City zoning delay fuels election issue and doubts
City Commissioner Joe Lewis questions three month hold on the new zoning ordinance and map and suggests downtown planning funding and political aims may drive the delay. Clark defends Christiansen amid dispute over commercial zoning and past master plan.
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Joe Lewis
Planning Commission
City Commission
Lewis
Dan Rothe
Commission
William Denham
R. Paul Christiansen
Washington, D.C
Virgil Clark
Mary Lord
James Curry Sr
Clark
Christiansen
Gomez Sentenced for Counterfeit Passes in Middletown
Andrew Gomez Jr., 19, of Middletown, was sentenced in Ohio State Reformatory to an indeterminate term for probation violations after he was found to have passed counterfeit $20 bills in the Middletown area while on probation for shooting with intent to wound Charles Fuller. The judge noted the probation system must enforce penalties.
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Middletown
U. S. District Court
Cincinnati
Ohio State Reformatory
Butler County Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Andrew Gomez Jr
Ninth Ave
Charles Fuller
Gomez
Cramer
Bids For Breiel Boulevard Section Doled In
Don S. Cisle Construction Co of Hamilton was the apparent low bidder with 130 324 68 on the six lane Breiel Boulevard project from Grand Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue. The city estimated 135 311 65. Other bidders were Walter L Follmer Construction Co and Arm The project aims to open to traffic by November 22 with grass seeding and finishing behind curbing to be completed by May 1968.
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Breiel Boulevard
Grand Avenue
Roosevelt Avenue
Don S
Ilton
Cisle
Walter L. Follmer Construction Co
Hamilton
We and Arm
William Kiosterman
Franklin Ambulance Service Ending Soon
Franklin Ohio city officials report two local funeral homes Anglesby and Eaton will end emergency ambulance service. City Manager John Griffin plans to keep coverage until April while exploring options to run the service or contract with a private firm. The move follows rising insurance costs and dwindling funeral business demands.
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Franklin
John Griffin
Anglesby
Eaton
Mansfield
Ohio
Craig Lee Imboff
Griffin
Neral Homes
Franklin residents press council on yard deemed junkyard
Franklin neighbors demand cleanup at 737 Turner Lane where Dewey Ward allegedly runs an auto operation. Don Chasteen cites health hazards and rat sightings near the Ward yard, with a promise of cleanup within a week. Council to tour the area Saturday and also review a hazardous drainage issue at 197 Beam Drive.
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Franklin
Mackinaw Addition
Don Chasteen
Forest St
Chasteen
Dewey Ward
Turner Lane
John Griffin
Ward
Griffin
Marshall
County Health Department
Inother Action Council
Ronald Beedle
Beam Drive
Beedle
Tire and tools stolen from Jacksonburg resident’s car
Larry Holt of 7189 Jacksonburg Road reported to Butler County deputies that a tire and wheel valued at 30 dollars and a box of tools worth 70 dollars were taken from his car parked near his home yesterday.
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Larry Holt
Jacksonburg Road
Jacksonburg
Butler County
Grenade Found At Old Towne Apartments Disposed Of
Army EOD from Clinton County AFB Wilmington retrieved a yellow smoke grenade found Saturday at Old Towne Apartments on Park Lane. The device, with safety clip in place, rolled down a hill as three workers watched after a jet flew overhead. officials said it was ground equipment and not aircraft ordnance. origin unknown.
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Army Explosive Ordinance Disposal Detachment
Clinton County
Wilmington
Old Towne
Park Lane
Public Information Office
Wright - Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Scout-O-Rama Tickets Go On Sale For April Event
Ticket sales for the 1967 Scout-O-Rama begin with a dinner meeting at the American Legion at 7 p.m. Leaders will distribute tickets to cub scouts, boy scouts and explorers for public sale. The two day program April 28 and 29 at Hook Field Armco Hanger features 76 booths and eight competitive events with about 4 000 scouts involved.
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Mound Builders
Low Flight Is Last For Student
Danny L Lyons 22 of Xenia, a student pilot, admitted buzzing a home near Warren County. He was fined 50 dollars and had his license suspended indefinitely after Ohio State Patrol arrest following three low passes on March 23.
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Lyons
Warren Lebanon
Holbrook
Paul Herdman
Delinquent Tax Charge Dropped Against Barr’s Pony Keg
The Ohio Department of Liquor Control dismissed charges of delinquent sales tax against Garlan C. Barr doing business as Barr's Pony Keg and Pizza House at 4713 Central Ave. The action took effect March 17 after taxes were paid in full.
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Garlan C. Barr
Barr’s
Pony Keg
Central Ave
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Liquor Board
Ful
Curb Cut Policy Sparks City Commission Debate
Middletown officials debated extending curb cuts on new thoroughfares with Mrs. Bertha D Varga opposing a two foot land grab for a driveway. Commissioner Lewis decried what he called discriminatory treatment while others warned of traffic snarls and safety concerns as bids for police shirts containers and hydrants were reviewed.
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Middletown
City Commission
Joe Lewis
Bertha D'Varga
Connecion of
York
Ellison
Lewis
Mary ‘Lord
Verity Parkway
Yankee Industrial Park
Arson Hearing In Fatal Franklin Fire Continued
In Franklin Municipal Court James Ivan Adams 30 pleaded innocent to an arson charge tied to the Dec 17 Linwood Drive fire that killed Bobbie Webb 27. Judge Herrick granted a continuance to Friday for Adams’s attorney Paul Herdman to appear. A second suspect Douglas Jackson remains in custody, serving a manslaughter sentence in Richmond Kentucky.
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Franklin
Bighill
Linwood Drive
James Ivan Adams
Albert Herrick
Lebanon Municipal Court
Bobbie Webb
Leonard
Linda Fay Adams
Thomas Tussey
Herrick
Adams
Paul Herdman
Lebanon
Sheriff's
Douglas Jackson
Richmond
Bacon Fined for Careless Driving and Disorderly Conduct
Donald S. Bacon 41 of Fairfield, vice president of the Butler County Commissioners, was fined 50 dollars and costs for careless operation and 100 dollars and costs for disorderly conduct after pleading guilty in Fairfield Municipal Court. The court suspended 75 dollars of the disorderly conduct fine on good behavior. Bacon apologized to the arresting officer, Ptl. Doyle Sulfridge, and praised the officer’s duty despite the incident on March 28 at Pleas ant and Magic avenues. Judge Bruewer commended the officer and noted justice required punishment.
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Fairfield
Donald S. Bacon
Butler County Commissioners
Hanew
Renawar
Ptl
Sulfridge
Bacon
Canada to issue 5-cent stamp for women's vote anniversary
Canada will issue a symbolic 5-cent stamp on May 24 to mark the 50th anniversary of women’s suffrage in federal elections. The mauve, black and gray stamp was designed by Helen Fitzgerald of Toronto.
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Ottawa
Canada
Helen Fitzgerald
Toronto
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Breiel
Brezel
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Bohman
Franklin Ambulance
Fred Sennet
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White Taxi Co
MAGEE
Manchester RD
Vannest ST
Jack Booth
D'Varga
Erlandson Dodge
Hughes Motors
Fedeimer Brothers
Walter F. Stephens, Inc
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