West Point Grad Granted His Wish
West Point graduate Louis Font seeks to end his Army service as a conscientious objector. An Army official said Font will be honorably discharged, with charges of willful disobedience dropped. Font, Kansas City native and 1968 graduate, had accused Col. A W Alexander of failed housing standards, claiming a broader conflict over war policy and a forthcoming presidential tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Meade, Md
West Point
T. Louis P. Font
United States
Joseph J. Hedley
Hedley
Font
Dis
Army
Kansas City
A. W. Alexander
Ft. Meade
Alexander
Ronald Dellums
D.calif
Robert G. Ciccolella
1St Army
Meade Housing
Jonathan O. Seaman
Seaman
Samuel ‘Koster
Community club and public meeting schedule excerpt
A dense list of noon and evening meetings across Manchester and surrounding areas. Groups include Optimist, Civitan, Rotary, Safety Council, Youth Against Cancer, Sertoma, Kiwanis, and more at venues like Alfy’s, Holiday Inn, First Presbyterian Church, City Building, and various halls. Also notes Alcoholics Anonymous at 8:30 p.m. and multiple school and lodge events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safety Council Board
Civic Association
Youth Against Cancer
First Presbyterian Church
Sertoma Club
Manchester
Middletown
Toastmasters Club
FOE Lodge
Central
First National University
Lemon - Monroe Band Boosters
Lemon Monoe
VFW
Miami Valley
Doty House Board
Doty House
Amanda
Rosedale Pto
Trenton
Bloomfield
National Association of Letter Carriers
Eastern Lanes
Sportsmen's Club
Eagies
Bpoe Lodge
Elktones
Elks Temple
Miami Lodge
Monroe
Alcoholics Anonymous
Four Year Science Scholarship Awarded to David Brandenburg
David Martin Brandenburg, son of Mr and Mrs Richard Brandenburg of 3123 Central Ave, wins a four year science scholarship to Transylvania University in Lexington Kentucky. As a Middletown High School senior and National Honor Society member, he will begin this September pursuing a chemistry major with five hundred dollars annually from the fund.
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Transylvania University
Lexington
David Martin Brandenburg
Richard Brandenburg
Central Ave
Brandenburg
Middletown High School
Girl Struck By Car Near Park Street Home
A two year old girl sustained minor injuries after being hit by a car on Park Street. Yvonne Riley, of 223 Park Street, ran into the path of a vehicle driven by Marilyn L. Signeur of 3 Crawford Street at about 5 40 in the afternoon, according to police. The child was treated at Middletown Hospital yesterday.
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Middletown Hospital
Park Street
Yvonne Riley
Park St
Marilyn L. Signeur
Crawford St
Baptism at Draft Board Office Sparks Easter Protest
Shawnee Elizabeth Saas, eight months old, was baptized Easter Sunday outside a San Mateo draft board office to protest the Vietnam War. Her parents, former Stanford staffers Menlon and April Saas, speak of life amid tragedy after a campus auto crash left them with severe injuries.
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San Mateo
Calif
Draft Board
Shawnee
Elizabeth Saas
B. David Napier
Stanford University
Menlon Park
Stanford
Fred Saas
April
Mrs. Saas
Saas
Vietnam
Palo Alto
Napier
Rome Clean-Up Drive Fails to Tame Eternal City
A six week Rome cleanup campaign ends in mess as over 100000 Easter visitors leave litter. Officials urged citizens with posters saying Rome is yours keep it clean. Mayor Dari da blames residents while noting persistent litterbugs and unsuitable baskets.
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Rome
Paese Sera
Clelio Darida
Shots End L A Rock Festival in Los Angeles
Police said a Easter rock festival at Elysian Park drew about 5000 people. Two shot and 142 arrested Sunday as youths knocked an officer down and fights broke out. Wounded youth Robert Barber, 20, held for assault to commit murder. officer Gabriel Ortega treated for fractured jaw and skull. four other officers hurt. Most attendees left by late Sunday as narcotics and drunkenness violations drove arrests.
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Los Angeles
Robert Barber
Gabriel Ortega
Elysian Park
St. John's PTO to Elect Officers Tomorrow
The St. John's PTO plans to elect officers at its meeting in the church basement tomorrow. Current president is Bob Andres.
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PTO
St. John’s
Bob Andres
Late Bills Rush Through Ohio House
Ohio lawmakers race to pass bills before Tuesday deadline in a skeleton session at 8 p.m. Gov Gilligan’s Ohio plan would require university students to repay a state subsidy after earning $7,000 annually. Critics say collecting the subsidy of about $3,000 over four years is unworkable as grads leave the state. Committees also hear Gilligan’s $9.1 billion two year budget this week.
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Columbus
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
A. G. Lancione
Bellaire
Gilligans
Gilligan
Families Need Furniture After Fire at 1702 Columbia Ave
The Rev. Jarrett Young said two families, the Stewarts and McKnights, lost homes when a fire gutted their apartments at 1702 Columbia Ave and damaged the Braided Leather Goods Shop. Eight children and three adults have clothing and temporary quarters, but they still need furniture and household items. He can be reached at 423-5112 or 423-1653.
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Jarrett Young
Stewart
McKnight
Bible Methodist Church
Columbia Ave
Grass Fire Doused Near Penn Central Tracks
Grass fire along the Penn Central Railroad tracks on Ohio 63 east of Ohio 4 was extinguished by LeSourdsville firemen late Saturday. Butler County officer Brooks Hammond said the blaze started from a hot box on a freight car.
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LeSourdsville
Penn Central
Ohio 63
Ohio
Butler County Ptl
Brooks Hammond
Police capture six escapees as manhunt narrows
In Honolulu police halted a dramatic jail break by storming a Kahala rental house and arresting three escapees William Medeiros Jr Edward Silva and Daniel Cuevas all jailed on murder charges. Later Wendall Kealoha surrendered on a highway underpass while another suspect William Brown was nabbed nearby. Edward Hose III remained at large.
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Honolulu
Kahala
Edward Hose III
William K. Medeiros Jr
Edward L. Silva
Daniel L. Cuevas
Wendall Kealoha
Keapuka
Kealoha
William C. ‘Brown
Dayton Fire Kills Two Children in West Dayton Duplex
A blaze reported at 1:30 a.m. in a Dayton West duplex killed Denise Bender, 9, and Robin Ann Dozier, 7. Seven others were hospitalized for smoke inhalation and burns, including five adults and two children. Fire officials said the fire likely started in a living room and a neighboring house also sustained damage.
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Dayton, Ohio
Dayton
West
Denise Bender
Robin Ann Dozier
Powell to speak at Middletown League coffee
Congressman Walter E. Powell of the 24th District will address Middletown League of Women Voters at a public morning meeting. The session at Mrs. Robert Moschell’s home 3103 Hampton Place begins at 10 o clock and will feature a Q and A with invited high school government students.
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Walter E. Powell
Middletown
Lon Nol Returns from Hawaii Stroke Treatment
Premier Lon Nol arrives in Phnom Penh returning from two months of treatment in Hawaii after suffering a February stroke. He appears to be partially recovered and resumes official duties.
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Lon Nol
Phnom Penh
Hawaii
Preparation H for Hemorrhoidal Relief and Lubrication
Doctors test a non narcotic formula that relieves burning itching and swelling of hemorrhoidal tissues. The treatment is gentle soothing and reported effective in hundreds of patients without anesthetics. Available over the counter as ointment or suppositories to ease bowel movements.
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West Point Grad
Louis P. Font
Optimist Club
Noon
Alfy’s, Civitan Club
Rotary Club
Gregory
Omy
Gregory’s Steak House
Germantown RD
Detroit
Wyoming
America
Massimo Astolfi
Shots End
L.A
Merit Cleaners
Dan Lee
Powell
League
Lly Ae
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