Fire Destroys Bank Store and Homes in Somerville
A morning fire in Somerville, Butler County, destroyed Bank's General Store, a Mobil Station, the Grace Barber Shop, and at least three houses on Main Street. One resident, Paul Shollenbarger, 65, died of a heart attack while aiding in the firefight. fire crews from eight companies fought the blaze. Damage estimated above $40,000 with buyers claiming up to $40,000 for the store losses, firefighters reported. Shollenbarger’s antiques shop operator and local resident died, while another firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation. The fire prompted road blocks and utility cuts, threatening the post office but spared it. Services for Shollenbarger to be held Thursday afternoon.
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Somerville
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Bank
Mobil
Grace Barber Shop
Alfred Lunsford
Frank Rucker
Don Standifer
Main Street
Milford Township
Seven Mile
New Miami
Camden
Overpeck
Williamsdale
Oxford
Paul Shollenbarger
S. Main S
Shollenbarger
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Cleveland Newton
Larry Hutford
James Banks
Hufford
Hamilton-Eaton Road
U.S. 127
Preble
Butler County
Champion Paper Co
Iva
Courtland Nanning
Julius Hill
Joseph Weis
Dayton
Lewis
Armed Negro Students End 36 Hour Siege at Cornell
At Cornell University Ithaca New York an agreed end to a 36 hour siege saw about 100 students occupy Willard Straight Hall during Parents Weekend. The administration pledged no disciplinary action and will provide counsel if legal complaints are filed.
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Cornell
Ithaca
N.Y
Cornell University
Campus
Afro-American Society
AAS
Edward Whitefield
Wari
British Troops Guard Northern Ireland After Weekend Bombings
Six thousand British troops remained under orders not to intervene in civil disorders as bomb blasts and riots rocked Northern Ireland. Police and security forces reinforced in Belfast and Londonderry amid religious clashes and widespread road blockades. Bernadette Devlin joined protests while authorities reported hundreds of injuries and multiple damaged facilities including water services.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Terence O'Neill
Ireland
United Kingdom
Bernadette Devlin
Britain
Dungiven
Ulster Constabulary
Silent Valley
Mourne
Middletown Weather Forecast Reads Cool With Showers
Mostly cloudy skies and continued cool conditions will prevail in Middletown with showers and thundershowers later tonight. Lows from the upper 40s to lower 50s. Partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday with highs in the 60s. Yesterday's high reached 62 while this morning's low dipped to 39.
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Middletown
U S Carriers Enter Sea of Japan in show of force
In a move to bolster reconnaissance flights off North Korea, the atomic carrier Enterprise and the conventional carrier Hornet plus ten U S warships sailed into the Sea of Japan. The deployments followed North Korea shooting down a U S reconnaissance plane and involve operations near Sasebo and Atsugi bases with Japan seeking restraint to avoid provocation.
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Tokyo
Enterprise
Hornet
Sea of Japan
U.S
North Korea
Tsushima Strait
Japan
South Korea
Asahi Shimbun
Sea of Juan
Sasebo Naval Base
Nixon
Kyodo
U.S. Navy
United States
U.S. Naval
Sasebo
Yomiuri
Atsugi
Viet Cong intensifies spring offensive in Vietnam
Viet Cong forces step up attacks across South Vietnam killing 35 at a training camp and wounding 175, while a rocket strike near Da Nang kills two Marines and wounds 46. Eight Marines die in hand to hand fighting below the DMZ as Hanoi presses a ninth week of fighting.
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U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Vietnam
AN Xuyen
Green Beret
da Nang
Nha Trang
Vinh Long
Mekong
Pleiku
Green Beret Force
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Dong Tam
National Liberation Front
Nixon
Viet Cong
Paris
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Cahill & Son Funeral Home
Collinsville Cemetery
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Londonerry
Bogside
North Ireland
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