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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1975
Page
1
An 8 percent cost of living increase will boost July Social Security and SSI payments. Average checks rise about 16 dollars monthly, with ranges from seven to thirty seven dollars. Some states that add SSI to federal payments may not pass the increase.
In Cincinnati, a theft at St. Francis Hospital carried away curare, a poison used in arrow tips by indigenous South American tribes and medically to relax muscles during shock therapy and as an anesthesia adjunct.
Ugandan President Idi Amin announced in Kinshasa that British lecturer Denis Hills, jailed for calling him a village tyrant, will be pardoned instead of executed. Mobutu Sese Seko mediated, with the British government and Queen Elizabeth II previously contacted amid threats against 700 Britons in Uganda. Hills, 61, had faced a treason charge after 11 years in Uganda.
The Budget Office says a slow economic recovery may begin but warns higher oil prices could lift inflation. It notes Ford’s 2 per barrel import tariff and plans to decontrol U.S. oil, while OPEC signals more price hikes in September. Unemployment is seen around 9 percent this year, easing to about 8 percent by year end 1976.
Premier Rashid Karami forms a six member reconciliation cabinet representing Lebanon's sects. The lineup grants three posts per minister while fighting rages across Beirut leaving over 210 dead and 1,000 wounded. Controversy erupts over Chamoun Interior Ministry and Druze representation as clashes continue.
A weather outlook shows a small chance of rain in the Middletown area on Thursday and Friday while hot humid conditions persist tomorrow. Lows tonight are expected in the 60s with Wednesday highs in the upper 80s.
Governor Rhodes mandates a 2 percent reduction across all state departments to cover a $100 million deficit in the $10.6 billion budget. He cites no alternative but warns layoffs may follow, with natural resources and tax offices facing job losses and potential impacts on state parks and welfare subsidies.
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