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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1971
Page
18
Nixon urges releasing 30 percent of highway trust funds for mass transit or other transportation uses, freeing about 1.4 billion for a 1.9 billion transportation revenue sharing fund. The plan skews to social welfare and education boosts while counting a growing federal deficit.
President Nixon requests $281 million in fiscal 1972 budget to advance American supersonic transport. He argues a safe economical SST can be built with minimal environmental impact and that two prototypes will be near completion by year end with flight tests ending in 1973.
President Nixon urged Congress to extend the draft authority to mid 1973 and approve a 1.0 billion pay raise to move toward an all-volunteer force. He touted higher salaries for ranks E2 and E3 and promised steps to reduce draft calls while Senate leaders debate reform.
Ohio House members introduced air and water pollution bills sponsored by Rep. Patrick A. Sweeney. Proposals include standards for auto emissions, crankcase ventilation on pre 1968 cars, a seven member home improvement licensing panel, and licensing for solicitors. Other measures would split the Mental Hygiene and Corrections departments and seek injunctive action against polluters.
Federal spending per capita would be 1110 dollars under President Nixon's 229.2 billion dollar budget for fiscal 1972. The figure comes from dividing the Census Bureau's latest population estimate of 206,433,000 into the budget total.
President Nixon called for congressional authorization of a three year 6 billion water pollution control program while proposing to cut spending on air and trash programs. The fiscal 1972 budget would rise about 1 billion for environmental agencies with over half the increase for grants to states and municipalities for waste treatment facilities.
USDA led Cincinnati livestock report shows cattle and calves in small supply with moderate activity. Steers and heifers across weight classes priced, hogs higher on heavier weights, sows scarce, boars weaker, sheep untested.
Ohio reports show packing plants paying for eggs shipped to Columbus and other cities with consumer grade splits. Large A cartons fetch about 35 to 41, medium A 33 to 38, small A 28 to 33. Retail deliveries in major cities run large A white 43 to 48, mostly 43 to 45, medium 41 to 45, mostly 44 to 43. Farm fryer prices range from 14.5 to 15.4.
New York stocks rose at the open after a solid Thursday gain. The Dow edged to 865.14, up 4.31 points, with airline shares among the leaders as analysts cited cost cuts and schedule reductions plus prospects of spring fare increases. Volume was about 18.84 million on the Big Board.
Pat Burchfield of 1714 Yankee Road Middletown and manager of Frisch's Restaurant on S Main Street said vandals last night pulled a table loose from the wall at the establishment then left the place.
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