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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1972
Page
7
In 1475 William Caxton translated a French history of Troy into English and printed it in Burges Belgium rather than England, challenging a common belief about the book's origin.
Oscar Levant, pianist, wit, and actor known for Rhapsody in Blue and The Unimportance of Being Oscar, died in his sleep in Beverly Hills after decades in film radio and stage. Authorities attributed the death to natural causes. autopsy ordered. Levant, son of a Pittsburgh jeweler, had three daughters with wife June Gale and left a legacy of music and witty memoirs.
Cape Town doctors led by Prof Christiaan Barnard performed South Africa's 12th heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital. The recipient, Martin Franzot, 53, died on the operating table. donor Roy Lattig, 23, was fatally injured in a fight. Two Barnard patients survive: Dorothy Fisher, 41, received a new heart in 1969, and Dirk Van Zyl, 45, in 1971.
NBC and CBS announce continuous gavel to gavel coverage for all GOP convention sessions from Monday to Wednesday with Cronkite Sevareid White team anchors. ABC will use unconventional coverage with nightly highlights and keynote, nominations, and taped specials hosted by Smith and Reasoner.
Huntington dropped two planned appearances when R Sargent Shriver rerouted his campaign stop to Wheeling after Tri-State Airport closed for repairs. The Delta Queen steamboat also bypassed Huntington due to fog, leaving a large crowd disappointed at the 12th Street dock.
The Roslyn School Montessori pre school at Hunter Shopping Center lists accurate fees: 20 dollars a month for two days weekly 30 dollars for three days and 40 dollars for four days. To inquire contact Mrs Sondra Ross at 423 3023 or Mrs Marilyn Van Dyne at 746 3790.
A dense schedule of TV episodes and classic movies with timings and channel segments. Highlights include The Mod Squad and Hawaii Five O airings, with films featuring Tyrone Power and Denise Darcel among others, spanning evening hours and late night blocks.
A Stuttgart based AP report notes West Germans spent 16.5 billion dollars on automobiles and upkeep in 1971. About 20 percent went to new cars, 12 percent to insurance, 28 percent to taxes gasoline and oil, and 40 percent to repairs servicing and accessories.
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