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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1971
Page
1
A professional picker demonstrated homemade burglary tools to pick a mock door with multiple locks. He later claimed he was named to St. Paul Criminal Advisory Commission after telling the city council he knew more about crime than current members.
Fidel Castro announced the exchange of 18 Americans held in Cuba for four Cuban fishermen held in the United States. The 18 include Fritz Sprandel, a canoeist, and eight crewmen of a Florida tugboat. The Cubans had been fined and jailed, with fines reduced to 2000 each and six month sentences suspended.
A bipartisan Senate plan proposes a ten year program averaging 200 million dollars yearly with subsidies up to 300 million annually to fund loans and community improvements in rural areas. The aim is to curb rural to urban migration by creating jobs and boosting incomes in towns and farms. House hearings weigh the bill as supporters insist it backs Americans’ freedom to choose where to live.
City commissioners ponder a Rust Craft Cable Communications franchise offering five percent of gross, most channels, a short term deal, and Ohio State football telecasts. A humorous note about free hookups for commissioners masked a serious bid to secure lucrative cable rights with city oversight.
Rust Craft selected over seven applicants to build a $1 million CATV system with 10 channels and school hookups in Warren County. The city will gain a delayed film broadcast and station Channel 34 OSU later, with a 10 year term and a $4.50 install and $4.50 monthly fee.
Forecast calls for clear conditions tonight and tomorrow with a warmer trend. Highs near the lower 70s and overnight lows around the mid 60s. Yesterday reached 9 and this morning bottomed at 65.
The government will start federally subsidized crime insurance on August 1 for homes and small businesses in 11 states and the District of Columbia. Coverage tops are 15000 dollars for businesses and 5000 dollars for residences with annual premiums around 80 to 100 dollars for homeowners and variable rates for firms based on risk.
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