Bicentennial activities at Middletown Miami University campus
The Middletown Campus of Miami University hosts bicentennial events this weekend. A musket salute by the Miami Valley Volunteers Militia starts at 2 p.m. with performances by the Chamber Orchestra from Middletown High School and floral displays. The Smithsonian exhibit In the Minds and Hearts of the People runs in Logan Johnston Hall through May 18, featuring pre-revolutionary portraits and documents including a 40 year old George Washington booklet donated by Middletown High School sophomore Randi Lynn Harrison found during a church paper drive.
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Middletown
Miami University
Miami Valley Volunteers Militia
Middletown High School
Smithsonian
Logan- Johnston Hall
America
George Washington
Randi Lynn Harrison
Middletown Teacher Harold Norman Dies After Short Retirement
Harold T. Norman, 63, Middletown High School mathematics teacher, died at home on the 17th day of a brief retirement. Fellow staff funded a $1,650 drive to extend his employment record for a $325 monthly pension. he had Navy service added to Ohio years but could not pay the fee, later covered by colleagues. Survived by daughter Mary, son Robert, a brother James, and three sisters. Funeral 10 a.m. at McCoy Leffler. burial in Fulton, Kentucky.
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Harold T. Norman
Middletown
Norman
Park Lane
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohio
Lewis Hill
Middletown High School
G. Walter Weber
Fulton, Ky
Middletown High Radio Club Goes commercial to survive
Middletown High School Radio Club, facing a $180 cut in the $290,000 austerity plan, will air commercially on WPFB to stay in operation. Sophomore David Leighton led a board request on legality of using external funds, and the district attorney confirmed it. The club will sell 30 or 60 second ads for Rap Session with WPFB donating half proceeds for every two commercials.
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David Flick
Middletown High School
Tilmon Ellison
WPFB
Leighton
Radio Club
Middletown Hike Bike raises funds for retarded youth programs
Walkers and cyclists join the Middletown route for the Butler County Youth Association for Retarded Citizens event. A 6 mile Middletown route starts and ends at Manchester Middle School with pledges for miles, plus a 25 mile bike and 15 mile walk in Hamilton. An appreciation party follows at the school.
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Middletown
Butler County Youth Association
Manchester Middle School
The
County Youth Association
Hamilton
Middletown High School
Camp Louella May
Somerville
Fire damages home on Lamberton Street
Fire caused $2,500 damage to the residence of Margie Gibson at 1605 Lamberton St yesterday afternoon. Firemen arrived at 4:50 p.m. and found smoke curling from windows. The blaze was confined to a rear bedroom starting in a closet, with no determined cause. Building damage estimated at $1,500 and contents at $1,000.
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Margie Gibson
Lamberton St
Man held in a tire theft at Baltimore Street
A man was held by police for investigation of grand theft after two tires and mag wheels were stolen from Daniel Mayes's car at 222 Baltimore St. The tires valued at 175 dollars were later found in a truck at 311 Young St. The truck had left town as detectives sought the rental vehicle and driver.
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Daniel Mayes
Baltimore St
Young St
Mayes
Juveniles Sought in Vandalism of Bank Yard Storage
A group of youths aged 11 to 16 is blamed for more than 1000 dollars in damage at First National Bank of Middletown storage yard 1704 Church St. A caretaker found the vandalism at 3 30 yesterday afternoon after a wooden fence was broken to enter the yard. Tools motor parts saddle and other items were stolen and scattered. Several vehicles had windows and lights broken including a pickup truck a homemade trailer a car and a travel trailer. Juvenile officers named at least nine youths as possible participants and say the list is incomplete. continuous investigation.
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Church St
First National Bank of Middletown
Keebler Truck Theft Probe Unsure
William Howard Newman 40 of Cincinnati was slated to appear before a U S magistrate on a federal theft charge after a tractor trailer carrying 33 000 pounds of Keebler cookies was stolen from Eagle Express near downtown Cincinnati and later recovered by the FBI.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
William Howard Newman
U.S
Keebler Co
Newman
FBI
Indianapolis
Eagle Express Co
Police Briefs: Vehicle Break-ins Net Tools and Electronics
Tools and equipment valued at over 550 dollars were stolen from William Rogers at 1703 Sheffield Street. A reel of cable worth 200 dollars was among items. A separate theft of an eight track tape player from Robert Combs occurred after a window was broken at Young Street. A 160 dollar camera was taken from a car owned by Robert Mann at Arlington Arms apartments.
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William Rogers
Franklin St
Sheffield St
Robert Combs
Young St
Robert Mann
Euclid Court
Arlington Arms Apartments
Open house at Hook Field on Middletown air station visit
About 50 people including Butler and Warren county commissioners toured the Continuous Air Monitoring Station at Hook Field. The facility monitors Middletown air 24 hours a day with ozone around 82 and particulates at 60, both below the 100 standard, funded by SWOAPC through federal and state funds.
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Hook Field
Butler
Warren County
Middletown
Southwestern Ohio Air Pollution Control
Swoapc
Reinartz Boulevard Extension Bids Sought in Columbus
The Ohio Department of Transportation Highway Division will open bids May 13 for extending Reinartz Boulevard west from Main Street to Columbia Avenue west of Water Street. The project costs about 323000 dollars with city and federal metro funds equally sharing. Traffic will continue during construction with completion expected by October 31.
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Reinartz Boulevard
Columbus
Highway Division
Ohio Department of Transportation
Reinartz
Main Street
Columbia Avenue
Water Street
Metro
Driver, 19, killed in Middletown crash near Freedom Court
Mark Linden 19 of 219 Ardmore Drive died after his 1974 car overturned on S Breiel near Freedom Court shortly after midnight. Two passengers, David Grob and Steve Goodlett, 19, were treated and released. Linden, a Waste Treatment Plant employee, was engaged to Marcia Triplett and survived by family. Funeral arrangements set at St. Mary's Church with viewing at Wilson-Schramm Funeral Home.
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Breiel Boulevard
Freedom Court
Mark Linden
Ardmore Drive
Linden
S. Breiel
Middletown Hospital
David Grob
Boyleston St
Steve Goodlett
Village Drive
Franklin
Lindon
Butler Metropolitan Housing Authority
Middletown High
Fire Damages Garage and Motorcycles on Sutphin Street
A fire at 217 N Sutphin St rear damaged a garage and two motorcycles. Ben Kakaris, working on a motorcycle, escaped injury as a backfire ignited gas from the engine. Garage damage pegged at 1000 dollars and contents at 3000 dollars.
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N. Sutphin St
Ben Kakaris
Kakaris
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First United Methodist Church
Randi Harrison
Washington
Harold Norman
David Leighton
Walkers and Cyclists
Youth Agency
Bobbie Sue Alston
Theresa Chamberlain
Central Ave
Manchester Road
Rosedale Road
Alamo Road
Milton
Kenwood Drive
Sunset Park
Bellomonte Street
Elmo Place
Shafer Street
University Boulevard
Atco Avenue
Enoch Drive
Tutus Avenue
Sunset Street
Vannest Avenue
Spencer Lane
Pennswood Drive
Tullis Drive
Riverview Avenue
Reinartz Extension
Eric
David
Laura
June
Julie
W.M. Lindon
Lucille Klemens
Milwaukee
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Paul Galvin
Wilson-Schramm
Funeral
Mark Lindon
Middletown Area
Crawford ST
S. Brezel Blvd
University Blvd
Trenton Center AT the Bridge
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