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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1978
Page
1
Moslem extremists attack in south Lebanon trigger red alert for U N peacekeepers. Four French paratroopers and a Palestinian dead. several French troops missing or wounded. Tyre barracks hit. Col Jean Salvan among the wounded. PLO and PRFP claim retaliation for Lebanese militia killings.
Two Middletown High School seniors Gerald O Flynn and Jill Wenger won first place and 750 dollars each in the 25th W. W. Sebald Self-Reliance Awards. O Flynn plans journalism at Ohio University and has logged 3,000 plus hours of paid and unpaid work. Wenger pursues a dual degree in agriculture and Brethren Volunteer Service with over 3,800 hours of work, including dairy farming and newspaper routes. Second place went to George Kioultzopoulos and Merry Kay Brashears. third to James Mynhier and Marian Kathleen Miller. Fourth place winners not listed.
Cincinnati airport officials report 120,078 passengers enplaned or deplaned in March, the facility’s highest month ever, surpassing the previous 126,173 in June 1974. Director Robert Holscher cites lower fares and I 275 openings as factors, while noting the yearlong uptrend. The piece also briefly mentions local students receiving $100 awards for community service and a separate event featuring Knight Goodman and Glenn Ellison as main speakers with Sebald award winners among honorees.
A community crime alert urges residents to call 425 7700 if they witness a crime or notice suspicious activity. The public service message emphasizes early reporting to police and safety awareness in the neighborhood.
The U S Agriculture Department economist Charles W Porter says relief is temporary as lettuce shipments from California fall due to Salinas Valley rains. The current crop should be ready by June 1 and prices are expected to decline. Shortages push Romaine from Florida higher and prices have more than doubled or tripled from a year ago.
A early morning 2:30 a.m. fire in Market Street Boney Fiddle gutted five downtown buildings including a discount store and gun shop. a sixth was severely damaged. No injuries occurred as residents above evacuated. Fire crews from Portsmouth New Boston fought the flames with rural volunteers assisting. heat melted part of a ladder truck cab.
A weather summary notes tonight will have clouds and showers by morning. Lows near mid 40s with a high around 60 Thursday as breezy conditions persist. The morning low was 32 after yesterday’s high of 62. The outlook calls for showers Friday, then fair skies Saturday and Sunday with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s to low 50s.
In Mansfield Ohio police rescued 92 year old Rev Michael A McFadden from a burning two story building as striking volunteer firefighters refused to respond. The fire burned unchecked until an Air National Guard unit arrived around 730 am and had the blaze under control. City officials said no other property was threatened and mayor Porter planned to invoke the Ferguson Act to curb the strike.
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