21 Mar 1973
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1973
Page
1
South Vietnamese forces with tanks and air support advance to relieve the Rach Bap outpost 30 miles north of Saigon, within half a mile of the position. Officials report over 100 casualties at Rach Bap and Tong Le Chan as sieges exceed 50 days.
The Viet Cong delegation announced that the final group of American prisoners will be released Saturday and Sunday at Hanoi Gia Lam airport. U.S. Command records show 147 Americans held, including 140 military and seven civilians, with numbers remaining unclear.
James Arness known as Gunsmoke's Marshal Matt Dillon received the Man of the Year award at the 13th International Broadcasting Dinner in Hollywood. Carol Burnett cited kind words as Arness joined more than 1,000 industry figures at Century Plaza Hotel.
Washington reports February consumer prices rose eight-tenths of a percent on seasonally adjusted basis, the largest monthly gain since February 1951. Food costs jumped 2.2 percent overall and grocery store purchases up 2.4 percent, with meats poultry and fish up 5 percent.
The U S dollar fell slightly in European trading as markets adjust to new floating rates. Tokyo markets were closed for a holiday. In London the pound rose about half a cent as higher British rates attracted buyers, not dollar weakness.
Interior Department spokesman James Hars ter said Red Cross and BIA aid 244 Sioux refugees at Pine Ridge and Wounded Knee as the occupation costs the Oglala Sioux tribe about 15 000 a day. He noted 387 proposed homes delayed but later corrected to 25 at Wounded Knee with no gunfire reported as federal marshals arrest two people on the reservation.
The majority reversed a three judge federal court that held Texas school finance violates the 14th Amendment by tying school quality to local wealth. Justice Powell said reform is needed but the ultimate fix must come from lawmakers and democratic pressures.
Government records link 15 deaths to external use of cleansing agents containing hexachlorophene, chiefly in pHisoHex. FDA banned nonprescription HCP products in September, but did not label these deaths as HCP related, citing French infant data and a university study instead.
Betty Jean Anderson 23, a Southern University senior, is charged with attempted murder in a federal case. U S District Judge Contie freed her on 5000 dollar bond to return to Baton Rouge while awaiting her next court appearance. FBI says she gave birth Feb 19 on a United Airlines flight from Pittsburgh to Youngstown and abandoned the newborn in a toilet. The baby is in a foster home in Trumbull County and custody battles loom between the county and Anderson.
The line mocks attempts to improve conversational skill by absurdly suggesting breaking through a TV with a foot as a metaphor for decisive action. It satirizes self improvement advice and bold speaks on social conduct.
Partly cloudy conditions tonight with lows in the 20s. Sunny skies and rising temperatures expected tomorrow with highs around 50. Yesterday in Middletown the high reached 40 and the overnight low 26. Weather details are on page 23.
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