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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1976
Page
1
The U S Postal Service halted a nationwide Bicentennial pageant contest after accusing sponsors Diadem Enterprises of false representation. Entry forms will be stamped out of business and returned. Diadem did not register as a nonprofit and the consent order requires ceasing mail promotion.
John T. Dunlop quits the labor secretary post after Ford vetoes a contested construction site picketing bill. Dunlop plans to return to Harvard by January 31, with W J Usery Jr. named as a leading possible successor.
Arab delegates in New York say a draft resolution urges Israel to withdraw from all occupied Arab territories and to recognize the Palestinians national rights as a basis for peace. US position may veto any call for full withdrawal, while backing legitimate Palestinian interests.
Oak Park Illinois residents encounter a novelty gas offer. A small service station sells gasoline at 20 cents a gallon only when customers pay with pre-1965 U.S. coins. Co-owner Len Augustine notes the gimmick draws curiosity, boosts business, and secures silver coins as an investment.
In Beirut clashes Moslem militiamen and Palestinian guerrillas overran a police cordon and attacked Christian positions in the port and hotel area. Government radio said heavy fighting continued while a Moslem spokesman vowed to cut off Christian gunmen. Rockets hit the Vatican Embassy near the Holiday Inn and the papal nuncio was evacuated.
Gulf Oil Corp chairman and chief executive Bob R. Dorsey resigned under fire over an illicit slush fund that paid out over 12 million dollars to politicians worldwide. The board, after a 16 hour meeting, accepted the McCloy Report detailing payments to Nixon’s 1972 campaign and to leaders in Korea Italy and Bolivia.
Atlanta AP report quotes Carl C. Ulsaker of the U S Postal Service saying the 13 cent rate increase from 10 cents will not ease the growing postal debt which exceeds 1 billion dollars. He urged Congress to double its public service allotment and warned the service faces a grave financial position.
A blue ribbon panel says cyclamate likely does not cause cancer with 95 percent probability but notes a remaining doubt it may be a weak carcinogen. The six month study warns regulators face a debate on required safety levels. Even a proposed $8 to $10 million five year rat study could not prove absolute safety after a 1969 ban.
The Middletown area expects clear skies and upper teens tonight with partly cloudy skies and upper 30s Thursday. Yesterday’s high reached 48 with a 22 overnight low and 85 inch rain recorded. The extended outlook shows a chance of snow Friday and Saturday and a mix Sunday. A Mayo Medical School panel led by Dr. Arnold L Brown says current science does not prove cyclamate is carcinogenic in animals, though some fed animals developed bladder tumors, suggesting a possible weak link.
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