05 Sep 1977
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1977
Page
1
Voyager 1 lifted off on time aboard a Titan Centaur rocket heading for Jupiter and Saturn, with thousands of beachgoers applauding. Voyager 2 leads by about nine million miles as Voyager 1 carries enhanced camera gear and science payloads.
Partly cloudy with highs near 85 and a low around 70 tonight. This morning’s low was 70 after a 87 high on Sunday. Slight rainfall of a quarter inch fell Friday night into Saturday morning. An afternoon to evening thunderstorm chance persists through Tuesday.
A compact page listing sections including Ann Landers advice, bridge, comics, crossword, markets, Middletown area, vital statistics, women’s news and theater listings. The page also notes television programming and editorials across the edition.
Public notice promotes dialing 425 7700 to report crimes or suspicious activity, urging community members to contact police when something seems off. The message emphasizes quick reporting to aid law enforcement.
Four Columbus area women have died with Legionnaires disease and a fifth is suspected. CDC confirms the first three cases and a team from Atlanta visits Columbus to review hospital case charts and potential environmental links at Riverside and other facilities.
Hurricane Babe weakened as it moved inland across Louisiana coast. Flooded streets and four to five foot tides were reported along marsh areas while shelters evacuated earlier. Tornado watch issued for Southern Louisiana Mississippi Alabama and northwestern Florida as the storm passed.
AP reports that congressional inaction on President Carter's hospital cost plan could raise outlays by 750 million dollars in the last three months of the year. The administration warned of slower Medicare and Medicaid costs and questioned chances of a bill this year.
Scientists at the Alaska Tsunami Warning Center monitored about 30 quakes in the Aleutian chain, four top quakes between 4.9 and 6.6 near Amchitka Island. No damage or injuries were reported, though a caretaker remained on site as researchers observed after Alaska Daylight Time start.
In the San Jacinto River near Houston, five people died, one remains missing, and eight were rescued after a three-boat collision around 9 30 p m Sunday. Coast Guard and Harris County deputies planned a daybreak search for the missing person. A pleasure boat struck another broadside and then struck a third boat docked nearby.
The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration announced a $1 million funding for local shelters and counseling centers for battered wives in the new fiscal year. Officials cited prior aid of $1.3 million over three years and described doctors often prescribing tranquilizers for victims while relatives urge them to stay.
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