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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1971

Page

2

Jackson Says Not A Hawk But A Dove For President

Sen. Henry M. Jackson of Washington markets himself as a distinct Democratic hopeful. He travels to the South and West and Jewish communities with a theme opposing extremism and endorsing national defense. He plans a nationwide primary run, backed by labor leaders and Jewish blocs, while navigating tensions with Nixon era policy.

Washington Henry M. Jackson South Union Nixon Jackson Congress Con New York Florida North Carolina Tennessee Texas New Mexico New Hampshire Oregon U.S Israel Raleigh Russia Edmund S. Muskie Maine Sen Hubert H. Humphrey Minn

Widow of Former Pastor Grace Simmonds Dies in Ohio

Grace Story Simmonds 82 of Cincinnati formerly Middletown died after a brief illness at her Lakeside Ohio summer home. She was widow of Rev. James Simmonds former First United Methodist pastor and choir director. Survived by sister three grandchildren three great grandchildren. Services 10 am Saturday Hyde Park Community Church Cincinnati. Call Bolston Lunsford Funeral Home today 5 to 8 pm. Memorials to Hyde Park Church or Bethesda Hospital.

Grace Story Simmonds Cincinnati Middletown Lakeside Ohio Hazel Weber Hyde Park Community Church Bolston-Lunsford Hyde Park Church Bethesda Hospital

Derailed Tank Cars Explode Near Lorain County

Two derailed tank cars carrying 12 000 gallons each of acrylonitrile exploded in a rural Lorain County area near Huntington Ohio 58 crossing along the Akron Canton and Youngstown line. Officials feared cyanide gas and no injuries were reported. Fireball plumes rose over 100 feet as chemists from Goodyear evaluated the scene.

Lorain County Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Huntington Akron, Canton & Youngston Goodyear Akron

Nixon Freeze Sparks Labor Protest Over Wages

The July consumer price index rose two tenths of one percent the smallest gain in six months. Prices for clothing and transport eased while food housing medical care and recreation advanced. AFL CIO President Meany warned the freeze will hurt workers as they face inflation.

Washington Nixon Bureau of Labor Statistics Afl-Cio George Meany

Hamilton Man Charged In Theft Of Trailers

A 30-year-old Hamilton man, Mark S. Hall, was arrested on charges of receiving and concealing stolen property after Butler County police recovered three trailers a cab-over-engine tractor and a 30-30 rifle. Det. Gene Brown signed warrants related to the tractor and rifle. Another man, Albert Skinner, 65, was charged after a trailer was found on his property. The items had altered serial numbers and repainting, with the tractor hidden off Ohio 4 and spotted by a police air search.

Hamilton Butler County Gene Brown Mark S. Hall Rockford Drive Ohio 4 Here Oram Bill) Fisher Albert Skinner Cincinnati-Dayton Road West Chester Skinner Bowling Green Ohio

Ohio governor plans 10 percent cut as austerity looms

Gov. John Gilligan announced nearly 3,000 state employees will be laid off and state expenditures cut about 10 percent if the legislature does not pass an adequate budget and tax bill by Sept. 1. He warned he will rehire if a budget is approved after the deadline and said Ohio enters a new fiscal year without a permanent budget. The governor rejected deficit spending and questioned sales tax talk while GOP leaders discussed a one cent sales tax and a tax on corporate profits to fund the next two years.

Nixon Associated Press Columbus, Ohio John J. Gilligan Gilligan Ohio Charles F. Kurfess Len. Gray General Assembly Senate Ways and Means

Towed In 6 Months For Illegal Parking Here

City police in the first half of 1971 ordered the impounding of 456 vehicles mostly for illegal parking and abandonment on property. The tally shows a drop from 473 in the first half of 1970 and 879 in 1970. Miss Sue Haley records traffic bureau operations and notes two ordinances govern towing and abandonment with local wreckers in rotation.

Sue Haley Elmer's Corky's Ratliff’s Clerk of Courts

Calley Sentence Likely Reduced by Army Commander

Pentagon sources report Lt. Col. William L. Calley Jr. may have his life sentence reduced by Lt. Gen. Albert O. Connor, amid ongoing bombardment along the DMZ as U.S. forces press the Vietnam offensive.

Washington William L. Calley Jr Myi Lai 3Rd Army Albert O. Connor Pentagon U.S

Viet Tanks Battle Reds Along DMZ

South Vietnamese tanks and infantry clashed with North Vietnamese forces along the DMZ for the eighth day. Casualties reported include 37 North Vietnamese and 17 South Vietnamese soldiers with 3 wounded. Artillery movements at Fire Base Sarge near Camp Carroll were revised to South Vietnamese control.

Dmz Saigon Demilitarized Zone Cambodia Camp Carroll Carroll 1St Sarge

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