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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1978
Page
1
Partly cloudy tonight with a low in the mid to upper 30s. Wednesday will be mostly sunny with a high in the upper 50s to low 60s. This morning's low was 34 after yesterday's high of 40. Extended outlook calls for fair skies Thursday and Friday with a chance of showers Saturday. Lows in 30s to low 40s and highs in the upper 50s to low 60s.
Janos Hagl and his wife Edith, refugees from Hungary, face forced departure after the INS finds no record of their permanent resident application filed nine years ago. Rep Fascell seeks a workaround as Hagl recalls his dangerous escape through barbed wire and mines to freedom, while awaiting a private bill and legal relief.
Construction workers who objected to miners contracts removed pickets after a tentative agreement on a contract for them. Some 10 000 workers vowed to stay out until a signed deal. Miners began returning to work after a 110 day walkout ended Saturday. Local reports cited in Ohio and Pennsylvania showed mines reopening as both groups, though in separate locals, continue to dispute terms.
AP reports February saw a 1.2 percent rise in food prices, driving a 0.6 percent overall CPI gain. Beef led with a 4.1 percent jump, grocery foods up 1.3 percent, while fuel, medical care, and car prices also rose. Clothing declined 1 percent, laundry and dry cleaning up 1 percent.
The Labor Department reports the consumer price index rose 0.6 percent in February, with prices at 188.4 percent of the 1967 average. Real spendable earnings fell for a third straight month by 0.2 percent, though February pay exceeded February 1977 by 1 percent.
The federal government will boost price supports for milk, butter and cheese to offset rising production costs. Milk prices are expected to rise about two cents per half-gallon, butter six cents per pound, and cheese five cents per pound within the next months as these new guarantees take effect.
Ruth Connell the 5 year old blue tick hunting dog and polling commissioner candidate in a New Orleans suburb saw her paperwork approved after Hank Connell filed the application at a commissioners school. Officials then found Ruth is not registered to vote and she must register before serving.
In Sandyville Ohio residents press back against the Corps of Engineers over 63 homes and businesses on flood easement land near Bolivar Dam. They say the land hasn’t flooded since the dam’s 1930s construction and allege the corps ignored past construction. The corps cites safety and flood control. A July 1 vacate deadline is set.
A public notice directs residents to call 425-7700 to report crimes or suspicious activity, emphasizing immediate contact with local law enforcement for safety and rapid response.
The Duarte California Rotary Club was expelled from Rotary International after leaders refused to drop three female members. Rotary officials said the chapter must oust the women by Monday midnight and could not extend the deadline. The club plans to appeal and argued many in Duarte are women.
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