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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1971
Page
1
Government actions differ by product as PCBs found in shredded wheat and other foods. FDA officials say higher safety levels apply to poultry while lower standards cover cereals and baby foods. Recycled cardboard carbonless paper blamed for contamination. one shredded wheat sample showed 48 times the guideline.
A 97 foot high water tank burst during pouring of concrete in Texarkana injuring 13 and killing six workers. The tank fell into a pit planned for a second tank and caused widespread wreckage. Officials blamed no known cause yet and described the scene as catastrophic.
South Vietnamese students and disabled veterans clashed with police in Saigon and Da Nang as protests against Thieu’s bid for re election continued ahead of Sundays vote. Police arrested about 60 demonstrators while some were released.
Vatican sources say Cardinal Mindszenty, Hungary’s exiled primate, has departed Budapest for Rome signaling a settlement in the church state clash. The 79 year old, imprisoned in 1949 and later freed in 1956 before seeking asylum in the U.S. legation, was en route by air and expected to arrive soon.
Charles B. Anderson of Atlanta received a 60 day jail term after admitting he mailed 83 letters to disabled policyholders stating their settlements were inadequate and motivated by self interest. He violated a court injunction issued by the Pennsylvania Life Insurance Co and acted as his own attorney.
A quip notes that for some, a budget delays present necessities to fund future indulgences, highlighting the tension between immediate needs and planned spending. The remark underscores financial priorities and consumer behavior.
In Eindhoven Netherlands a downtown hotel fire left three dead and 25 missing. The Silver Seahorse hotel housed 88 guests and was near the main railway station. East German Halle Chemie soccer team members were staying there. five players injured. An explosion in the kitchen is suspected to have started the blaze.
Mostly cloudy conditions with a chance of showers this afternoon and tomorrow. Temperatures will ease to around 80 for highs and overnight lows in the 60s.
Mrs. Jack Rael paid 85 dollars to bail out 25 stray dogs from the city shelter amid humane criticism. She housed the dogs at a kennel costing 250 dollars weekly and offered them free of charge to adopters. By Monday five had homes.
Two F4 Phantom jets from Nellis AFB collided during a routine training mission in eastern Nevada. One crewman died and at least one more was missing, with two others hospitalized. Rescuers retrieved one wreckage and the dead crewman. the second plane remains unrecovered at night.
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield renews push to declare a six month withdrawal deadline for U S forces in South Vietnam. He amended a 21 billion weapons bill to include end the war language and warned he will refile if blocked. Mansfield notes the nine month policy was cut to six months after Senate approval.
An Englishwoman in her early 30s, a soldier’s wife with several children, sued for damages after a minor operation at a military hospital led to sterilization by mistake. The Medical Defense Union’s annual report notes the mix up occurred with another patient scheduled for tubal ligation.
U S District Judge Stephen J. Roth ruled Detroit public schools illegally segregated with state and city officials responsible. The decision opens the path to a broad integration plan possibly including mass pupil busing and calls for hearings to shape the corrective measures.
Saigon reports six border assaults by North Vietnamese forces on day three of a major offensive. Casualties exceed 400 with 230 North Vietnamese killed and 27 Saigon troops dead. U S air and artillery strikes help blunt attacks near Pace base and Tay Ninh West Camp. U S B 52s intensify eastern Cambodia raids to cut rear bases. U Minh forest fighting continues as OH6 helicopter is shot down, killing two crewmen.
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