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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1970
Page
20
Central Kentucky tobacco growers lost a lawsuit against three major TV networks over anti smoking commercials. U S District Judge C G Neese ruled the claim tainted by prior advertiser conduct, dismissing the suit though noting campaigns continue.
Public television and NET are portrayed as plucky Cinderella programs, often underfunded yet delivering notable productions. Highlights include a 22 hour adaptation of The Andersonville Trial directed by George C. Scott and a 90 minute drama The Ceremony of Innocence starring Richard Kiley, with actors taking lower pay to support educational television.
Ohio senators Stephen M. Young and William B. Saxbe are among 73 signers urging Secretary Rogers and the Nixon administration to sell 125 war planes to Israel. The bipartisan letter calls for in effect military aid despite regional tensions and U.S. policy debates.
The Supreme Court unanimously refused to hear the case of Williams Bay high school students Thomas Breen and James Anton. The move leaves intact a federal appeals court ruling that students may wear hair at any length as part of personal freedom, despite a school dress code. Robert W. Warren urged the high court to reconsider, but the decision stands.
The court granted review to Maxwell and two California and Ohio cases, delaying executions as it reconsiders whether juries or judges must determine guilt and punishment. A second ruling allowed federal judges to issue injunctions to end strikes when no‑strike clauses exist, a shift affecting unions and arbitration.
Schenectady resident William Lillis, born in 1905, became Siena College's oldest graduate at almost 82 while earning a bachelor of arts in sociology. He started studies at 65 and also studied at RPI and Russell Sage College among 415 degree recipients Sunday.
Resolution 4019 establishes an Other Commodities account in the General Fund for the Citizens Council on Human Relations Community Center in Middletown Ohio. It appropriates 2000 dollars and authorizes payments upon proper vouchers. The measure declares immediate emergency for public peace property and safety.
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