13 Jun 1972
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1972
Page
1
In Key West a memoryless teenager, about 17 to 20, was found ashore after swimming two miles. Det. Sgt. Earl McCain reports over 100 mothers from multiple states claim him as missing sons. FBI fingerprint checks are awaited. He recalls little beyond a ship lane buoy and plays piano and organ.
Burials of flood victims begin in three Rapid City cemeteries as survivors search for the dead. Identified victims who died Friday and Saturday are to be buried, with services likely to extend a week. A memorial is planned for Sunday at a local high school. police and officials report 175 to 200 dead with many unidentified bodies, while curfew remains in effect and hundreds are listed missing.
Saigon experts read a Hanoi communique and Nhan Dan series as central committee approval to escalate in South Vietnam. Hong Ha writes of mobilizing all forces for final victory, with North life on a war footing and evacuation aid while preserving dikes and transit to keep the war effort running.
Chilean President Salvador Allende watched a fresh cabinet resignation offer from 13 ministers as his coalition splits between ultra leftists and Communists. Economic strain, price hikes, and shortages intensify pressure from radicals and a strengthening opposition, with discussions of reshuffles to steady the Popular Unity government.
Forecast calls for variable cloudiness with a chance of thundershowers tonight and tomorrow. Lows tonight in the upper 60s, highs Wednesday near the upper 80s. Yesterday's high reached 81 and overnight low was 68.
US pilots said 2000 pound laser bombs destroyed two northeast rail bridges toward China, near 55 and 60 miles northeast of Hanoi, as Beijing protested American raids. Reports note 290 strikes nationwide, with several bridges and depots damaged, and refugees fleeing An Loc under fire.
In Gelnhausen Germany Sgt Robert Paschall 19 of Newark California drove a tank from Coleman Bar racks to the bar after a German waitress refused a date He damaged a fence steps and aimed the tank at the doorway before fellow soldiers and an American major retrieved him and MPs charged with mis appropriation of government property damage to government property and damage to personal property The Army said he had been drinking a German police spokesman doubted heavy intoxication allowed the stunt
Ohio prison inmate Richard Randolph disappeared with his garbage truck during a routine transfer to a landfill. Randolph, serving 10 to 25 years for armed robbery from Pickaway County, fled with the vehicle and remains at large.
Children often rebound with high energy after a day full of activity due to adrenaline, increased cortisol, and the body's natural need to expend energy. A night of rest helps restore, but post play excitement can mask fatigue until the next day.
Federal investigators probed a badly damaged American Airlines DC10 after a blast damaged the tail section shortly after takeoff from Detroit. Eleven people were injured lightly as passengers evacuated via emergency chutes and were treated at hospitals. Authorities, including FBI and NTSB, searched for clues while passengers recalled a possible bomb in the cargo hold.
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