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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1970
Page
1
The Union Stockyards will close on February 1, ending 105 years of meat handling as packers move closer to farms. Fewer cattle and reduced hog trading led to the decision, with the sprawling complex aging into a relic of Chicago’s rail era once known as hog butcher for the world.
Cambodian premier Lon Nol signals willingness to negotiate with Hanoi and the Viet Cong, potentially allowing temporary Communist control in key areas. Phnom Penh seeks withdrawal from vital zones west of the Mekong and rubber regions east of the river, with phased timetables and selective abandonment of sparsely populated border zones.
The U S command announced troop reductions totaling nearly 2000 men as the 4th Infantry Division Brigades are deactivated at Ft. Lewis Washington in the first Nixon withdrawal stage. The war dog detachment of the 4th Division is also deactivated. South Vietnamese forces reportedly plan new offensives into Cambodia with some bomber support.
Ottawa reports thousands of police and soldiers in Quebec using War Measures Act powers to search for kidnapped officials James Cross and Pierre Laporte. Over 250 arrests made as fears of insurrection grow. Trudeau pledges temporary extraordinary powers with deadline by April 30, 1971.
A C5 Galaxy transport exploded and burned in a Lockheed adjacent area at Dobbins Air Force Base near Marietta killing one civilian employee and injuring another. The $50 million aircraft had six hours of flight time and was under maintenance when the blast occurred. FBI agents joined the investigation as security teams evacuated residents.
Maybelline Forbes, once jailed in 1969 for black rights demonstrations at Memphis State University, is elected homecoming queen. She topped 11 white contestants in a school of about 20,000 students, about 2,000 of whom are Black, and will reign over the Memphis State versus Florida State game evening festivities.
A clear night brings subfreezing temps then a warmup in Southwestern Ohio. Lows around 35 tonight with sunny skies, and Sunday highs reaching the 60s under bright sun.
Kent State University president Robert I. White asks the 21 000 students to absorb the grand jury report exonerating Ohio National Guardsmen and faulting university leadership during the May tragedy. The panel indicted 25 unnamed persons none guardsmen. White notes legal safeguards and the need to surmount ongoing strain.
Secretary Rogers and Foreign Minister Gromyko held a four hour dinner meeting in New York to discuss Middle East truce violations West Berlin conditions and Nixon Indochina peace plans. Officials described the atmosphere as spirited though unresolved with a follow up session set for Monday night.
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