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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1969
Page
7
Betty Compton of 319 5 N. St. files a divorce suit against Charles Compton at the same address alleging cruelty. Judge David Black presides unless noted otherwise.
June Smallwood of Weil road seeks divorce from Charles Smallwood of Kalbfleisch Road amid neglect. Helen Lucille Wills of Charles Street requests divorce from Roy L. Wills citing neglect. All divorces granted by court.
Brookfield Zoo chimpanzee-like baboons thrive outdoors amid winter cold. Zoo Director Peter Crowcroft notes their thick gleaming coats and better health compared to previous indoor winters. Infrared heaters warm several cave ledges to prevent excessive chilling.
In a reader letters column, Ann Landers defends goats as clean animals and admonishes a critic to avoid unfair insults. The page also features readers recounting personal struggles with parenting, relationships, and marriage expectations.
West Covina California AP reports 17 year old David Raymond Johnson hit a fire hydrant at Vincent and Walnut Creek Parkway, shearing it off. Firefighters capped the geyser as two other youths fled with the hydrant, in a confusing scene mixed with advice column text and unrelated notes about photography chemistry and teen questions.
The Jan 21, 1969 issue recalls key events on this date: the 1954 launch of the atomic submarine Nautilus in Groton Connecticut and other milestones including foundations, revolutions, and diplomatic actions across centuries. It notes figures such as Louis XVI, Stonewall Jackson, Jefferson Davis, Lenin, Alger Hiss, Eisenhower, Johnson, Khrushchev, and U.S. Marine actions in Vietnam.
The Victoria completed the first voyage to sail around the world as part of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition. It marked a historic maritime feat completed after years of peril and exploration.
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