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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1969
Page
1
American paratroopers left the crest of Dong Ap Bia and swept west and south along its slopes. Command said North Vietnamese forces on the mountain were beaten and there is no tactical reason to stay. About 800 troops moved toward the Laotian border while continuing reconnaissance for remaining enemy forces.
The report notes North Vietnamese buildup at Dong Ap Bia as Americans withdraw wounded paratroopers and describe earlier costly hill battles. It places Dong Ap Bia near the A Shau Valley, with Hue and Da Nang nearby, as Operation Apache Snow targets North Vietnamese troops and supplies moving from Laos.
U S defense spending on Vietnam in fiscal years 1965 through 1970 climbs to about 108.2 billion dollars with admitted costs of 25.4 billion for 1970 and additional hidden expenses. The tally includes ships planes personnel and aid to Thailand and Laos and a Thai airfield built in 1965.
Laotian government troops and Communist forces battle for Xiang Khouang on the Plaine des Jarres as air strikes by Laotian T28s and U.S. B52s pound targets. Government control could disrupt the Ho Chi Minh trail. more than 500 North Vietnamese reportedly killed.
Fair and warmer conditions expected today and tonight in Middletown and vicinity with overnight lows in the 60s. Thursday's high forecast to reach the upper 80s to lower 90s. Yesterday's high was 80 degrees with a morning low around 60.
DETROIT AP The Amico family, led by Joseph Amico of a Detroit drug firm, welcomed twin daughters Sunday. They already have eight other children: Joel and Joanna nine, Janet and James eight, Valerie and Vanessa six, Debra fifteen, Lisa thirteen, and Nikki ten. They live in a five bedroom house in Warren. Amico says weekly groceries cost about $100 for staples like 11 gallons of milk and 12 loaves of bread. He notes 18 pork chops disappear quickly and jokes they are not cheaper by the dozen.
In Florence South Carolina a U S District Court jury acquitted nine state highway troopers of federal civil rights charges over the February 6 1968 Orangeburg Massacre that left three young Black men dead and 27 wounded after days of racial violence sparked by college integration efforts.
Federal case stems from a 1968 incident near South Carolina State College in Orangeburg where troopers fired on about 200 demonstrators. The DOJ prosecutors argued the patrolmen used force to “teach a lesson,” while defense claimed self defense amid sniper fire and a mob. Civil suits seek $190,000 from Silas N. Pearman. A broader suit seeks federal supervision of police and city operations to end racial discrimination.
Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty defeats challenger Bradley in a high turnout runoff tallying 447,030 votes to 392,379. Yorty crowed that supporters had saved him from defeat and vowed to make the city greater in four years. Bradley’s bid to become the first Black mayor failed as turnout surged past 80 percent citywide.
Federal agents and county deputies arrested George Edward Wells and two companions at a South Point motel after a tip. Wells, 53, one of the FBI’s ten most wanted, faced charges for two Ohio robberies and an assault tied to a 1967 coin theft and a 1967 jewelry store holdup in Brecksville.
United Methodist Church executive committee approves 300000 for economic improvement of black people to be administered by six Black bishops and 20 Black managers. The decision draws praise from some and sharp rebuke from James Forman who seeks reparations and a larger grant.
In Cincinnati police recovered a .25 caliber revolver linked to the slaying of Dr. Jane Shutt. Her adopted daughter Barbara, 23, was charged with first degree murder after a lie detector test. The weapon was found inside the Shutt home in Clifton as investigators pursued leads in the case.
Franklin County Ohio Court of Appeals stayed the execution of convicted killer Richard Jemison. Execution was set for June 6. Attorney Jerry Weiner will have until June 5 to file a brief for a permanent stay, with prosecutors to answer by June 20.
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