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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1976
Page
1
Two former NYPD officers, Anthony Maniaci and Joseph Phillipaitis, relocated to Valley Nebraska to patrol a town of 1600. They accepted about half their NYC salaries but feel safer and find Omaha proximity and scaled crime similar to Harlem, though quieter.
A near record Florida orange crop faces damage from a deep cold wave while a national gas shortage chills parts of five states. Schools in Arkansas Louisiana Texas Oklahoma and Kansas dimmed heating as the National Weather Service warned the cold would persist through the weekend.
A boiler explosion aboard the Anders Maersk in Hamburg's Blohm and Voss yard killed at least 15 workers and burned dozens as 900 degree steam sprayed through a boiler room bulkhead during final preparations for a maiden sea trial. About 50 aboard, many rushed to hospitals with multiple fatalities.
White House officials express dismay at a Senate Intelligence Committee proposal for tighter CIA control as President Ford weighs intelligence reforms. Officials including Kissinger Rumsfeld Colby meet Ford to review options from stricter guidelines to a unified agency structure.
Mrs. Nancy Thurmond wife of U S Sen Strom Thurmond gave birth to an eight pound baby boy at Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood South Carolina The 73 year old senator said the family is complete The child joins three older siblings and was born naturally with both mother and infant in good condition The birth was expected by midweek and Mrs Thurmond had planned to enter the hospital for preparation
In Addis Ababa Africa's top officials urge a cease-fire as Angola's factions fight for control after independence. Ugandas Idi Amin, chairing the OAU, condemns all foreign and local involvement and calls for a midnight cease-fire amid stalled truces. He cites MPLA, backed by Soviet and Cuban forces, among contenders.
Civil war chaos deepens with 62 more bodies recovered in Beirut suburbs bringing deaths to over 250 and wounded around 400. Militia clashes rock hotels and towers as government leaders split over ceasefire and governance amid a broader regional struggle involving Angola and OAU diplomacy.
Kimberly Beaudry of Lorain shows her full grown chihuahua Yutsie in a bun. The 8 inch long dog weighs about one pound making it the smallest dog in the world per Guinness Book of World Records.
Former President Richard Nixon marked his 63rd birthday at his San Clemente home with a phone call from President Ford. The Chinese government sent a cake carried by his daughter Julie and son in law David Eisenhower, arriving from China via Shanghai wrapped in red ribbon. Guests included Bebe Rebozo, Robert Abplanalp, and Helene Drown, with no comment from Nixon.
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