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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1976
Page
2
Family Weekly section of the Sunday Journal carries a question and answer piece about Howard Hughes location. The article notes the edition went to press before his death on April 5 and was prepared prior to that date.
In Lisbon President Francisco da Costa Gomes condemned political violence and urged calm at polls for Portugal’s first free parliamentary vote since 1925. He ordered full military alert to maintain order as 14 parties compete for 263 seats and a center left coalition was anticipated by politicians.
Obituaries note services for Miss Beryl Orr 74 of 609 Gladys Drive at McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home with calling hours. also for Mrs Pearl Powell Rakinic 69 of 2406 Queen Avenue with arrangements at Wilson Schramm Memorial Home and burial in Woodside Cemetery. Tiffany T. Gross 18 months of Dayton died at Children's Medical Center with services at Anglesby Funeral Home and Woodside Cemetery.
A 50,000 pound tractor-trailer jackknifed on the northbound I-75 entrance ramp at Ohio 73 in Springboro at 6 10 pm yesterday. Traffic backed up about two hours while crews attempted to move the truck. the driver was not injured. No further details were available.
Firefighters were alerted at 8:45 p.m. to a 1970 Franklin model car valued around $1,200 parked near the Hollywood Community Center on Walnut Street. The vehicle, owned by Elliot Turner of 7997 Shartz Road, was engulfed in flames upon arrival. investigators deem the blaze suspicious.
On wet pavement a pickup truck slid while stopping at University Boulevard and 14th Avenue, hitting a car and injuring Betty Jo Helton 25. She was treated at Middletown Hospital. Driver James Pettit 50 of W110 Jefferson Road was charged with failure to maintain assured clear distance and driving under fusion. Edward Helton 2 and Edward Helton Jr 4 were not injured.
Sam Warmoth announced Miami Valley Post 3809 Middletown will participate in Bicentennial Observance with a flag presentation to the Blue Ball Presbyterian Church during the week long activities. Commander Mike Takach and Lois Burns urged local veterans to attend today’s service.
Darrel Basford of Monroe, president of the Monroe Optimist Club, was elected lieutenant governor of Optimist Zone 18 and will succeed Jim Sheriff of Eaton in October. Basford, a customer service foreman for Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co., resides at 389 Timrick Place.
A 59 year old woman was treated at Middletown Hospital after her car struck a parked vehicle at 928 Catalpa Drive. Dorothy Rowley of 2204 Crescent St said she was southbound when another car driven left of center approached, she swerved and hit the parked Lloyd Shackelford vehicle. Police could not locate the other car. Damages were estimated at 250 dollars to Rowley’s car and 450 dollars to the parked car. No charges were filed.
A 17 year old male was treated at Middletown Hospital for a broken nose after his car left Ohio 63 west of Lebanon and crashed into a ditch where a bridge is out. Samuel D. Marcun said brakes failed as he tried to stop for the detour, highway patrol reported.
A 22 year old woman in the Middletown Mall parking garage fended off a 17 year old knife-wielding would be robber by claiming she held a brown belt in karate. She walked away as the assailant stood nearby.
The U S Army Studio Band visits Middletown High for a 90 minute program titled Jazz A Great American Heritage. Sgt Maj David Wolpe leads 20 musicians in a show featuring big band tributes and jazz pieces from TV themes and military selections. The event, sponsored by the Middletown Journal, expects 1200 attendees at 8 p m with doors opening 1 15 p m and no reserved seats. The Miami Valley Militia from the Revolutionary War re enactment will also appear and Elk Creek Battle reenactment is planned for May 22 23 at Sebald Park.
Capt. Ron Van Arsdale of the Middletown police will describe the block watch program to Sherman Elementary School PTO members at their 7 30 p m meeting tomorrow. Baby-sitting services will be provided for residents wanting to attend.
The report notes a fire at 10 Bryant Ave with a broken radiator on a car owned by Dorothy Yeakis. A person was hurt with a knee injury and admitted to hospital in satisfactory condition. An automatic fire detector at Enoch Drive activated, but no further damage noted.
Police report a burglary at Glen Powell’s home 269 Yankee Road with theft of twelve trousers twelve shirts cuff links and nail clippers. Entry by breaking a kitchen door window and unlocking the door. rooms and closets were ransacked. Also a break in at Washtub Laundromat 2620 Tytus Ave with glass and door damage. $10 missing from a drawer and unknown amount from a soda machine.
Franklin County grand jury indicts Delores Love and Jason Boyd both 32 and 21 in connection with a Feb 9 house fire that killed two children aged 4 and 1. The charges include involuntary manslaughter and endangering. The fire was believed started by twin brothers aged 6 who were playing with papers on a stove.
Photo caption in yesterday's Journal notes Lisa Baker as last name Baker in a feature on an eel fashion show at Middletown Ligh.
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