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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1970
Page
1
A playful North Pole tale shows Santa lifting the speed limit as eight reindeer pull a heavy sled. Santa jokes about weight, penguins seek Florida, and elf Cluny gifts a world angel of peace to guide every home tonight.
The Arctic outbreak freezes large parts of the midcontinent with subzero readings from the Dakotas to Wisconsin and Illinois. Heavy snow and freezing rain affect regions from Louisiana to New England as strong winter winds intensify warnings. Interstate reports note Record lows at International Falls and Hibbing Minnesota while Florida reports seven degrees above?
AP notes a 24 hour halt in offensive actions across South Vietnam beginning 6 p.m. Saigon time with Cambodia and Laos exempt from the truce. Viet Cong upholds a 72 hour cease-fire starting earlier, while initial clashes occur. Casualty tallies show Americans at 44,167 killed in action and 8,990 nonhostile deaths, plus 1,431 missing or captured. South Vietnamese losses at 266 dead and 686 wounded.
President Nguyen Van Thieu noted a drop in American forces in Vietnam in a Christmas message to about 339,200 GIs, 135,200 fewer than last year. He predicted further reductions as Vietnamese in arms take on more duties and civilians aid self defense. He also pledged effort for POWs and missing servicemen, in a message taped for U.S. families.
The article explains the fudge factor and immediacy of risk as scientists justify recalls and bans. It notes the tuna mercury recall and swordfish mercury findings, with FDA stating no immediate health hazard. It also covers NTA detergent bans amid future risks, stressing precaution over immediate danger.
President Nixon said his agents are scouting gifts with friends in New York to know what he wants for Mrs Nixon. He has not seen the exact purchase yet but knows the cost and plans to give books for Christmas. He mentioned reading a book.
President Nixon and Mrs. Nixon greeted Japanese reporters at a White House Christmas reception. Nixon praised Japanese literacy and reading, spoke briefly about his musical past, and shared carols with guests. He noted learning piano from childhood and performing excerpts of Brahms and Bach.
Martha Mitchell gains fame in Washington with a slim compilation of her remarks titled On With the Wind. Ballantine Books published the volume, with Amram Ducovny as writer and Peter Green as illustrator. The pages include quotes about her husband Attorney General John Mitchell, Margaret Mead, and Washington life, ending on her plea for meaningful questions.
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