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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1968
Page
5
A ribbon cutting was held today to open the 4.8 mile US 52 bypass of Wheelersburg Ohio. The new road extends south from near Ohio 140 east of Portsmouth improving traffic flow.
Chicago officials and national figures react to the 343 page presidential commission staff report on the demonstrations. Mayor Daley praises police actions and urges wide distribution while noting the summary could mislead if used alone. Rep. Percy calls the events a mockery of an orderly society and seeks clear guidelines for the future.
Middletown baton twirlers dominate in Xenia at a weekend USTA contest winning four events. Lu Ann Evans aged 15 took first in advance solo, fancy strutting, senior two-baton for 3-year-olds and over, and the senior twirloff while Virgena Downs led beginners in the 11-year-old group.
The Associated Press reports at least 754 traffic deaths over four days from Wednesday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight, the highest holiday toll on record. Hazardous driving persisted amid rain or snow nationwide, surpassing the 1966 record of 748.
Ohio Amone Losers reports 44 deaths on highways over the 102 hour Thanksgiving weekend. Eight multiple fatality crashes including a six fatality event worsened by wet roads. Weather and wet highways likely contributed to the high toll, surpassing the 42 deaths during the Fourth of July weekend.
Readers are urged to join the Union Sanitary sweepstakes offering seven dollars in prize value across six locations. The notice promotes participation and specifies the week of entry.
State police tentatively identify two passengers as Mr and Mrs Robert Beak of Shaker Heights Ohio. The light plane en route from Teterboro New Jersey to Cleveland crashed one half mile south of Haynie in Clarion County burning after impact in a strip mine. Poor weather and foggy conditions reported by FAA DuBois office with low ceiling. witnesses described the plane clipping treetops before the crash.
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