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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1969
Page
1
Plain clothes officer forced back by rock throwing students at UC Berkeley as dissidents singled out the policeman. Twenty students arrested and three officers injured in the clash. AP report.
Gov. Rhodes urged the Ohio legislature to upgrade six branch campuses to four year accredited state colleges including the Miami University Middletown campus. He named Ashtabula Canton Lima Mansfield and Zanesville as ready for consideration. The State of the State message also proposed a Department of Public Safety merging several crime fighting agencies and moving the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to commerce. He sought $75 million from Issue One to fund vocational programs and hinted at a 1970 U.S. Senate bid.
Saigon cancels all military leaves from Feb 10 to Feb 17 to prevent a Tet offensive. Government forces go on 24/7 duty, following last year’s Viet Cong attack. U.S. says air strikes kill 36 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong. eight American crewmen die in a Marine helicopter collision near Da Nang. Radio Hanoi reports NLF committees spreading across nine provinces and about 300 villages to admin liberated areas.
U S and South Vietnamese negotiators are weighing a three nation Asian neutral peace force to enforce any settlement. Japan Indonesia and Burma are most mentioned. North Vietnam and Viet Cong not involved in talks. The idea likely will not be raised until progress. The Geneva 1954 framework and ICC are under renewal discussions.
A US Air Force HC130 rescue plane searching for survivors of the sunken Japanese freighter Shoka Maru crashed about 70 miles southeast of Formosa. Eleven to fourteen aboard, one survivor rescued, weather harsh with 37 mph gusts as rescuers divert to the crash site.
The decision to raise congressional pay by 12500 is left to the House where veto chances are slim. A Rules Committee hearing on several scuttling resolutions was scheduled. If no veto occurs before Lincoln's birthday recess, the pay hike and other top salaries could take effect February 14. Senate members debated the issue with mixed votes and strong opinions on fiscal impact.
The Defense Department named two Ohioans among Vietnam War casualties. Army Pfc. Russell H. Ellis of Columbus was killed in action and Marine Pfc. Michael P. Rice of Cleveland died of non hostile causes.
Forecast shows cloudy conditions with a chance of light snow tonight or Thursday morning. Tonight's lows near the lower 20s, with little temperature change expected Thursday. Yesterday peaked at 44 degrees and this morning opened around 26.
Nick Dallas, a 60 year old Greek immigrant who ran a neighborhood grocery for 20 years, closes his doors after three recent armed robberies in two weeks. He laments shoplifting and robberies that left him unable to profit and fears for his safety as he leaves the store behind memories and a dilemma about his future.
The Navy revived jet interceptor plans with Grumman awarded a four year 928 million contract to develop the F-14 a swing wing fighter intended to replace the failed F111B. Officials aim to keep weight under 60000 pounds using titanium to improve carrier viability and plan eventual production of up to 463 aircraft at about 7.3 million each.
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