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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1976
Page
1
Beirut pause ends a humanitarian convoy as authorities halt movements amid mounting tensions. Local teams monitor aid routes while international groups push for safe passage and uninterrupted relief to affected neighborhoods.
Athens Ohio police refuse to issue tickets amid a salary dispute with City Council. Twenty four officers began a work slowdown after a proposed 5 percent pay increase for 1976 was rescinded due to a budget crunch. Officers tow intoxicated drivers to the station for pickup, with fines for DWI set at 200 dollars. The council plans another vote on a lower pay raise for the safety force.
Police Chief Earl Burden reverses order to strip the American flag patches from uniforms by February 1, keeping the patches as a sign of goodwill amid citizen support. A uniform committee advised removal citing maintenance and appearance concerns but no guidelines existed for proper flag wear. In Beirut, Christian militiamen block convoy routes to Palestinian camps despite ultimatums as firefights and kidnapings unfold, with Lebanese army escorts pinned down and armed roadblocks rising.
Firefighters battled a raging fire in Cleveland as water pressure hindered efforts to control the blaze. Crews reported low water pressure slowed initial attack and posed challenges for suppression in the apartment building.
Ed Murphy may run for the El Cajon City Council but cannot list himself on the ballot as an ex POW. Murphy, a RV dealer, once served as an executive officer on the Pueblo during the 1968 North Korea seizure.
A fire at the Pentagon burned for about an hour near the National Military Command Center on the second floor. Inspectors will investigate the unclear cause as smoke and heat damaged areas up to the fifth floor. guards treated for smoke inhalation and one firefighter was burned.
Former CIA chief John J. McCone urged creation of a joint congressional watchdog committee to ensure U S intelligence operations align with foreign policy. He compared it to the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy and said policy would stay with the president and Congress while oversight would enforce adherence to agreed rules.
Cloudy skies and lows near 30 are forecast for Middletown tonight with a chance of rain or snow. Highs reach the upper 30s Wednesday, after yesterday’s 19 and overnight 13. The outlook calls for more snow Thursday and fair skies Friday and Saturday.
Jefferson Ohio AP Ashtabula County Taxpayers Informed Organization Now ACTION led by Jack Rosintoski plans to press Gov Rhodes for a rollback after reappraisals boost most property values 200 to 400 percent and some up to 3000 percent. County Auditor Daniel Ross defends the increases as corrections of below market prices.
Police and nonuniformed negotiators resume talks with the city Wednesday while firemen vote Wednesday and Thursday on a new wage pact. Nonuniformed employees overwhelmingly rejected a seven percent raise, prompting new bargaining.
National Airlines restarts operations after a 126 day flight attendants strike. About a dozen flights on day one, rising to 180 soon and full service by January 21. The flight attendants union faced internal dissension despite a no-pay-rise contract approval.
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