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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1978
Page
1
Mostly cloudy and cooler tonight with a low near 60. Showers possible into Wednesday with highs in the upper 70s. Morning low 68 after yesterday's 87. Rainfall totaling 0.20 inch since yesterday. Thursday and Friday look fair with a chance of rain returning Saturday. Early highs near 80 and lows in the 50s. Saturdays high near 88 with a low around 60.
The Postal Service and three unions reach a 15 day bargaining accord under federal mediation to avert a nationwide strike. Arbitration on unresolved issues is promised by period end with possible future walkouts not ruled out. The agreement came as a strike threat loomed and a restraining order kept operations running.
Alaska pipeline project closes with a two day auction at a former Navy air base. Bidders from across the U S and several foreign countries chase machinery priced up to 160000 dollars with sales around 15 million expected. Purchases are cash and as is with no credit. A buyer from Pendleton Oregon pays 30000 dollars for a grader and jokes about potential repairs.
Public notice urges residents to call 425 7700 to report crimes or suspicious activity. The advisory emphasizes using the police number for rapid response and community safety.
U S government reports July consumer prices up 0.5 percent helped by a 0.4 percent drop in grocery costs and a 0.6 percent fall in clothing. Beef and pork prices declined while restaurant costs rose 0.4 percent amid overall inflation easing from prior months. Transportation up 0.7 percent and wages in purchasing power up 0.2 percent.
Police and Secret Service hunted a man who wrote the line the president will die Thursday beside a picture of President Carter on a hotel mirror. He knocked a maid unconscious and set a mattress on fire. Carter was vacationing near Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, about 70 miles west of Idaho Falls. Hal Thomas led the security detail and described the investigation.
More than 100 army personnel were reportedly arrested for plotting to oust President Anastasio Somoza as a general strike broadens. Authorities cite 12 officers and 85 soldiers among arrests, with others claiming over 100 including two colonels. Senate consideration of a travel authorization bill for Somoza sparks confusion over intent. A separate Idaho Falls incident details a motel confrontation involving a maid and a gunman.
A 22 year old Western Kentucky woman faces 10 to 20 years if convicted of performing an abortion on herself with a knitting needle. Maria Elaine Pitchford, a former Western Kentucky University student, is tried in Warren Circuit Court amid juror bias questioning. Prosecutors accuse her of illegal abortion and manslaughter charges, later reduced. defense argues unprecedented courtroom procedures and legal definitions.
A Wisconsin judge ruled that sacred religious duty outweighs research interests in the Elm Grove site case. Seven skeletons and artifacts dated 3 000 to 5 000 years old will be reburied, despite calls for continued scientific examination by archaeologists.
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