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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1978
Page
1
Survivors arriving in Brussels from Kolwezi detail murder, rape, looting during the May siege in Shaba Province. They describe a hunt for whites, widespread violence, and massacres as French and Belgian paratroopers continue mop up operations.
The French Foreign Legion has plunged into the Kolwezi crisis in Zaire's Shaba region. About 600 paratroopers from the 2nd Parachute Regiment reinforced European enclaves. seven were killed. Despite ministry statements that the operation is terminated, no return date is set. The article also profiles legionnaires' lives on Corsica, recruitment, pay, discipline, and the rite of shaving heads, illustrating their adventurous image and loyalty to the legion.
Sally Davenport of the AEA said teachers could return to classrooms if the school board approves the pact, with Superintendent H Paul Snyder hopeful for a settlement today. Details of the package were not disclosed, while the AEA seeks statewide action to protest revocation of teaching certificates amid a 115 member staff walkout ongoing since April 26 over 17 job cuts.
Mostly cloudy tonight with a chance of showers by dawn and mid 50s lows. Yesterday’s high was 61 and this morning’s low was 43. Tuesday may bring showers or a thunderstorm with highs 70 to 75. Wednesday to Friday look warm and fair with highs near 80 Wednesday and in the upper 80s Thursday and Friday, and lows in the mid 50s to low 60s.
A public safety alert urges residents to call 425 7700 to report crimes or suspicious activity, emphasizing quick police notification. The notice repeats the same number for emphasis and guidance.
Bill Starkey of Boise Idaho, serving in Zaire with Morrison Knudson, was shot in the side during a looting spree by five uniformed rebels. He rode with them as they looted shops and vehicles, fled into a ditch after being shot, survived, and reached a hospital before flying out of Kolwezi.
Atlanta AP Forty years of antibiotic success masks rising resistance among pneumonia meningitis tuberculosis and gonorrhea causing bacteria says Dr. Joel Ward of the CDC. Overuse and misuse of drugs fuel the trend with South Africa facing a major outbreak that’s under control after aggressive testing and diverse antibiotics. Penicillin resistant gonorrhea and drug resistant tuberculosis have been detected in the United States. Ward warns technology may struggle to keep up and stresses strict control and common sense.
Cincinnati officials dispute Gov. Rhodes about a Hamilton County judge choice. GOP chairman Eyrich says a communications mixup led Rhodes staff to believe Judge Thomas H. Crush had a qualified with reservations rating, though the Bar Association had rated him not qualified.
David Berkowitz disrupted his Brooklyn murder sentencing by shouting obscenities and lunging at guards. A judge postponed proceedings to June 12 for a new psychiatric evaluation after Berkowitz, in handcuffs, triggered a chaotic scene with threats and a guard hospital visit. Stacy Moscowitz and Robert Violante were named victims connected to the case.
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