02 Jan 1972
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1972
Page
1
Government price regulators expect retailers to post more than the minimum rules to inform consumers. They cite competition and policy wording as reasons for broader disclosures across top items, with top 50 products potentially listed. however only freeze-period pricing must be publicly posted.
Saigon reports the United States began its 12th year of Indochina involvement with troop reductions and heavy air strikes. An allied New Year cease fire recorded at least 18 enemy violations, marking a day that resembled ongoing war activity.
Mary Rogers 56 told police she lit a cigarette to end her life and nearly killed her mother 91 when a blast tore through a home in Anderson Township. Both survived with burns over half their bodies in critical condition. Rogers had previously attempted suicide twice.
Newbury Township Police Chief Michael Donald Chilhi died Saturday after his cruiser was hit by a second car on Ohio 87 near Geauga County. The other driver, John Gardia, 27, was in critical condition undergoing surgery at Geauga Community Hospital.
Middletown officials keep options open for 1972, not expecting dramatic changes like 1971. The year’s top news figure was Richard Nixon, with a retrospective of headline-makers on page 9.
The weather bureau predicts a cloudy and colder day with possible snow or snow flurries across the area as the new year begins.
The Associated Press reports 286 people killed on U S roads by midweek of the New Year holiday weekend. Ohio records 18 deaths including five pedestrians, with two fatalities from a Thursday night crash north of Dayton. Charles Gaines, 3, of Hamilton, died after being struck while crossing a street. Gregory Dare, 16, of Eaton Route 2, died when his car left Ohio 12 west of Eaton. The three day period runs from 6 p m Friday to midnight tonight.
Maurice Chevalier, the famed Paris showman known for Mimi Valentina Louise, died of a heart attack at Necker Hospital at age 83. He lay in state at his suburban home with secretary Felix Pacquet beside him as doctors noted an artificial kidney aided his final days.
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