30 Jul 1978
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1978
Page
1
A wealthy young woman faces a life crossroads as she questions happiness beyond status and material comfort while navigating work, purpose, and personal growth. She weighs independence against traditional expectations and explores meaningful paths forward.
Christina Onassis weds Sergei Kauzov, a 37-year-old unemployed Russian official, in a simple State Wedding Palace ceremony. Kauzov, a former Sovfrakht tanker employee with a 235 dollar weekly income, was divorced this year and has a nine and a half year old daughter from his prior marriage. The couple plan a Lake Baikal honeymoon, amid questions about their differing backgrounds and ideologies.
The Transportation Department approved auto headlights that boost night driving distance by about 20 percent and enhance detail perception. High beams up to 150000 candlepower are permitted but not required, aligning U S rules with Canada and Europe. lamps cost around 15 dollars each.
Ohio BMV eases rules for handicapped and elderly individuals by removing mandatory photos on licenses and state IDs. Renewals may be processed by mail under a compromise settling a discrimination suit filed by Athens County Governor’s Committee on the Employment of the Handicapped.
Two exhausted Britons pursuing a space age air record drifted off course near France and radioed they might ditch their balloon in the ocean. They aim to become first to span the Atlantic by balloon. Their Bracknell control center reported an eight foot inner skin gash and a drop from 13,500 to 11,000 feet.
The Carter administration weighs a broad set of anti inflation options including tax incentives for wage and price restraint and labor management councils, while denying current plans for broad wage and price controls. No final decision has been sent to the president, signaling a shift from the voluntary program as inflation worsens.
Middletown faces scarce private ambulance options as city fire division limits non emergency calls. Residents must often endure long waits for rides to Cincinnati or Dayton with the nearest private firm in Hamilton. Story notes on Page rs and related articles on Pages 15 17 28.
In Elyria Ohio a group of Lake Avenue United Church of Christ youths called Clowns for Christ visit elderly and homebound weekly. Starting as a church workshop this summer led to 20 attendees painting faces crafting costumes and researching Bible inspiration for a heartfelt ministry to shut ins.
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