Boy Jimmy Sievert Dies After Leukemia War
Jimmy Sievert, a leukemia patient in Fort Myers Florida, died one day after his ninth birthday. The boy received calls from President Nixon and actor John Wayne after expressing wishes to speak with them and to obtain autographed photos. Wayne discussed cowboys and his son, while Nixon offered a Super Bowl tip.
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Violence flares as truck strike cripples deliveries nationwide
Independent truckers strike idles about 20 000 workers cutting meat and produce flow in many states. Shootings and other violence rise with 14 truck shootings in Pennsylvania and up to 100 similar incidents nationwide as National Guardsmen patrol highways.
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Nixon budget aims to avert recession with energy crisis toll
President Nixon frames a $304 billion budget with a $9.4 billion deficit and an all time high defense slice of $85.8 billion. He vows to “bust the budget” to protect jobs while proposing no new taxes except a windfall levy. The plan includes $1.5 billion for energy research and expanded aid for students, transit, and Social Security. HUD to subsidize tenants in 118,000 more public housing units to steady the market.
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Federal budget earmarks $35 million for Ohio water projects
The 1975 federal budget recommends more than $35 million for Ohio water projects. Ohio will share $10.11 million with West Virginia for navigation work on the Hannibal Locks and Dam.
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Shultz Pushes Windfall Tax on Oil Profits
Former Secretary of the Treasuryescalates support for a windfall profits levy on crude oil. He proposes a temporary tax expiring in five years with rates up to 85 percent, aimed at deterring windfall gains while preserving investment and consumer price stability.
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Windfall profits measure eyed to raise billions and fund lakes
The plan estimates $3 billion to $5 billion in the first year from windfall profits with $10.1 million shared for Willow Islands Locks and Dam navigation. The rest funds five flood control projects including Paint Creek Lake $762,000 Alum Creek Lake $3.5 million Caesar Creek Lake $4.5 million Clarence J. Brown Dam $1.6 million and East Fork Lake $4.5 million.
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Saxbe urges governors to use force to stop illegal truckers
In Mechanicsburg Ohio Attorney General William B Saxbe urged governors to deploy force to halt illegal acts by striking independent truckers. He said a few truckers cannot bring down the country and called for action against those who throw debris or fire on passing trucks. He noted the strike has spread to at least 30 states over diesel prices and low freight rates and said U S attorneys will seek court confiscation of trucks used in illegal acts.
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Blind 17 year old girl survives night alone in snow
Cheryl Beem, legally blind from Anaheim, wandered from a Braille Institute trip into the San Bernardino Mountains. She spent the night at 7100 feet in subfreezing cold after exercising to stay warm, using a rope and branches for shelter, and signaling for help. Max Howell, 12, found her and guided her to Camp Osceola.
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Ohio Guard Called Up Amid Truckers Strike
Gov. Gilligan mobilizes about 900 Ohio National Guard members to armories at 8 a.m. They will act as backup to the Ohio Highway Patrol with limited convoy activity expected. George Ryan condemns the move as wasteful while noting decreased violence due to road patrols.
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Council of Independent Truckers
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Middletown Weather Outlook Forecast
Partly cloudy skies and lows in the low 20s expected in Middletown tonight with a chance of snow flurries on Tuesday. Yesterday's high reached 30 and overnight low 18 with 16 inches of rain recorded over the weekend. The extended outlook shows a chance of rain or snow Wednesday and Thursday and fair skies Friday with highs in the 40s and lows in the upper 20s.
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