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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1977
Page
7
At Pasadena's Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists planned a remote control repair on Voyager 2 to extend a sunward instrument boom. Ground controllers, not receiving a confirmatory signal, think the arm did not fully extend and would use small thrusters and charges to release a dust cover and trigger the hinge.
Defense Minister Mark Partridge says Rhodesia will reject any British American peace plan that disbands white government armed forces. He notes black leaders may balk at proposals to disarm guerrillas and break up Rhodesia’s security forces. Partridge’s remarks curb hopes for a constitutional route to black rule.
The U S Court of Appeals overturned a district ruling blocking $1.13 billion in federal leases for the Baltimore Canyon area, signaling a start to exploratory oil drilling off Long Island and the New Jersey Delaware and Maryland coasts by year end. Interior Secretary Andrus welcomed the decision and promised a new environmental statement before drilling begins.
Thunder Cloud and Touch the Sky, two escaped pet buffalo, died after a six hour pursuit by state troopers and volunteers who tranquilized them to keep them from Interstate 15. Owner Frank Mix watched as wildlife officers attempted revive them after they broke through 21 fences and crossed the Jordan River.
Barbara Franklin of the Consumer Products Safety Commission says aerosol can makers are dragging their feet on a safer spray device. The commission will not push mandatory standards yet citing industry readiness, with 1300 annual eye injuries linked to sprays. Kushner noted a $50 000 study cost and industry turnover over a billion dollars. The safety device could add three to fifteen cents per can.
The Carter administration reports nearly $3.4 billion in overseas arms deals since taking office seven months ago. The Pentagon notified Congress of plans to sell $1.1 billion in weapons and logistics training to five countries.
Robert C. Smith 58 of Springhill Louisiana, a World War II veteran, was chosen as national commander of the American Legion at the Denver convention which closed Thursday.
Vital records show births to Garland Reno in Germantown a boy Steven Sabota in Trenton a boy and Donald McLaughlin in Franklin a girl. Dismissals include Amanda Binnix Ray Donahoe Eugene Denton Mrs Stanley Glenn Jr Jack McGuire and Horace Fuller with visiting hours posted Monday to Saturday 11 am to 2 pm and 5 to 8 pm.
In Gallipolis Ohio officials traced the typhoid case to the patient’s roommate who was found to be a carrier. Doctors said the roommate showed no symptoms and was being treated for the condition.
The Postal Service reevaluates halting Saturday mail deliveries after Postmaster General Benjamin Bailor says a comprehensive public opinion study is planned before any service reduction.
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