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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1973
Page
8
Witnesses in Larry Joseph Via's first degree trial testified that Via’s gun was tossed into Lake Erie after the fatal shooting of Jane Maguire near an Akron rest stop. Walter Engle said Via called to dispose of the revolver and that he and another man threw it into the lake.
The Mound Builders Area Council will hold Pinewood Derby run offs on February 24. Nearly 2,000 Cub Scouts enter district pack derbies with two top winners earning trophies and participants receiving special ribbons. Fort Ancient District races at Louisa Wright School Lebanon at 1 p.m Pokey Griffith District at Faith United Methodist Church 1 30 p.m and Wischixin District at Scout Hut Franklin 2 p.m.
Horoscope style: daily sun sign guidance. The piece outlines advice for each zodiac from Aries to Pisces with cautions on focusing, patience, and personal traits. It notes Virgo cautions, Libra demands, and Pisces alertness to avoid deception while highlighting the reader’s versatility and hard work.
Television lineups by channel feature Truth or Consequences. That Girl. NCAA Basketball Dayton vs St John. Emergency. Here We Go Again. All in the Family. A Touch of Grace. Bridget Loves Bernie. Julie Andrews guests. Mary Tyler Moore. Bob Newhart. Carol Burnett. Jigsaw. and movies The Alamo Part I The Mum My. Roman Spring of the Stone. To Kill a Mockingbird. Machine Gun McCain. The Music Man with notable actors and air times across channels 2 5 7 9 12 19 22 etc.
Cub Scout Pack 25 of Trenton held its Blue and Gold Banquet with about 200 attendees. Joey McCoppin earned his wolf badge with a gold arrow and two silver arrows, while Webelos recipients included David Graham, David Distler, Tim Milton, Mickey Napier, Doug Hale, Chris Young, Chris Szale, Scott Durham, Kent Ricke and Bobby Eck. Charlene Hale received a four year service pin as adult recognition, and Scout executive Joe Brown presented the pack’s charter to cub master Gene Eck.
The University of Cincinnati will use a federal grant of 100000 dollars to aid Vietnam veterans in returning to civilian life. Dr. Edward C. Keiser says the program targets under educated veterans and focuses on high school equivalency test preparation for dropouts, with free college preparatory help for those who already have a high school diploma.
Tim Holt, renowned Western film star of both pre and post World War II eras, died Thursday in Shawnee Oklahoma at age 54. He was the son of silent-screen actor Jack Holt.
New York AP report says the American elm once used by George Washington at Long Island battle fell in a storm last fall. Scientists dated the 102 foot giant to 327 years and found a bees nest about 30 years old inside its hollow trunk.
The Coast Guard reports thirty six drums containing tetra ethyl lead and gasoline vapors drifted in the Atlantic after washing overboard from the steamship Montevideo last year and only now detected. Authorities warn the drums are extremely hazardous and should be sunk by rifle fire if seen rather than recovered.
Highlights recount historic events on February 17 including Jefferson’s 1801 presidential election after a House vote, Miles Standish named military captain in 1621, Baltimore first lit by gas in 1871, sardine canning at Eastport in 1876, King Albert’s death in 1934, Eniwetok landing in 1944, a 1963 Senate splash by Barry Goldwater, Vietnam war developments, Howard Hughes move, and a note on Margaret Truman and gold formation theories.
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