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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1978
Page
12
In New York a Henry Ford II auction drew about 2,000 attendees who spent more than 2.1 million dollars on French furniture decorations gold boxes and art from the Ford collection.
An AP NBC News poll shows 63 percent of Americans say Jimmy Carter is doing an only fair or poor job as president, up from January. The decline marks a low in overall ratings, with foreign policy dropping eight points and the Midwest rating sinking to 29 percent excellent or good.
Franklin Cub Scouts from Anthony Wayne School Pack 106 honored at the Blue and Gold banquet. First year recipients include Mike Fowler Jerry Davidson Billy Apple Gene Hipsher Steve Huff Freddy Moore along with several wolf badge and arrow awards. Second year winners feature Dave Deaton Brett Rice Mike Jarvis plus multiple bear and bobcat recognitions. Webelos Kenny Fowler earned citizenship and athletic badges.
Ohio officials led by Gov. James A. Rhodes travel from Columbus to Chillicothe to mark statehood with a dawn prayer, a birthday cake, a joint Assembly session, and a noon luncheon. The day features a Supreme Court hearing on James Ruppert's murder appeal, set for later in the afternoon.
The Western College of Miami University advances after University Senate approval of the advisory recommendation to continue the program with modifications. The plan caps enrollment at 400 students with 13 faculty, adds a Committee of Visitors, clarifies costs, and tightens entry controls while aligning with broader university divisions. The program, created in 1974 as a compact residential learning community, will proceed with these changes as part of a four year evaluation cycle.
The Ohio Commission on Aging issued over 600 000 Golden Buckeye Cards and enrolled precisely 20 000 businesses this week, per Director Martin A. Janis. Columbus offices processed 1 971 applications, totaling 600 751. Fifty merchants joined, totaling 20 000 offering discounts to cardholders. any Ohio resident aged 65 or older can apply at about 1 500 sites statewide.
Wayne L. Hays 66 declares for the 99th district in eastern Ohio seeking a state house seat vacated by Rep. A G Lancione. If elected he would be a freshman in a field possibly up to six candidates, with Hays aiming to push highway projects like the Appalachian Highway and to abolish the state Board of Regents to reduce bureaucracy.
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