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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1973
Page
3
Oberlin police debunk a red-eyed gorilla like monster rumor after coon hunters report and a 13 year old sighting. Wellington police conclude a red eyed hairy creature was a white sheet tied to cornstalks in a nearby cornfield.
Skylab 2 crew pauses two weeks in orbit to tackle housework and minor system checks. Mission Control permits limited experiments and a first in space shower for Bean Garriott and Lousma as Garriott reports observing a solar flare earlier in the week.
A five member Governor's Task Force on Criminal Justice toured Ohio's Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville and labeled conditions a multitude of sins. They cited nude inmates and stripped personal items during shakedowns, lack of outside activity, and tense inmate guard relations, urging restoration of normal operations and improved staffing.
Judith Miles of Lexington praises Arabella the space spider as she spins a normal web in weightlessness aboard Skylab. Astronaut Owen Garriott notes rapid adaptation and hints at bringing the spiders back to Earth after a planned demise.
Executors prepared to hand over 1.071 million dollars to the U S government as the McIntosh will directs. Robert Hunter McIntosh of Winter Park Florida died April 16 1972 leaving the residue to the United States with thanks for the country. U S Treasurer Romana Banuelos to receive the inheritance in Orlando Florida after taxes, with a letter of appreciation accompanying delivery.
AP reports the U S Army Europe headquarters ordered the 8th Infantry Division to stop a dissidence surveillance program aimed at both soldiers and civilians. The directive, dated July 23, was rescinded as guidance in Army regulations suffices, with concerns shifting to espionage and sabotage risks.
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