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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1978
Page
1
Community alert advising residents to report crimes or suspicious activities by calling the police non emergency line 425 7700. The note emphasizes vigilance and quick reporting to aid law enforcement response.
In Columbus Ohio the Ohio Highway Patrol will drop the parallel parking test replacing it with a driving maneuverability test. Applicants may choose the old test until July 4 after which only the maneuverability test will be given. The plan speeds up licensing by allowing provisional permits at registration with a test packet fee of three dollars plus registrar charges.
President Carter rejected Washington Post reports that the administration froze SALT negotiations with the Soviet Union. He called the article inaccurate, saying no freeze has been discussed and reaffirmed aim to conclude a SALT treaty promptly in the nation’s best interest. White House officials defended the president, noting no policy reversal.
Middletown recorded its highest official temperature of the year on Thursday by reaching 90 degrees after a morning low of 64. Partly cloudy skies are expected tonight with a low near 60, then continued partial cloud cover Saturday and a high near 80. Sunday should be fair, with a chance of showers Monday and Tuesday. Highs will be in the 70s to low 80s, with lows in the 50s.
Kerry Vaughn delivered a bases loaded RBI single with one out in the eighth, scoring John Rossi to lift Fenwick to a 3-2 victory over Ashtabula St. John in the Ohio Class A state tournament semifinal at Ohio State. Rossi scored Fenwick’s other two runs, as St. John’s rally chances were thwarted by a seventh-inning double play on a squeeze attempt. Fenwick advances to tomorrow’s state final against Hicksville after Hicksville’s 3-2 semifinal win over Morral Ridgedale.
An autopsy was scheduled for Charles Arnold, 78, and his wife Winnifred, 81, believed to be missing Cincinnati hikers last seen at Pine Mountain State Park. Bodies recovered near a creek were taken to Hamilton County Forensic Center. Police say no foul play is suspected and a prescription bottle with Arnold's name aided identification.
Government data show wholesale prices up 0.7 percent in May with finished consumer goods advancing 0.5 percent after a 1.9 percent jump in April. Unemployment edged up to 6.1 percent as employment rose 310,000 and the labor force topped 100 million for the first time.
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