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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1970
Page
1
An all white Circuit Court jury in Birmingham sentences 23 year old John Henry Jones Jr. to death for robbing a white girl of 30 dollars and a wrist watch at gunpoint last Sept. 13. He faces additional counts of criminal assault abduction and assault with intent to murder.
President Nixon told a Billy Graham audience in Knoxville that young Americans must turn to spiritual sources to realize potential. Police arrested nine on disturbing public worship as Nixon praised peace and urged unity, noting pollution and housing concerns among youth.
In Cambodia, more than 1,000 South Vietnamese marines moved into the besieged provincial capital of Prey Veng to aid Cambodian defenders fighting North Vietnamese and Viet Cong. Cambodian troops reportedly held the town center, while clashes with Viet Minh forces occurred near Banam, ten miles southwest of Prey Veng.
The last of more than 5,000 National Guardsmen and Highway Patrolmen are withdrawn from Ohio State University after a week of disruptions. About 2,000 guardsmen and a few patrolmen left after meetings with university officials.
Rep. William B. Widnall. Republican on the House Banking Committee, calls a Democratic plan to give Nixon standby authority for wage price and rent freezes a political ploy. He questions mandatory controls and supports potential voluntary restraint guidelines instead. He and other Republicans seek periodic economic reports on price and wage moves.
TEL AVIV AP Israeli troops killed 10 Syrian guerrillas after they crossed the Jordan River near Maoz Haim south of the Sea of Galilee in a 30 minute battle. No Israeli casualties were reported and intelligence noted Soviet rifles bazookas and sabotage gear found near the guerrilla bodies. Rockets from Jordan struck Yotveta in the Negev as Idmit came under bazooka fire from Lebanon with no casualties. Air strikes targeted Egyptian sites along the Suez Canal with both raids reportedly successful.
University of California School of Medicine researchers plan to use rocking chairs to cuddle and rock newborns in incubators. Dr. Louis Gluck cites infant social retardation from isolation and outlines a program of nurse training across eight hospitals and extended hospital stays to improve outcomes for sick and premature babies.
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for fair and mild tonight with lows in the lower 60s. Partly cloudy, warm and humid Saturday with highs in the 80s and outlook for Sunday showing continued warmth.
Sen. John J. Williams says a $1.6 billion tax on leaded gasoline has little chance of passage. He notes the proposal could fail amid budget concerns and argues it would not combat auto pollution, urging instead a prohibition on leaded fuel. Other Democrats concur the tax would raise prices with limited benefit.
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