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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1970
Page
1
Pope Paul VI accepts the resignation of James Francis Cardinal McIntyre archbishop of Los Angeles for age. The New York native will be 84 on June 25 and the Vatican offered no successor name.
Svetlana Alliluyeva daughter of Joseph Stalin had her Soviet citizenship withdrawn by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on December 19. Defection to the United States in 1967 placed her in Princeton New Jersey where she has said she does not intend to return and seeks U.S. citizenship.
The White House moves toward compromise with Republicans over a $19.7 billion Education and Welfare bill. Senate passage 74 to 17 boosts chances of a veto override, while a trimmed $400 million plan is also under discussion for a fallback. Speaker McCormack signals extra funding could reappear if veto holds.
In Washington a 14 year old known as Muffin Mattingly is charged with the murder of her adoptive father in Arlington Virginia on January 8. The teenage drifter, nicknamed Little Spirit, lived a life of runaways, hippie circles, and rough detention up to the arrest.
Israeli armored units and air power crossed into Jordan near the Dead Sea in a major land and air battle. Saudi forces joined Arab guerrillas and Jordanian troops in fighting the Israelis, who reported destroying guerrilla bases and Arab vehicles with five fighters killed and no Israeli casualties. The operation followed attacks on Dead Sea area targets including the Sodom potash works and civilian settlements.
Baghdad Radio said the Revolutionary Command Council foiled a coup against the Baath regime. The three man military court will try those arrested. The radio described the plotters as deviationists and as agents of imperialism.
Vietnamese communists fire rockets and mortars at 51 allied bases and towns in Saigon’s 3rd Corps area. U S and allied forces report 127 enemy killed as two American soldiers die and 23 wounded amid light damage including helicopter shrapnel hits.
Local and federal officers gathered for a two day narcotics seminar sponsored by the Butler County Sheriff and Ohio Attorney General Paul W. Brown. Albert Cook warned narcotics problems go beyond dark alley pushers with teens turning to birth control pills and inhalants from household products.
Washington AP The Fed and FDIC cleared higher caps on savings deposits to 5.42 percent for one year and 5.4 percent for two years, boosting competition among banks and aiding the housing industry after a 1964 rate.
Ernesto Pantoja a 29 year old Cuban exile was jailed after being charged with impersonating a police officer and possession of stolen property. Police found his fake patrol car filled with uniforms two guns and traffic ticket books. He allegedly shook down motorists in Little Havana demanding twenty dollars to rip up tickets. Officers caught him in a tavern parking lot and a search of his home turned up 400 undelivered telegrams.
The Middletown forecast calls for fair and very cold conditions with lows near zero to eight below. Thursday will be cloudier with light snow and warmer lows around 15 to 20. Yesterday’s high was 11 and the morning low was minus four. about 0.05 inch of snow fell in the area.
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