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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1976
Page
3
Fire crews search for more victims at the waterfront grain elevator site in Galena Park near Houston after a blast that killed six and injured 25. Debris spread along the Houston Ship Channel as officials suspect grain dust ignition from a welding crew.
In San Francisco the FBI raids uncover a makeshift arsenal of explosives. Agents sift through piles of devices and materials as part of an ongoing terrorism investigation. Local authorities have not released further details pending charges.
Northrop Corp has refunded Iran 2 million dollars to curry government goodwill as Tehran pursues an 8.8 million claim against Northrop subsidiary Page Communications for alleged payoffs. Separately, FBI and police in California arrested six to seven people in a Richmond raid tied to the Emiliano Zapata Unit and NWLF, amid a spike in Bay Area terrorist activity this year.
Gov. Rhodes calls a rare Apportionment Board session in Columbus after a federal judge declined Democratic motions to block it. The fight centers on 1971 districts still contested as possible violations of the Ohio Constitution and contiguity rules.
Miami University's Middletown campus announces promotions effective July. Malcolm Sedam moves from assistant to associate professor of English. Marguerite L. Miles is promoted to assistant professor in nursing. David B. Stroupe in microbiology and Paul J. Schiller in Spanish and Portuguese are elevated to senior professor.
The United States purchased Thomas Jeffersons library of more than 7000 volumes on January 26, 1815, for the use of Congress. The acquisition marks a major public knowledge resource added to national archives.
Cincinnati officials report progress on four 70 million ton water pumps damaged by flooding. Crews expect at least one pump back in service today as about half of the city’s water reserves were consumed since the pumping station flooded Thursday. Water works superintendent Charles Bolton recalled the 1937 floods and said the accident caught the department off guard.
Sid Caesar is in fair condition after a weekend chain-reaction crash on Interstate 95 near Pompano Beach. Seven people were hurt in four crashes as a pickup truck struck a bridge abutment and overturned, killing two occupants of the truck. Caesar underwent X rays for back and neck pains and was not seriously injured according to hospital officials. The incidents began when motorists slowed to view the first crash or to avoid rocks tossed during the overturned vehicle.
Joe Clark, 36, MP from Alberta, wins the Conservative leadership on the fourth ballot at Ottawa Civic Center. The final tally is 1,187 for Clark and 1,122 for Claude Wagner amid a tense, eight hour balloting. Clark becomes the youngest Conservative leader and the first fluent in both official languages.
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