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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1970
Page
13
Merchants in Middletown say they will discuss black boycott demands only after the boycott ends. They affirm constitutional rights to express views while rejecting coercive tactics and outline readiness to meet with black community delegates on employment and retail issues once the boycott ceases.
Gusts peak at 65 mph in Middletown area after a heavy rain that totaled 2.55 inches. Cincinnati reports wind up to 69 mph knocking down power lines and trees. Lebanon Raceway grandstand roof blown off. spring racing to open. Roads closed in Butler and Warren counties due to high water. Little Miami River rising. several schools closed. Twenty dozen storm calls logged by Middletown police as crews handle downed trees and debris.
A 46 year old Morrow area man, John Huddleson of Middleboro Road, was killed in what Sheriff Roy Wallace called an apparently a fist fight at the 3 C Restaurant. Neighbor James Frank Golden, 44, faced manslaughter charges to be filed by Morrow Police Chief James Chestnut. Autopsy ordered by Warren County Coroner Ralph Young. No weapon involved. Huddleson slated for Warren County Court Monday night for a preliminary hearing.
In Butler County Ohio Judge Fred B. Cramer found Doyle Wayne Boggs 24 formerly of Middletown and Thomas June Smith Jr. 35 of Louisville guilty of attempted breaking and entering in a Middletown incident on October 19 at 1030 Central Ave. No items were taken. Disposition is set for tomorrow afternoon.
Hamilton The Lebanon Correctional Institution inmate 21 seeks shock probation after pleading guilty to armed robbery in Middletown and transfer to Lebanon. Judge Fred Cramer calls the letter unusual noting its reflective tone and demand for reform while detailing the offender's path from Mansfield Reformatory.
James O. Finley, longtime Middletown school board president and Coca Cola official, is honored as the 20th Middletown builder of the city by the Jaycees Distinguished Service Award at Bosses Night in Manchester. Dick Noe of Trenton and Jim Nelson receive Spark Plug and outstanding first-year member awards respectively.
Seventeen year old Bob McConnell Jr. witnessed a hold-up at the A and P Supermarket on First Ave. A lone bandit, armed with a revolver, stole 150 dollars from Alvin Gabbard the assistant manager and fled in the rain. Police described the suspect as a 26 year old white male in a gold golfer’s cap sunglasses and a black leather jacket.
Tugboat crewmen returned to work in New York harbor after a two month strike. They won a 53.5 percent wage and benefits increase over three years. Local 333 president Capt. Joseph O'Hare called the contract one of the best in the country.
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