Fire Destroys Mindlin & Son Scrap Yard Building
Franklin fire crews battled a midnight blaze at Mindlin and Son scrap yard on Sixth Street destroying a cement block 100 ton sorting paper building of about 8 000 square feet. Fire Chief Berger said two units remained on site with the paper-baling machinery saved as neighboring departments aided the effort. The cause and loss estimate were not yet known.
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Franklin
Mindlin & Son
Sixth Street
Pacey Mindlin
Dick Berger
Mindlin
Carlisle
Clearcreek Township
Hunter
Pay Boosts Ahead For Miami Staffers
Miami University trustees approved a three campus pay schedule totaling 15 676 739 for the next fiscal year. Increases cover all university staff in Oxford Middletown and Hamilton with raises effective July 1 to Oct 1. The April 5 start of full family health coverage raised take home pay by about 156 yearly for many employees.
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Oxford
Miami University
Middletown
Hamilton
Miami
Compton Truck Driver Fined After Fatal Lebanon Accident
In Lebanon Municipal Court Compton Kentucky driver Osa Linden 55 was fined 50 for operating a commercial vehicle without proper clearance rights after a March 6 collision that killed Larry Messinger 21 of Middletown. Vehicular homicide and leaving the scene charges were dropped by Prosecutor Bill Young.
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Lebanon
Compton
Aganst Osa Linden
Larry Messinger
Middletown
Bill Young
Treatment Plant Grant Okayed by Franklin Council
Franklin approves a 1.4 million dollar federal subsidy for a solid waste treatment plant to reduce garbage to paper fibers and other byproducts. The plan, praised as a national step, will be built in the south end with two thirds funded by the federal government and Franklin responsible for about one-fifth of the total. Councilmember Dan Moore Jr. initiated the motion, with Gerald Miller seconding, while Jess Hollingsworth voiced reservations and ongoing study.
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Franklin
Paul Smith
Bernard Eichholz
U. S
Dan Moore Jr
Gerald Miller
Two Autos Total Loss In Morning Crash at Jackson Lane
Two cars were declared total losses after a collision yesterday at Jackson Lane and Grand Avenue. Miss Robin Sauer was cited for failing to yield a red light. Her 1968 car valued at 1500 and Vernon Lynch, 23, driving a 1965 car valued at 800 were involved. Four other minor accidents yielded one slight injury and three court citations with vehicle damage totaling 1600.
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Jackson Lane
Grand Avenue
Robin Sauer
Euclid St
Vernon L. Lynch
Metzenbaum and Taft to Speak at Miami University Fair
Howard K. Metzenbaum and Robert Taft Jr. will headline a Senatorial Fair from 10 to 11 a.m. tomorrow in Room 113 Johnston Hall Columbus campus. Each will speak 20 minutes with 10 minutes of Q A. The Kaos campus newspaper sponsors the event. Glenn and Rhodes were invited but could not attend.
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Howard K. Metzenbaum
Robert Taft Jr
Johnston Hall
Middletown
Miami University
Kaos
Taft
James Rhodes
Metzenbaum
John Glenn
Robert Jewell
Jewell
Glenn
Rhodes
Rush on for license tags at local Bureau
Big rush continues at the Motor Vehicle License Bureau 202 S Broad St with about 10 customers deep at noon and a 30 minute average wait. Deadline is April 15. Customers are urged to bring titles registrations and proper information. some were turned away for missing items. Bureau hours are 9 to 5 weekdays and 9 to noon Saturday. Montgomery Ward desk hours are 10 to 5 weekdays.
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Motor Vehicle License Bureau
S. Broad Street
Montgomery Ward
N. University Boulevard
Four men face forgery charges in Jim Beam bottle case
In Franklin Municipal Court four men including Wayne J. Dennis and William Peck face larceny by trick and forgery charges over about 200 counterfeit Jim Beam collector bottles. Trials were moved to April 17. bonds range from 1 000 to 15 000 with Peck and Bonds released. Authorities report fake bottles worth up to 2250 each and link the ring to multiple states, with further investigations into narcotics and money counterfeiting connections.
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Franklin
Franklin Municipal
Wayne J. Dennis
Hamilton
William Peck
Newport, Ky
Middletown
John P. Skalhunes
North Carolina
Thomas Lee Bonds
Cleveland
Skalhunes
Peck
Dennis
Bonds
Lebanon
Warren
Butler County
Carlisle
Miami Valley
Dayton
Cincinnati
Colorado
Pennsylvania
Texas
Nevada
Warren County
Jim Ruppert
Will on tissue ruled legal in probate filing
A Middletown man's will written on toilet paper was admitted to probate court as a genuine document. Signed by a former attorney and two witnesses, the will, likely made at a Middletown cafe, directs the estate to his wife.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Man Charged In Slaying In Middletown
Hubert Brashears 42 is charged with second degree murder in the death of Seldon Peck 35. The shooting occurred at Brashears home around 5 30 p m yesterday. A preliminary hearing was held with Brashears given a continuance.
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Hubert Brashears
Middletown
Seldon Peck
Omaha St
Brashears
Sheriff's Office
Mr. Peck
Local Man Mr Peck Dies. Survived by Large Middletown Family
MR PECK who worked as a construction worker in Loveland last month and a repairman in Middletown served in Korea and lived 14 years in Middletown. Born in Kentucky, he leaves his wife Flossie five daughters Jen nifer Cynthia Julie Jacqueline Clarrie and son James at home parents Mr and Mrs Courtney Peck of Campton Ky and three sisters Mrs Garnet Carroll Mrs Wilda Spencer and Mrs Mildred.
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Peck
Loveland
Middletown
Kentucky
Flossie
Jennifer
Cynthia
Julie
Jacqueline
Clarrie
James
Courtney Peck
Campton
Garnet Carroll
Wilda Spencer
Mildred
Fair-tangled crash leaves two hurt on Hamilton Trenton Rd
Middletown man Walter Cavell 45 and Kalman Tamas 47 were thrown from a truck camper outfit on Hamilton Trenton Road. Cavell in fair condition at Mercy Hospital with shoulder injuries and forehead lacerations. Tamas treated for facial lacerations. State patrol linked crash to speed unsafe for conditions as vehicle rolled after losing control on a curve.
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Middletown
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Hamilton-Trenton
Busenbark Road
Walter Cavell
Central Ave
Cavolt
Kalman Tamas
Tamas
Maddox Expects Nixon To Attend Stone Mountain Dedication
Atlanta officials say President Nixon is expected to attend the May 9 dedication of a Confederate memorial carving on Stone Mountain if his schedule allows. White House press secretary Zigler calls it a good possibility as Republican officials confirm the visit.
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Atlanta, Ga
Nixon
Stone Mountain
Washington
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
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Car.isle
McGuire Lane
Berger
Phillip R. Shriver
Ohio
Young
Linden
Messinger
Howe Motors
Jack Thornton
Jess Hollingsworth
Black Clawson Co
Joe Baxter Jr
Baxter
Miami Cancavanae
Black Clawson
Baxter Lin
John and
Grover Requarth
A. M. Kinney Co
Requarth
Ilong
Germantown Rd
South Main St
Ruppert
Butler County Sheriff’s
Tom Deaton
Whitman
Wolfe County
Riggs
Maddox
John Dobrozsi Jr
Ins., Inc
First Ave
Germantown
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