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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1977
Page
3
Dayton police consider a work slowdown and faster ticketing as 479 officers press for higher pay and better benefits. Union negotiators and city officials met for about three hours with no comment on progress. The city recently faced a 59 hour fire protection walkout, and officers warn of possible action before any strike.
Actor Walter Pidgeon is recovering from brain blood clot removal at St. John's Hospital in Los Angeles. He was in intensive care and, barring complications, on the way to recovery according to a hospital spokesman.
Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito, the world’s oldest and most-traveled leader, reaches Moscow for talks with Brezhnev en route to China and North Korea. He is expected to press Brezhnev to uphold independence principles for all Communist parties from last summer’s East Berlin summit.
The jury in the mail fraud racketeering trial of Gov Marvin Mandel and five co defendants remained deadlocked after 49 hours of deliberation. They planned a sixth day of talks with public silence for about 72 hours. Judge Robert L Taylor said he would not immediately address the seven men and five women jurors.
The Marble Cone fire weighing 204 square miles on the central California coast may be contained within a few days as back burning lines prove effective. It has burned 130 500 acres in Los Padres National Forest and nearby private land and is reported 60 percent contained with hopes for full tie-in by Thursday. Six other fires remain burning statewide.
President Carter starts a week of rest and work at Camp David in western Maryland with Rosalynn and family. He intends to focus on tax revision and government reorganization while also supporting the Panama Canal agreement and maintaining White House duties.
Robert F. Dreyer tenders his resignation as director of the Transportation Research Center. Gov James A. Rhodes has not accepted the letter dated Aug 10, noting ongoing work and a possible major research contract. Dreyer cites the transfer of fiscal control to the state Controlling Board as the reason, saying it affects the board’s dominant function and non duplication of government efforts.
The Carter administration is briefing former President Gerald Ford and his secretary of state on the new Panama Canal agreement to win Republican support for the pact.
Gov James A Rhodes signed an emergency measure to revamp Ohio welfare planning for Title XX funds and ensure county welfare departments participate after HEW approval. Sponsor Rep John A Begala says Ohio has lost up to 100 million in Title XX funds due to poor planning. The same day he also signed programs for pediatric medicine at state assisted medical schools with 365 000 dollars appropriated. Nov 15 is the effective date for these acts. Affected bills also simplify school board hiring powers and tax appeal rules while real estate title statute clarifications gain Nov 15 effectiveness.
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