11 Dec 1975
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1975
Page
1
Terri Addington and her sister Lisa suffer from xeroderma pigmentosa, a disorder making sunlight fatal. Doctors warn of early tumors and skin cancers with no cure, as Terri endures multiple recent operations and both parents carry the gene.
Athens County Sheriff investigates a triple homicide and one injury after a shooting at a rural house near Amesville. Victims are John Mayle 19 Richard Jago 23 and Ralph Parry 19 who was found dead in his car wearing combat gear. Neighbors report John Mitchell 26 injured with three gunshot wounds.
United Airlines cancels all scheduled flights through Christmas Eve after talks with striking machinists break off. Federally mediated negotiations with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, representing about 18,000 United workers, ended Wednesday.
Three men face murder charges as investigators uncover two more bodies near Florence expanding a rural slaying case. Sheriff Barnes confirms a 2 to 4 year old child and a young woman found near Prospect while six other victims were unearthed earlier along Highway 341. Officials note no clear link to a car theft ring and expect grand jury action in February.
Moslem forces closed in on the Holiday Inn in central Beirut amid the worst fighting of Lebanon's eight month civil war. Surrounding hotels were captured or under attack as Christian gunmen defended the Starco Center and Starco bloc. Casualty toll rose with at least 32 killed and over 70 wounded in the latest clashes. Premier Karami declared another cease fire while rival groups spurned the truce as combat raged through the night.
The 630 foot steamer Paul A Thayer ran aground off Pelle Point near Marblehead five miles east of Port Clinton in Lake Erie. All 25 aboard were safe according to the Coast Guard. The vessel owned by Kinsman Marine Transit Co. and contracted to Oglebay Norton Co. had water in the forward section and the cause was not yet determined. A Coast Guard cutter stood by to assist.
Rain is forecast for the Middletown area tonight with overnight lows in the mid 30s. Friday brings cloudy skies and highs in the low 40s, while yesterday reached 45 and fell to 29 overnight. The extended outlook calls for fair skies Saturday, rain Sunday, and snow flurries Monday.
Dekalb Illinois booster Rick Bryson impersonated Robert Redford at stadiums and hotels to wide fan cheers. He later repeated the stunt in Des Moines Iowa, signing autographs and enjoying special treatment while weighing another prank.
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