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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1975
Page
1
An Agriculture Department survey shows consumers will face scarcer fresh vegetables through winter as farmers cut back production. The Crop Reporting Board projects first quarter 1975 harvest at 30.8 million hundredweight, down 12 percent from a year earlier, with smaller midwinter acreages for many crops and no price forecast given.
Local items from Middletown area include a brief crossword puzzle note, death notices, editorials, Heloise advice column, markets update, television listings, theater features, vital statistics, want ads, and women's news sections for the day.
Ford aides discuss a rare idea to send taxpayers checks totaling 15 to 30 billion dollars, about 70 to 140 per person, as a faster infusion than tax withholding cuts. Officials caution no decision has been made. In other news, tax relief for low and middle income families tops March aid plans, and over 11 thousand jobs are cut across auto plants and suppliers along with United Air Lines and Honeywell reporting layoffs.
The Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union representing about 60 000 members reached a two year deal with Gulf Oil Corp in Denver suppressing a threatened walkout. The agreement covers Gulf refineries from California to Ohio and 3350 union members with wage boosts of 26.8 percent and a non inflationary package. Wildcat picketing hit two Gulf refineries and an asphalt plant in Port Arthur area and a refinery in El Segundo during the expired contract.
The AP reports industrial sugar prices cut by 3.60 per hundredweight by CPC International and other refiners in the Northeast. Effective immediately, extra fine granulated sugar moves to 53.40 per 100 pounds and No 2 liquid and bulk granulated to 53 per 100 pounds, marking the first drop since December 13.
Four Raleigh women including three sisters were killed in a series of related shootings. Joe Louis Harris, 39, was charged with four counts of murder and kidnapping. A fourth victim, Haveleigh Monte Ravera White, 51, was found about three miles away.
A powerful winter storm swept the midcontinent with tornadoes and flash floods after dumping feet of snow in the West. Five people were injured when a twister touched down amid the severe weather.
Partly cloudy skies expected tonight and Saturday in Middletown with lows in the upper 30s and highs near 40. Yesterday’s high reached 46. A 12 inch rainfall was recorded. Snow flurries possible Sunday with storms near Lake Providence Louisiana and tornadic threats in Arkansas Missouri Oklahoma and Texas.
Former executive officer Edward R. Murphy charged that Cmdr. Lloyd Bucher prolonged the Pueblo crews suffering with self centered antics during the 1968 incident. Murphy declined a Navy medal and recounted a contingency plan to return the crew, while Bucher dismissed the accusation.
Gov elect James A. Rhodes and Mrs Rhodes announce they will stay in theirUpper Arlington home for four years. The Governor's Mansion will be kept for official functions while Rhodes begins his term in Columbus. Governor Gilligan moves his belongings out this week.
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