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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1970
Page
1
The FTC urged posting octane ratings at gas pumps after complaints drivers can’t obtain clear information. Low octane can cause premature engine detonation and piston damage, while high octane wastes money. Industry oppose details, but manufacturers already note octane in manuals.
Israeli and Egyptian jets traded strikes across the northern Suez Canal as Cairo hosted a summit of Israel's Arab foes. The 75 minute raid targeted Egyptian military sites during the close of talks, underscoring tensions in the war.
Moroccan Foreign Minister Boutaleb met with Secretary Rogers in Rabat to press concern over renewed American arms shipments to Israel. Rogers called talks friendly and planned further meetings with Moroccan leaders including Prime Minister Saraki and King Hassan II.
Aleksandr Vassileyvish Tikhomirov, 37, a Soviet employee at the United Nations, remains jailed on an FBI complaint alleging conspiracy with Russian agents since January 4, 1969, to obtain U.S. defense information. State Department FBI and Soviet mission decline comment.
FBI probes bombing of two General Electric facilities in New York City with no injuries. A third bomb was found and defused at GE headquarters in Midtown Manhattan as investigations continue into a linked vandalism claim tied to protest of war production. police cited no immediate link between incidents.
Officials traced an oil slick washing ashore on South Beach Martha's Vineyard killing hundreds of birds. Volunteers washed birds at MSPCA shelters then released them. many died. A second slick near Nantucket 150 yards long was reported but not seen as shoreline threat.
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for cloudy skies and colder tonight with lows in the 20s. Tuesday will be partly cloudy with a good chance of a few snow flurries. Highs Tuesday in the mid 30s. Cloudy and much colder Wednesday with a good chance of snow flurries. Yesterday's high was 39 and morning low 33. About 0.49 inch of rain fell over the weekend.
Senator Frank Moss criticizes the governments fire safety rules as old and weak as hearings open on the Marietta Ohio Harmer House Convalescent Center fire that killed 32. He cites textile testing limits under the Flam mable Fabrics Act and calls for tougher regulations and a carpet fire test overhaul.
Viet Namese spokesmen say U S and government forces killed at least 117 North Vietnamese and captured six in a four day battle in the Plain of Reeds. The fight, part of Tet cease fire, involved American helicopter assaults and Green Beret advisers with air support. No U S casualties reported. A separate blast damaged Saigon's National Press Center.
The Cambodian government holds a U S river patrol boat and five U S Navy men after a border crossing 100 miles west of Saigon. Navy sources say currents and alcohol aboard a barge misdirected the crew. Washington requested release. a prior similar incident occurred in 1968 with eleven soldiers and a South Vietnamese private.
In Cincinnati 1500 AFSCME workers return to work after a 34 day strike while Hamilton County Common Pleas Court weighs challenges to the city agreement. Attorneys seek intervention to drop contempt charges against three union officials tied to the picketing.
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