Wounded Man Who Fired At Rookie Faces Charges
John Clements 26 of 1601 Garfield St fired three shots at rookie patrolman Pt. Richard Armitage in a cafe confrontation. He was wounded by return fire and charged with shooting with intent to kill and resisting arrest. The incident triggered a one hour manhunt and a hospital admission for a gunshot wound.
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Middletown
John Clements
Garfield St
Clements
Richard Armitage
William Brewer
Coy Hall
Earl Smith
Armitage
Garfield Street
Hudson Avenue
Pt. Smith
Garfield
Jones
Douglas Barrett
Middletown Among 13 Ohio Cities Honored for Pedestrian Safety
Ohio officials name Middletown and 12 other cities including Cleveland Dayton Findlay Lakewood Lorain Maple Heights North Olmsted Rocky River Springfield Steubenville Van Wert and Warren for superior traffic safety efforts. The award recognizes citizens' united work to reduce danger from high speed, steel and glass on roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Ohio
American Automobile Assay
Gordon Jeffery
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
Gay
Cleveland
Dayton
Findlay
Lakewood
Lorain
Maple Heights
North Olmsted
Rockey River
Springfed
Steubenville
van Wert
Warren
Jeffery
Cool Cowboy Foils Badman in Newark
A four year old, posing as a cowboy, foiled a safe cracking attempt on a Sunday in Newark New Jersey. The boy did not draw a gun and accepted 10 cents to remain quiet. Police later arrived. the safe was unopened and the boy walked away unnamed, praised by officers for a job well done.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
It's Costly When Survey Discs Taken
The government seeks public help to locate and preserve about 500000 bronze survey discs hidden in concrete or rock across the countryside. At least 1100 vanish yearly. discs cost 72 cents each while placing a bench mark costs 40 to 65 dollars and triangulation marks 1500 dollars or more in remote areas. Vandals and souvenir hunters remove many. road work causes most losses. Each disc bears a 250 dollar fine or imprisonment legend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Civitan Session Canceled. Joint Dinner Planned at Lake
The Civitan Club meeting at the Manchester Hotel is cancelled and Everett Sherron announced a joint dinner for Middletown Hamilton Fairfield and Cincinnati Northern Hills clubs at Sourdsville Lake Thursday. Dinner for members and wives starts at 7 p m.
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Lake
Civitan Club
Manchester
Everett Sher
Middletown
Hamilton
Firemen Assist At Girl's Birth At Cooper Alley
Emergency squad responded to 512 Cooper Alley at 3 32 pm yesterday to help Anniebell Wright 18 who had just given birth to a daughter. She and infant were taken to Middletown Hospital by Bailey's ambulance.
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Cooper Alley
Anniebell Wright
Middletown Hospital
Bailey
Monroe Water Restored After Weekend Flooding
Monroe residents had normal water service restored after Miller Creek floodwaters disabled the pumping station. Mayor Gordon Reed said the first pump, sent to Hamilton for emergency repairs, was reinstalled and operational at 1 30 a.m. Water was hauled from Middletown Mason and LeSourdsville to augment supply.
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Monroe
Miller Creek
Gordon Reed
Hamilton
Middletown
Mason
LeSourdsville
Accidents Cause $650 Damage in Three Incidents
Three city accidents yesterday caused a total of 650 dollars in damage with no injuries. A parked car owned by John Thompson collided with a hit-skip vehicle on Garfield Street at 5 03 a.m. causing 250 dollars in damage. A taxi driven by Jeff Miller collided with a parked car owned by John Mc Cain on N Clinton Street at 12 30 p.m. causing 200 dollars. A vehicle driven by Lewis Wil So collided with a parked car owned by Clarence Miley on Guard Avenue at 12 50 p.m. causing 200 dollars.
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John Thompson
Garfield St
Jeff Miller
Germantown
Explorers Complete 68 Mile Canoe Trek in Canadian Wilderness
Troop 29 Explorers led by Curtis Thomas and Jasper Blevins spent eight days on a rugged cruise through a chain of about 15 lakes in Canada. They paddled 68 miles with seven miles of portage, faced rain and swarms of insects, and endured a bear visit at camp while relying on parental support for expenses and transport.
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Curtis Thomas
Jasper Blevins
Larry Cress
Journal
Asher
Charles L. Sommers
Minnesota
Scouts Endure Long Canoe Expedition Across Border
The expedition left Region 10 base with jive canoes and 90 pounds of dehydrated food. Thomas explained carrying all necessities. Crossing the Canadian border they cleaned campsites and buried trash. Each scout and leader earned a 50-Miller patch. The return Saturday included patches and spaddles. The trip also visited Armco's Mesabi Range.
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Boy Scout Region 10
Thomas
Armco
Mesabi Range
Jet pilot owes life to local Ground Observer Corps
First Lt. George Kersey ejected from an F86L jet that exploded over Lawrence County Ohio. He was saved by rapid medical aid after Mrs. F. B. Wagner, wife of an Observer Corps supervisor, spotted the falling plane and notified authorities. He is recovering from neck injuries in an Air Force hospital.
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Columbus, Ohio
Lockbourne Air Force Base
F. B. Wagner
Pedro
Ohio
George Kersey
Lawrence County
Kersey
Observer Corps
Air Force
Real Native Dishes Highlight Tribal Festival in Oklahoma
At a Idabel Oklahoma gathering of 200 Indigenous people the festival showcased authentic dishes such as tafulla Indian hominy banana shuck bread and tanchakahona cracked corn with pork highlighting traditional Native American cuisine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idabel
Okla
Break-in at Armco Culvert Co. nets thieves cash from Imachine
Police said thieves broke into Armco Culvert Co. at 801 Young Street yesterday and took an undetermined amount of money from a Cigarette Imachine.
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Armco
Young St
Explorer Scouts prep six day Wisconsin canoe trip
Twenty nine Explorer Scouts and three leaders from the Mound Builders' Area Council prepare for a six day canoe trek in Wisconsin. They travel by chartered bus to Boulder Junction with three voyaguers sent ahead for a week of training. The itinerary includes a stop at Wisconsin Dells for Indian ceremonies observation.
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Mound Builders’ Area Council
Wisconsin
Boulder Junction
Wis
Boy Scout Region 7
Wisconsin Dells
The
Civic Association
Kenneth Brown
Robert Cape
Lee Dennis
David Granger
Fred Hollon
George Homan
Jeff Hornbeck
Ray Keller
Bill Mason
Kenneth Moore
Joe Newlin
James Perry
Tom Sant
Drew Selvar
John Sherron
Darrell Stutz
Middletown
Kenneth Horn
Bob McElwee
Jim Sheets
Gary Silvey
Gary Wollam
Gene Reed
Nicholson Named Ohio Registered Nurse Certificate Holder
Leann Nicholson daughter of Mr and Mrs H B Nicholson of 211 Highland St is one of 237 nurses to receive Ohio registered nurse certificates reported by the Board of Nursing Education and Nurse Registration. She has worked in Middletown Hospital Children’s Ward since earning a bachelor’s degree from Mt St Joseph College in Cincinnati and will pursue a master’s degree at the University of Virginia in Charlotte this fall.
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Leann Nicholson
H. B. Nicholson
Highland St
Ohio
Board of Nursing Education and Nurse Registration
Miss Nicholson
Children’s Ward
Middletown Hospital
College For
University of Virginia
Charlotte
Nicholson
Middletown
Ashland Armco
Head Injury Fatal Franklin Man in Arrest Incident
Franklin man Dan Nease died at Middletown Hospital from a head injury suffered during an arrest July 20 after reportedly slashing a knife at the South End Restaurant. Franklin officer Raymond Young said he disarmed Nease, and after multiple lunges, used force. Coroner Dr. Garret Boone investigates the case as Nease’s death follows surgery for a brain clot. Nease, a Woodall Industries shipping clerk, is survived by his father and several siblings. Services set for Wednesday at Franklin First Baptist Church.
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Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Dan Nease
S. Chestnut St
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
South End
Nease
Warren County
Richard Satterthwaite
Ptl
Raymond Young
Young
the Journal
E. C. Mullins
Warren County Sheriff's Office
Woodall Industries, Inc
U.S. Air Force
Mac
Everett
Miamisburg
Roscoe
Edward
Ray
Alex
Charley
Susie Kindred
Martha Davis
West Carollton
Oma Platt
Middletown
Franklin First Baptist Church
H.S. Gessner
Robert Brown
Woodhill Cemetery
Bridge Rule May Go To High Court
New York player Tobias Stone faces a one year suspension from international competition by the American Contract Bridge League for discourtesy in Como Italy. Stone and lawyer Herman Rogge say they will sue in New York Supreme Court while league officials state there is no appeal. The board found conduct unbecoming but no basis for cheating claims against the Italian team.
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Miami Beach
Fla
New York
Tobias Stone
Oe Bridge League
Herman Rogge
New York Supreme Court
Rogge
Stone
Como
Italy
Contract Bridge League Board of Directors
Navy Blimp Over Canada on Arctic Research Trip
A Navy airship traveling from Akron to Churchill Manitoba neared Churchill today en route to a floating weather station in the Arctic Ocean. After restocking fuel it plans to proceed to Resolute Bay with scientists for an International Geophysical Year project.
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South Weymouth
Mass
Churchill
Man
Arctic Ocean
Akron
Ohio
U.S. Naval Air Station
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
Resolute Bay
Hudson's Bay
Butler County Court Records Mixed Family Allegations
Court notices list multiple petitions in Butler County. Several couples face neglect and cruelty charges including Coughlen Hintze Creech Rutherford Ward Crowe Gibbs Stafford Cahill. Minor Margaret Crowe appears in a guardianship related filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Jeannette Coughlen
Nelbar St
Robert Harry Coughlen
Joanne Hintze
Middletown
Walter Hintze
Young St
Phyllis Creech
Meadow Ave
Jackson Creech
Della Rutherford
Hamilton
John Rutherford
June Ward
John Ward
Margaret Crowe
Ralph Crowe
Maeda Grace Gibbs
James H. Gibbs
Marvin Stafford
Lois Jean Stafford
Nan Cahill
John Cahill
Hoffa Seeks Sears Drive Faces Tough Odds
James Hoffa and the Teamsters quietly plan an organized push against Sears Roebuck Co. A 44 page Teamsters booklet shows Sears stores and warehouses in Ohio across 32 cities while local Teamsters cover only four Ohio stores. The plan cites Sears wage practices and a rich profit sharing pension as barriers, noting employees have large cash benefits from the plan.
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Washington
James Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Sears Roebuck and Co
Teamsters
Sears
Teamster
Ohio
Canton
Akron
Cleveland
Meyner Opens Democratic Rally in Cincinnati Tour
New Jersey Governor Meyner begins a coast to coast Democratic tour aimed at boosting his 1960 presidential prospects. He plans nine state stops, addressing national issues such as education and foreign affairs and rallying Hamilton County Democrats to start a voter registration drive.
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Cincinnati
New Jersey
Robert B. Meyner
Meyner
Democratic National Committee
Hamilton County
Hamilton Airman Killed In Crash
Hamilton airman Jack E. Ruch 20 died after four airmen were injured in a collision near Colbert Oklahoma He died at a Durant hospital as a Lackland and Lowrey AFB serviceman with 18 months overseas duty in Africa He is survived by his parents a brother and two grandmothers.
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Hamilton
Jack E. Ruch
Colbert
Okla
Durant
Jack Ruch
S. 4Th St
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Lowrey Air Force Base
Denver
Cole
Africa
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