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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1978
Page
5
California Legislature moves to finalize a 5 billion rescue package to ease Prop 13 tax cuts. Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. expected to sign as aid flows from state surplus starting July 1, with 2.2 billion for schools and additional funds for counties cities and special districts to prevent layoffs.
President Carter applauded Egyptian President Sadat for a constructive response to Israel's plan and said Egypt remains committed to pursuing Middle East peace talks. He spoke after meeting Egyptian official Sayed Marei at the White House and followed Israel's cabinet stance on final status talks for the West Bank and Gaza.
Ethiopian warplanes reportedly bombed Borama and Gebile districts near the frontier in northwestern Somalia. The attack killed 10 people and injured several, with damage to buildings. No timing details were provided. This marked the first reported Ethiopian airstrike inside Somalia since Somalia said its army was withdrawing from the Ogaden war.
In St Paul a Chicago father, Robert Lee Jackson Jr., says he consented to turning off life support for 4 year old Stacy Ellison. Attorneys for Children’s Hospital seek court approval to do so as Ramsey County charges Stacy’s mother, Denise Ellison, with third degree murder after the child arrived June 3 with head injuries.
OSHA officials say federal employee injuries and sickness cost about 5 billion dollars last year. The agency seeks expanded authority to address dangerous conditions in government workplaces, with an executive order under drafting to empower enforcement, pending approval by Labor Secretary Ray Marshall and President Carter.
Neil Costanzo, 19, advertising worker, charged with the murder of Michelle DeMarzo, 18, whose nude, battered body was found near a Cranford recycling center. He was in Union County jail without bail after being arraigned following his arrest at a Clark bowling alley. Medical examiner cites death from head trauma and internal bleeding after sexual abuse alleged. Police recovered physical evidence from his car and home under search warrants.
Police have not disclosed the murder weapon. Costanzo and DeMarzo had a four year acquaintance and two year romance ending in 1977. Authorities say he sought reconciliation and that a suspect waited for DeMarzo upon returning home from a yearbook signing. DeMarzo left with the suspect willingly, and neighbors recall her as a good, popular student. Costanzo earned local graphic arts honors and a state award in Atlantic City.
Births report: Lonnie and spouse at 906 Charles St Trenton welcome a girl yesterday. Larry Wiser at 112 Angela Dr Germantown a girl yesterday. Michael Townsend at 531 Baltimore St a boy yesterday. Jack W Squier at 320 1th Ave Miamisburg a boy today. Dismissals list includes multiple patients from area addresses such as Leatrice Crowell 8th Ave and Alex Lovell son of Gary Lovell Mount Vernon. Various others: Renee Wood Lawn, Tamara Martin Trenton, Walter Boutson Sherman Ave, and many more with hospital visiting hours noted 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m.
Ernest Dobbert Jr. testified in a Florida rehearing of his death sentence for the killings of his children. He described brutal abuse that left two dead and two maimed for life while his lawyer urged mercy, noting he is now a born again Christian.
A Senate Intelligence Committee study reports 23 warnings of influence buying by South Korean agents in Washington are missing from official files. Sen Adlai Stevenson III said the absence is suspicious but no evidence of an intentional coverup was found, and investigators could not locate government officials who recalled reading the FBI intelligence reports.
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