Romney Suspends Large FHA Mortgage Subsidy Program
Housing Secretary George Romney indefinitely suspends about 40 percent of the 140 million federal mortgage subsidy program after criticizing a House committee report. Existing home subsidies halt while 60,000 units continue payments. new construction subsidies may be affected later. Romney cites abuses, inspector failures, and investor profiteering as factors eroding public confidence.
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Washington
George Romney
Romney
House Banking and Currency Committee
Department of Housing and Urban Development
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FHA
Attack On School Bias Shift To North
The government reports progress against racial segregation in the South and plans to target Northern schools. HEW data show black students in majority white Southern schools rose from 18.4 to 38.1 percent between 1968 and 1970, while Northern and Western states remained at 27.7 percent. Officials warn districts to stop discriminating against minority teachers.
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Washington
Richardson
Hew
Fighting for Highway 4 Opens as Vietnam War Actions Expand
A South Vietnamese task force and North Vietnamese forces clash around two key passes on Highway 4 near Phnom Penh. The fighting, which continues, leaves 41 North Vietnamese and five government troops dead while 28 South Vietnamese are wounded. A U.S. Army spotter plane was shot down but the crew was rescued. The war reports note multiple clashes across Cambodia and South Vietnam with ongoing efforts to reopen the highway and relieve Phnom Penh’s isolation.
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Phnom Penh
U.S
Cambodia
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Pich Nil
Kompong Som
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South Vietnam
5Th Mechanized Infantry Division
Cinderella Ballet Sold Out in Middletown Musings
Cinderella Ballet by Dayton Ballet Co sold out for two Saturday performances January 23 at 11 am and 2 pm. No tickets remain by mail order schools or stores nor at the door. Mrs. John Donnelly, co chairman, notes future mailing list for Young People’s Concerts. address requests to 4110 Windridge Court. A March 20 concert titled Music of Many Lands will be directed by Bruce McKinney featuring folk tunes from England Spain Germany Russia and the United States.
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John Donnelly
Dayton Ballet Co
Middletown Symphony
Ohio Arts Council
Bethlehem Steel 1970 earnings seen at about $2 a share
Bethlehem Steel Co. expects 1970 net income near $2 a share, down from $3.56 in 1969, according to preli minary unaudited figures by chairman Stewart S. Cort. He cites higher labor, material, energy costs and taxes as causes. Cort says price increases announced Monday aim to offset costs and lift revenues about 2.1 percent annually.
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Bethlehem, Pa
Bethlehem Steel Co
Stewart S. Cort
Cort
Bethlehem
Manitee Street Family Finds Home Ransacked
The Robertson family at 418 Manitee Street Middletown returned home about 7 20 p m to find a storm door pried open and their home ransacked though nothing appeared missing according to County Patrolman Darrell Yater and Clyde Hampton. Separately Sam Herald of 5115 Main Street Collinsville reported a tape player and 16 tapes valued at 121 dollars taken from a pickup at his service station. A Coca Cola driver on Knightsbridge Drive Hamilton said a pressure tank worth 38 dollars fell from his truck on Frazee Road in Somerville.
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Manitee St
Middletown
Darrell Yater
Clyde Hampton
Sam Herald
Main St
Collinsville
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Knightsbridge Drive
Hamilton
Frazee Road
Somerville
Carlisle considers trash rate hike and fire levy renewal
Carlisle council discusses increasing trash collection charges proposing a 50 cent monthly rise while current rates sit at 2.00 and 2.50 dollars per month. Officials also plan a one mill fire levy renewal and extend fire protection to Franklin Township for 70 dollars monthly.
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Juanita Abney
Carlisle
Aaron Powell Franklin
Franklin Township
Great Miami River
Carlisle Fire Department
Eugene Wilcox
Sheriff's Office
Wilcox
Franklin
Woman Admits Luring Man. Burglary Case Seeks Sentence
Hamilton case: Sarah Sewell, 19, former Middletown babysitter and mother of two, pleaded guilty to burglary after admitting she lured a man from his residence on October 7 at 225 Vanderveer St. While she proposed a ride, accomplices entered the apartment and stole guns and other items. Disposition set for February 16 at 9 a.m. case referred for pre sentence investigation.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Sarah Sewell
Franklin
Butler County Common Pleas
Robert Marrs
Vanderveer St
County Man Gets Pen Term For A Pistol
A 37 year old Williamsdale man, James R. Meadows, was found guilty by a jury of receiving and concealing stolen property and received an indeterminate term in the Ohio Penitentiary. Judge Arthur Fiehrer imposed the sentence. Meadows possessed a stolen pistol worth 90 dollars and was arrested by county detectives. an appeal was indicated by his attorney Harvey Woods of Cincinnati.
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Hamilton
Williamsdale
Ohio
Butler County Common Pleas
Arthur Fiehrer
James R. Meadows
Williams St
Meadows
Harvey Woods
Cincinnati
Rock Guitarist Steve Stills to Stand Trial on Drug Charge
San Diego California AP reports Steve Stills 24 of Crosby Stills Nash and Young and Joanna Babb 22 of Los Angeles were ordered to stand trial on drug charges after a police officer found barbiturate capsules and cocaine last August 14 in a room they occupied arraignment set for February in San Diego Superior Court.
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San Diego
Calif
Steve Stills
Stills
Crosby, Stils, Nash and Young
Joanna Babb
Los Angeles
Bok Seeks Close Ties With Harvard Students
Derek C. Bok, slated to become Harvard University president on July 1, says he aims for close communication with students. He plans informal meetings with small groups, arguing mass gatherings breed rhetoric and hinder dialogue.
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Cambridge, Mass
Derek C. Bok
Harvard University
Bok
Denham Defends Landfill Fees as Self-Supporting
Butler County commissioners deny taxpayer funding for the Woodsdale Road landfill. President William Donham says the site must be self supporting through user fees and explains rates are based on a thorough study. Commissioner Arthur Reiff suggests notifying township trustees with a detailed letter.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Woodsdale Road
St. Clair Township
William Donham
Middletown
Donham
Bunche Improves to Satisfactory Condition in Hospital
U N official Ralph J Bunche 66 under secretary general is reported in satisfactory condition at New York Hospital where he has been treated since January 2. A UN spokesman said Bunche entered with a heavy cold and developed bronchitis that now appears to be clearing.
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NEW York
Ralph J Bunche
Bunche
New York Hospital
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