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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1976
Page
2
Scientists at Jet Propulsion Laboratory celebrate Viking wind data as key to selecting a safe landing site on Mars. The first air mass movement measured shows winds near 30 meters per second in a gingerbread man cloud formation, informing site certification for the July 4 touchdown.
An unarmed man walked into the Sohio service station at Yankee and Oxford State roads at 8 30 last night, shoved attendant Thomas Hall into a back room, and escaped on foot with about 10 dollars. Hall was not robbed. Butler County sheriff's deputies and Middletown police investigated the incident.
Mrs Helen Overturf will give a demonstration on how to make nutritious crackers at 1 30 p m today at the home of Anne Rubel 3307 Hampton Place. The program continues a five year history of her nutrition classes in the community.
In Beirut a battle raged Saturday between rightwing Christian militias and Palestinian guerrillas near the city’s southeastern fringe as missiles set dozens of apartments afire. Reports said high casualties among Christian fighters and heavy shelling surrounding Palestinian camps housing 25,000 people amid blackout and bread shortages.
Madison Township trustees finalize policy to provide free headstones for veterans through a peenestone foundation. In other business, they ask Clerk Jenice Murray to request weed cutting around West Middletown bridge and obtain a Mossman Road box culvert cost estimate near Howe Road. They approve using Peasttown fire station for Butler County health department swine flu inoculations.
Actor Peter Lawford, age 52, wed Deborah Gould, 25, in Arlington under a special judge. The couple swapped jeans for formal wear at the last minute, Lawford forgot the marriage license, clowned with roses, the best man hid the ring, and Gould feigned a stumble at the vow “for richer or poorer” in a lighthearted ceremony.
A $40 radio and a four ring set were stolen from Tom Morgerson’s apartment at 112 Webster S after a break in through a front window Friday evening. A gunshot dented the door of Daniel Tinch’s van at 2924 N Verity Parkway on Friday. An AM and track stereo unit was taken from Lord Palmer’s car at 712 Eactia Court overnight Friday.
President Ford opened the seven nation economic summit in Puerto Rico warning against outside interference in Puerto Rico's affairs amid pro independence demonstrations. He urged unity to spur global growth while welcoming leaders including Kissinger and Simon as Trudeau delays. The two day talks focus on recovering from recession and upcoming negotiations with poorer nations.
Reagan campaigned in Montana and Idaho for more GOP convention delegates while Ford surpassed 1,000 delegates with Minnesota support. Reagan won Idaho’s four at large delegates and was favored in Montana and New Mexico where 41 delegates were being chosen. Carter, already the frontrunner, gained in North Dakota as Colorado sent 35 delegates, boosting his total beyond the 1,500 mark as the AP tally shows.
About 200 motorcyclists, many helmetless, marched from Akron to the Ohio State Fairgrounds to press for helmet freedom. Officers halted some riders on the north freeway, issued citations, and later observed groups resuming with helmets in view as they proceeded to the fairgrounds. A gang spokesman cited Rep Marcus A Roberto D Ravenna proposing an optional-helmet bill.
Belgrade Yugoslavia will send a delegation led by President Tito to a 28 nation meeting of Europe’s Communist parties in Berlin. In nearly two decades Yugoslavia had avoided such gatherings, which historically aligned with Soviet influence within the movement.
At 10 N Lebbee St Maria Bernhardt 76 injured a foot in a fall and was treated and released. Jeffery Caudill 13 broke a collarbone after a bike fall at 3123 Barbara Drive and was treated and released. An emergency run at 314 Garfield St was not needed. A backfire at 705 Wilson St caused 30 dollars damage to a car.
A Springboro man and his daughter were hospitalized after a motorcycle they rode was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. Injured are Curtis Lewis and Julie Lewis. The crash occurred on Shartz Road midway between Ohio 73 and Kenny Lane. The Lewises were transported to Kettering Medical Center by Franklin Emergency Squad.
The Labor Department reports in the June Monthly Labor Review that median income for women headed families was 6,400 in 1974 versus 13,800 for husband wife families. One in three such families live at or below the poverty line, while 7 percent of children under 18 live in fatherless homes, up from 1970.
In Oakland a six-man six-woman jury found two Symbionese Liberation Army members guilty of attempting to escape from Alameda County jail and assaulting two sheriff's deputies. Joseph Remiro and Russell Little were acquitted of a robbery charge linked to keys taken during the March 1, 1975 bid. It was their third trial.
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