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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1969
Page
1
Governors from Idaho Ohio Georgia Missouri Florida react to Nixon plan cutting 75 percent of federal construction funds to curb inflation. Some praise action others warn it will cripple road projects and state programs while U S leaders insist contracts already approved remain unaffected and states must adjust.
President Nixon tests New Federalism by urging state and local governments to match a 75 percent cut in new federally funded construction. He preserves high priority projects like hospitals and some public housing, while highway work is excluded. The Budget Bureau will select top projects and may send decisions to the President.
Brazil's military rulers gave no indication they would release 15 political prisoners to secure the return of kidnapped U.S. Ambassador Charles Burke Elbrick. Gunmen abducted Elbrick, chloroformed him, and demanded the prisoners be handed to embassies in Chile Mexico or Algeria with safe passage. The note warned of execution if demands were not met within 48 hours. Police and security forces searched Rio and other cities as officials broadcast the manifesto and roadblocks tightened around the area.
Neil Armstrongs hometown races to calm nerves as about 100000 spectators are expected for a Saturday welcome in Wapakoneta Ohio. Traffic control and feeding visitors cap the concerns with 300 police and 40 000 cars. The town decorates as Quiety Base. Armstrong and family arrive tonight for a 10 minute class reunion and youth talk before VIP luncheons.
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for partly cloudy and humid conditions with a chance of showers tonight and Saturday. Saturday highs will reach the 80s, with Sunday expected warm and humid and a chance of showers. Yesterday’s high was 85 and this morning’s low 66. Rainfall yesterday totaled 0.73 inches.
Colorado's first underground n ex plosion Project Rulison is cleared for 40 kilotons and set for 5 p m EDT in Battlement Mesa 40 miles northeast of Grand Junction. AEC and Austral Oil back the test aimed at releasing natural gas with minimal radiation risk, though several nearby residents refused to evacuate.
Des Plaines resident Opal Spindler clashed with patrolmen as she blocked city workers from removing evergreen trees in front of her home. She argued the sidewalk could be built around the trees but the city prevailed, removing her and the trees.
Four of seven crewmen died and three remained missing after a B52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff from Loring Air Force Base in Limestone Maine. A rescue party of about 50 worked toward the wreckage as thick woods hindered access. The plane was on a training flight and was not carrying a bomb load. Names were withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces mounted their heaviest attacks in a month as a cease fire move was announced for Ho Chi Minh's mourning period. U.S. and South Vietnamese units prepared to honor the truce, while casualties mounted with 17 Americans killed and 172 wounded.
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