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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1970
Page
1
An Army UH1 Huey crashed near a Da Nang shantytown killing all 12 Americans aboard. No civilians were hurt. The crew included six Army, five Navy, and one Marine. Officials said no shootdown indication. cause under investigation. The crash followed a prior Da Nang air fatality.
In Washington AP reports Congress bets Secretary Laird will not cancel the troubled F111 jet now but may cut it to the 40 aircraft requested for this year. Laird could announce his stance February 15 before the Senate preparedness subcommittee. Cancellation costs are cited as prohibitive by lawmakers.
The Democratic Policy Council backed a cautious resolution urging full U S withdrawal from Vietnam within 18 months or sooner. The 3500 word platform draft, led by W Averell Harriman, frames Vietnam as urgent yet divisive and calls for a definite withdrawal schedule linked to American interests.
The Ohio Senate advanced bills on loan interest limits amid a fight over a House exemption for VA and FHA loans. Cook proposed raising the cap to nine percent until February 28, 1971, then eight percent, while the House measure would exempt federal loans from the eight percent cap.
In Tunis the planned visit of U S Secretary of State William P Rogers was scrapped after anti American student demonstrations near the American Cultural Center. Police blocked the area as 1000 officers watched, with protesters shouting Nixon Assassin and Rogers Go Home. No violence occurred.
SAN ANTONIO AP. Apollo 12 astronauts reported medical phenomena unseen in 5,600 hours in space. Dr Charles Berry cited flashes of light with closed eyes and sensitivity to lunar dust causing chest and nasal congestion. He noted facial fullness reddened eyes and fluid pooling due to microgravity.
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for cloudy and colder weather tonight and Wednesday with a good chance for snow flurries. Lows tonight will be in the lower 20s, highs Wednesday in the mid 20s. Yesterday's high was 34 and this morning's low 29.
Fifty years ago a column humorously recalls parenting norms when child instruction was more playful than strict. The piece contrasts modern expectations with past routines, highlighting lighter social rules and family dynamics.
Attorney George Latimer argues that Lt. William L. Calley Jr remained in the Army past his discharge date due to a decision made in Washington. He contends Nixon and others pressured the case, aiming to drop charges or influence pretrial proceedings at Fort Benning.
A severe avalanche at Val d Isere in France struck a youth ski lodge during Mardi Gras holidays. Forty dead and about sixty rescued, with many injured and cars buried on a main highway. Winds 50 to 60 mph hampered rescue as two nearby buildings faced damage.
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