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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1978
Page
12
Daniela Mastromauro, 20, daughter of a pasta magnate, was seized by masked gunmen while with a boyfriend, freed from the car after miles. Police report a second kidnapping in Italy this year, mirroring a drop from last year’s six-a-month average.
A Senate subcommittee staff report claims the Justice Department unlawfully hires private lawyers to defend federal employees. It says private attorneys are used without proper supervision, involving at least 10 defendants in 27 cases over mail openings and civil rights violations. Senator Abourezk cautions contracts with 79 law firms may be invalidated if the finding stands.
Sid Luft says he is refiled suit against Columbia Pictures president David Begelman alleging he and Freddie Fields siphoned Judy Garland’s money while acting as her agents in the 1960s. Begelman admitted embezzling over $60,000 from Columbia and repaid funds. Luft cites a file of records dating to 1961. Garland’s children say she probably died broke in surrogate court filings.
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin asserts Egypt is backing away from Sinai demilitarization lines proposed in Jerusalem last November. He warns Egyptian negotiators would permit remilitarization, endangering borders, and says a comprehensive settlement should be reached by year end while opposing an independent Palestinian state on the West Bank.
Coast Guard reports all 26 officers and crewmen from the Eva Maria survived a Gulf explosion and sinking. After three days in lifeboats, 120 miles to Vera Cruz area they reached an oil rig in two linked boats. Survivors, German and Philippine nationals, were helped ashore. ship sank after SOS from 492 foot freighter bound to Veracruz with detonating caps aboard.
A 120 pound flight attendant thwarted a hijacking on Piedmont Airlines Flight 964 from Cincinnati to Wilmington when he threw a drink at the armed-looking passenger and helped subdue him over Myrtle Beach. Dawkins, 49, was to be arraigned on hijacking charges. no gun was found.
The Golden Globes honor The Goodbye Girl for best screenplay and Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for Diane Keaton in Annie Hall. Jane Fonda and Vanessa Redgrave win top dramatic acting prizes, with The Turning Point named best dramatic picture and director Herbert Ross cited for best drama. Red Skelton receives the Cecil B. DeMille Award as Jill Ireland and Charles Bronson host.
The Middletown Fine Arts Center begins the third eight week term this week and continues through March 25. Located at Arts In Middletown 130 N Verity Parkway the center operates Monday through noon Saturday. The Saturday Young Artists Workshop runs six weeks ending March 25 with no classes February 11 and 25 due to public school makeup days.
Tim McCoy, famed cowboy actor of 89 western films, died at 87 in Fort Huachuca Military Hospital Nogales. Michigan native and WWII lieutenant colonel, he retired in 1976 and was later inducted to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1974. Funeral plans unclear. burial likely in Saginaw alongside parents.
A Fostoria Red Cross volunteer said out-of-state citizen band radio operators hinder blizzard relief in Ohio by using skip broadcasts beyond the 50 mile limit. He cited a western woman near the Petrified Forest blowing them off the air, making local communication across streets impossible.
Germantown officials and the Germantown Rural Community Fire Association reached a tentative contract for fire protection services through early 1978. The deal includes post purchases and dispatching duties, with township trustees weighing increased annual payments to about 24 000 dollars, up from 15 000 last year.
The Butler County Council on Aging invites residents over 60 to a noon meal at Murchison Chapel 611 S Main St Monday through Friday. Reservations are required, meals are free with requested donations, and menus include ham with navy bean soup, meat loaf, spaghetti, and baked fish along with vegetables and desserts.
Mixed local notices list lost animals including a Malamute a poodle a black cat and a big black mate cat along with addresses and rewards. Personal details include last seen Virginia Ave Manchester Manor and 102 Glenmore Dr with contact numbers. Also listed are obituaries and funeral notices for Boonstra Jacobson and others with funeral home details and memorial contributions.
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