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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1976
Page
1
Don Koehler 8-foot-2, listed as the world’s tallest living person, says he aims for normal life. The 50-year-old advertising assistant recalls few headaches, enjoys simple interactions, and rejects exploitation while sharing humorous incidents from daily living and a rare scare from a card game encounter.
Beirut reports partial de escalation with a 75 percent drop in front-line clashes. Looting by hundreds of armed individuals drains shops and homes of an estimated $2 million in goods as Palestinians withdraws planned by Syria.
The Sunday Business industry section introduces a special Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce campaign highlighting local achievements. The section blends ordinary business and industry reporting with profiles under the theme People do make a difference.
A chance of rain in the Middletown area tonight and Saturday with lows in the mid 30s and highs tomorrow in the low 50s. Yesterday's high reached 28 and the overnight low 13. The extended outlook calls for rain or snow flurries Sunday through Tuesday.
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger reported significant progress in nuclear arms negotiations with the Soviet Union after talks in Moscow. He noted new Soviet ideas but no treaty breakthrough, stressing progress toward an arms limitation pact while deflecting questions on Angola. Brezhnev and Gromyko described movement forward on several matters.
About 300 Seminole voters approved a $16 million federal compensation deal for 32 million acres across Florida, including Miami Beach, Disney World and Cape Canaveral. The payment, 50 cents per acre, faces review by the U S Indian Claims Commission and Congress.
In Baltimore a city court ruled Rosalie Kelly presumed dead since 1939 is alive and can inherit her estate, which has grown to over 8,000 dollars since her 1931 disappearance. The 79-year-old woman was found living in a Lanham Maryland nursing home and declared alive by the court.
An 87-year-old man died in a Miami Beach retirement hotel surrounded by old newspapers and roaches, yet police say his estate was worth at least 1.5 million dollars. A 1965 will left small bequests to relatives and 300 to a New York friend, with the rest to Israeli organizations and schools.
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