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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1978
Page
1
Sandy Kupper at 20 becomes Detroit's first female firefighter badge 1437 after Fire Academy. She endured hazing and hostile jokes during probation yet says she survived and will not back down. Her lone injury was a minor nail puncture. she plans to stand up to harassment.
Coloma Michigan AP report states John Frost 38 an employee of Consumers Asphalt Co. removing snow in South Bend Indiana was shot and seriously wounded by Tommy W Dent a resident upset over snow dumped in front of his home after a January blizzard.
An armed hijacker who had taken a Tupolev 134 from East Berlin to Prague surrendered to police after the aircraft landed at Frankfurt. He carried a suitcase claimed to contain a bomb, but no device was found. He sought political asylum in West Germany. nationality not immediately known. The plane carried 42 passengers and a crew of three.
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat warned that Israel clings to old security ideas but said he agreed with President Carter to resume negotiations on a declaration of principles. A US intermediary will shuttle between Cairo and Jerusalem while talks proceed, with Sadat pressing for broader settlement talks and regional aid.
United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller voiced optimism that a tentative settlement may be within reach as the 63 day coal strike nears a potential end. Mediation efforts continue with federal mediators and bargaining representatives, while key economic issues remain unsettled. Rail and mining actions in Kentucky and West Virginia show tense picket lines but no major disturbances as talks resume.
In Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. halted shipments of non-union coal after a weekend of clashes as miners and IBEW members blocked deliveries and a court order was defied. About 40 United Mine Workers picketed Conesville, a worker was injured by a brick, and a Coshocton miner was arrested for criminal mischief. Ohio University received state stockpile coal escorted by Highway Patrol with no incidents, enough to last through the month.
Fire inspector Raymond Hammond calls the St Louis Fire Department headquarters a fire hazard with extremely hazardous violations. The three story brick building has blocked exits and improper storage of flammables. Fire Chief Charles Kamprad says many issues will be fixed with a new academy and seeks funds for immediate safety upgrades.
Southbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Lebec California are blocked by a mudslide three to four feet deep that covers more than half a mile of highway and leaves oranges scattered across the road. Crews say it will take several days to clear.
In Taylorville Illinois the town faces ending its 75 year old central steam heating system used by 85 stores and offices on the square plus 90 homes. Hartzell Givens president of the Heat Cooperative warns switching to electricity may raise costs and emphasizes higher insulation as savings.
Snow flurries persist in Middletown with drifting winds tonight. Lows near zero, high Tuesday around 20 under partly sunny skies. Morning low was 3, yesterday’s high 26, about an inch of snowfall recorded. Extended outlook shows fair weather Wed Thu, chance of snow Friday. Lows teens, highs low 20s to mid 30s.
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