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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1970
Page
1
In Athens the 909 foot Lycabettus, long a beloved spot for lovers and tourists, is clogged with litter as three government bodies dispute who should clean it. Garbage spills onto roads while fire danger rises from dry weeds and caterpillar-damaged pines.
Israeli and Syrian forces wage large scale hostilities for a third day with air and ground battles. Syria claims six Israeli jets downed. Israel says two Syrian MIGs downed and one Israeli jet lost. An Italian DC8 was lightly damaged over Damascus by anti aircraft fire but landed safely in Beirut.
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops launched a new attack on Kompong Speu early today. They threatened Oudong and imperiled an important supply depot at Long Vek north of Phnom Penh while U S forces reported an escort plane attack inside North Vietnam.
A federal grand jury indicted Alvin Glatkowski and Clyde McKay Jr for mutiny and kidnapping tied to the March hijacking of the munitions ship Columbia Eagle. The ship, carrying napalm and other arms, forced to Cambodia en route to Vietnam, with 24 crew rescued unharmed. Indictments to be sent to Cambodian authorities for extradition.
The forecast for Middletown calls for considerable cloudiness tonight with a chance of showers or a thundershower in the evening. Low temperatures will be in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Saturday will clear and be mild with highs 75 to 80. Outlooks show Sunday fair and slightly warmer.
A humorous note suggests turning forty triggers chuckles and the habit of telling a tale three times to the same audience endures. The line mirrors light social commentary on aging and communication styles.
A TF9J Cougar training jet from Chase Field fell during a practice landing at Kelly Air Force Base and struck two houses on Luz Avenue, West Side. Four people died and about a dozen were injured, including a 10 year old boy, with responders battling fires. authorities later corrected an earlier report of a fifth death.
Fortney H. Pete Stark Jr. of Oakland leads a campaign urging customers to cash in U S Savings Bonds to protest the Southeast Asia war. He displays posters in his bank as the Treasury cancels the bank's permit to sell or cash bonds.
Senate Republicans move to blunt antiwar critics by approving an amendment to bar funds for Southeast Asia fighting except to protect troop withdrawals or during war declaration. Colorado’s Gordon Allott touts it as ending debate while McGovern and Hatfield call it an end run. The plan follows a broader Tonkin Gulf repeal vote by the Senate.
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