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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1970
Page
1
Associated Press surveys Soviet gender roles noting Marxist aims of emancipation clash with reality. Women, about half of the labor force, perform heavy labor and men dominate bureaucracy. Despite constitutional guarantees and many professionals, a small minority of 130 million women hold prominent roles while nurseries and state labor norms shape daily life.
Vice President Spiro Agnew said U S forces could leave South Korea within five years after the modernization of Seoul’s armed forces, a stance disclosed during his Asian trip amid talks with President Park Chung Hee. He noted the plan depends on Korea achieving military and economic balance and hinted details would be settled in forthcoming talks.
Bomb threats disrupted a Twins Red Sox game in Bloomington and citywide, with over 17 700 evacuated. A threatening call aimed to explode at 9 30 p m prompted brief evacuation before no bombs were found and Boston won 1 0. Police traced the call to a Metropolitan Stadium booth while other threats hit the Star Tribune Leamington Hotel and the public library.
Chief Justice Warren Burger announced the Supreme Court will hear Oct 19 a challenge to the Voting Rights Act of 1970 aiming to lower the voting age to 18. The case tests the act’s constitutionality, literacy tests, and a 30 day residency rule for presidential elections.
Harriet Frances Leeb, a 20 year old South Euclid girl charged with arson in an Ohio State University dormitory fire that killed two coeds, will stay in Lima State Hospital after Dr G N Wilson withdrew a release request. Franklin County prosecutors opposed any release and cited continued treatment needs.
Cincinnati will keep two patrolmen on every cruiser and authorize calling off duty officers into service. Patrolman Edmund Schindler was shot Sunday and remains in serious condition. City Manager Richard Krabach said the safety of officers is top priority and that recruitment will be increased to 948 maximum. The homicide squad is investigating the shooting as citizens urge more protection.
Palestinian guerrillas and Jordanian security men fought in downtown Amman. One guerrilla was killed and three civilians wounded. Eyewitnesses described gunfire from both sides as police and army patrols intervened.
Ohio State University President Novice G Fawcett told the OSU Faculty Council that faculties face scrutiny as a test of tenure and teaching norms. He cited House Bill 1219 granting a Regents appointed officer to review campus disorder cases and suggested creating an ombudsman office to handle student grievances.
Sunny Thursday brings highs in the mid to upper 80s and light winds. Tonight will stay fair with lows around 60 as conditions ease into a warm Friday with partly cloudy skies.
An accident where a rubber band fell into an office computer leads to a quirky tale of the device making impulsive choices. The incident underscores lighthearted tech mishaps in workplace routines.
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