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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1969
Page
1
About 35,000 U S troops will be withdrawn from Vietnam before December 15 as combat operations end near Saigon. The units have ceased fighting and are preparing to depart, according to AP reports.
Apollo 12 neared splashdown in the Pacific 76 miles above the ocean at 24 600 mph aboard Yankee Clipper. NASA said the three crewmen Conrad Gordon and Bean would be carried to the Hornet awaiting the landing for a televised recovery. The astronauts held a space news conference and described the moon landing as a precise, demanding operation yielding moon rocks and Surveyor 3 parts.
A former GI recalls the Song My village killings in 1968 and says only the chickens were left alive. He confirms the attack began at dawn and describes bodies of women and children. The Army charged Lt William Calley with premeditated murder of about 100 civilians and Sgt David Mitchell with assault. The veteran, discharged a decade ago, now works in Tulsa.
Ohio State Auditor Roger Cloud announced his bid for the May 5 Republican primary for governor. A former five term speaker of the Ohio House he aims to push development from the past seven years with revisions for changing times. Other GOP candidates include Attorney General Paul W. Brown and Dayton tax lawyer Albert H. Sealey. Lt. Gov. John W. Brown and Treasurer John D. Herbert are expected to join.
Viet Cong radio said U S and South Korean troops murdered 1 200 civilians in seven villages in Quang Ngai and Quang Nam in February and March 1968. Saigon officials dismissed mass slaying claims, saying Song My deaths were 20 from artillery and air strikes.
Saigon AP reports the US Command says American forces in Vietnam numbered 484 400, the lowest in two years, marking the second round of Nixon withdrawals. The weekly drop was 4 800, aiming for 480 000 by December 15, four thousand below the ceiling.
AP reports science officials consider lifting the 21 day quarantine for Apollo 12 astronauts if no alien organisms are found. After splashdown the crew will remain in quarantine aboard the Hornet and in Houston’s Lunar Receiving Laboratory, with changes to protective gear to reduce discomfort.
A 6 year old Timmy Martin was rescued by a deer hunting party after an abductor dragged him toward Lake Michigan near Hart. Timmy told hunters the man tried to drown him and fled in a blue gray 1968 sedan with Indiana plates. Police say another child reported the car, and Timmy was reunited with his mother Kathy Bryant.
A Sandusky Ohio fire leveled the Volunteers of America building early today. Fire Capt William Byrd, 42, died at Good Samaritan Hospital after being struck by a pipe in a collapsing wall. Six other firemen were injured. three more hurt by falling debris. Officials believed 15 to 17 residents were inside, with six unaccounted for at dawn.
Apollo 12 crew will be greeted by a banner aboard the USS Hornet as it prepares the last recovery mission before the ship is mothballed next March. The Hornet refueled with 900000 gallons of oil near Pago Pago and will coordinate with two cargo transports equipped for aerospace rescue. Each transport carries three pararescue divers ready to deploy if recovery landings require air and sea assistance.
The forecast calls for fair skies and a colder night with lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Windy and warmer Tuesday with highs in the mid to upper 50s. Yesterday's high was 49 and this morning's low 37. Rain total was .37 inch from Sunday.
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