30 Jul 1975
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1975
Page
1
President Ford and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev meet in Helsinki for a brief summit to discuss détente and potential arms talks amid Cold War tensions. The session aims to ease bilateral strains and outline possible future negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Brig. Muritala Rufai Mohammed, 38, a northern Moslem officer who helped crush Biafran rebels, is announced as head of state after Maj. Gen. Yakubu Gowon is deposed during a bloodless coup. Lagos returns to normal as new commanders are named across the armed forces.
In Hugo Oklahoma AP report a tranquilizer dart felled Isa the 1500 pound runaway baby elephant allowing searchers to capture her while Lilly remains at large in pasture and timber 12 miles away. Local witness Leeta Hinson notes Isa’s collapse and the plane aided sheriff ground chase. Brezhnev Ford summit yields cautious progress on arms talks and Middle East tensions with hopes of further gains at Saturday meeting.
Twelve-year-old Pete Arnold survived a severe arterial cut after tripping with a glass pane. He was quickly aided by a trauma suit, inflating to pressurize blood to his heart and brain. Doctors credit the lifesaving device and the Columbus Fire Division Medic Squad for the recovery. The suits, though adult sized, cost 125 and 350 dollars.
Clear to partly cloudy conditions in Middletown tonight with lows near 70. Thursday expects highs around 90 and continued warm, dry weather after yesterday's high of 90 and overnight low 63.
Two 14 year old girls died in Roosevelt Utah after stepping into a puddle where a fallen high voltage line lay submerged. Police identified Leslie Woods and tentatively identified Julie Wilson. The same storm produced a Virgin River flood and Zion mudslide. Oregon also faced a damaging windstorm and destruction near Ontario.
Residents from Little Rock to Atlanta heard loud explosions and tremors Tuesday as switchboards lit up in newsrooms and airports. The National Earthquake Information Service found no quake while a Pentagon spokesman attributed the sounds to a sonic boom from an Air Force jet at 70,000 feet, with a source at Dobbins Air Force Base citing an SR71.
Federal Energy Administrator Frank G. Zarb proposed ending the 60 cent per barrel tariff on imported crude, saying it would cut costs for two million barrels of refined fuels daily and save about 1.2 million dollars per day for consumers. The plan keeps crude tariffs at two dollars per barrel while House action on Ford decontrol and a Krueger amendment unfolds.
First Lady Betty Ford, back from jet lag, begins a Helsinki visit with a ceremonial opening of the European Security Conference led by President Ford. She plans to tour the market square and window shop Finland's fabrics and stoneware.
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