24 Jul 1975
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1975
Page
1
The Southwestern Ohio Air Pollution Control division expects better air as new air moves in. Readings above 200 occurred for only three hours yesterday, down from seven hours on Tuesday, with Hook Field monitoring station recording 112 this morning and rain expected to clear this afternoon.
A government funded survey of 34 000 17 year olds and 4 200 adults 26 to 35 found males outperformed females in many math tasks related to buying and financing. The study cites higher correct answers by males on unit price and per ounce calculations and notes many cannot balance a checkbook or judge the best food buy. Virginia Knauer calls for improved consumer math skills to reverse reliance on hunches and ads.
The Apollo 9 crew led by Thomas Stafford Vance Brand and Donald Slayton splash down at 5 18 p m in the Pacific aboard the USS New Orleans completing a nine day mission. They are the last Americans to fly until the Space Shuttle era. Soviet cosmonauts Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov also returned safely.
A reflective retrospective notes Apollo’s end after 17 missions. It recounts Mercury Gemini and Apollo milestones from Mercury’s cautious start to Apollo 17, highlighting lunar landings, near disasters, and the final farewell as no further missions are planned.
In Cedar Lake Indiana police questioned a wedding performed by Rev Thomas Burtus an Assembly of God minister at a Minneapolis courthouse. Bride Kathleen Michaels 14 and listed as missing. Groom James Craig 21 appeared with late for a judge appointment. minister said he was shocked by the age.
An Israeli government source reports Egypt has accepted in general terms Israel's Sinai interim concept. Details of a strong defense line, radar stations, and curtailment of anti Israel activity must be worked out, with issues on Israeli U S relations nearing settlement.
A compact page note outlines the daily crossword puzzle in Inside County with reference to state topics. It lists television schedules, theater notices, vital statistics and women’s news as part of the newspaper’s community brief.
A tornado struck Canton Illinois killing three people and injuring at least 55 others, with 15 hospitalized. The central business district was decimated as power and gas lines were severed and many structures damaged. emergency services operated on generators.
Former State Department analyst John Marks says the CIA infiltrated church groups abroad and even paid a South Vietnamese Catholic bishop until 1971. A CIA case officer reportedly met him in Saigon for secret discussions, reflecting broad agency reach despite congressional pressure.
Postmaster General Benjamin F. Bailor says a new labor contract for about 600,000 postal workers raises operating costs by roughly $2 billion and prompts a 13 cent first class stamp request by year end. Congress considers a 12 cent limit, with Bailor calling the settlement very favorable.
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