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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1975
Page
9
Middletown groups form a task force to steer river corridor actions as Hamilton proceeds with a feasibility study for a downtown low level dam. County officials discuss funding options while Middletown weighs which plan to implement and requests a development roadmap.
Miles E. Reich, 60, of 7276 Hamilton Mason Road, was fatally injured on Bethany Road when his pickup left the road, overturned, and landed on him. Deputies say he was thrown from the vehicle as it flipped, dying from suffocation at the scene.
Monroe police say a Franklin man involved in an attempted break in at William Hill's Monroe home led to Lloyd Eugene Fstes being shot and killed. William Melvin Baker, 32, of Franklin, was arrested in Broward County Florida and held awaiting extradition. He faces complicity to aggravated robbery if returned to Butler County.
The Middletown Historical Society sponsors a Smithsonian exhibit titled In the Minds and Hearts of the People at Logan Johnston Hall on Miami University Middletown campus. It runs 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday with hostesses from the Sorosis Club of Middletown.
Firefighters battled two adjacent barns belonging to Ralph Dillon at 7100 Springboro Pike south of here. Losses totaled 17,000 with contents at 7,000. Cause undetermined as Clearcreek Township firefighters fought the blaze from 3 46 a.m. to 5 25 a.m.
The Middletown school board did not reappoint three secretaries for next year and kept two of the 14 teachers offered nonrenewal, with plans to save about $10,000. Secretaries Kate Armstrong Jennifer Kerr and Florella Randall were cut, while two industrial arts teachers will return as openings appeared before the meeting.
Police investigated seven break-ins since early yesterday with minor thefts. A $160 stereo and $100 socket set were taken from a garage at 3308 Central Ave, discovered after midnight. Other losses included a $100 lawn mower at 905 Auburn St and small amounts from two service stations, plus a radio and clock from 314 Crawford St.
Police division figures show March crime rising citywide with strong-arm robberies up 300 percent and aggravated assaults up sharply from last year. Burglaries and forcible rapes also increase while auto thefts and other thefts show mixed changes through the first quarter.
City officials announced a December 31 target date to complete firewalls in the downtown mall. 15 masonry storefronts with wood interiors require three hour fire barriers. Some tenants plan storefronts while others wait for lessees. city owns two parcels and a mall safety plan will be recommended by Anvil's department.
The Cancer Society launches a local residential campaign running through Sunday with a goal of 46000 dollars. Rainbow Girls assist in door to door solicitation while Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bender chair Bank Day on Sunday for tabulating funds.
Peter Grazynkowicz age 27 of 340 Vanderveer Street died at General Hospital Cincinnati after transfer from Middletown Hospital. He was shot April 1 at The Jungle tavern 9 North Clinton Street during a pool game argument. Felonious assault charge against Donald Kroger awaits Butler County courts.
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