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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1969
Page
1
Washington AP reports the first military draft lottery in 30 years drew attention but a sense of tedium and fate, with many young men watching numbers and unsure of the impact on careers and personal lives as the process unfolds on Page 3.
U S military reports 30 enemy artillery rocket and mortar attacks in 24 hours killing seven Americans and wounding 19. Despite heavy toll only two attacks hit U S units, with some casualties at South Vietnamese bases. A 15 round mortar barrage hit the U S 1st Air Cavalry Division headquarters northeast of Saigon.
A U S Army surgeon used a pocket knife as a scalpel to extract a live grenade from the left cheek area of a Viet Cong prisoner while a demolitions expert steadied his head. The operation occurred at Qui Nhon after X rays showed the grenade embedded in the sinus and the patient was flown to Tuy Hoa and then Qui Nhon for removal. The patient remained alert and in good condition. The incident followed two prior successful similar operations by American doctors.
U S and Soviet delegates held a 90 minute secret session at the Soviet Embassy in Helsinki. They agreed to meet again Friday as they push to determine if talks can curb the nuclear arms race. The preliminary round began November 17 and is expected to last another week or two.
A fire at a nursing home in Notre-Dame-du-Lac Quebec destroyed the three story wooden building on Lake Temiscouata. About 55 residents were unaccounted for. 20 were saved and 15 were hospitalized. Police said 69 residents were in care with 17 crippled or immobile. 10 staff were present. Firefighters and volunteers battled the blaze from 6 am as residents escaped by windows or sought shelter nearby.
President Georges Pompidou proposed a six point plan to reinforce the European Common Market and signaled France was favorable to admitting new members. He resisted setting a specific start date for negotiations with Britain Ireland Denmark and Norway while urging timely preparatory work. Jean Rey urged enlarging the market but left date setting to the Council of Ministers potentially by year’s end.
Eleven people including seven scientists and four contractor workers were ordered into isolation after a rubber glove rupture exposed them to moon dust during Apollo 12 rock examination at the Lunar Receiving Laboratory. Quarantine runs through December 10 as NASA continues preliminary rock analysis and astronauts return from the South Pacific splashdown.
Ohio health officials warn that dangerous toys threaten children with 700000 yearly injuries nationwide. The only strong safeguards are UL safety seals and parental vigilance, as Ohio laws require stuffing disclosures only for stuffed toys. Report dangerous toys to the state office for testing and store alerts.
Former U.S. Senator Daniel Brewster of Maryland faces federal charges of accepting 24500 in bribes from Spiegel Inc for votes on postal rate legislation. Spiegel and its lobbyist Cyrus T. Anderson were indicted. Brewster was not. Brewster has been living in Ireland since leaving the Senate.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Wednesday with warmer temperatures tonight. Lows in the 30s and a turn to colder conditions on Wednesday with highs in the 40s. Yesterday's high reached 37 and this morning's low was 21. Spiegel, a major third class mailer, faces four counts of payments to influence Brewster and one count of paying the senator for action on pending legislation. Conviction on all five counts could bring up to 62 years in prison and 90 thousand dollars in fines. charges against the mail order house and Anderson carry similar penalties if convicted.
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