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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1976
Page
1
The Harris poll shows 85 percent of 1,475 adults view the economy as the biggest problem at the start of the year, with taxes and spending also cited. Inflation and government integrity rank lower, shaping party hopes in the election year.
A Lebanese Middle East Airlines Boeing 707 crashed in a remote Saudi desert near Qaisouma killing all 80 on board. The flight from Beirut to Dubai and Muscat carried 65 passengers and 15 crew, mostly Lebanese and Egyptian with several foreigners. Saudi officials located wreckage just inside Saudi territory after initial reports placed it in the neutral zone.
The 2080 pound Liberty Bell moved from Independence Hall to a new pavilion amid rain and crowds. Police counted about 20 000 attendees and fireworks lit the celebration as officials opened the $800 000 stainless steel pavilion housing the bell.
The Federal Power Commission approved a natural gas price increase of about 2.9 percent per year for the average residential user, adding roughly 5.31 dollars to a 179 dollar annual bill. The order set new ceiling rates as of today and July 1 for interstate gas, applying to wells producing before 1973, with higher production costs cited to spur marginal-well upgrades.
In LA LOUVIERE Belgium AP reports a cafe crowded with about 50 youths celebrating New Year caught fire at 4 am. At least 16 bodies were found near the narrow exit and rear, with 30 injured, five severely, as firemen recovered several victims from toilets and exits. The cafe lay on ground floor of a three story brick building with a 24 foot long corridor as the only access. Witnesses said power failed then a match lit near the fuse box preceded the blaze.
A Los Angeles report summarizes research on congeners in alcohol and their suspected role in hangovers. Dr John Craig explains congeners include acids aldehydes esters ketones phenols and tannins that intensify misery when mixed with alcohol.
Cincinnati police plan a slowdown to pressure City Hall for higher wages after FDP President Elmer Dunaway warned the council that 6,000 unhappy officers cannot run the city. The force seeks about $15,350 base pay by end of 1976, while the city offered a 6.5 percent raise.
Partly cloudy skies in Middletown with lows in the low 30s. Friday's highs near 45 with a chance of rain. Snow flurries possible Saturday and Sunday, then fair skies Monday.
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