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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1972
Page
8
Cincinnati City Manager William McClain and City Solicitor stated on Monday their opposition to hiring ex-convicts for positions in the police and fire departments.
The American Jewish Congress condemns All in the Family for promoting bigotry and disrespect. Rabbi J Lelyveld warns that lampooning social evils normalizes slurs and hatred, noting teachers telling Polack jokes to students and the danger of dehumanizing terms. The Teamsters Union also criticizes the show’s portrayal of workers as dumb, while defending workers’ dignity.
William L. Verbeck administrator for Edna L. Verbeck seeks 127,364.24 in Butler County Common Pleas Court for his 14-year-old daughter and himself against William C. Allen Gladys Allen. He alleges John Quincy Ellis tractor-trailer driver caused a Beaverdam area crash that killed Mrs. Verbeck at Lima Memorial Hospital. The Allens had filed a 250,000 damages suit December against the three defendants.
AP reports three NBC comedies not in fall schedules faced rejection as “busted pilots.” Wednesday Night Out, Keeping Up With the Joneses, and a Arte Johnson satire aired with mixed reception amid earlier traditions. An ABC church architecture essay and CBS civil war drama followed, while Middletown Ohio passes an emergency ordinance for Civic Rehabilitation Project NOP A31 appraisals.
TV listings announce evening schedule items including Four Kings parole up to life terms for WWII parachute plots, Mod Squad at circus sabotage, Muppet Musicians of Bremen in a Grimm tale special, and Jack Paar in Africa safari special with other programs and two legal notices regarding divorce filings and a mortgage foreclosure in Butler County Ohio.
Sealed bids for the sale of scrap material including 50 tons unclassified scrap steel 10 tons sign posts 200 scrap batteries and 3 tons scrap aluminum signs are invited by the Ohio Department of Highways Middletown location. Bids due 11 00 A M EDT May 3 1972 with certified check at least 25 percent. Director reserves right to reject all bids. J Phillip Richley Director Apr 18 25
Henry Lewis 39, music director of the New Jersey Symphony, will be the Met Opera’s first black conductor. He debuts next season in Puccini’s La Bohème. He is married to Marilyn Horne and has conducted the San Francisco Opera and other major companies.
Arthur R Leishman and Lucinda S Leishman have a divorce case DR72 03 0383 with a March 14 1972 filing and April 25 1972 dates noted. Judgment may be taken if the needed response is not filed. Edward S Robb Jr Clerk Barbara Carter Deputy H Finkelman attorney for Pitt First National Bank Building Middletown Ohio notices span March 21 to April 25.
Ronnie Pomykala, a 24 year old single performer, blends comedy with live music in a show lounge act at the Holiday Inn Lion Pub in Middletown. He started in New York with the Chessmen, then Las Vegas, and Alaska before going solo. He plans to pair with his wife as a duo and hopes to bring his act to The Red Slipper Lounge for dinner and a show.
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