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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1970
Page
8
Eight homes in county reported entered loot amid weekend unrest as 12 people died. A crowd of about 3,000 women from other areas joined the march in Fallsj area. Helicopter hovered as curfew was lifted. Organizer Dolly Monaghan, 61, said they could not be mown down or slapped in due to crowd size.
In Belfast Falls Road Catholics accuse British troops of looting and damaging homes during a weekend arms search. MP Gerry Fitt says about 1000 complaints will be raised in Parliament. Soldiers are said to have taken money broken windows and smashed crucifixes amid a raid after Friday’s Catholic-British clashes. Authorities seized pistols rifles submachine guns shotguns ammunition firebombs and explosives.
Butler County police report eight Fourth of July weekend thefts totaling more than 430 dollars. The largest haul came from David Rhoades at 4947 Le Sourdsville West Chester Road, with 221.95 dollars in goods including a television, whisky, and pennies. Other losses included a car window break at Donald Yousey in Southfield and 36 dollars in coins at Jerry Pufrin’s home, plus items stolen from Donald Keiser’s Columbus address and a Cinderella parade slipper incident in Upper Arlington.
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Promoters Marshall Wilson and Roy Tarman faced the potential loss of most of the 11.00 they invested in a three day rock festival near Geneva after authorities blocked two sites. About 200 people attended Saturday, with Sunday turnout not yet available. The event shifted from a migrant camp to a Wheeler Creek Road farm, which owner Mrs. Paul Moran did not know hosted a rock festival. Tarman estimated a $250,000 loss on the Wheeler Creek site, while promising another larger festival in Ohio at an undisclosed location.
In Mount Vernon Ohio two drownings occurred on a family camping trip when a car rolled into a water filled gravel pit near Fredericktown. Judith Fe Galloway of Columbus and her three year old daughter Samantha Ann were found submerged under 10 to 12 feet of water.
Senator Fulbright criticized Vice President Agnew's rhetoric on CBS Face the Nation, calling it dangerous and implying it mirrors McCarthy era power. He noted Agnew speaks for the administration, unlike McCarthy who harmed opponents without official power. Agnew defended his stance amid a dispute with ABA president Bernard Segal over campus unrest comments and Rhodes dissent.
Florida Highway Patrol deploys a new speed checker in Jacksonville to curb holiday speeding. Sgt Earl Cushing notes a boom in tickets before business suddenly drops to zero. David Kirsch is seen with a sign warning of a trap, then charged with obstructing justice on a traffic ticket.
An 18 year old from East Detroit Michigan jumped from Gunpowder Bridge in Boone County Kentucky and could not be saved by teen rescuers. Police say he fought off divers trying to help before vanishing. Scuba divers found the body hours later. The family were visiting friends in Fort Mitchell Kentucky.
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