19 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1969
Page
1
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for cloudy skies and cold temperatures with a chance of snow flurries this evening. Lows will be in the lower 20s. Saturday remains partly cloudy and cold with highs around the mid 30s. Sunday stays cloudy and cold. Yesterday’s high reached 38 and this morning’s low fell to 8.
Muscovites flock to department stores for Christmas shopping in a crowded city scene. Shoppers push through multiage crowds, with imported West toys like Italian cars and English dolls selling fast. Prices run from one to 15 rubles, and Ded Moroz often delivers gifts for the New Year.
New York AP Pingree Crawford, second in command on Liberty Island, recalls a three story six room house for 35 dollars a month. He and his wife Judy and two children lived there over two years enjoying city access and a 12 acre yard. He says the island offered beauty useful views and memorable scenes including watching foreigners moved near the statue. He notes most rangers see the post as a hardship yet he enjoyed the stay and city outings.
Conferees from the Senate and House reached a tentative accord on a tax relief package raising the personal income tax exemption to 750 dollars. The agreement includes a 1100 dollar low income allowance, a higher standard deduction and social security boost, with final details pending. Senator Al Gore praised the outcome while President Nixon had objected to parts of the plan.
Crowley Louisiana AP report notes C R Reynolds of Oklahoma City seeking help from state police to locate Minnie Zeigler. The brief item hints at a missing person case with limited details and no further developments provided.
Rosalyn Newhouse, 18, daughter of a Springfield newspaper executive, was abducted by two men early today and released nearby in Agawam. Her sister said police report she is in good condition. She was found after being forced off the road while returning from work at the Springfield Union.
Two Vietnamese civilians were killed and eight wounded when a U S military truck ripped barbed wire loose near a bridge three miles northeast of Saigon. Warning flares ignited grass, triggering a bridge mine that exploded as a three wheel taxibus passed, killing or wounding occupants.
U S and South Vietnamese forces were alerted for more enemy incidents tied to two Communist anniversaries. Viet Cong rockets hit Tan Son Nhut Air Base wounding a Vietnamese woman and 17 others, while American positions suffered damage. Saigon authorities pursued launch sites as air raids intensified near the capital.
Christmas card sales featuring crayon drawings by grade school pupils, many American Indian, have saved the Pala Mission School from closing for another year. The 100000 cards at 25 cents each sold out, aiding the eight grade school serving 190 students around Rincon and Palo Indian Reservations.
Oberlin Republican Rep Charles A Mosher announced Thursday he will run for another term in Ohio 13th District. He is starting his sixth consecutive term in Congress and has served five terms to date.
Arab leaders travel to Rabat Morocco for their first summit in two years seeking a new unified war policy against Israel. President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt calls the meeting to break the stagnation after Khartoum and avoid recognizing negotiating or making peace with Israel.
In St Louis AP reports ACTION distributes over 5000 Black Christmas Plan posters urging debt avoidance and homemade gifts. The group led by Percy Green promotes staying home to celebrate with family and warns against material excess during the season. The Human Development Corporation narrowly opposed endorsing the plan while Catholic Bishop Joseph McNicholas urged unity.
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