Police All Stirred Up Over Exams
City enforces 1946 ordinance 2555 requiring employees to live within Middletown city or water/sewer service area. Six of 42 patrolmen, including three applicants for a traffic sergeant post, are ineligible due to outside limits. Some officers doubt enforcement will apply to state police or future promotions. one officer nearest home at risk of losing house after VA loan issues.
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Patrick O'Brien
O'Brien
West Middletown
Warren County
Charles W. Thompson
Middletown
Veterans Administration
City of
Exam to decide sergeant for traffic bureau
The exam set for August 19 and 20 will test all facets of police work to gauge fitness for a traffic bureau sergeant. Forty-two patrolmen compete after meeting residency and service requirements. The appointee serves three months probation and may transfer. a two week UT course precedes duty. A special Civil Service meeting may be held August 10 if grievances arise.
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O'Brien
University of Tennessee
O’brien
Civil Service Commission
City Exam Policy Could Delay Promotions for Ineligible Officers
Officials discussed a writ of mandamus to allow ineligible officers to take a promotion test. Tests would not be examined or graded until court decisions. If found ineligible, papers would be destroyed ungraded, affecting future exams across departments including firemen and clerks.
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O’brien
Officers Question Tough Physical For Promotion
Some officers argued that injured patrolmen may be unable to pass a stringent physical yet remain proficient on the beat. O'Brien said he would seek the doctor to overlook line of duty injuries unless overruled. The personnel director noted no mandatory periodic physicals for police. An executive urged court action to settle the issue.
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O’brien
Central Plaza planned for Middletown downtown street
City leaders and the Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce plan a pedestrian mall along Central Avenue from Main Street to Verity Parkway named Central Plaza. A 30 day trial from mid September to mid October will test shopper convenience and downtown appeal.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Middletown
Middletown Area
Chamber of Commerce Group
Central Plaza
Ards
Abilene
Texas
Salem
Ore
Grand Haven
Toledo
Alliance
MALL
Central Avenue
Main Street
Last Day To Register For Middletown Playground Tennis Tourney
Registrations close Wednesday for the Middletown playground tennis tourney beginning August 10 at Sunset. Participants must have taken at least one lesson and register with their playground leader. Certificates award winners across eight categories with instructors Judy Hagan and Helen Lowry.
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Middletown
Judy Hagan
Helen Lowry
Firemen Seek Spruced Bell For Old No 2 Station
Middletown fire officials discuss buying back the historic Buckeye Bell Foundry 1900 for about 100 dollars to preserve a relic from the 1897 fire station. City officials note demolition costs and potential impact on bell value if removed and evaluated.
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William Fishbaugh
Middletown
Fishbaugh
Middletown Firefighters Clubhouse Assn
Buckeye Bell Foundry
King Wrecking Co
Harry Newlin
King
Newlin
Journal
Thomas
Footprinting In Hospital Aids Infant Identity Safeguard
Middletown hospitals adopt the Faurot Inkless Method for infant footprinting after birth to provide lifelong identification. The program complements postnatal Ident a Band bracelets and aims to prevent misidentification if mother and child are separated at discharge. Hospital officials cite universal use and police demonstrations as groundwork for safety.
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Merilyn Zeck
Journal
Lalendorf
Weinberger
New York City
Armel Paving Promise Sparks City Haste
Middletown faces a five mile repaving project by Armel Paving Co with a claimed 30 day completion. City Manager Thompson notes past T-35 jobs average 70 days, marking this as the largest program since 1954. The piece also discusses a new birth certificate fingerprinting method used by police.
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Armel Paving Co., Inc
Middletown
Charles W. Thompson
Thompson
Armel
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By Bill Vale
Rochester
N.Y
Joseph B. Blackmore
Walter
Slagle
Retail Merchants Division
Chamber
City Commission
Junior
By Fritz Lalendorf
Middletown Hospital
American Hospital Assn
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