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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1972
Page
11
The article notes clocks move forward one hour this Sunday from 2 am to 3 am under the 1965 Uniform Time Act. It affects drive-in owners, farmers, and mothers with children, delaying darkness and extending daylight hours into October. Backyard cooks welcome the longer evenings.
A routine larceny investigation at the Dixie Motor Court in Middletown led to $2000 worth of recovered stolen goods from rooms and the arrest of Bruce Matthews, 20, on narcotics charges. A second youth was not arrested. items were identified at the county jail.
Local public school teachers and the Middletown board of education will send unsettled contract proposals to a newly named advisory board on May 4. Panel chair Mary Lord said the first session will set ground rules and recommendations to the MTA and board within 15 days, with a possible 10 day extension. The MTA seeks $7500 starting pay for new teachers and $7800 next September, while the board offers $7174 with no extra raise.
Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Christ T. Seraphim headlined the Fraternal Order of Eagles banquet criticizing Supreme Court rulings he says protect society's rights over individuals. He denounced crime trends, urging courts to treat crime as a contagious disease and closed a bar during his remarks. The event honored Judge Robert Marrs and Middletown police figure Pil. Oral Duncan with Merit Awards. Det. Byron Johnson Det. John Lowe and Pt. Delmas Birch received Law Reverence Awards.
A 21 hour speed reading course for anyone over 13 promises grads a reading rate above 1000 words per minute and at least 15 percent comprehension gain. After seven weeks one can read most books in under an hour with better study skills and concentration. Free one hour orientation lectures at the YMCA on April 24 25 or 29 explain enrollment and procedures.
Taft Elementary invites parents of 300 students in the Title 1 Project Read program to a social tea Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. at the school. Coordinators say the event aims to strengthen community school communication and support reading improvements for children needing help.
A two year old boy was treated at Middletown Hospital after stepping into a moving car near his home. Christopher Jones, son of Mr and Mrs Gary James of 510 Yankee Road, moved into the path of Philip Odell 32 of 858 Snider Road Mason.
Over the weekend Carlisle fire crews tackled two blazes causing about $5,000 in damage. A garage storage fire at 1813 Dayton Oxford Road was sparked by a gas lantern explosion. damage pegged at $4,000 with $500 in contents lost. A crawl space fire under 208 Maple Avenue, started by a faulty extension cord, caused smoke and sub-floor damage estimated at $200. No injuries reported.
The three day door to door Cancer Crusade raised 6052.26 with chairmen Floyd and Dorothy Bender at Barnitz Bank crediting residents of Middletown Trenton Monroe and West Middletown. Final total pending due to unreturned kits. Volunteers listed include Andy Kall Allen Cooper William Schaefer and others.
More than $600 worth of items were stolen during weekend break ins and thefts. Okey Maynard of Loveland reported a stolen .12 gauge pump gun valued at $250 from Middletown Sportsmen's Club. A garage at Andy Day's home lost a portable welder chain saw electric hand saw and two tires totaling $295. Mark Wills reported a $50 tape player stolen from a vehicle at Catalina Mobile Home Court.
The Ohio Supreme Court overruled a motion by Butler County Prosecutor Richard J. Wessel to appeal a Darke County Common Pleas ruling in a Hamilton drug case. Wessel will file the bill of exceptions with the First District Court of Appeals in Cincinnati after collecting it in Columbus. The decision involved Judge Howard G. Eley and the reconsideration of a 10-20 year sentence for Dee Brenneman, with Brenneman’s attorney contending constitutional rights were violated by the original denial of probation.
City crews return to on schedule trash collection after a three day sick call strike by 39 workers led by Local 850. Grievance meetings proceed as officials contemplate arbitration and mediation options with the city.
At 5 25 p m a fire on Elman Drive sent Lonnie Colwell 21 of 619 Baltimore Street to Middletown Hospital by ambulance after illness and a second patient Mrs Armina Hayes 45 of 207 Curtis Street was also taken to a hospital by ambulance. Condition today listed as serious.
Former White House aide Pierre Salinger will be in Middletown tomorrow to campaign for George McGovern. He plans a brief 2:10 to 2:40 p.m. appearance at two elderly high-rise construction sites on Clinton Street and Tytus Avenue Verity Parkway after a 12:30 p.m. Hamilton press luncheon and before a Dayton stop.
A Columbia Avenue man, Joon Ke Lee, 1108 Columbia Ave, said Middletown police broke his arm during an early morning arrest on S Broad Street near the taxi stand. Lee, admitted to Middletown Hospital, faces municipal court on resisting arrest and interfering with an officer. Also charged: William Cox, 27, 223 Moore St, resisting arrest and intoxication, and David Lawson, 22, 22 S Main St, with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Mrs Lee says Officer Jerry Chapman caused the arm injury and that Lee was struck in the head by another officer as he stepped toward a cruiser.
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