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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1971
Page
1
Vice President Spiro Agnew visited Indianapolis for a national revenue sharing conference. The Indiana Senate barred him from golf in the state, so he dribbled a basketball from the podium and passed it to Mayor Richard Lugar, earning headlines for a playful swing outside the usual political scene.
North Vietnamese forces mount heavy counter-offensives on both sides of the Laos frontier as South Vietnamese units and a 9,000-man U.S. blocking force come under attack. Reported losses include 50 Saigon troops killed, 200 wounded, 26 missing, and five Americans killed. U.S. aircraft continue strikes around Khe Sanh and Hue.
The Palestine Liberation Army moves to unseat Yasir Arafat amid the largest internal power struggle in guerrilla history. Brig. Abdulrazzak Yahya calls for dissolving the Central Committee and uniting guerrilla groups under the PLA as the 274nan Central Committee meets in Damascus to discuss a peace move. Tito heads to Belgrade with Brezhnev’s backing for a Middle East peace mission and plans further talks with Nixon, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union.
Sultan Abdul Halim Shah 45 becomes Malaysia’s sixth king and youngest to hold the post for five years. Parliament resumes after a 21 month suspension linked to ethnic riots. Sultan Yaaya 53 of Kelantan is installed as deputy king as constitutional debate looms over monarchy and language reforms.
Ohio Attorney General William J. Brown said 17.6 million dollars of active state funds are deposited illegally in 15 banks outside Columbus and must be returned. He will issue an official ruling to the Ohio Board of Deposits, with a repayment plan by April. Deposits extend to Cleveland Toledo Dayton Cincinnati and Akron.
The Ohio Board of Regents proposed direct state support to private colleges to ease public college enrollment. The plan includes allowing qualified graduates from state two year colleges to enroll in private colleges at public tuition, with the state paying the difference. The proposal requires governor and legislative approval and maintains open admissions.
Weather dispatch notes snow sleet and freezing rain across the Midwest with hazardous travel from Iowa to Upper Michigan. Tornadoes were sighted in west central Illinois as storms drifted east and south with minor damage and no reported injuries.
The outlook calls for variable clouds and a high near 50 today. Tonight will be partly cloudy and cooler with a low around 35. Sunday sees increasing clouds and a chance of evening rain with temperatures in the 40s. Rain chances run at 10 percent tonight and 40 percent tomorrow.
President Nixon says he will double his exercise to two minutes a day. He calls exercise for health essential and jokes about jogging two minutes, urging Americans, especially youth, to form healthy habits to avoid illness.
Lt William Calley will testify Monday as the 75th witness at his My Lai murder trial. A psychiatrist testified the stress of combat limited Calleys mental capacity on March 16 1968. Calley told a reporter he wants the American public to hear his side of war.
About 150 vehicles were involved in accidents along a 20 mile stretch of Interstate 94 south of Milwaukee. Fog and darkness contributed to a pileup at Union Grove. One truck driver died in Kenosha County, with about a dozen injuries reported and traffic delays lasting hours.
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