Weather Dampens Attendance at City Pools
Attendance at three municipal pools reached 77 349 since June 3, with July totals at Sunset 22 617 Yankee Road 7 556 and Douglas 2 888. June turnout was 44 288. Sunset hosts 131 children in a morning swimming lesson with parent supervision, and two weeks of Red Cross and YMCA lifesaving classes start next Monday from 9 to 11 30 a.m.
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Ross Kramer
Kramer
Sunset
Yankee Road
Douglas
Red Cross
YMCA
Federal grant chances for downtown renewal plan discussed
City Manager Dan Rothe reported to the city commission that revised planning grant forms will be resubmitted to HUD offices in Chicago and Washington. Officials hope the 270000 planning grant could trigger 9 million for the downtown project, with action possible after federal appropriations become available.
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Dan Rothe
Sions
Department of Housing & Urban Development
Chicago
Washington
Congress
Kothe
R. Paul Christiansen
Night Parking Problem Faces City Commission
City commissioners learned that despite a city ordinance it cannot ban overnight parking of large trucks on residential streets. The city manager argued the ordinance is unfair, while commissioners weighed enforcement and hardship concerns for truck drivers and homeowners.
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Dan W. Kothe
Clark weighs reelection after reconsidering January decision
City Commissioner Virgil Clark, 56, said he is seriously reconsidering his January pledge not to seek another term. He cites community input and rising operating costs, noting Middletown spends 57 per capita versus 37 elsewhere. If he runs, he joins a seven-candidate field for three seats. Mary Lord plans a reelection bid.
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Virgil Clark
Clark
Charles Stiles
Stiles
Florida
Mary Lord
James Curry Sr
Darklane
Middletown
City Commission
Middletown Board of Education gains two more candidates
David M. Stitt 24 and John W. Robbins 28 have taken out petitions for the Middletown Board of Education race. Stitt runs a local insurance agency and is Lemont Monroe High School 1960 graduate. Robbins, Armco Steel pipe shop employee and Middletown native, is 1956 high school graduate with one child. Previous entrants include Dr. Jack Harris, Robert C. Cordray, and Howard Schueller.
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Middletown Board of Education
David M. Stitt
Park Drive
John W. Robbins
Woodyard Drive
Monroe
Armco Steel Corp
Stitt
Lemon Monroe High School
Castell Building
Massachusetts Mutual Life
Robbins
Middletown
Middletown High School
Armco
Jack Harris
Robert C. Cordray
WPFB
Howard Schueller
Cordray
Robert Mitzell
First National Bank
Delbert Mann
Prison Inmate Stab Victim in Ohio Penitentiary Fight
In Columbus Ohio AP report Warden Ernest Maxwell said a Monday fight between two inmates at the Ohio Penitentiary left Wayland Smyers 24 a serious stab victim. Smyers is from Franklin County and has been confined since June 1963 for burglary and larceny. He was stabbed from behind by William B Maust Jr 39 from Summit County an inmate since April 1962 serving an unarmed robbery sentence.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
Ernest Maxwell
Wayland Smyers
Franklin County
William B. Maust Jr
Summit County
Maust
Maxwell
Smyers
Firebomb Identified in Bryant Street Attack
Police solve a Friday night bombing at a Bryant Street home with an army smoke bomb. The blast caused about 500 dollars in damage to the living room of Ralph Back at 2208 Bryant Street. Back, armed with an M 1 rifle, said he did not know why he was singled out.
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Bryant Street
Ralph Back
Bryant St
Back
Chuckle On Layaway Plans In Old Dime Stores
A humorous remark notes that the past lacked pride in finances as dime stores avoided layaway schemes. The speaker reflects on thrift era simplicity with a light, nostalgic tone.
Body Identified in Wood County Railroad Death
The body found along New York Central railroad tracks in Wood County is identified as Casimer Wasielewski, 51, of Toledo. He was shot in the face and back and had been dead one or two days before discovery.
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Bowling Green
Ohio
New York Central
Wood County
Sheriff's
Casimer Wasielewski
Toledo
Teachers Seek Housing Assist 97 New Staff
The Middletown Teachers Association announced today it will locate housing for up to 97 new teachers needing help. MTA member Mark Kerschbaum says the group will compile a list of available housing with Pauline Bartlett Carless Bone Charles Caudill Gladys Williston Wilma Wood assisting on the project.
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Middletown Teachers Association
Mark
Kerschbaum
McKinley Junior High School
Association
MTA
Pauline Bartlett
Carless Bone
Charles Caudill
Gladys Williston
Wilma Wood
Indian Party Loses Rule In Major Indian States
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's Congress party lost its ruling majority in Madhya Pradesh and faced defections as opposition coalitions gained ground in six states after February elections. The latest fall came via a budget vote on education with 153 against 137 as 36 Congress members defected on July 19, shifting power dynamics nationwide.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Congress Party
Congress
Madhya Pradesh
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Ihe
Jan Sangh
City urged to back renewal bill for urban redevelopment
Middletown officials debated House Bill 931 guiding cities to fund urban renewal via pledged tax gains and bonds for up to 25 years. Proponents urged private ownership and self help redevelopment, while commissioners backed the measure in principle but took no formal action. An equalization board will be named. sewer assessment protests and scrap-yard relocation costs were also addressed.
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Thorn Hill Lane
Alameda Circle
Joe Lewis
Sam Vaughn
Byron St
Kothe
Byron Street
Byron
James Curry
Vaughn
Lewis
S. Breiel Boul‘evard
Breiel
Middletown
Iping Plaza
Ohio
James Curry Sr
R. Paul Christiansen
Christiansen
Curry
Virgil Clark
Courtney Duff
East Street
Roosevelt Avenue
Clifton Farms
Blumberg & Cohen
Garfield
Trade unions fault Warren County bid on admin building
Lebanon area building trades delegates criticized Warren County for the $320000 county administration building bid. They charged Middleton Brothers and Horn Jones paid no prevailing wages, and said the awarded bid was $12000 above the low bid. The commission blamed the architect and engineer and scheduled a September 19 meeting with union reps.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Commission
al Cloke
Building Trades Councils
Middletown
Dayton
Hamilton
Cincinnati
Middleton Brothers of
Mason
Cloke
Middleton Brothers and
Horn & Jones
Arthur Harp
Harp
Dale Langhurst
Stanley H. Markey
Middleton Brothers
Boy, 2, Suffers Finger Injury at Fantasy Farm Park
A two year old boy from Leesburg Ohio partially amputated his right middle finger yesterday at Fantasy Farm Amusement Park when he slammed a gate. Danny Shirk visiting his grandparents in Wilmington was treated at Middletown Hospital and released after a skin graft and tetanus shot.
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Leesburg
Ohio
Fantasy Farm
Danny Shirk
Wilmington
Middletown Hospital
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Rt. 122
George M. Verity
Johns Road
S. Marshall Road
Blue Ball
Mayfield
Stitt, Robbins
Ureed
Marvin Tarvin
Curtis Sr
Grove Street
Michigan Avenue
Chuck Olsen
Boy
Central Avenue
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