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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1976
Page
1
Paul Roberts, 32, starts a 48 day trek from a bar in Alaska toward Keno Hill in the Yukon Territory to earn 6000 dollars tied to his claim that outsiders can thrive here. Backers provided 100 dollars and a pledge to hike without hitchhiking or skiing, aiming for 15 miles daily if weather allows.
Levee Middletown area listings include television theaters vital statistics and want ads with the women’s news section noted on pages 13 16 and 19.
A U S Public Health Service plan could use up to 48 million fertilized chicken eggs to produce as many as 192 million doses of vaccine for swine-strain flu. Eggs would come from hatcheries to supply culture for vaccine development while not affecting egg food supplies. The plan aims to guard against future outbreaks after earlier swine and Victoria flu episodes with limited current human cases.
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that six partisan bills rushed through the legislature last year violated constitutional requirements. The court ordered Gov. Rhodes to file the bills with the secretary of state but said they have no force. Chief Justice O'Neill rejected Democrats' claim that Brown's signature was optional and stressed the need to certify legislative integrity. One dissenter, Justice Celebrezze, warned the decision harms procedures.
Premier Rashid Karami escaped a burning Soviet Yak after his plane was fired upon at Beirut airport amid sectarian clashes. Police reported 26 killed and 33 wounded in a two mile Christian Muslim front, with fires and artillery across Lebanon’s north.
The Labor Department reports a near record drop in grocery prices helped keep February inflation to a tenth of a percent the smallest monthly increase in over four years Beef prices fell 1.5 percent marking the largest monthly grocery decline in 24 years Gasoline also eased but food stayed the key factor in the slowdown Nonfood prices rose modestly while services like medical fees and auto insurance climbed but more slowly The CPI stood at 167.1 with annual inflation at 6.3 percent, the lowest 12 month rise since July 1973 Wholesale prices have fallen at an adjusted rate since November.
FCC voting 5 to 2 allows consumers to buy terminal equipment from private vendors. AT&T warns costs may rise and equipment could be inferior, while the agency requires manufacturers to register products to protect the network. The change broadens a previous ruling and excludes only pay phones, with effect dates May 1 for most devices and August for switchboards and key telephones.
In Salisbury talks on Rhodesia's political future collapsed. Black nationalist Joshua Nkomo said he would hold a news conference soon and Prime Minister Ian Smith indicated a possible statement later. Police reinforcements were dispatched to Salisbury's African townships as a precaution against potential black reaction.
Partly cloudy tonight with overnight lows in the mid-50s in the Middletown area. A Saturday rain chance is projected with highs around the 70s as spring begins. Yesterday's high reached 61 and the low 53. The outlook calls for more rain Sunday and then fair skies Monday and Tuesday.
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