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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1978
Page
9
London AP reports songwriter Richard Evans died at Central Middlesex Hospital Sunday at age 77. Evans, who began his career in 1926 with Barcelona, penned more than 1,000 songs including Lady of Spain and Let’s All Sing Like the Birdies Sing.
A Canisius College student testified he saw a group beat his roommate then a Buffalo policeman deliver a fatal kick. Two suspended officers are among seven defendants charged with manslaughter in the death of Richard Long. The witness placed two luxury cars at the scene and named three others present as the group chased Long after his Porsche cut off a car. The prosecution ties the incident to a stag party and a bar-to-bar drive, ending at Long's North Buffalo home.
The Navy warns it could seize General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyards if the firm halts work on nuclear submarines amid a 544 million cost overrun. About 14,000 jobs in Connecticut and Rhode Island hang in the balance as Navy Secretary Claytor says a court injunction could compel continued production, or the Navy might take over the contract, a move labeled unlikely by Rep Christopher Dodd.
Washington AP The House approved a bill 371 to 6 to bar elimination of Saturday mail delivery. The measure requires postal officials to notify Congress before any service changes and allows either chamber to block plans within 60 days. The Postal Service has considered but not formally proposed ending Saturday deliveries, a recommendation from the Commission on Postal Service.
Utah plans simultaneous firing squad executions at sunrise March 22 for Death Row inmates William Andrews and Dale Pierre. Lawyers plan appeals, hoping to avert carryout. If carried out, it would be the first U.S. execution since Gary Gilmore in 1977, central to a state event at the prison in Salt Lake City.
In Marietta Ohio street lights are out and many shops dim as Monongahela Power cuts electricity by 25 percent to Ohio customers due to dwindling coal supplies. The firm warns coal will last under 20 days unless a strike ends. About 16 of Cone Ohies 125 workers face furlough as ice cream output drops to save power while business largely adapts without halting production.
A statewide University poll of 790 voters finds Rhodes support viewed as mostly fair to poor on utilities coal and energy, while Rhodes is rated good to excellent by 59.3 percent in overall job performance. Kurfess aides say the results help their campaign ahead of the June 6 GOP primary.
The General Accounting Office warns any official approving funds to end the Clinch River breeder projects could face personal liability. The project can only be terminated if Congress amends the act creating the Oak Ridge facility.
Mr and Mrs David Hubbard welcomed a daughter at 258 Courtland Drive Monroe yesterday. Mr and Mrs Richard Siegel announced a daughter born Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Robert Campbell. paternal grandparents are Mrs Elaine Siegel and Richard Siegel. Hospital visiting hours are 11 am to 2 pm and 5 to 8 pm Monday through Saturday. A hospital dismissal list was unavailable due to reporting confusion at Middletown Hospital.
A Wisconsin prison escapee serving 3 years for killing a Green Bay policeman was released in Jacksonville after posting bond. Tony L. Leoni, later identified as Robert John Trihoda, 30, of Milwaukee, was booked for grand theft on Feb 11 and freed March 8. Another man, Brian Curtis Rolf, 29, also Milwaukee, was arrested and remained jailed, wanted for escape in Wisconsin.
Columbus lawmakers move toward final approval of a bill repealing Ohio’s helmet requirement for motorcyclists with amendments. The measure would restrict age-based helmet use and include new provisions for novices and snowmobile riders while facing potential veto by Gov. Rhodes.
Registration for adult education at Warren County JVS runs March 20 through 31. Classes start April 10 in agriculture horticulture business and office education distributive education health home economics and trade and industrial skills. A full list of classes and times is available at the school offices located at Ohio 48 and Ohio 122 north of Lebanon.
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