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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1977
Page
16
Washington specialists assess structural condition and repairs after a weekend fire that damaged the top two floors of the U S Embassy in Moscow. Ambassador Toon says security not breached. Soviet firefighters fought the blaze Friday night with no injuries reported.
Judge Leonard Farkas will preside over jury selection for Roosevelt Watson in the Daw son Five murder case. Farkas has no firsthand knowledge and took over after Judge Geer requested relief amid emphysema flareups. Defense argues the indictments were unjust and framed by Terrell County power structure.
Assistant air traffic controllers halt a four day walkout at six of seven British airports at midnight as talks continue. Prestwick and London also see ongoing slowdowns with potential cross border action aimed at Western Europe. French and Spanish controllers may be drawn into coordinating actions.
The United States and Japan restarted negotiations in Tokyo over Japan's proposed nuclear reprocessing plant at Tokai Village. Washington opposes the plant's operation due to potential plutonium production. Japan relies on U S enriched uranium under a bilateral treaty and seeks approval for disposal and reprocessing of used fuel.
Australian ministers defend beef hygiene after a U S report linked possible salmonella illness to Australian cattle. Ian Sinclair says contamination may arise from handling after processing, while Barry Cassell argues U S processing flaws caused the outbreak and accuses America of using it to cut Australian beef imports.
Reuven Feldman a 30 year old Israeli is held on charges that he passed military secrets to the Egyptians while living in California. Police say Feldman spent years in the United States visited the Egyptian Consulate in San Francisco and revealed military secrets. He was arrested when he returned to Israel on Aug. 5.
In Pretoria today Ambassador Andrew Young and British Foreign Secretary David Owen met Prime Minister John Vorster to press Rhodesia mediation. Police removed scattered placards saying Young is our enemy as the leaders pursued Vorster's help to push Ian Smith toward a new British American plan.
Rand Daily Mail quotes security police saying they disrupted an ANC and SACP led invasion plan. Bases near Johannesburg and Durban were wiped out and numerous infiltrators captured with caches of Russian arms including machine guns rocket launchers and grenades. Brig. Coetzee said the network was smashed and routes exposed with recruits identified.
Bert Lance director of the Office of Management and Budget meets with President Carter in the Oval Office to discuss how much the government can pay its civil servants. Aides say Labor Secretary Ray Marshall and Civil Service Commission Chairman Alan Campbell joined the session amid debate over Lance’s qualifications.
Wisconsin Democrat Senator Proxmire said Lance broke no laws but should face laws on certain actions. He declined urging resignation yet questioned Lance's role as head of the Budget and suggested stepping aside could be appropriate while noting Lance's integrity amid the Georgia banker scandal.
The U S comptroller of the currency on August 18 found unsound banking practices by Lance but cleared him of criminal wrongdoing. An Associated Press report noted Lance pledged the same collateral for separate loans from two banks. White House spokesman Jody Powell called it an innocent mistake. The New York Times said Lance did not disclose all financial holdings in a Senate net worth statement before his confirmation hearings. Dietsch denied the claim, stating Lance disclosed everything required by Carter and the committee.
New York Citys top fiscal official joined Mayor Beame in condemning an SEC report accusing Beame Goldin and others of misleading investors in municipal bonds. Goldin warned repeatedly of the cities worsening fiscal health while Beame called the charge a political hatchet job ahead of the mayoral primary. Senator Proxmire defended the SECs role saying officials did not tell the public the truth.
Four area residents joined 14,000 delegates at the Veterans of Foreign Wars national convention in Minneapolis. Sam Warmoth and John Lovely represented VFW Post 3809 along with Joyce Warmoth and Francis Lovely from Auxiliary 380. Resolutions urged U S sovereignty over the Panama Canal, development of the cruise missile, Navy strengthening, and construction of the B l bomber.
Ohio 4-H youths participate in training puppies for Pilot Dogs of Columbus. Each member raises a puppy from weaning, teaches house manners, then returns the dog at about one year for four months of formal training. After graduation the dog is paired with a blind recipient at a ceremony. The 4-H member attends and meets the recipient.
Estherville residents await a three day Harvest of Value Days carnival that vanished after leaving Marshall Minnesota. Dan Bubb of the chamber of commerce says he cannot locate the carnival with Alma Kansas as its listed home base and fears displeased children.
At 8 35 a m a fire call from 129 S Heinkle Road sent Martha Baldwin aged 77 to hospital with fall pains. At 8 34 a m a crash at 640 N University Blvd sent Annette Accurso aged 20 to hospital shaken after an auto accident. At 3 02 a m 300 S Sutphin St Lizzy Talley 82 suffered face and arm cuts from a fall and was treated and released. At 6 15 p m 1320 Reynolds Ave emergency run with no transport. At 3 17 p m Senior Citizens Building James Saylor 66 2008 Sheffield St back and side pains after fall from a truck to hospital admitted in fair condition. At 10 04 a m No 1 fire station Jack Eichelberger 13 1517 Flemming Road pains to hospital. At 3 34 a m 327 Webster St Jerry Slaton 33 ill to hospital. At 12 09 a m 600 N Verity Parkway Elsie Hill 59 ill to hospital treated and
Evangelist Bobby Bicknell of Franklin hosts revival starting Sunday August 28 at 7 30 nightly at Free Pentecostal Church of God 110 Oxford State Rd. Lebanon fairgrounds host Chevy Show and Swap September 4 from 8 a m to 3 p m with trophies awarded.
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