdles including a spring convention, a 1972 representative assembly, and a member vote. The membership definition remains unresolved.
Administrators barred from membership in local affiliates but could belong to the state or national bodies. They would not be accepted by the NEA and within a year after the new constitution was ratified, anyone wanting to join the NEA would also have to belong to local and state associations.
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