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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1967
Page
9
John Caniff reports that door to door sales persist and evolve despite fears of violence. The industry employs about two million salespeople, earns billions annually, and shifts toward neighbors and retirees, with house parties and installment plans expanding reach and cash sales remaining dominant.
St. Louis police arrest Robert Herman Gyngard as a suspect in an auto theft. Gyngard had been stabbed to death January 5 at the Missouri Penitentiary, and Sgt. John McGahan learned the victim was his brother Herman Lloyd Gyngard, who had been imprisoned for auto theft.
State Auditor Roger Cloud said total highway violation costs in 1966 reached 4 165 071 dollars, up 472 252 from the prior year. The state’s share was 1 762 282 dollars with the remainder going to local courts as motorists paid more for traffic penalties.
The FCC, at Justice Department request, delays the ITT American Inco merger citing antitrust concerns. The order sets Feb 15 for issues and witnesses, Feb 23 for evidence, and notes the deal values between 350 and 400 million dollars. The merger would form the 20th largest US firm by assets.
The tanker Tombigbee limped into Pearl Harbor after colliding with the destroyer escort McMorris about 75 miles southeast of Honolulu Tuesday night. Two McMorris sailors were killed and seven Tombigbee crew members were injured. five treated at Tripler Army Hospital, two remained aboard the McMorris. The Tombigbee had mattresses in its bow hole to keep water out. Navy investigation to determine cause.
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