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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1971
Page
1
Nearly a year after a hunger crusader attacked cereals as empty calories, old favorites regain market share. Kellogg Post and General Mills report customers returning within two months, while fortified brands gain 12 to 20 percent at some chains like Jewel and Giant.
London reports Anatol Fedosseiev a 52 year old Soviet space scientist has defected to Britain and was granted permission to stay. Officials say he may seek asylum or move to the United States where his knowledge could aid the American space program. He disappeared during the Paris Air Show three weeks ago and was linked to Brussels and London discussions with aerospace figures.
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson says the Pentagon study misrepresents his role and relies on contingency plans. Time and Newsweek report he believes the leaked documents give a biased view, with Kissinger urged to read the study. Johnson cites his 18 month mark before troop deployment as a key error and questions censorship.
About 50,000 welfare recipients will be required to work for the city starting July 1 under new state laws. Sugarman says employable recipients must seek private jobs or be assigned to public works. They would fill roles as paraprofessionals in hospitals and maintenance staff in schools and parks.
Police say weapons and explosives seized in a raid on two Philadelphia homes belong to George Fassnacht, a former CIA worker and ballistic expert. Investigators report crates marked China stored in Fassnacht basement, with mortars, explosives, rifles and more.
The forecast predicts lows around the mid-50s and highs in the lower 80s tonight. Yesterday's high reached 92 degrees and this morning's low was 57.
A lighthearted column notes that when kids are home from school, it helps adults forget daily concerns. It captures a warm, family centered mood and reflects the writer’s cheerful tone.
Detroit AP reports Medal of Honor recipient Peter Lemon, 21, told a Free Press interviewer he used marijuana the night before and during the 1 April 1970 assault at Tay Ninh. He described alertness while stoned, fighting two Viet Cong waves, dragging a wounded comrade, and refusing treatment to aid others. Lemon, antiwar but not antimilitary, recalled graphic battlefield moments and his postwar adjustments.
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