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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1969
Page
1
Paris AP central bankers and treasuries discuss issuing paper gold or SDRs held by central banks only. US may push $5-$6 billion yearly for three years, then smaller. Britain backs, Germany Italy Japan cautious. SDR viewed as flexible, not currency.
Viet Cong broadcasts claim a desperate siege at Ben Het central highlands camp encircled and attacked. U S command says two North Vietnamese regiments about 3000 men hold the area as 4500 South Vietnamese troops and 700 irregulars defend the site eight miles from Cambodia and Laos, with limited air support and water shortages amid ongoing bombardment.
The Apollo 11 launch crew began a seven day countdown rehearsal at Cape Kennedy to test readiness for a moon mission set for July 16. The phase includes a mock liftoff with Saturn 5 and a simulated flight with astronauts Armstrong Aldrin and Collins aboard.
Tokyo's metropolitan government announced the population reached 11,454,858 on June 1, up 21,349 from May 1 and 135,017 from June 1, 1968. The figure marks continued urban growth in Japan's capital as residents migrate to the metro area.
A light humor item notes that practical repairs around the home benefit from a handy approach with a practical checkbook. It frames financial practicality and skill as a winning combination for DIY tasks.
Omaha experiences a third straight night of racial violence with firebombings and sporadic gunfire in the Near North Side. A Negro patrolman was severely injured, several businesses destroyed, and 40 arrests reported as tensions flare amid a fatal shooting of a 14 year old Negro girl by a white officer.
In interior Alaska smoke from more than 50 fires blankets the state reducing visibility to under half a mile. About 1,400 fire fighters battle 15 fires in the Fairbanks district, including a 300,000 acre blaze northwest of the city, while 30 fires elsewhere run unchecked due to low priority and manpower shortages. No deaths or major damage reported.
President Nixon visits Canada for the 10th anniversary ceremonies of the St. Lawrence Seaway opening. He rededicates a dam named for Eisenhower with Prime Minister Trudeau and attends Expo 67 site plaque unveiling. The trip includes Julie Nixon Eisenhower and David Eisenhower, Henry Kissinger, Rogers, Volpe, and several U.S. and Canadian officials. Nixon then flies to New York for a dentist appointment before returning to Washington.
Artillery and air clashes persisted across the Suez Canal with two Israeli soldiers wounded and both sides claiming air victories. Egypt denied Israeli claims of two downed Egyptian planes, while Al Ahram cited a large air battle involving MIG21 and Mirage aircraft and reported on a U S peace proposal outlines discussed at big four talks.
An infant girl thought to be under four hours old was found crying face down in mud near Astoria Oregon, abandoned in a cardboard box covered by empty beer cans. Doctors reported exposure but stable condition. umbilical cord attached. Dist Atty opened a criminal investigation into the mother’s whereabouts.
Forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for thunder showers tonight ending Saturday morning and cooler weather. Lows will be in the 70s, Saturday highs upper 80s, and Sunday cooler with a chance of showers. Yesterday high reached 92 and this morning’s low was 75.
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