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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1978
Page
13
City commissioners will inspect railroad tracks with Conrail officials tomorrow at 3 30 p m beginning at the second floor conference room. The visit is at the request of Commissioner Ray Fening who urged rails to be checked for safety hazards. No legislation is scheduled for presentation.
Ohio State Highway Patrol began Project OASIS to crack down on speeders on interstate and busy highways. Lt Waitz and Col Reiss describe positive enforcement with many citations and high-visibility speed checks. Witnesses report drivers still exceeding 55 mph on I 70 near Lebanon and Middletown.
A Worthington man died after being pulled from an indoor pool at Kings Island Inn in Kings Mills. William T. Sawyer, 49, was unconscious poolside when deputies arrived and died at Bethesda North Hospital. Sawyer was visiting friends in the Mason area. his body was sent to the Hamilton County Morgue for autopsy.
Twenty three art scholarships and three honorable mentions were awarded at the Middletown Fine Arts Center competition held in the Arts in Middletown Building. Winners include Jenny Rainwater and Kyra Lee Alien in lower grades, with multiple names across grades up to twelfth. Judges were Gary Wheeler and Mike Schlatter, with 3 schools responding to invitations.
Registration for kindergarten extends into the current year with pre registration closed Friday. About 607 children registered during six weeks of pre registration at the elementary, down from 668 last year. Parents of four year olds or those who were in kindergarten this year should bring birth certificates and immunization dates to the school they will attend to complete enrollment.
Jerry Mitchell 21 of 2900 Verity Parkway was charged after allegedly taking a six pack from a King Kwik store and attempting to run down a Butler County sheriff's deputy early Sunday.
A garage at 213 Baltimore Street reported four fishing rods worth 200 dollars missing along with a wheel and tire a hydraulic jack and hand tools. At Goldman Park maintenance shed, bases lime and a field striping machine were taken with lime spilled but no major damage. Deputy Cecere pursued the suspect from King Kwik to Catalina Trailer Park and forced the vehicle off Trenton Franklin Road.
A mobile home used as a Fenwick High School counseling office was damaged by vandals over the weekend behind Manchester Middle School. Six windows headlights and a mirror were broken and a dent created with asphalt. Gene Saylor said repairs will be made quickly. The district contemplates safer overnight parking. Three similar motor homes were approved for purchase for Fenwick and John NXT schools next year, to be bought through state funds.
The Middletown City Schools Board of Education cancels tomorrow night’s regular meeting due to likely quorum issues and schedules a special meeting for Thursday at 1 pm. An executive session precedes at 6 pm to discuss personnel matters and negotiations with non-certificated staff, as all employees must be notified by April 36 about renewal, non renewal, or termination.
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