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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1968
Page
3
City Manager Dan Rothe informs the Middletown City Commission that a garbage-packer truck was stolen, prompting stunned silence and wary comments about security. Police portray rising tensions and strained budgets as they discuss community safety, protests, and tax proposals amid a mixed mood at the caucus.
Highlights include 1546 landing at St Augustine the first permanent European settlement in North America. 1664 Stuyvesant surrenders New Amsterdam. 1900 Galveston hurricane claims 6000 lives. 1935 Huey Long shot in Baton Rouge dies two days later. Five years ago Soviet warning on China. One year ago Britain Suez withdrawal bid.
In Los Angeles a Beverly Hills case involves Fletcher Jones suing Burt Shugarman for 76000 over a used 1966 Rolls Royce. Dean Martin, the seller, testified the car saw limited use and that a built in bar was planned but never installed.
Cleveland AP The Small Business Administration chief Howard J. Samuels announced Project Now aims for $25 million yearly in loans to help minority entrepreneurs. He said banks would be guaranteed up to 90 percent on recoveries and encouraged buying out white owned stores in ghettos.
Police arrested a 20 year old former Birmingham man as he waited to board a jet bound for California. He is charged with possessing LSD after officers found 20 capsules in a guitar case. Det Sgt Carl Limbaught said the man faces a minimum five year penalty under the 1967 LSD law. He awaits trial.
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