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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1969
Page
1
An editorial urges Middletown voters to approve the 12.18 school levy renewal, noting the funds equal about 43 percent of the district budget and are vital to operating schools in 1970. It warns defeat would drop funding below required levels, risking school closures and loss of state funds, and calls for individual voting action Tuesday.
U S defense leaders warn the Soviet Union may have begun deploying a space bomb aboard SS9 missiles. Known as the Fractional Orbital Bombardment System FOBS the weapon could be used for a surprise attack on American strategic bomber bases. Analysts say FOBS could carry warheads over the South Pole evading BMEWS sensors in Alaska and Canada.
The 1st Infantry Division says its troops overran a Viet Cong command post on a major infiltration route about 40 miles north of Saigon. They also uncovered six hidden arsenals with about 15,000 rifle rounds and over 100 mortar shells.
Cincinnati homicide detectives questioned a 27-year-old man in Detroit after he admitted to killing three people in Cincinnati on Oct. 22. Victims Martin Dumler II, 29, Patricia Dumler, 27, and Mary Wilson, 50, were found slain Oct. 23 at their Cincinnati home.
Minichiello a Vietnam veteran from Seattle seized a Trans World Airlines flight after claiming Marines cheated him out of $200. He boarded the jet in Los Angeles and steered it to Rome via San Francisco and Ireland, then was seized five hours after landing. Italian officials seek extradition.
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell sought a Supreme Court ruling that he is entitled to the $55,000 pay lost after exclusion from the 90th Congress and to recover the $25,000 fine paid to take a seat in the 91st Congress. His lawyers argued to bypass Judge Hart who said Powell must show clean hands before recovery, while the House could withhold funds for alleged misappropriation.
The article notes President Nixon has limited choices on South Vietnam and will reveal his plan in a speech addressing the nation. It mentions the impending announcement and previews the scope of his Vietnam policy.
Yuichiro Miura, 36, skied a 0.6 mile slope on the Lhotse Face at about 23,000 feet becoming the first on Everest. He plans another run toward the south summit with later parachute-assisted descents. Films will play at Expo 70 in Osaka.
The National Commission on Violence blasted brutality, indifference, and hostility in policing and courts as eroding respect for law. It urged $5 billion yearly more for reform, a National Criminal Justice Center, and an Office of Criminal Justice in every city to boost accountability and citizen participation.
Dr Alfred Lindesmith warns the United States is among the most punitive nations as criminologists discuss drug abuse. Officials urge expanded legal aid for the poor and more experimental citizen grievance programs to address alienation and unfair justice.
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