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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1971
Page
1
A snowy scene in W. W. Sebald Park shows an abandoned barn in Madison Township after about an inch of snow. In contrast a UCLA student walks to class in mid-80s Southern California weather.
The 12 black members of the House form the Black Caucus to press civil rights housing education and job training issues. Charles Diggs Jr. chairs with Augustus Hawkins as vice chairman and Charles Rangel as secretary. Other members include Shirley Chisholm Louis Stokes and John Conyers among others. The group vows collective action and new rules to guide their influence.
Snow and wind swept the Northeast and Midwest with Arctic cold gripping the Deep South for a second hard freeze. Five deaths were blamed, with over 50 injuries as storms marched from the northern Midwest into New England, while 60 to 80 mph gusts created drifts and road closures across New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Vermont. Travel warnings and closures spread from Ohio to New Hampshire as temperatures plummeted and schools shut. In contrast, Los Angeles recorded a January heat wave with 86 degrees downtown, the warmest since 1938.
Arctic storm tapering to light snow showers tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures stay frigid with tonight’s low around S below zero and a high in the teens expected tomorrow. Yesterday’s high reached 15 degrees and this morning’s low was 13.
U S District Judge William K Thomas ordered the physical expunging and destruction of the special grand jury report on May violence at Kent State University The ruling leaves intact 25 indictments while striking the broader critical report that faulted Kent State administration and claimed National Guardsmen were not criminally liable
A 50 foot wall of flame from explosions swept a half block in West Conshohocken near the Schuylkill River. The blast killed a young volunteer firefighter and injured 48 others while destroying about a dozen brick row homes. Over 100 volunteers fought the three hour blaze as gas line valves were shut and ambulances ferried victims to hospitals.
In Raleigh North Carolina Mrs P A Williams recounts how flickers invaded her house two years ago. The birds bored into cedar siding in search of insects or nesting space leaving holes and a chewed exterior. The family describes the damage and ongoing frustration.
Mrs. Williams fights woodpeckers nesting in her house after patching holes with bottles and other improvised items. She says eight flickers have fallen to her shotgun and four or five more may be killed by her husband. The birds target the bedroom area, returning despite decoy toys, photographs, and bright objects.
A playful quip suggests assigning fashion designers of swimsuits to fiscal cutting duties. The remark frames budget discipline with industry familiarity, using humor to critique spending choices.
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