24 Apr 1971
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Newspaper
The Times Herald Record
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1971
Page
1
UPI reports that US warplanes may have struck Soviet built MIG fighters on the ground at Quan Lang air base deep in North Vietnam near Hanoi. The raid, one of the deepest since 1968, accompanied ongoing troop withdrawals and aims to reduce US forces.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers announced he will visit five Middle East nations including Egypt and Israel early next month to discuss reopening the Suez Canal and to push momentum toward peace. This will be the first U.S. Secretary of State trip to the region since 1953.
Variable clouds and cooler temperatures forecast with highs around 58 and tonight's lows in the 30s as winds shift to northwest. Rogers says the U S will not replace U N mediator Jarring but seek a constructive role with planned talks in Cairo Tel Aviv Jordan Saudi Arabia and Lebanon to reopen the Suez Canal as part of a broader Middle East peace effort while noting no expected dramatic breakthroughs. The nine month ceasefire offers some hope in the region.
Baltimore report says Maryland General Assembly member Troy Brailey wore worn garments for two months to study how Negro clerks and receptionists mistreat poorer blacks. He visited city sites used by the poor and found many complaints. he notes being ignored or treated rudely, arguing success makes people forget their roots.
Thousands of Haitians filed past the open casket of President Francois Papa Doc Duvalier as his funeral week began. He died Wednesday night and his son Jean-Claude plans a peaceful transition aimed at softening Haiti’s image. In Connecticut, Howard Wilson, 23, was sentenced for cocaine sale and postponed his honeymoon amid a raid on his reception, while Harold MacMillan said Eisenhower was not in good health and had ceded power to Dulles.
A fragmented classified-like snippet shows publication dates and prices for home delivery and newsstand copies in Middletown, including rates for daily and Sunday editions. It notes net paid circulation for March 1971 at 45,564 versus March 1970, and mentions sections such as Memos Letters Sports Comics and TV Classified.
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