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Portsmouth Times

Location

Portsmouth, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1972

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Dayton-Portsmouth Foundry Plans New Drum Molding Line

Dayton-Portsmouth Foundry announces a new brake drum molding line and air pollution equipment at its Upper Charles Street plant. Phil Cole says operations begin by January 1974, adding 35 jobs and a 33 percent rise in productivity.

Dayton-Portsmouth Foundry Dayton- Portsmouth Foundry Charles St Phil Cole Dayton-Walther Corp Dayton Rotary Club Elks City Club Cole Dayton-Portsmouth Dayton-Walther United States

Heaviest Hanoi Haiphong air strike costs 31 million

U S planes hit Hanoi Haiphong area in a major night attack. Two B52 bombers and an F111 fighter-bomber were lost, eight airmen missing, seven rescued in Thailand. Hanoi claimed several fliers captured and civilians killed or wounded.

Hanoi George Esper Saigon U.S Haiphong United States Thailand North Vietnam Nixon

Man Gives Wife a Boa Constrictor as Christmas Gift

Michael Willis a Times driver, buys a calm seven foot boa constrictor for his wife Debbie Massie of National Life Insurance Portsmouth office as a Christmas present. The couple plans a warm humid home and parrot cage replacement. The snake, named Killer, will be cared for by the Willis family despite quips from coworkers.

Everette FE Parker Michael Willis Willis the Times American Ambulance Service Debbie Massie Portsmouth National Life & Accident Insurance Co Willises Times Mail Room

Truman in serious condition as kidneys stay near failure

Kansas City AP report says Harry S. Truman's kidneys are less than 10 percent effective and his heart remains erratic. The 88-year-old former president is semiconscious but alert enough to speak a few words and is not in pain.

Kansas City, Mo Harry S. Truman Truman Research Hospital John Dreves Dreves

Apollo 17 returns from lunar mission to Earth

Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans splash down in the Pacific 400 miles southeast of Samoa at 2 24 p m EST aboard America after a Taurus Littrow moon voyage that began December 7 from Cape Kennedy. The mission ends a 25 billion dollar program and marks Schmitt the first American scientist in space.

Paul Recer Aerospace Winter Space Center Houston Eugene A. Cernan Harrison H. Schmitt Ronald E. Evans Pacific Ocean Samoa Ing Ticonderoga America Space Mission Control Schmitt Cernan Solar System Taurus- Littrow Moor Cape Kennedy Fla

Kinney Spring Closure Continues in Portsmouth

Portsmouth residents wait for Kinney Spring reopening after March 2 shutdown by the Health Department following routine tests showing dangerous bacteria levels. Local officials have not announced a reopening date.

Portsmouth Kinney Spring Portsmouth Health Department

Girls Reach Santa Via GPO In New York Post Office

A 7 year old girl from Northern Ireland and another from the Irish Republic email Santa through New York's General Post Office. Elyse Feldman, a New York high school teacher, collects letters for a party to match gifts. A letter from Anna Maree McIvor and another from Ethna Joyce show families seeking help. The letters, normally stored in a North Pole bin, are distributed to donors and groups.

Marc Charney NEW York Northern Ireland Irish Republic Santa Claus Santa Elyse Feldman Anna Maree McIvor Upper Mullan Bridge Cookstown County Tyrone Ethna Joyce Clifeen Galway City North Pole Arate General Post Office U.S. Postal Service Miss Feldman Manhattan

Nixon resumes intensified bombing to reframe talks

President Nixon ordered renewed heavy bombing of North Vietnam signaling a reversal of peace momentum. The White House stated the talks remain wide open, but bombing will continue north of the city and along the border as US policy shifts.

Spencer Davis Washington North Vietnam Nixon White House Vietnam

Nixon shifts bombing limits in Vietnam as talks stall

An AP analysis recounts Nixon ordering mining and rail disruption from China to be limited to areas near the 20th parallel after secret Kissinger Tho talks progress, moving U S position back to May rhetoric.

North Vietnam Nixon China Henry A. Kissinger le Duc Tho South Vietnam U.S Paris

Yule Bonus To Equal Half Month's Pay

Portsmouth City Council plans a special session at 7 30 tonight to consider a Christmas bonus for city employees equal to half a month’s pay under the 1970 schedule. Excludes elected officials and avoids a $150 across the board proposal due to wage rules.

Portsmouth

Ohio liquor panel gains power to seize obscene material

Supreme Court orders a Cleveland three judge panel to review a ruling that Ohio agents cannot seize liquor store material without a court finding obscenity. The case follows a 1969 Cleveland deli raid and the state seeking broader seizure authority.

Ohio Washington U.S. Supreme Court Cleveland State of High Court Cleveland Delecatessen

CDC reports 44 percent drop in rubella cases this year

The National Center for Disease Control says rubella cases fell 44 percent from last year, with 21,424 cases reported in the first 39 weeks of the year. The CDC credits a five year vaccination campaign begun in 1969 and notes 25 rubella birth defects this year, down from 42 last year.

Atlanta, Ga National Center For Disease Control CDC

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