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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1969
Page
1
A new leak in the Industrial Canal near Robertson Street threatens a residential area as water erodes a hole under a Coast Guard building. Officials say the surge followed a wind shift after Hurricane Camille and the canal serves as a key link between the Mississippi River and the Intracoastal Waterway.
Camille hammered inland across central Mississippi with winds near 150 mph leaving at least seven dead and fears of more. Gulfport and Biloxi suffered wide devastation as communication collapsed and bridges, roads, and utilities failed.
Lt. Gen. Julian J. Ewell said more enemy regiments are in position between Saigon and the Cambodian border than since May 1968. He cited five regiments in the area and seven hidden for future attacks, estimating 65 000 enemy troops around Saigon.
President Nixon nominated Federal Judge Clemente F. Haynsworth Jr. of Greenville South Carolina to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He would fill the vacancy from Abe Fortas and is described as an eminent jurist with a strong record as attorney and public citizen.
Federal officials warn that FHA and VA loan programs would disappear if Congress allows the 6 percent rate to return this fall. They expect action to extend the suspension, keeping the programs alive despite tight funds and rising yields.
In a Sunday interview with U S News and World Report in Seoul, Park said Korea's security will dominate talks. He claimed Kim Il Sung seeks to reunify Korea by 1970 by force and warned the United States would not withdraw from Asia quickly. Topics suggested include boosting South Korea's armed forces, new trade channels for Korean exports, and reassessing American posture in Asia.
Cape Town death confirmed for Philip Blaiberg, the world’s longest surviving heart graft patient, as autopsy results pending. Barnard cautions heart transplants are palliative and ultimately fail from rejection. Blaiberg’s death attributed to heart failure with kidney and pneumonia complications.
Crisis shifts to talks as British troops keep a fragile peace in Belfast and Londonderry. Prime Minister Harold Wilson plans Irish proposals, while the U N considers peacekeeping roles. Dublin demands UN action, and Protestant Catholic tensions persist amid riots and casualties.
The forecast expects mostly cloudy skies with showers or thundershowers tonight into Tuesday. Highs reach the upper 80s and lows around the upper 70s. Wednesday will be partly cloudy and cooler. Middletown’s yesterday high was 82 with a 71 overnight low. Weekend rainfall totaled 42 inches.
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