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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1971
Page
12
Giovanni Leone, a Christian Democrat and Naples criminal lawyer, won Italy’s presidency with 518 votes on the 23rd ballot, ending a 15 day deadlock marked by parliamentary fights. Pietro Nenni trailed with 8 votes as the Socialist candidate.
A nationwide forecast shows little chance of a white Christmas outside West mountain regions and scattered northern areas. Mild autumn warmth prevails from the eastern Rockies to the Appalachians while a Pacific storm brings wind and rain from Los Angeles to Seattle and heavy snow in portions of the Sierra Nevada.
The Christmas tree in Black Clawson Co lobby grows with employee made decors. Lorne LaJune notes staff decorations including a ribbon tree, gold painted shavings, styrofoam flowers, upholstery fringe snowflakes, and Joe Baxter Jr adds a twisted silver paper strip invention.
Tyrone Howard, 21, is charged with second degree murder in the stabbing death of John E. Fitzpatrick who was waiting with his children to see Santa at Higbee's. Prosecutor Evertt Chandler says no first degree murder evidence exists and that witnesses describe an initial dispute over obscene language and an ensuing knife attack. A stocky woman in a rust colored coat is sought after taking the weapon. she vanished into the Crown Center crowd after the slaying Tuesday night.
State Police urge motorists to avoid the Kentucky Turnpike section of Interstate 65 near Elizabethtown and Shepherdsville toll booths. Detours include I-75 from Cincinnati to Lexington, US 60 to the Blue Grass Parkway, and I-65 at Elizabethtown. I-65 in Louisville widens to six lanes with speed limit 50 mph. A three foot median strip is added on I-75 south of Covington. Interstate 64 remains incomplete between Lexington and Frankfort, with US 60 at 50 mph and a rough connecting route north of Grayson toward the Boyd County line.
Hamilton-Butler County commissioners approved rezoning about seven acres along the east side of Ohio opposite Rockdale Road at Leigh Products Inc. to allow a woodworking showroom type plant for kitchen cabinet manufacture. No objections were raised to changing from agricultural to general industrial use.
Cheyenne Wyoming AP reports Minuteman missile launch control officers at 20 remote sites near Cheyenne will have permission for their families to join them for Christmas dinner. Fresh turkey will replace the usual frozen meals this year.
An oily hide coated with air filled hairs forms a heavy winter overcoat for the caribou. The thick pelage helps insulation against cold and wind in harsh northern habitats.
Washington AP The Cost of Living Council rejects immediate controls on interest rates, opting for voluntary restraints instead. Rep Wright Patman denounces the move as a holiday greeting to borrowers. The action comes as the Postal Service announces a 23.9 percent third class rate hike effective January, with prior delays tied to a wage price freeze. The Price Commission also trims a proposed 22 percent Blue Cross-Blue Shield rise for federal workers. The council expects rates to rise modestly as the economy improves, but mortgage and consumer loan rates should stay affordable for households.
Ford Motor Co. applied to the Federal Price Commission for an additional 1.5 percent price increase on its cars and trucks to offset higher steel and labor costs and to cover costs for improved seat belt systems. The raise would raise a $3000 auto by about 45 dollars and could be selective by model.
Maurice Chevalier, 83, spent a good night after another treatment with a kidney machine at Necker Hospital. He has been hospitalized with a kidney ailment since December 13 and his overall condition was unchanged today.
Officials found gaily wrapped packages missing from the outdoor Christmas tree at KEMAH City Hall. The thieves probably fled with items destined for townspeople, ending the holiday display in a puzzling theft.
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