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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1969
Page
1
Washington AP reports former President Dwight D. Eisenhower grows weaker as doctors at Walter Reed note continued congestive heart failure. He sleeps longer, remains lucid when awake, and Mamie stays at his side. Nixon visits as prognosis darkens.
Paris AP dispatch reports the Viet Cong National Liberation Front denounces South Vietnam's private talks offer as a US maneuver. Tran Bu Kiem accuses Washington of hypocrisy and says direct talks must be with the NLF.
Pittsburgh AP report says a world steel boom may be in the offing as orders flood mills. Domestic users fear shortages as forecasters note surging demand into March and beyond. Analysts cite strong business conditions, lower imports, and quick stockpiling during last year’s strike threat.
Mariner 7 prepared for a 4:35 p.m. EST liftoff atop an Atlas Centaur rocket from Cape Kennedy to photograph Mars south polar regions. The 901 pound probe marks the second craft in a two spacecraft study to assess Mars potential life support.
A year after Johnson restricted bombing, the Ho Chi Minh trail through Laos becomes the principal target. Air war losses run high with about 100 Air Force planes dead in five months and pilots missing or held in jungle camps. Officials offer no official loss figures, citing career risk.
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for partly cloudy and cold tonight with lows in the 20s. Friday will be mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a chance of rain or snow and highs in the 40s. Saturday outlook is partly cloudy and colder with snow flurries. Yesterday’s high was 36 and this morning’s low 25 with only a trace of precipitation yesterday.
In Salt Lake City a man recovering from a broken leg threw aside crutches and sprinted 150 yards to rescue 2 year old Ernie Land from the Jordan River. Charles Brown, a former Army medic, assisted Byron Farnsworth who was stuck in the river mud and then performed mouth to mouth resuscitation to revive the boy. The child apparently fell into the stream while playing.
The House approved a debt bill 313 to 92 on March 19, authorizing a 12 billion dollar increase to the federal limit and expiring June 30 1970. President Nixon backed the measure with Senate GOP support as lawmakers warned of new spending cuts to prevent future increases.
Quincy AP report about Dr. M. F. Slusher an allergy to dentine dust forcing him from practice. He wears a plastic helmet with its own air supply to keep tooth dust exposure below minutes per day and remains well inside the bag while treating patients.
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