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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1978
Page
1
2,100 Miles by Kayak Across Caribbean Odysseys
Four adventurers paddled 2100 miles in slender kayaks from Venezuela to Florida over eight months. They faced three 30 hour open sea crossings and a near 18 foot shark encounter in the Tongue of the Ocean. They endured seas up to 15 feet and one ill companion before reaching Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Beatrice Dowd
Venezuela
Flora
Caribbean
Cristobal de Colon
Dowds
Ken Beard
Burton-on-Trent
Stephen Benson
Sussex
Benson
Haiti
Richard Gillett
Oxfordshire
England
Dow
Dowd
New Providence
Andros Island
Bahamas
Fed proposes automatic overdraft transfers to curb bouncing checks
The Fed would let banks move funds from savings to checking to prevent overdrafts, enabling customers to keep both accounts with most funds in savings. The League of Savings Associations vows to sue, saying current law forbids the move, while executives warn of reduced mortgage credit and home values. Federal Reserve defenders cite legality as interest is not paid on checking. The proposal targets 5700 banks and parallels a FDIC plan for similar action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
United States League of Savings Associations
Fed
League
Norman Strunk
Robert McKinney
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Federal Reserve
G. William Miller
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Congress
Savings and Loan Institutions
Weather outlook with clear skies and mild temperatures
Clear skies tonight with a low in the upper 30s. Wednesday promises sunshine and a high in the mid 60s. Morning low reached 36 after a 53 degree high. Thursday and Friday stay fair with a chance of showers. Saturday highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s.
Toledo schools end 23 day strike with ratified contracts
In Toledo Ohio the 23 day strike by teachers and nonacademic staff ended as both unions ratified three year contracts. Classes resume for 52000 pupils with wage increases improved insurance severance pay and class size limits. A mediation panel had proposed a 124 million package and wage totals for two years plus third year reopeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo
Toledo Federation of Teachers
Cal Lawrence
a @ IShour
Board of Education
Armstrong urges public to study national defense duty
Former astronaut Neil Armstrong told a Dayton Cincinnati audience that Americans are obliged to understand defense and security. He warned it's difficult for citizens to be sure of defense conclusions yet emphasized informed, responsible participation. He praised deterrence, discussed arms talks as a chess game, and stressed balanced spending between defense and social needs while lauding US military professionalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Armstrong
Dayton
Cincinnati
American Defense Preparedness Association
Armstrong
Institute of Engineering and Medicine
University of Cincinnati
United States
Popeye
Goliath
David
Ohio
Charles L Harrison
Louis Polk
David A Meeker
Greater
ADPA
Jay K. Brill
Wright Brothers
Harry Holiday Jr
Greater Cincinnati
Armco Steel Corp
Ferguson denies OSHA audit cover up in Ohio probe
State Auditor Thomas E. Ferguson promises a thorough investigation into charges that his examiners hid findings in a 1972 to 1976 Ohio OSHA audit. Helen Evans claim up to 1.5 million may have been misused under Gov. Gilligan. Ferguson vows subpoenas and a full probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferguson
OSHA
Columbus
Ohio
Thomas E. Ferguson
Helen W. Evans
Democratic
John J. Gilligan
Evans
Gilligan
Robert E LaBeau
James A. Rhodes
Rex Haecker
Haecker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beatrice and
John Dowd
Shark Ken Beard
Ann Landers
Il Bridge
Il Comics
Erma Bombeck
Heloise
Middletown
Area
Auckland
New Zealand
Mrs. Dowd
Montreal
Lawrence
TFT
David Meeker
Rene
Manchester Inn
America
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