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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1977
Page
15
Robert Cole, dismissed April 8 from Warren County Sheriff's Department where he was chief investigator, has filed suit seeking reinstatement back pay and monetary damages.
About 250 square dancers are expected at Verity Middle School for the Armco Stars Founders Day Dance to raise funds for Middletown Area Neediest Youth. Admission is $1 with proceeds aiding clothing and essential items for area children via local schools and United Way oversight.
Franklin school board sets June 10 as the last day of school instead of June 13 due to Presidents Day class days. They adopt a 1977-78 calendar, renew contracts, plan an outdoor education program, approve a band concession, and allow a Carlisle Franklin Springboro track meet at the stadium on June 18.
Douglas Martin twenty four of Bedford Kentucky was injured when brakes failed on a peat moss truck and it flipped across four lanes at I-75 and Ohio 73 near Franklin. He received treatment at Middletown Hospital and was released. The truck owned by Thacker Trucking Co. Pekin Indiana overturned on the south edge of the roadway.
A grease fire at Beverly Currier’s home on Inland Drive caused 10 000 in building damage and 4 000 in contents after an overheating stove left unattended. Neighbors alerted authorities at about 4 p.m. and flames damaged the kitchen and nearby rooms, with total losses pegged at 14 000.
A two car head-on collision on Verity Parkway just north of Lafayette Avenue left one man dead and another injured. Police searched for a car seen leaving the scene as firefighters worked to free trapped drivers after the 11 a.m. crash.
Monroe village council meets tonight at 8 in the village hall to consider water and sewer rate hikes. Water increases affect meters of 1 inch or larger based on meter size, while sewer rates will rise to fund the LeSourdsville regional plant and ongoing operations. The proposed ordinance raises the minimum quarterly charge to 15 dollars for up to 10 000 gallons, with excess at 1.65 per 1 000 gallons, replacing the current 6.30 minimum.
Gerald Huntsbarger first National Bank vice president, beaten at his apartment in the early hours of April 3, is recuperating at home. Dalton police recovered his car abandoned near a doctor's office, with billfold and cards inside and cash missing. He recalls nothing of the attack in which he was assaulted with bottles.
Butler County Welfare will begin sending food stamps by certified mail starting next month to reduce non deliveries. The head of the household must be home to sign for delivery. if not, a notice is left and stamps are held at the post office with county ID needed for pickup. unpicked coupons are returned to Columbus after three days.
Police arrested Dennis Knight 19 of Baltimore Street and a 17 year old after a car were spotted fleeing Ratliffs Exxon at Central Avenue and Highview Road. Officers stopped the vehicle at Central Avenue and Breiel Boulevard. In the trunk were two radiators three batteries and two tool boxes.
The second battery of Armco's new coke oven complex was successfully charged yesterday amid visible smoke. The operation began around 11 AM and lasted about two hours before emissions abated. Each of the 114 ovens holds 32 tons of coal per cycle, producing coke for steelmaking and gas for fuel.
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