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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1972
Page
1
Community notices in the Women’s News section showcase local events, classifieds, and television listings. Readers find society briefs, shopping ads, and service offers amid a busy page of neighborhood updates.
The omnibus criminal code revision moves to the Senate floor this week with a three judge panel for death decisions in nine murder types. House and Senate differ on capital punishment provisions as the 300 page bill overhauls Ohio law for the first time since 1815.
President Nixon planned his third meeting in as many days with Henry Kissinger at Camp David as a possible prelude to a clash with South Vietnamese negotiators over terms of a proposed Vietnam ceasefire.
U S troop strength in Vietnam has fallen to about 27 000 men, the ceiling set by President Nixon for month end. The weekly tally showed 28 000 was last Thursday, with withdrawals averaging over 200 daily to reach below 27 000 by Friday December 1. Nixon held talks in New York and at his Maryland retreat with Kissinger as Paris peace talks paused until December 4.
Two Maryland physicians report in JAMA that many heart attack deaths could be prevented if patients recognize symptoms earlier and seek medical aid promptly. In Montgomery County 1969 data show 155 of 257 heart death victims received no definitive medical care. They urge public education and a nationwide network of aroundtheclock cardiac diagnostic centers.
President Bhutto told Indian captives at Lyallpur camp they are free and urged India to reciprocate by releasing Pakistani prisoners. India offered to return troops and civilians only with Bangladesh’s consent, which Dhaka demands before recognition. Foreign Office said India would be officially notified today.
Cloudy skies bring a chance of snow flurries tonight and tomorrow. Lows in the 20s to lower 30s, highs tomorrow in the upper 30s to low 40s. Yesterday in Middletown the high reached 35 and the overnight low was 32 with a trace of snow recorded.
A whimsical note hints at a lunar themed retreat where visitors find starlit leisure and cosmic calm. The piece suggests travelers will leave with nothing earthly to do and a sense of otherworldly rest.
The Associated Press reports gale force winds affected the eastern Great Lakes with high wind warnings for South Dakota. Light snow dusted much of the North from the Northern plains to the Ohio Valley, while the South enjoyed mainly fair skies aside from Florida. Temperatures remained cold in many areas.
The nation’s Thanksgiving toll reached 638 deaths over the four days. Snow, rain, fog, and high winds slowed travel nationwide. Up to three inches of snow snarled the Great Lakes region as gale winds pounded from Massachusetts to Maine. The AP log counts from 7 p.m. Wednesday to 3 a.m. today.
A Sunday night crash in Montgomery County where a stop sign was missing raised Ohio’s Thanksgiving weekend toll to 33. An Indiana man’s car crossed onto Ohio 40, colliding with another vehicle as the Dayton patrol notes the missing stop sign contributed to the collision.
The AMA Council on Mental Health urged the House of Delegates to adopt graded guidelines and referrals for physicians with alcoholism, drug dependence, or psychiatric disorders. If referrals fail, case could go to licensing bodies. model laws and dissemination to societies urged. Florida and Texas are noted as having sick-doctor statutes.
Heavy fighting raged below the DMZ as U S B 52 bombers pounded North Vietnam. South Vietnamese forces and paratroops faced heavy attacks with 18 Marines killed and 77 wounded, and 32 North Vietnamese reported.
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