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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1971
Page
1
Former undercover narcotics investigator Nelson Grace tells Middletown Council on Human Relations to involve churches doctors and police in a citywide effort. He warns parents and calls for crash pads and a hospital based treatment program with methadone options while stressing prevention and ongoing support.
The Washington Post reports a Pentagon study found no U.S. connivance with the Saigon regime to block elections in Vietnam as agreed at Geneva. Diem bore responsibility for preventing the 1954 elections by shunning talks with the North, while U.S. policy framed the domino theory and supported allied action to deter Communism.
Backers predict approval of a new federal welfare system with an assured $2400 annual income for a four person family. States may exceed this level at their own cost, while protections cap spending. The measure aims to save states about $1.6 billion, amid broader Social Security changes. Rep. Wilbur Mills oversaw the draft in Ways and Means.
Rep James A Burke mobilizes support for Wilbur Mills in 1972 Democratic presidential bid. More than 80 congressmen endorsed Mills, a pension of Means Committee power, with bumper stickers and a broad House base fueling the effort while Mills disavows pursuing the nomination. Burke says momentum could grow after Labor Day as organizers form.
A concise notice page lists local obituaries and funeral announcements among themed columns. It references events in the community, including society notes, editorials, and sports wrapups, with adjacency to comics and personal notices.
Two Lima State Hospital doctors testified yesterday in sanity hearings, offering a different view on patient mistreatment charges. Dr. Alexander Chomyn, with 16 years at Lima, said Lima cares for patients from across Ohio and noted violence requiring multiple staff, while denying deaths from mistreatment. Dr. Francisco Vidal, confirming no mistreatment, said seclusions and ward transfers occur for security and that some patients should not be there.
State W. Barrett, 18, of 2224 Cerea) Ave. Stickler, charged on two counts of armed robbery involving the holdup of a news stand and a taxi driver here, was found insane. Barrett was also charged in the newsstand robbery with Stickler Dr. Vidal told the court Barrett was mentally capable of furnishing his couns. information in preparation of his defense.
The forecast calls for sunny skies and warm conditions with highs in the upper 80s. Lows will be in the mid-60s tonight. Yesterday's high reached 85 and the morning low was 60.
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