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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1971
Page
4
A Commerce Department committee warns noise pollution is nearing a serious level and urges federal and state agencies to set tolerance standards. It recommends research, industrial noise rules, improved abatement training, better measurement methods, pilot projects, noise zoning, and coordinated efforts at state and national levels.
Robert F. Eichar of Celina Ohio won an expenses paid trip to Hawaii in a Ford contest and used it to aid Grace Missionary Church in Nanakuli. He secured tickets for himself and six church members and joined others from the U S mainland and Canada to pour a foundation and reassemble.
Eichar enjoys a paid Hawaii vacation winning a trip that included a quirky church move from Nanaikapona to Nanakuli. The story hints at satisfaction with the unusual journey and frames it as a teaching moment in a biblical tone.
George Crout notes Middletown confronts the great Miami River flood. Lewiston Reservoir breach rumored with whistles ready as evacuation feared. Central School converts to emergency hospital housing 35, with room for 200. Measles outbreak reported. bridges washed out. downtown streets like rivers. cleanup slated to begin tomorrow.
Emergency centers are set up at the National Cash Register plant with John Patterson in charge. Dayton neighborhoods near the Miami Stillwater and Wolf Creek intersections face heavy damage and potential high deaths. Hamilton and Franklin report major fires, with the Champion Paper Company alone at a 3 million dollar loss and Franklin water works out of service. Citizens are urged to boil water as floodwaters may carry disease. restoration of utilities is targeted by tomorrow.
The Middletown Journal lists daily weekday newsstand 15 cents and Sunday 25 cents, motor route 3.47 per year in installments or 3.20 per four weeks, with a 5 cent monthly service charge. Mail subscriptions outside the local area are 36 dollars per year, payable in advance. founded in 1657.
President Nixon discussed with Howard K Smith in a live TV radio interview on ABC News. The talk touched on his relations with Congress and potential 1972 run but avoided tough topics like Mideast policy and economic recovery plans. The piece suggests a new White House communication strategy.
The president argues Southeast Asia dispatches may mislead, says the South Vietnamese army is advancing in Cambodia and Laos, and the broader strategy allows continued withdrawal. He stresses preserving South Vietnam’s independence and warns a total U.S. pullout could empower communists and jeopardize global security.
President Nixon said the Laos action disrupted enemy supply lines but could not be framed as victory or defeat. He listed three goals: sustain withdrawal, lower withdrawal risks, and enable South Vietnam to defend itself after withdrawal. He defended progress, downplayed negative TV portrayals, and urged no fixed withdrawal deadline while criticizing press support.
A Washington analysis declares the Laos campaign a complete defeat for South Vietnam ARVN forces with mass retreat and heavy casualties. It criticizes American leadership, notes the escalation of bombing in North Vietnam and mocks Nixon and officials for misstatements and self deception.
John P Roche critiques Western insistence on preconditions in Israel Arab talks and labels the Jarring framework a bogus proposition. He argues democracies are outmatched in political warfare, comparing Gaza and Viet Cong gambits to Kremlin style strategy.
The piece argues that negotiators use preconditions as a weapon, citing claims that talks with regimes like Hanoi could begin quickly once troops are pulled and governments toppled, illustrating a recurring non negotiable prerequisite in diplomacy.
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