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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1968
Page
5
In London the Rev Jack Dover Wellman and his wife pursued a garden intruder after a break in. The vicar used a ceremonial sword, the wife grabbed him by the neck and slapped him as neighbors helped hold the suspect for police. The man collapsed at the station and was hospitalized.
London AP reports Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein marking his 81st birthday with a simple quip One year older, of course One year older. The comment accompanied the birthday candle as crowds observed the occasion in London.
The Army and Marine Corps practice of rotating battalion commanders in Vietnam every few months is questioned by a secret Pentagon survey. The study suggests a link between commander experience and higher battle deaths, with deaths rising from four to five per month as commanders become less experienced. Pentagon officials call the report tentative and urge further study. Napa Valley wine grapes noted as top US producers.
The page presents a two‑grid crossword with across and vertical clues. Entries include mine entrance tugboat and various terms such as female sheep, sheltered side, Italian coins and Tunisian rulers, along with other word clues and shorthand references. The puzzle compiles common vocabulary and historical terms across two connected grids.
South leads jack of clubs as articles compare notrump and Stayman conventions. The US and Italy teams each deployed artificial bids to reveal distribution and strength. United States gains 320 points after aggressive five diamond advance and Italians double.
On this date in history events include 1903 Panama Canal Zone treaty ratified United States control. Also mentions Wellington funeral procession in London 135? era, 1905 Norway votes Prince Carl as King Haakon III, 1935 Italy sanctions over Ethiopia, 1996 Franco Spain recognition, 1941 British Libya offensive, 1954 Mendes France seeks aid in Washington, 196? ship Carl D Bradley sinking Lake Michigan ten years earlier, Haiti floods and slides five years earlier, pound devaluation in Britain a year ago.
London AP report states the National Health Service provides free Pill and other contraceptives to unmarried girls. The British Family Planning Association releases an annual survey showing 44 of every 100 new birth control clinic patients receive oral contraceptives by request or prescription, with no rise in sexual promiscuity.
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