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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1970
Page
1
In a wind driven blaze, Oakland firefighters battled flames consuming trees and houses. Two firefighters were seriously burned as residents fled across a burning highway. About 50 homes were reported destroyed Tuesday as Berkely Hills fire spread.
Jordanian troops with artillery and air support drove Syrian invaders from Jordan, taking Irrid and Ramtha and claiming full control. King Hussein said no immediate intervention and touted a four point plan to end the fighting, while guerrilla leaders and observers described mixed reactions and uncertain retreats.
Washington reports cautious optimism as Soviet contacts with Syria surface and U S forces shift to ready positions for possible action in Jordan. Diplomacy aims to curb fighting, allow withdrawal of Syrian units, and set terms for guerrilla bases under Jordanian laws, with PLO as sole representative.
Dozens of homes burned in Berkeley as the worst East Bay fire since 1923 roared across 200 acres east of the UC campus. About 50 homes destroyed, 12 damaged. 400 children evacuated from two elementary schools. 300 firefighters plus helicopters battled flames for six hours. Other blazes burned brush across Los Angeles Riverside and San Diego counties with limited injuries.
Washington officials brace for a possible nationwide railroad shutdown as talks stall on eliminating locomotive firemen jobs. Emergency bus and truck service plans loom if rail workers walk out at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Assistant Secretary W. J. Usery warned the crisis could test the nation while noting the strike might not be as catastrophic as feared.
The Coast Guard added seven aircraft to search choppy seas off Newfoundland for three adventurers who disappeared Monday while attempting an Atlantic balloon crossing. Seven planes and three cutters joined the effort, with searchlights used through the night. The augmented force of 14 planes and three cutters aimed to cover about 50 000 square miles today. On board the 80-foot balloon the Free Life were Malcolm Brighton, 32, a British aeronautical engineer, and Rodney Anderson, 32, a New York commodity broker, and his wife Pamela, 28.
Tonight will be partly cloudy and humid with lows in the upper 60s to mid 70s. Showers are expected early Thursday, with Thursday highs in the mid 80s to upper 90s, dropping to the low 60s and mid 70s by evening. Friday looks warm with a chance of showers. Fall began officially at 6 49 a.m. today. Morning low around 70 after a Tuesday high of 90.
Washington reports the U S 6th Fleet, backed by two large attack carriers Saratoga and Independence, is the strongest naval force in the Mediterranean ready to respond to a Middle East crisis. The force includes about 40 ships, 150 planes, 25 000 sailors and a 1000 Marines landing team. The Soviet fleet trails with 40 45 ships and lacks aircraft carriers. The JFK supercarrier and Guam helicopter carrier join the eastern Mediterranean alongside additional destroyers frigates and missile ships plus Marines.
A West Virginia man who escaped Scioto County Jail was shot and killed by Wilmington police after a traffic stop on Ohio 63. Two other escapees, Larry Clay and Joseph Saunders, were captured while Wolfe’s companions fled the car. Stratton, a 26 year old patrolman, fired in self defense without injury.
Cambodian government forces push forward from Taing Kauk about half a mile toward the village as the largest operation of the war resumes after a 10 day halt. Up to 2,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops were believed in Taung Kanh with no clear reason for reduced pressure seen.
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