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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1972
Page
1
Military and political tension surrounding South Vietnam leader Thieu as cease-fire proposals face resistance. The Ann Landers guidance column is referenced as readers discuss personal and public responses to peace efforts.
President Thieu told an envoy that all North Vietnamese troops must withdraw from the South before an agreement ends the war. He met Gen Haig after Nixon aides pressed for a cease fire while U S forces plan broad withdrawals and increased minesweeping to prepare for possible signing.
President Nixon plans to renew major domestic proposals in the next Congress, including welfare reform and national health care. Despite his big election win, Democrats hold control and expected opposition remains strong. Key figures Rep Wilbur Mills and Sen Russell Long signal renewed clashes over workfare and family assistance plans.
The Israeli army sealed the occupied Golan Heights and placed troops on alert after the heaviest fighting since the 1970 cease-fire. Israeli jets downed two Syrian MIG21s, hit a surface-to-air battery, bombed artillery and guerrilla sites in Syria, with casualties reported on both sides. Damascus Radio claimed jets were shot down.
An explosion in Toledo Ohio injured eight people none seriously and scattered debris over a block in a near downtown residential area. Ruth Walker said she was knocked from bed across the street as her grandson Richard Greet 15 and infant Theron suffered injuries.
Rain is forecast tonight with low temperatures in the mid 40s. Partly cloudy skies and a chance of showers tomorrow with highs in the 50s.
The Postal Service forecasts nine billion pieces of mail this Christmas and urges early mailing. Within the United States surface parcels by December 10 and cards by December 15. airmail parcels by December 2 and airmail cards by December 21. Mail to armed forces overseas should reach by November 20.
In Mascotte Florida residents haul drinking water after oil contaminates the public supply. Officials suspect a Halloween prank as 41 people report illness though only seven seek care. National Guard trucks pump fresh water from Clermont while inspectors examine a faulty pump and well seal for leaks.
The American Independent Party and the Socialist Labor Party no longer hold ballot status in Ohio after failing to achieve five percent of the statewide vote in Tuesday's election. Secretary of State Ted Brown said they cannot participate in next year's odd-numbered elections unless they circulate petitions and gain one percent of the presidential vote in the previous election.
Militant Black students at Southern University New Orleans ended a nine day occupation after Dean Emmett Bashful agreed to resign as head of the 2750 student campus. Gov. Edwards sent a black majority committee to negotiate and demanded vacating the administration building by a 1 PM deadline. cheers followed as 150 occupants and about 300 supporters streamed out and proclaimed unity.
In Columbus factions blame the Democrat controlled Reapportionment Board and internal GOP rifts for a reduced House majority from 54 45 to 58 41 and Senate margin 17 16. State GOP chairman John Andrews denounced the tax issue tactic as a severe electoral error while repeal leader Rep John A Bechtold faulted leadership and urged broader committee involvement.
Unofficial returns show Republicans 17 to 16 ahead with one tight race in the 26th District. Incumbent Robin Turner leads Gene Slagle after a flagging tally swung to Slagle by 84 votes in the latest review, renewing questions about the final result.
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