07 Oct 1977
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1977
Page
1
The September unemployment rate fell to 6.9 percent from 7.1 percent in August, with black workers seeing some improvement as joblessness eased from 14.5 to 13.1 percent. Analysts question August's rise as a statistical quirk, while calls for a tax cut to spur growth persist amid industry layoffs and ongoing programs.
President Carter will chair a White House session next Thursday with steel manufacturers labor leaders and environmentalists to discuss declines in steel jobs. The meeting includes Strauss Blumenthal Kreps Marshall and Castle with Cooper Solomon expected. Carter stressed retraining and economic aid while arguing import laws need no change.
Ohio Democrats Sens. John Glenn and Howard Metzenbaum and Rep. Charles Carney will attend an Oct. 13 White House session to discuss the steel industry crisis. The group asked for the meeting after Youngstown Sheet & Tube announced 5,000 layoffs at its Campbell plant amid steel import pressures.
Lancaster based observer Herb Krone believes woolly bear caterpillars show a very dark coat indicating a severe winter. He notes many caterpillars are dark from nose to tail and warns families to keep snow shovels ready. Krone also says the winter may have miserable periods but not match last year’s record cold.
A clear morning in the Middletown area gave way to overcast skies as a rain system approaches from the west. Tonight through Saturday morning expect locally heavy rain, with lows around 50 and highs near 65, tapering to showers into Tuesday with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s.
A police notice urges citizens to call 425 7700 if they see a crime or suspicious activity. The tip line remains a key channel for reporting incidents and aiding local law enforcement.
Parrots, monkeys, and other warm blooded animals aboard Royal Navy ships are sent ashore for permanent quarantine under a Defense Council order. Ships arriving in Britain must remove pets and place them in quarantine or return them to sailors’ families to prevent a rabies spread from Eastern Europe and France.
Frank Herzegh, 70, of Shaker Heights, recalls earning only $1 for his tubeless tire patent. The former B F Goodrich engineer discusses the invention that became standard on passenger cars. He will receive the 1978 Charles Goodyear Medal from the American Chemical Society in Montreal.
In Racine Wisconsin a Wadewitz School class of nine handicapped children ages 9 to 13 published Gripping Tales Living with Seizures a 42 page book with personal notes history statistics and rights information It includes examples of how seizures feel what triggers them and how bystanders should respond The project aims to copyright and sell copies for five dollars and honors two class members Pat Lacanne and Keith Brett who have seizures
Dr Albert Sabin, developer of the oral polio vaccine, asserts that viruses do not cause cancer in humans. Speaking at the University of Cincinnati, he urges a shift to human cancer research and study of environmental and family factors influencing cancer, noting no proven viral link in humans.
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