05 Oct 1973
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1973
Page
1
The Gallup Poll shows 32 percent approve of Nixon's handling of the presidency from a survey of 1,505 adults conducted Sept 21 to 24. Disapproval reaches 59 percent with 9 percent no opinion, marking a low point since August. Nixon had 35 percent approval on Sept 7-10 and 38 percent in late August. The Watergate hearings and Vietnam era ties are noted.
Readable from the column page, the item references vital statistics and women’s news sections centered on Middletown. It mentions area crossword puzzles, county listings, and a generic page header for the sections without detailing specific names or dates.
A station wagon carrying the Henson family from Somerville collided with a cement truck on U.S. 127 near Seven Mile. Four children aged 4, 2, 1, and 3 weeks died. Parents James and Jacqueline Henson were injured, as was the cement truck driver Charles Wren. Police indicated the car left 72 feet of skid marks and the speedometer read 60 mph at impact. The incident raised Butler County’s traffic deaths to 54 for the year.
U S officials answer Agnew bid to halt federal grand jury probe in Baltimore. They assert no immunity bars indictment of a vice president and outline that the investigation continues with witnesses and expected return next week. The report notes an indictment of N Dale Anderson for evading 67833 dollars in federal income tax from 1969 to 1972.
Clear skies and low 40s expected tonight in Middletown with tomorrow's high in the low 70s. Yesterday reached 81 with a 50 overnight low and 1.47 inches of rain recorded. Extended outlook shows mid 70s highs and low 50s lows Sunday through Tuesday with a chance of showers Monday or Tuesday.
For the second time Army and Navy secretaries drop mutiny charges against four former POWs from North Vietnam. Sgts James A. Daly Jr and John A. Young. Marine Sgt Alfonso Riate and Pvt Frederick L. Elbert are cleared due to lack of evidence. Earlier cases and others also dismissed. one former POW died by suicide before charges were dropped.
Black African and allied nations halted the U N session to block Foreign Minister Hilgard Muller from addressing the assembly. The vote suspended the day 80 to 26 as leaders sought a compromise to avoid denying a member country the right to speak.
Robert Benz, 25, describes retaliation against Democrats by taking a 150 dollar monthly job from Donald Segretti, an undercover White House agent. He links past impersonation and phony posters to his motive. Testimony comes as Watergate committee airs parts of the hearings with no live TV coverage.
An earthquake of 6.3 on the Richter scale struck central Chile causing plaster to fall and power outages in parts of Santiago. Authorities reported no severe damage or injuries. Residents, under a curfew from Chile's new military government, largely stayed indoors.
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