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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1976
Page
1
Viking 2 is using its seismometer to detect Mars quakes from the northern hemisphere. Mission director Tom Young reports normal operation after a rough landing and notes a suspected dirt clump on the antenna.
A report notes that the area labeled Utopia by Viking 2 presents a flat rocky surface rather than sandy dunes. The description contrasts expectations of dunes with a rugged terrain observed by the mission team.
In Zurich Kissinger and Vorster move toward a program to ease racial tension in southern Africa. They appoint committees to bridge gaps between black African leaders and white Rhodesia and South Africa regimes. Rogers participates in negotiations as an American aide. Vorster hints at possible peace in Rhodesia and signals concessions on Namibia.
A Soviet MIG 25 jet landed at Hakodate in northern Japan and its pilot reportedly sought political asylum. Police questioned the lieutenant who landed the aircraft after interceptors failed to locate it. The plane is described as among the fastest warplanes, capable of 1 600 mph and 119 000 feet. The pilot surrendered and was taken for questioning as officials consider returning him to the Soviet Union if asylum proves unfounded.
Labor Day events span from Alfred W. Phelps’s eight hour day victory in Connecticut to a national boycott against J P Stevens Co. in North Carolina. Officials report traffic deaths over the three day weekend and Carter Mondale campaign plans while union groups kick off Union Label Week in New York. The frog race in Maine caps lively observances in Norridgewock with 118 frogs last year.
Three Palestinians who hijacked a Dutch airliner with 80 passengers surrendered in Cyprus and reportedly left for Libya. The Cypriot government denied the report, while observers suspected a safe departure was being withheld. Hostages flew to Amsterdam aboard a KLM jet.
U.N. and North Korean officials reach tentative terms after closed talks in Panmunjom to separate forces along the demarcation line. Approval by senior armistice commission members follows a clash on August 18 when North Korean guards killed two American officers.
Hanoi handed Washington a list of 12 American airmen it says were killed in Vietnam, reclassifying them from missing in action. The embassy called it a goodwill gesture and noted it may sway U.S. voters over Hanoi's bid for UN membership. The U.S. Embassy confirmed receipt but declined to comment.
Skies stay clear and temperatures ease down tonight with a low around 55. Tuesday brings upper 70s under sunny skies and near zero rain. The extended outlook shows fair skies and 80s on Wednesday and Thursday.
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