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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1969
Page
1
Boris Karloff, the British born actor famed for Frankenstein and a host of horror films, died at 81 in a London area hospital. With a 58 year career and more than 139 films, he remained a beloved figure known for his English courtesy and monster persona.
President Nixon approves pursuing a French proposal for early great power discussions at the United Nations to break the deadlock in Middle East peace efforts. He aims for parallel Soviet involvement and plans a Western European trip to Paris London Bonn and Rome. He will also seek Senate approval this week for a nuclear weapons nonproliferation treaty and push for technical talks with the USSR on missile deployment.
Reports from THE ASSOCIATED PRESS describe Israeli jets striking targets in Jordan and Gaza with claims of groundfire downing aircraft and slight Iraqi casualties. Jordanian and Iraqi officials issue counterclaims while Gaza unrest escalates with riots, police clashes, and a women’s spying conviction reshaping tensions.
Allenstown authorities press on with a large search for Debra Lee Horn who vanished from her home last Wednesday. Investigators described the case as a mission with FBI involvement possible, while blood found along Route 28 proved unrelated. Volunteers, divers, and helicopters scoured Bear Brook State Park area as family and kin held private prayers.
Viet Cong fire from canal banks cut two South Vietnamese infantry companies in the Mekong Delta, killing 28 soldiers and wounding 15 as U.S. and South Vietnamese forces pressed operations. Allied casualties totaled 11 Americans and 31 South Vietnamese dead with 43 Americans and 30 South Vietnamese wounded.
An 18 year old University of Missouri Kansas City freshman Michael T Altschul was shot to death on a South Side street Sunday night. Police say at least six witnesses watched as he attempted to escape by entering passing cars but drivers rolled up windows and locked doors. A witness described a street fight before the shooting from a range of about six feet. Two assailants fled in a waiting car after the fatal shot. A tow truck driver found him. he died later at a hospital. His parents noted he hitchhiked often. Police report six or more saw the incident, but only one came forward immediately.
Concord California AP three U S customs agents were accidentally shot during a stakeout for Lawrence Fassler. Officer Alex McLennan fired after a vehicle rammed a pursing car. Agents Gudbranson Jas saud and Wilson were wounded. Fassler was arrested on marijuana possession warrant. Police FBI investigation ongoing.
The Middletown area expects clearing and colder conditions tonight with temperatures dipping to the teens. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and cold with highs in the upper 20s. Yesterdays high reached 45 and this mornings low was 27. Rainfall during the night totaled 0.02 inches.
Columbus Ohio AP reports a state official says the National Guard will be mobilized tonight at the Ohio Penitentiary if guards proceed with a threatened strike.
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