Suspect Surrenders After Cincinnati Shootings
Howard Poff, 47, sought for shooting two women and a patrolman in Ohio, surrendered in Kentucky and waived extradition. He faces three counts of shooting with intent to kill in Hamilton County. The victims include his estranged wife, Mary Poff, shot nine times and in critical condition, and Jane Curliss, shot three times and seriously wounded. Patrolman Sgt. C. E. Dwyer was shot in the groin but in good condition. Poff fled after the Saturday incident, eluding a day-long manhunt before surrendering in Harlan County.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Norwood
Ohio
Harlan
Howard Poff
Poff
Harlan Circuit Court
Mary Poff
Cincinnati General ‘Hospital
Jane Curliss
Ohio State Patrol
C. E. Dwyer
Harry Schlee
Little Miami
Harlan County
H. A. Gaw
Kentucky
Gaw
Reservations Open for Taft Museum Trip from Middletown
The Middletown Fine Arts Center sponsors a Thursday bus trip to the Taft Museum in Cincinnati. Passengers view works by Goya Sargent Rembrandt and Hal. Bus leaves at noon returns at 5 pm. Cost is 3 dollars for adults 2 dollars for juniors and seniors. Reservations via the Fine Arts Center.
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Taft Museum
Cincinnati
Middletown Fine Arts Center
Goya
John Singer Sargent
Rembrandt
Franz Hal
Fine Arts Center
Kentucky River Flood Expands Evacuations in Frankfort
More than 100 families evacuated as the Kentucky River ran 11 feet above flood stage in Frankfort. The river crested near 42 feet with forecast to rise one more foot. Governor Ford extended National Guard duties to weekend relief. Classes were canceled in Frankfort except Capital Day School and in Franklin, Carroll and Owen counties.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Wendell Ford
National Guard
Capital Day School
Franklin
Carroll
Owen Counties
National Weather Service
Kenetucky Highway Department
Highway Department
Frankfort High School
Stree
Teen-Agers Of Year Named By Local Elks
Two Middletown High School students Charlene Jones and William Huntzinger were named Teenagers of the Year by Elks Lodge No 257 and received $25 savings bonds. Jones also earned a $600 state BPOE grant and will pursue college mathematics, while Huntzinger plans dentistry.
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Middletown High School
Lodge No. 257
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
BPOE
Charlene Jones
William Jones
Manchester Ave
William Huntzinger
Ardmore Drive
Middletown Hospital
Huntzinger
The
Journal
Penniless Italian American hijacker arrested in Rome
Mario Victor Maimone seized a Swissair DC9 with 20 aboard after takeoff from Geneva to Rome. He demanded to see Pope Paul VI and the U S ambassador, claimed a bomb contained cigars, and forced landing at Rome military field. He was captured, later jailed. no one injured.
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Rome
Mario Victor Maimone
New York
Geneva
United States
Vatican
Maimone
Regina Coeli
Queen of Heaven
Val d'Aosta
Cosa Nostra
Mountain J
Chlorine Barge Removed From Ohio River Dam Area
A chlorine barge stuck at McAlpine Dam on the Ohio River near Louisville was freed after four weeks. About 640 tons of chlorine had been pumped from tanks, and up to 4000 residents were evacuated earlier to ensure safety during the removal led by salvage expert Capt. John Beatty of Cincinnati.
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Louisville
McAlpine
Ohio River
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Shippingport Island
John Beatty
Cincinnati
Elks Install New Officers for 1972 73 Term
Herbert Root assistant superintendent of mails at the Middletown post office has been installed exalted ruler of Elks Lodge 257 for the 1972 73 term succeeding Roy Barton as installing officer. Also installed were William Rettig leading knight George Haslam loyal knight Richard Vogelsong lecturing knight James Dineen esquire Donald Mason inner guard Clarence Long tiler and Cliff Snider chaplain.
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Herbert Root
Middletown
Elks Lodge
Roy Barton
William Rettig
George Haslam
Richard Vogelsong
James Dineen
Esquire
Donald Mason
Clarence Long
Cliff Snider
Soviet takeover topples U S Steel as No 1 producer
Industry Week reports 1971 shifts in global steel output with the Soviet Union lifting to world No 1, U S production declining to 120 211 000 net tons while USSR output rose to 133 444 000 net tons. It notes Japan slowed and Free World output fell despite a U S weekly production at 2 699 009 tons.
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Cleveland, Ohio
United States
Soviet Union
Industry Week Magazine
The
Business Weekly
Ussr
U.S
Free World
Japan
Industry Week
Ivyon Curtain
Labor group nets support for Humphrey in Ohio
The Ohio Labor for Humphrey Committee formed by state labor leaders backs Sen. Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota for the presidential nomination. Frank King, then Ohio AFL-CIO president, heads the 124 member committee.
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Columbus
Ohio
Labor For Humphrey
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Ohio Afl-Cio Prsident
Frank King
More Security With False Teeth
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Center
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Rendasburg
Patty Carpenter
Canton
Nerup
Georgiania Rezak
Lebanon
Karen Houze
Chagrin Falls
Charmaine Bennett
Youngstown
Kemper
AL Rubin
N. Clinton
Tong Grove
George
DAILY
Freezer Sale
Charles
Creameans
State ST
Trenton
Tke
Acousticon Telex Co
Chase Avenue
Hamilton
Benson Valley
Bellepoint
Charlene
Italy
Elks
U.S. Steel
Register
Ohio Labor Group
Charles H. Hawkins
D.D.S
Main
New & Now
Levi
Levi's
AV AS
Os. & Son, Tuc
Centralave
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