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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1975
Page
1
Linda Hardy, a terminal cancer patient in Columbus, will interview couples offering to adopt her three children Sheri 12 Joey 10 and Amber 6 next week. Her condition improved after surgery as her list of interested families grows from California to Florida.
The Viet Cong say Communist-led forces seized Ban Me Thuot after five days of fighting. South Vietnamese officials admit North Vietnamese control over large parts of the city while government troops remain present. Nine Americans trapped inside the city were reported as radio contact was lost for two days. Earlier reports had indicated contact with the nine and eight missionaries. A new threat emerged.
Heavy rains caused flash flooding as the McHargue water powered grist mill on the Little Laurel River near London Kentucky faced excess water power. In Vietnam near Tay Ninh City South Vietnamese and allied forces report rocket attacks and battles with North Vietnamese units and losses of aircraft and crews.
Australian and French embassies move to evacuate foreigners from Phnom Penh amid dwindling U S aid prospects. The U S airlift to the city resumes after shelling. 14 rockets hit near the runway with no casualties. Khmer Rouge forces are active northwest of the airport as government troops press to push them back.
Rain and floods hit the Southeast with up to 20 million dollars in Tennessee damage. Tornadoes touched down in Mississippi Alabama and Georgia. Atlanta saw 63 mph winds and nine inches of rain in Tuscaloosa. Dozens evacuated in Tennessee as rivers rose. Hopkinsville Kentucky suffered extensive damage with over 160 homes flooded and two drownings reported.
Mrs. Jack Fite of Marion Indiana visits the hospital for tests when her husband arranges a 4 by 8 foot get well card to be hoisted to her window with a 30 ton crane. The crane was obtained through his company building an addition to the hospital.
Snow accumulations of one to three inches were forecast for most of Ohio by tonight as cooler air moves in. Temperatures would plunge into the 20s, with a warming trend anticipated for Saturday and Sunday. Winter storm warnings covered much of the state, except the southeast where flash flooding dangers prompted a flash flood watch. Rain through sleet and freezing rain and snow fell across the state in varying amounts.
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey will pay back taxes with 6 percent interest on a $199,153 deduction for donating vice presidential papers to the Minnesota Historical Society. The IRS disallowed the deduction due to access restrictions. officials note the gift remains a future interest until the 25 year access limit expires.
Clouds roll through Middletown with overnight lows in the high twenties and a forecasted high in the upper thirties for Saturday. Yesterday's high reached 34 and the low 28. The extended outlook calls for fair skies Sunday and Tuesday, with a chance of rain or snow on Monday.
A&P executives indicate more than 1,200 of their 3,500 stores may close in the coming 12 months. J L Scott, new chairman of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co, calls phasing out small obsolete shops a first step to rebuilding facilities. Impact on 100,000 employees and specific closures remain undetermined pending lease and union negotiations.
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