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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1969
Page
1
Edith Stern, 16, a Michigan State University math teacher and soon master’s candidate, works this summer at IBM learning computer logic. She started teaching at MSU last fall and aims to finish her degree in June while balancing classroom duties and ambitions in space tech.
Reports say President Nixon plans a brief stop in South Vietnam to confer with President Thieu as top U.S. officials meet in Bangkok to review Vietnam policy. The White House offered no confirmation or denial while security tightens and Thai leaders welcome Nixon under SEATO commitments.
Space Center Houston reports treating 354 germ free mice with moon dust to test lunar life threats while Apollo 11 rocks show lava built the mare. Scientists find glass like spheres in moon dust, suggesting meteor triggered droplets. rocks point to younger than 500 million years, challenging older cold moon theories.
A top Nixon administration farm economist, Dr. Don Paarlberg, says retail beef prices may ease as cattle prices retreat from an 18 year high. Industry spokesmen dispute any major price drop, claiming $1 round steak is gone for good and sirloin may stay around $1.39. Last December saw $1.20 sirloin, and June hit $1.40 as overall meat costs rose.
The Sumitomo Bank reveals a Bankomat, a 24 hour money machine in Los Angeles. It accepts cash cards and codes, dispenses $20 bills, and swallows cards if funds are short or used within 24 hours. Only one such machine exists, with plans for more cards and machines.
Tropical storm Anna moved west with 60 mph winds as forecasters suggest it could become the season’s first hurricane. Forecaster Raymond Kraft at the National Hurricane Center cautioned about limited data and uncertain strengthening. At 6 a.m. EDT Anna lay about 1,500 miles east-southeast of Puerto Rico and 2,500 miles from Miami.
The Middletown area Cooler today then clearing by Wednesday forecast calls for clear skies and a low in the upper 50s to lower 60s Tonight. Tomorrow sunny and warmer with highs in the lower to mid 80s Yesterday's high 83 and last night's low 63 Trace of rain noted.
A fashion expert jokingly cites George Washington as “first in war, first in peace,” noting he wore a wig with white stretch pants and boots. The remark playfully blends history with contemporary style commentary.
Officials outline plans to enter Mountaineer Coal Co. No. 9 mine in Farmington West Virginia to recover 76 bodies and resume digging. Union safety chief Lewis Evans calls for safe removal. U S Bureau of Mines weighs two reopening methods amid methane hazards and lingering fire.
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