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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1970

Page

3

Girl hostage 12 is home after hijacking ordeal

Ruth Smith 12 returns to Willingboro New Jersey with her parents after a five week captivity with Arab guerrillas following the Trans World Airlines hijacking. She recalls fear in Amman and the tense Arab desert ordeal and says she would not fly again without her parents.

New York Ruth Smith Kennedy Airport Dayton Smith Willingboro Heidelberg West Germany Trans World Airlines Ruth TWA Zurich Switzerland Swissair Jordanian Desert Amman Edward A Kelly Joseph Sykes Plattsburgh N.Y Manak C. Gupta University of Buffalo Patricia Leckey Bronxville Matthias Kennedy International Airport Jordan United States

Angry Congress Proposes Air Hijack Sanctions

Congress parties push anti hijack measures after four jets were hijacked and destroyed. A Javits Yates bill would authorize a global air quarantine against nations harboring hijackers and empower the President to suspend U S air traffic to offending states. House Foreign Affairs hearings follow.

Washington Congress New York Charles E. I Jacob K. Javits PMR U.S House Foreign Affairs Committee

Special Grand Jury Opens Probe At Kent State

A 15 man grand jury and alternates begin hearings in Ravenna Ohio as the state probes the May 4 Kent State University killings. Witnesses, including up to 300 subpoenaed, are to testify over three to four weeks with tight secrecy orders and no cameras or electronic devices allowed. Funding comes from a 40000 emergency board grant and Gov Rhodes ordered the inquiry after county officials cited costs.

Ravenna Ohio Kent State University Portage County Common Pleas Edwin W. Jones Ohio National Guard Ohio Emergency Board Jones Albert L. Caris Grand Jury James A. Rhodes Portage ‘County

Howerton Honored At O'Tucks Festival

Hamilton officials led by Police Chief James Howerton and Sheriff Harold J. Carpenter were honored yesterday at the 12th annual O'Tucks festival at the Butler County Fairgrounds for their support of law and order. Kentucky Governor Louie B. Nunn spoke at a Saturday banquet, as members of the organization include Ohio residents with Kentucky ties.

Hamilton Middletown James Howerton Harold J. Carpenter George McNally Fairfield Sam Bowling Butler County Fairgrounds Law and Order Kentucky Louie B. Nunn First Baptist Church Hamilton-Cleves Road Ohio

Mundell to Speak at Rotary on Image Building

McKinley Middle School principal Earle Mundell will address Rotary members at noon tomorrow. The talk, titled An Image-Building Program, will be held at the Manchester Motor Inn.

Mundell Rotary Earle Mundell McKinley Middle School Rotary Club Manchester Motor Inn

Sky Guards to Patrol International Flights Cost $80 Million

FAA chief John Shaffer says arming sky marshals on international and some Caribbean flights will cost about $80 million yearly. About 4,000 guards, including FBI Secret Service Treasury personnel and soldiers, are to be in the air by year end. President Nixon ordered armed guards on international U.S. flights to curb hijackings. Airlines now support patrols at airports.

Sidney R. Yates D l L Nixon Yates Goodell Congress New York Federal Aviation Administration John Shaffer FAA FBI Secret Service Treasury Shaffer

Rose Garden Chosen For FDR Memorial Plan

The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission chooses a rose garden site in West Potomac Park for a future memorial with a statue to FDR. The plan, already 15 years in the making, aims to finish by 1970 with $75,000 more authorized by Nixon.

Washington Franklin Delano Roosevelt Commission Eugene J. Keogh New York Roosevelt West Potomac Park Jefferson Memorial Lincoln Memorial Washington Monument Potomac Park National Park Service Department of the Interior Commission On Fine Arts Keogh

Hearings Set On 2 Developments

Public hearings by the City Planning Commission are scheduled for Wednesday at 7 30 p m. One item concerns a planned unit modification development by Don Smith on Roosevelt Avenue between Jackson and Eaton. The other covers New England Heights apartment complex by Warner Development Co near Jefferson Road and Cincinnati Dayton Road. The meeting meets in the commission chamber at City Building.

City Planning Commission Don Smith Roosevelt Avenue Jackson Lane Eaton Avenue Warner Development Co New England Heights Jefferson Road Cincinnati-Dayton Road Commission Chamber

UN commission tells Nixon UN weakened by members misuse

A White House commission told President Nixon the United Nations has been weakened and misused by member states. It urged strengthening the U.N. with stronger peacekeeping, new rules against hijackings, narcotics abuses, and measures to curb pollution. The panel also called for weighted voting and fair financing to reflect power and responsibility.

White House Nixon United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge U.S U.N United States Middle East Lodge Mideast Commission Congress World Group

Preparation H claims relief for hemorrhoidal itching

An advertising note touts Preparation H as a proven treatment for burning itching and swelling from hemorrhoidal infection. It cites doctor tests in major cities and a Midwest center, claiming hours of relief and protective lubrication for night use.

York City Washington, D.C Midwest

Honey Festival in Lebanon Ends After Three-Day Run

The 1970 Lebanon Honey Festival ended Sunday with three festival blocks cleared by 6 am after rain washed away remnants of crowds from 31 states and 16 foreign countries. Attendance topped 100000, with minor incidents reported. organizers plan next fall’s event as profits and tallies remain.

Lebanon Jim Obrig Chamber of Commerce Obrig

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