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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1970
Page
1
Dee Hudson, 19, a sophomore at Ohio Dominican College in Columbus, gathers hundreds of refundable bottles to raise money for a trip to Hawaii and a reunion with her fiance, Army Sgt. Mark Hannan. She expects she will need at least 15,000 bottles to cover the trip expenses.
U S air forces unleashed B52 raids along the Ben Het Cam bodian border region in the Central Highlands with about 30 bombers striking key areas on Monday night. The strikes come as U S officials warn of possible North Vietnamese attacks from regiments 66 and 28 in the Duc Lap Bu Prang area, aiming to blunt a potential siege on Special Forces camps. American commanders say bombardment aims to reduce a continuing threat and disrupt enemy preparations.
The Phoenix plan in South Vietnam aimed to capture convert or kill Viet Cong leaders as part of pacification. Senate Foreign Relations Committee led by Sen. Fulbright opens hearings on U S aid and advisory operations in Vietnam with nine officials testifying. A staff report cites 450 advisory personnel and about 15 000 Viet Cong members neutralized in 1968 to 1969, with a rising kill ratio.
The Supreme Court plans to hear arguments on whether a judge may remove, bind and gag, or confine an unruly defendant. The cases connect to the Chicago 7 and a Chicago armed holdup defendant, William Allen, with remarks and contempt findings prompting appeals.
Col. Dee Ingold becomes acting director succeeding Gen. Lewis B. Hershey. Hershey told newsmen that Ingold plans no immediate changes to the draft system but expects to implement his own approach and staff once in command.
Demonstrations flared in California and New York after Chicago riot conspiracy defendants were sentenced for contempt. About 2,000 in New York and 1,000 in Berkeley clashed with police while 2,000 in San Francisco rallied peacefully over Judge Hoffman’s weekend Chicago sentences.
Federal jury nears verdict on seven men charged with riot conspiracy tied to the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Defense seeks bond pending appeals after contempt sentences. judges delay payments to May 4. Attorneys Kunstler and Weinglas free. jurors labor over up to 20,000 pages of testimony with 200 witnesses.
The Middletown area forecast predicts fair and not very cold conditions tonight with lows in the lower 30s. Partly cloudy and warmer on Wednesday with highs in the upper 50s. Yesterday's high reached 33 and this morning's low was 19.
Arrow marks Miami bound Eastern Air Lines jet from Newark with 194 aboard. The plane was diverted Monday about 150 miles east of Jacksonville after the hijacker displayed a bomb and forced the flight to Cuba, according to FAA officials.
The Judiciary Committee endorsed G Harold Carswell 13 to 4 despite civil rights and labor opposition from the NAACP and AFL CIO. Critics call the vote a rebuke to liberal groups while lawmakers note strong bipartisan support as confirmation followed a prior GOP split in rejecting a different nominee.
Los Angeles petition claims Superior Court Judge William B. Keene compromised himself by watching a skit titled A Family That Stays Together Stays Together at a bar association event. Robert S. Levy, a 35-year-old producer, argues the judge had prior knowledge of the performance. Other attendees included Judge George M. Dell who has handled pretrial matters in the case.
Israeli jets struck bunkers antiaircraft positions motor posts and army camps on the west bank of the Auez Canal in a two hour raid the spokesman said all planes returned safely. Separate clashes left eight Gaza residents wounded by a hand grenade and an Israeli soldier wounded by a mine near Nahal Dikla.
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