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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1971
Page
6
Two express trains on the Kintetsu Railways line collided head on in a central Japan tunnel between Nagoya and Osaka. At least seven people were killed, 178 injured, including the motormen, with 600 passengers aboard. Crews faced difficulty removing the injured as hospitals prepared to receive them. Police sent 200 officers to the scene.
Ohio politics move toward a new income tax under Gov. Gilligan. A conference panel has reached compromise on about 1 billion dollars in new spending and near agreement on personal income tax. Senate action was expected this week with Democrats likely to back the plan.
U S command reports a 4000 drop in Vietnam to 202000 troops last week, the smallest since January 1966. Two Army units totaling 720 troops ceased combat, and Nixon aims to reduce total strength to 184000 by December 1 with potential further cuts announced in mid November.
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co and subsidiaries report net earnings of 2.14 per common share for the year ended Sept 30 1971 down from 2.20 the prior year Gas sales rose 2.1 percent while electric kilowatt hour sales increased 5.8 percent over the same period
President Nixon urged Americans not to expect quick peace on his upcoming trips to Moscow and Peking. He said the journeys aim to prevent future wars while the Vietnam conflict winds down, and noted the nation should avoid punishing returning veterans with unemployment. Nixon spent Veterans Day weekend at Camp David with family and watched the Redskins defeat by the Chiefs on TV.
In New York the General Assembly teeters as supporters debate ousting Nationalist China from the UN. An important questions vote could require two thirds. some see a tie possibility and a second vote within 48 hours.
Hamilton-Roscoe Pridemore, 41, of 6190 Yankee Road, Liberty Township, suffered leg injuries after a car rolled forward and pinned him against another vehicle while he worked on the engine. He was taken to Fort Hamilton Hospital for treatment.
A Hamilton area woman, Wanda Whitt, was wounded by a pellet from a pellet gun while mowing her lawn. She reported four boys in a car drove by and minutes later felt a pellet hit her left hip, but she did not hear a shot.
Senator Sam J. Ervin Jr. plots new tactics to block or alter a 1972 renewal of the equality amendment. He argues for court authorized limits and seeks exemptions on draft and privacy while stressing equal employment. Bayh supporters warn the changes would nullify the measure's purpose.
Detroit AP Frank E Fitzsimmons, Teamsters President, calls Ralph Naders Senate testimony alleging truckers use pep pills to stay awake ill founded. In his magazine column he says Naders remarks seek publicity at workers expense and doubts his contacts with drivers.
Leaders in Sun Valley urge reservations by Wednesday for cadette and junior girl scouts taking a 12 mile hike Saturday at Glen Helen Forest Preserve near Yellow Springs. Hike event chairman Mrs. Byron Strassburger notes a $2.50 registration covers bus fare and an embroidered patch. Reservations through Mrs. Strassburger or Mrs. Winford Lawson.
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