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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1970
Page
1
Senators opposing Judge G Harrold Carswell claim they are within three votes of defeating Nixon nominee as debate concludes and Republican backers acknowledge slipping strength.
The National Council of Churches says Judge G Harrold Carswell does not meet their standards for a justice. Dr R H Edwin Espy urged denial of confirmation and selection of a candidate with proven civil rights commitments and judicial record.
Toy Center of New York demonstrates disrupted mail with two toy boxes showing orders stuck in transit. Sales manager Jim Langdon warns that all toy firms face a seasonal rush and growing backlog as orders pile up with mail delays.
The Associated Press reports over 18 million pieces of undelivered mail disrupt daily life and business. Pension and welfare recipients, families of servicemen, garment firms awaiting Easter orders, and financial transactions suffer delays. Banks offer loan relief, publishers weigh magazine rebates, and officials seek leniency for late payments.
Workers in Ohio join nationwide postal walkouts as 40 Chicago pickets and scattered substation actions spread from Cleveland and Akron to Pittsburgh and New York. Union leadership pushes for negotiations while authorities plead return to work amid widespread disruption at main post offices and 46 Cleveland substations.
In Phnom Penh the three man leadership of Cheng Heng Siswath Sirik Matak and Lon Nol appeared publicly at the National Assembly. Sihanouk, ousted in the bloodless coup, urged foreign powers not to recognize the new regime. The government moved to consolidate control by replacing Foreign Minister Norodom Parisara with Yem Sameour and ordering removal of pictures of Sihanouk from public spaces.
North Vietnamese forces pushed near Long Cheng as Pathet Lao emissary prepared to meet Prince Souvanna Phouma. Reports say Sam Thong, an American-supported base 10 miles away, is under enemy control with government troops retreating from surrounding hills.
Cool cloudy conditions continue through tomorrow with rain likely this afternoon through Sunday. Overnight low in the upper 30s with a Sunday high in the upper 40s.
Maj. Gen. Albert E. Milloy, commander of the 1st Infantry Division, was named to take over command of the American division from Maj. Gen. Lloyd B. Ramsey, injured in a Tuesday helicopter crash. Change of command set for Sunday at Americal Division HQ Chu Lai, announced by 24th Corps in Da Nang.
The California Zephyr makes its final trip from Oakland to Salt Lake City marking 21 years of luxury rail travel. The Western Pacific will halt the Salt Lake City to Oakland leg after March 20 due to losses, with Denver to Chicago service unaffected and plans for the Zephyrs’ fate still undecided.
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