Car Flips Fatalities Rise in Butler County Crash
A 17 year old Cincinnati youth died at Mercy Hospital after a crash on Interstate 75 seven tenths of a mile south of Cincinnati Dayton Road in Butler County. Ronald Hon 15 and Roy Hon 17 suffered minor injuries while Donald Hon 15 and Henry Jones 26 were uninjured. Jones drove a rental truck in a wreck that sent five youths from a car to the median. Butler County recorded its 24th traffic death of 1970.
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Cincinnati
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Cincinnati- Dayton
Butler County
Robert Howard
Ronald Hon
Roy Hon
Donald Hon
Henry Jones
Jones
Donald Jones
Hurricane Celia strengthens in the Gulf of Mexico
Celia reached hurricane strength with 75 mph winds about 400 miles southeast of New Orleans and is expected to grow in size and intensity as it moves toward the Gulf Coast according to the weather bureau. The storm is described as small with gales extending 100 miles from the center.
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Miami
Celia
Gulf of Mexico
New Orans
Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
Intruders Hit Safe at Rix Roast Beef Office
Police reported intruders knocked the combination off a safe at the Rix Roast Beef office 4305 Grand Ave and stole coins from a cigarette vending machine. The safe was not opened. A hammer from a toolbox was also missing, possibly used on the safe.
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Rix Roast Beef
Grand Ave
Attorney Heads Young Republicans in Ohio
Alan Buchmann a Cleveland lawyer was elected Saturday as chairman of the Ohio League of Young Republican Clubs at its one day convention in Columbus Carol Crefut of Bellefontaine was named co chairwoman. The conference also elected Jean Kinsley Canton secretary and John Eilers Cincinnati treasurer. Elected vice chairmen were Joe Clark Lancaster Ed De Grau Sandusky Keith Denley Dayton George Fell Toledo and Bill Stehle Columbus.
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Young Republicans
Columbus, Ohio
Alan Buchmann
Cleveland
Ohio League of Young Republican Clubs
Carol Crefut
Bellefontaine
Jean Kinsley
Canton
John Eilers
Cincinnati
Joe Clark
Lancaster
Ed de Grau
Sandusky
Keith Denley
Dayton
George Fell
Toledo
Bill Stehle
Columbus
Freight cars derail near Tytus Avenue
Two Penn Central freight cars derailed yesterday morning near Tytus Avenue. By noon both cars were back on the tracks with minor damage, the railroad official said. The cars were part of an inbound train to the Sorg Paper Co. plant carrying paper stock.
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Penn Central Railroad
Tytus Avenue
Sorg Paper Co
Track Hot And Dusty. Dowling Wins Junior 500
In 90 degree heat on a dusty cinder track, Dowling Park bicycled 25 miles in one hour 37 minutes 58 seconds to win the Junior 500 behind Roosevelt Middle School. The Middletown Parks Department sponsored the race with Dowling’s team recording an 11 minute 23 second faster time than last year.
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Dowling Park
Roosevelt Middle School
Middletown
Laurel Schuler
Thomas Schuler
Karen Drive
Sunset Park
Sherman Park
Whitney Park
Whitney
John Paschal
Dowling
Sunset Parks
Red Cross
Conservancy installs last of Miami River monitoring stations
The Miami Conservancy District completes five station network in trailers to track water quality on the Miami River. Tim Troutman explains the Fairfield site joins Tipp City Dayton Miamisburg and Rockdale locations as part of a three year water quality program. Data covers dissolved oxygen conductivity temperature PH and solar radiation with telemetered readings to FWQA Cincinnati for research.
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Miami River
Miam Conservancy
Tim Troutman
American Materials
Fairfield
Hamilton
Troutman
Fairfield i
Tipp City
Tipp-Elizabeth Road
Dayton
Stewart Street
Miamisburg
Linden Avenue
Rockdale
Middletown
Liberty- Fairfield Road
Miami Valley Water Quality Committee
Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission
Orlanco
Lost Bridge
Miami
Federal Water Quality Administration
FWQA
Cincinnati
Two Scout Executives Appointed in District Changes
Joe F Brown of Franklin moves from Wischixin to Pokey Griffith district while Russell Chafin succeeds Brown in Wischixin. Brown led Wischixin from 29 units and 712 boys to 920 boys in 37 units. Pokey Griffith serves Middletown area with 1 700 boys in 61 units.
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Joe F. Brown
Franklin
Wischixin
Pokey Griffith
Russell Chafin
South Point
David McCoy
Brown
Middletown
Robert Bullock
North Carolina
Navy Air Force
Chafin
Mendham, N.J
Outage Blackouts Area After 4 Minute Power Loss
A four minute power outage darkened downtown Middletown including The Journal building and left most of Trenton without electricity for over two hours. A 4000 volt line short circuited at the Trenton CGE substation at 8 43 pm. Police said the outage began at 8 43 pm and by 10 45 pm many late night businesses were preparing to close.
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Middletown
Journal
Trenton
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Cg&e
Richard Miller
Miller
The
License Needs Pair Pavs and Others In Detroit Court
Franklin A Detroit man Freddie Simmons 25 was fined 30 dollars and costs for driving without an operator's license. His wife Lillie was fined 30 dollars and costs for permitting an unlicensed person to operate her vehicle. Judge John B. Tracy also heard motorists with multiple charges. Billy Gray Adams 22 faced 50 dollars and costs for reckless operation and 50 and costs plus six months suspended for a second reckless operation. Virgil Carpenter 27 was fined 25 dollars and costs for driving left of center and 50 dollars and costs with seven days in jail on weekends under Donalder 25. Woodrow Smith 56 was fined 30 dollars and costs with 20 suspended for failure to yield. Clifford Brogan 72 was fined 20 dollars and costs with 10 suspended for failure to yield.
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Franklin
Detroit
Freddie Simmons
Lillie
John B. Tracy
Billy Gray Adams
Catskill Drive
Virgil Carpenter
Decker Road
Donalder 25
Bridge St
Woodrow Smith
Sunnybrook Drive
Tipp City Man Is Electrocuted
Troy Ohio AP reports David Brubaker 33 of Tipp City died Saturday at the Nashville Recreation Center near West Milton after falling onto a fuse box and being electrocuted. Coroner says heat exhaustion while working on the electrical facility led to the accident.
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Troy
Ohio
David Brubaker
Tipp City
Nashville Recreation Center
West Milton
Miami County
Brubaker
Vacationing Local Girl Dies After Car Struck in Martha's Vineyard
Marta Ann Swanson 17 of 1900 Sehiim Drive died at Massachusetts General Hospital after injuries from a Thursday evening collision on a Martha's Vineyard road. She and a cousin were struck by two cars that swerved toward them while walking to a movie. Services are arranged by McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home. she was a Middletown High School senior and Kansas City native.
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Marta Ann Swanson
Sehiim Drive
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Martha’s Vineyard
Conn
Miss Swanson
Eric Swanson
Middletown
Tulane University
Middletown High School
Kansas City, MO
Armco Steel Corp
Butler County
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Model Planes Fly In At Smith Park
Middletown Aero-Modelers hold a fly-in at Smith Park starting at 6 p.m. Club president Bill Byrum says anyone can join in the flying activities. The event, rescheduled after last Sunday's rain, awards points toward the Flyer of the Year over the fall.
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Smith Park
Middletown Aero-Modelers
Bill Byrum
Funeral Arrangements For Kiesewetter Incomplete
Funeral arrangements remain incomplete for Thomas Joseph Kiesewetter 25 of 402 McKinley St who died yesterday at St Francis Hospital Cincinnati from injuries in a three truck accident Monday. A Mt Healthy truck driver was involved.
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Thomas Joseph Kiesewetter
McKinley St
St. Francis Hospital
Cincinnati
Mt. Healthy
Funeral services for Edgar K. Wagner
Funeral services for Edgar K. Wagner 76 of 228 Heaton Street former Hamilton funeral director who died Friday will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at Brown-Dawson Funeral Home. Requiem high mass follows at 9:30 a.m. at St Stephen Church with burial in St Stephen Cemetery. He operated the Wagner Funeral Home on Heaton Street for 30 years before retiring in 1948.
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Chautauqua
Ronald W. Estep
James Estep
Sixth Ave
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Clyde Griffith
Robert Dean
Franklin
Woodhill Cemetery
Eaton Funeral Home
Hamilton
Edgar K. Wagner
Heaton St
Brown-Dawson
St. Stephen Church
St. Stephen Cemetery
Wagner Funeral Home
Heaton Street
Thrift Store Doing Fine at Salvation Army
The Salvation Army Family Thrift Store at 49 S Main St reports strong sales since opening on June 25. Manager Mrs James Beckett notes more people should know about the store which sells donated furniture clothing household goods and toys with all proceeds aiding charitable causes. Open 10 am to 5 30 pm Monday through Saturday except Wednesday close at 1 pm.
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Salvation Army Family Thrift
S. Main St
James Beckett
Dayton
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