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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1967
Page
3
In New York the Bronx Zoo conducted its annual reptile census. Five keepers handled ten pythons ranging from 10 feet 9 inches to 19 feet 4 inches. A Cuban crocodile, deemed highly vicious, resisted for 55 minutes before binding and jaw-taping, weighing 269 pounds and measuring 8 feet 5 inches. The check tracks growth and aids area cleaning.
Russia bans killing polar bears amid conservation drive. Government announces new protections and penalties to deter poaching as Arctic bears face threats from hunting and climate impacts.
The Kiwanis Club plans its annual election during Thursday noon luncheon at Manchester Motor Inn. Nominees include Bill K. Parnell for president, Dave Morgan for first vice president, Al Decatur for secretary, and Al Lester with Bob Wells as second vice president. Two year directors include Bob Johnson and Bob Gray among others. The new officers take effect Jan 1. The Rev O K Klafter will narrate a program on community development. Oklahoma City is noted as the largest U S city by area with about 631 square miles after expansion.
Italy races to protect its wine image as fraudsters dilute chiantis marsalas and other vintages with water sugar and artificial coloring. Police cracked a major $1.1 million fraud case led by Giuseppe Ferrari and 15 associates. A Verona wine congress seeks to rehabilitate Italian wines before 1969 customs changes flood borders.
Delegates called for wider publicity of Italian wine pedigree labels. Felice Consolo proposed a nationwide campaign to teach drinkers how to spot fakes. Experts predicted better wines for export when borders open, but home coping remained uncertain. Italy exported nine of 48 billion bottles. Common Market vessels took 56 percent.
Dr Howard S Van Ordstrand of Cleveland says cigarette smoking is a health hazard and urges coupons for medical care and funeral expenses with cigarette sales. He advocates higher cigarette taxes and higher life insurance premiums for smokers after addressing a Dallas medical symposium on the failing lung.
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