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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1973
Page
5
The Associated Press reports 524 traffic deaths nationwide over the Labor Day weekend with estimates suggesting 550 to 650 fatalities possible. Safety councils note 26,500 traffic deaths in the first half of 1973 and $7.4 billion in auto collision costs. Canada records 88 deaths in the same period.
One new cholera case was reported in Cagliari Sardinia the first off the mainland. The victim reportedly ate raw mussels and authorities banned mussel sales in many cities and seaside towns and halted swimming along the southern Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts.
Skylab 2 astronauts Alan L. Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma prepare a heavy experiments load on day 39 of their 59 day mission as tropical storm Delia nears the Texas coast. A 26 man task force was set to move to a backup control center at Goddard if needed but plans were cancelled.
Washington reports recount how President Nixon and economists Shultz and Stein overpromised on inflation relief from 1971 72 and 73. They forecast price declines and controlled inflation but the period instead saw rising food costs and the shift to Phase 3 and later freezes amid escalating consumer prices.
Alabama apple growers expect to harvest about the same number of apples this year as in 1972. The forecast suggests stable production levels despite varying weather and market conditions.
Ohio schools faced early disruption as about 70 Federal Hocking teachers stayed home delaying opening for 1,500 pupils. Other districts including Youngstown Campbell Twinsburg East Cleveland and Vinton County prepared for possible actions as unions seek contracts job security and binding arbitration.
Ohio schools start the year with an estimated 2,660,204 students across 5,038 public schools, down nearly 100,000 from 1969, while the number of teachers rises and new standards are prepared. Superintendent Essex notes a shift to individualized learning and new teacher kits are in the works. A record 312,000 handicapped children will receive tailored learning, up 23,070 from last year, and six new vocational schools serving 8,590 pupils will open in Ashland, Licking, Muskingum, and Grant Oaks districts.
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