31 Aug 1972
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1972
Page
1
Sen. Thomas F. Eagleton, campaigning in Cape Girardeau, argues the vice president should be chosen after the presidential nominee has ten thoughtful quiet days to select his running mate. He spoke at a luncheon during his southeastern Missouri tour while stumping for Democrats.
The third of a four part series examines Middletown ill fated 422 HOPE program run by a volunteer civic group unable to solve its own problems.
A Middletown 422 HOPE hotline trace shows bitterness among organizers, with youths Steve Blazer and John Anderson defending the project against claims of unsuitable volunteers. Ex-operators cite lack of organization, all‑volunteer setup, and police harassment as factors behind morale decline and failed stabilization.
President Nixon opens mid Pacific talks with Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka at Hickam Air Force Base Hawaii focusing on Vietnam policy and a potential billion dollar trade boost from Japan. They plan two days of sessions to discuss a Japan goods order lift and broader ties plus a second term campaign boost.
Dawned as a parrot seed gag gift the blue bottom squash in the 1600 block of Taylor Ave grew into a 20 inch plus specimen weighing over 30 pounds. Neighbor and planter Deila Fultz and Lucille Cox identified it with help from Middletown Public Library. The vine surveys yard space as neighbors stop to view the unusual plant.
Police investigate a fifth dynamite cache found Monday near Eckhart Road by two Germantown youths. 71 sticks were recovered, bringing four month total to 262 in Butler and Warren counties. Bomb squad burns contents after five hours of search. motives unclear.
Communist forces struck Bien Hoa Air Base with 51 rockets before dawn injuring 35 Vietnamese and one American. Eight aircraft were damaged or destroyed and civilians suffered casualties in nearby villages. Bien Hoa serves as a forward base for U S and South Vietnamese operations and hosts multiple jet squadrons.
Fair tonight with lows in the upper 60s. Increasing cloudiness tomorrow with a chance of showers. High near 90. Yesterday's high 86 and overnight low 57.
Washington AP officials expect meat price relief for housewives as USDA notes July to August cattle prices fell 1.10 per hundredweight with more cattle fattened, signaling higher fall supply. Cattlemen blame government meddling and export limits while farm prices stay near all time highs.
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