Middletown Native Harold Gray Helps Advance Mauna Kea Telescope
Harold Allan Gray, a Middletown High School alumnus and former detective bureau head’s son, trains as project engineer for the 120 inch infrared telescope at Mauna Kea Hawaii. The $20 million facility, funded by NASA, will share time with Canada and France and boosts Hawaii to a major international astronomy center.
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University of Hawaii
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France
Eleanor
Mauna Kea Project
Holloman Afb
N.M
Sludge pit girl identity mixup leaves Kathy Asbury alive
Hamilton County Sheriff seeks the real identity of a girl found dead in a sludge pit last summer after decades of mistaken ID as Kathy Ann Asbury of Long Mountain Tennessee. Kathy turned up alive this weekend in her hometown. Investigators will file affidavits and continue checking possible connections with locals near Tazewell and Knoxville.
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Butler County
Harold Carpenter
Kathy Ann Asbury
Long Mountain
Tenn
Miss Asbury
Carpenter
Maj
John Bohlen
Sheriff's Department
Claiborne County
Tazewell
Kathy
Tazewell-Knoxville, Tenn
Butler County Civil Defense Seeks 1100 for Weather System
Butler County Civil Defense administrator Irene Lewis requested 1100 to fund Phase I of a three part weather information program. The plan links amateur radio networks with Civil Defense to improve tornado watches and warnings and uses 70 trained locals plus 100 amateur and 40 rescue personnel.
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Shawnee Lee Journal
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Civil Defense Rescue Service
Mid dletown Safety Seminar Held at Manchester Inn
The third annual Mid dletown Safety Seminar runs tomorrow at the Manchester Inn sponsored by the Mid dletown Area Safety Council. It includes seminars and speeches with a morning session on tornado problems and a 1 p.m. youth and alcohol drug abuse program by John O Hara and Dr LeRoy Hess. Registration starts 9 a.m. in the Manchester lobby.
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Kenton County
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Founder's Day Projects At Armco Middletown Works
Armco Middletown Works organizes Founder's Day service projects honoring George M. Verity. Employees and other facilities plan weekend activities prior to an April 22 luncheon, focusing on disaster relief, community buildings, and refurbishing public facilities to reflect Verity’s service philosophy.
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Middletown Works
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Arrell
Franklin businessmen push for 2 hour parking enforcement
Franklin businessmen urge city authorities to enforce a two hour parking limit to improve turnover and curb curb-stone parking issues. Local merchants argue enforcement will aid customers and support downtown vitality.
Franklinettes win Class B music drill at St. John's Arena
The Franklin drill team, the 20 member Franklinettes, took first in the Class B recorded music category at the statewide competition in Columbus with 21 teams in the event. They also earned best captain and best uniform honors, with uniforms described as homemade. The downtown business association voted for strict two hour Main Street parking limits and proposed warning tickets for 30 days before enforcement.
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Second Street
Sixth
Gerald Miller
Miller Heating & Air Conditioning
S. Main
The Light Touch By Ellis Hall
The piece hints at firm convictions shaping the boss’s view on a matter and the way good advice can disrupt plans. It notes that a self-made man often hinges on marrying the right partner, who then influences outcomes.
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Man Charged in Shooting of Middletown Woman
John Pelfrey 53 of 312 Garfield St faces felonious assault charges after his common law wife Mary Endicott Pelfrey was shot on the porch of 400 Garfield St. She was found about 6 30 p m on the porch with a back wound and remained in serious condition at Middletown Hospital. Pelfrey to appear in Middletown Municipal Court tomorrow morning.
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Garfield St
Middletown
Mary Endicott Pelfrey
Pelfrey
Fire Incidents Reported From City Jail and Local Buildings
At 12:30 a.m. Alonzo Smith, age unknown, unconscious, transported to hospital from city jail but not treated, returned to custody. Earlier at 10:36 p.m. Lillian Kuiken, 61, fell at J. Ross Hunt Towers, hit jaw, taken to hospital, treated and released. At 3:45 p.m. smoke observed in a utility room at 323 Clark Sr. Apt 5S due to an overloaded washer.
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J. Ross Hunt Towers
Lillian Kuiken
Clark Sr
Street Superintendent Named Back To Lead Streets and Sewers
Robert L. Back appointed superintendent of streets and sewers by City Commission replacing retired Carl Dennin. Back, employed since 1965, earns $13,945 annually and lives with wife and son at 513 Gideon Road. Also promoted last week: Thomas H. Gault Sr as waste water treatment operator II Tom Sauer as fire lieutenant Paul Rosell as emergency squadman and Mark Lindon as waste water treatment operator I.
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Back
Carl Dennin
Gideon Road
Thomas H. Gault Sr
Waste Water Treatment Operator II
Tom Sauer
Paul Rosell
Mark Lindon
Ruppert arraigned tomorrow in Easter murder case
James A. Ruppert, 40, faces 11 counts of aggravated murder for the Easter Sunday slaying of his relatives. A special grand jury returned the indictments last Thursday. Ohio law allows the death penalty for convictions of more than two murders.
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Hamilton
James A. Ruppert
Ruppert
Ohio
Weekend Garage Fires Hint at Arson in Two Incidents
Two garage fires over the weekend, one likely arson. At 602 14th Ave a single car garage burned after 11 p.m. Saturday. extinguished in 20 minutes. Damages about 1200 to the structure and 300 to contents, owned by Charles Armstrong. Officials say vandals started the blaze. The Alameda site at 303 burned about 10 30 last night with ashes in flammable containers. damage to structure about 1500 and to contents about 500, owned by J W Barnes.
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