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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1971
Page
1
Manila AP reports a violent Philippine election as eight senators and 15,093 local officials were chosen amid 178 unofficial election-related deaths since campaigning began. Official toll stood at 141 through Sunday night as security forces nationwide worked to curb violence and protect ballots.
Senator William Proxmire announced a plan to ban the cancer-causing hormone DES used to fatten cattle. A House Government Operations subcommittee will spell out similar action on Thursday and Friday. DES is banned in humans but fed to about eight percent of beef cattle to speed weight gain. Residues have appeared in livestock in lab tests for years, and a new Agriculture Department testing program recently found DES in 12 cattle and sheep livers among the latest discoveries.
The FDA and Agriculture Department plan to require farmers to certify animals were not fed DES a week before slaughter, tightening past rules that only required a 48 hour withdrawal. Senator Proxmire calls the DES program a series of failures and urges a total ban in line with other countries.
U S military strength in Vietnam fell by 5 600 last week to 191 100 the largest weekly cut in six months The command said strength was at its lowest since December 1985 when 184 300 troops were in Vietnam The move accompanies Nixon's expected withdrawal to a transitional force of about 40 000 including essential support units and some combat troops The coast and air war continue with a first air attack inside North Vietnam near Dong Moi and ground fighting near Hue.
A significant winter blast dropped up to a foot of snow in the northeastern snowbelt while temperatures fell to new lows in multiple Ohio cities. Columbus recorded 4 below, Toledo 16, and Cincinnati 20 degrees, each a record for the date. Snow totals reached 6 to 12 inches in parts of Ashtabula, Lake, and Geauga counties with two inches in downtown Cleveland. Police reported numerous traffic accidents in Cleveland suburbs and the Cleveland Automobile Club said calls surged to three times the usual amount.
The weatherman predicts a break from the weekend cold spell in the valley with cloudy skies and a warmer trend. Highs are expected in the 50s tomorrow, lows tonight in the upper 20s, and a 18 degree reading this morning set a city record for the date, beating the 20 degree previous low from 1959. yesterday’s high reached 29.
Government officials report minimal environmental damage from Amchitka underground nuclear test and outline plans to use similar explosions to stimulate natural gas production. Possible Colorado tests near Rio Blanco could lead to widespread underground detonations in the region.
S.Sgt. John Sexton Jr. of Warren Michigan says Army hospital security was tighter than Viet Cong captivity. In a Detroit Free Press interview he explains he wanted to meet people and struggled with the guard, doctors, and a nurse escort. He recalls attempts by the Vietcong to release him and notes his father reports constant guards at his bedside.
Denver AP report on Lyn Helton a 20 year old wife and mother who died of bone cancer at Children’s Hospital after recording thoughts on death and motherhood. She believed her tape based book would help other dying mothers and planned to finish it from her tapes. husband Tom aims to complete it. The family relocated from Green River Wyoming for treatment and her 1 1 2 year old daughter Jennifer remained with him.
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