17 Aug 1972
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1972
Page
1
American planes pounded North Vietnam with about 400 strikes in a single day, marking the most intense bombing since the conflict intensified. Reports from Saigon say targets across the region faced heavy bombing as U S forces pressed the air campaign.
A summer scene in Houston features Heather Johnson preparing for unpredictable weather with a bubble umbrella and a humorous jest about a birthday suit. In Vietnam, the U.S. Command reports intensified air strikes with several raids near Hanoi, while Hanoi claims multiple American fighters shot down. no U.S. losses disclosed as rescue operations continue.
Weather summary notes partly cloudy skies with warmth and humidity. chances of showers through Friday. Tonight lows in the upper 60s to low 70s, Friday highs near the upper 80s. Weekend outlook stays warm with 80s through Monday. yesterday's high reached 9 with a low of 70 this morning.
McGovern denied and then confirmed that Pierre Salinger acted as his agent in private Paris talks with North Vietnamese negotiators about prisoners of war. The sequence created a media-driven question over trust and disclosure in the campaign.
President Nixon vetoed a $30.5 billion HEW budget, arguing it exceeds his request by about $800 million for education and $900 million for health. House votes fell 203 to 171 to override, 47 short of needed two thirds, with Democrats split. McGovern denounced the veto, Kennedy criticized priorities, Mahon urged restraint.
Ohio Farm Bureau official C William Swank says Gov Gilligan endorsing the UFW boycott sustains a myth that lettuce workers are poor and embroils him in a representation dispute between unions. Swank notes workers earn 4 to 5 dollars an hour for up to 10 months and questions the value of consumer boycotts as coercive tools.
The Ohio members in the House largely split on sustaining President Nixon’s veto of a 30.5 billion spending bill for Labor and Health Education and Welfare. Votes show several R’s and D’s for and against, with some not voting, as the debate over taxes and inflation continues.
A quip notes the irony of saving money by having short arms and deep pockets, implying thrift requires paradoxical wealth.
In Rabat, Defense Minister Mohammed Oufkir killed himself less than a day after Moroccan air force rebels failed to assassinate King Hassan II. The attack damaged the king's Boeing 727, killed at least four and wounded about 25, including Tourism Minister Abderrahman el Kouhen. Royal pilots and loyal troops repelled the assault as the king remained unharmed.
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