Heavy Rain Pours 1.4 Inches in 20 Minutes Citywide
A 20 minute downpour drenched the city with 1.4 inches, heavy enough to flood basements and clog sewers. City Manager Dan Kothe cited grass clippings and debris as causes and said crews prioritized homes as they addressed several clogged lines. A resident complained crews unplugged a sewer on Meadow Avenue and Cherry Street and did not return.
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The
Journal
Meadow Avenue
Cherry Street
Dan Kothe
Kothe
Timbuck
Armco Mines Resume Production After Work Stoppage
One of two West Virginia coal mines supplying Armco Steel has resumed operations at 75 percent capacity after miners voted to return to work. Armco faced coke shortages at its Middletown and Hamilton plants as stoppages affected coal supply across West Virginia Pennsylvania and Kentucky.
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West Virginia
Armco Steel Corp
Armco
Miami Valley
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Middletown
Hamilton
Franklin City Adopts 4-1 Vote for Solid Waste Plant
Franklin City Council approves a $1.56 million contract package to build a solid waste disposal plant with Black Clawson Co. to supply and operate for three years. Estimated city funding about $456,063 plus state and federal support, plant to open by March 1, 1971 despite concerns over obsolescence and future waste volume.
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Franklin
Jesse Hollingsworth
Black Clawson Co
Joe Baxter
Black-Clawson Co
Franklin Residents Object To Backyard Truck Route
Franklin residents led by Wayne Mitchell protested a proposed access road for a new solid waste plant. At a public hearing they urged avoiding neighborhood streets, citing surveys and cost estimates that favored extending Farm Avenue at about 28 100 dollars, with other routes priced higher.
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Franklin
Eighth Street
Wayne Mitchell
Mitchell
Paul Smith
Eichholz
Thirkield Avenue
Clear Creek
Area Twirlers Win National Baton Titles at World Show
Mrs. Shirley Decker led the Royal Knights Juvenile Corps and Royal Babes to National Baton Twirling Association titles in their divisions at the World National Show Corps competition during America's Youth on Parade 1970 at Notre Dame. Thirty five corps from 14 states and Canada competed. Judy Scott and Peggy Hoening placed second in the overall world championship. Judi Ford hosted the event with Bobby Vinton performing and Ted Mack assisting trophies.
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Shirley Decker
Royal Knights
Notre Dame University
South Bend
Ind
States
Canada
Judi Ford
Bobby Vinton
Ted Mack
Two Chairmen Named For YMCA Drive
Thomas Wiley of 3409 Poin- Gana Road is general chairman and Gordon Hughes of 5808 Hamilton Lebanon Pike associate chairman for the 1970 YMCA membership drive starting Sept. 10. Guerney Cole Jr. announced the appointments. Wiley directs personnel relations at Middletown Hospital and Hughes is Armco Steel Corp. official in personnel relations. They will lead volunteers to enlist members and gather fees for young people whose families cannot afford them.
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Thomas Wiley
Poin- Gana Road
Gordon Hughes
Hamilton-Lebanon Pike
Wiley
Middletown Hospital
College of Wooster
Miami University
Hughes
Armco Steel Corp
Oberlin College
Ohio Northern University
First Methodist Church
JOC’s Fate Tied to Schools and Service Clubs
Middletown Job Opportunity Committee faces a yearlong future after talks with citizen groups and school staff. Tim Healy, the committee coordinator, says schools would keep files and service clubs supervise workers as summer posts end. A decision likely by September.
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Middletown
JOC
Tim Healy
JOC Board of Trustees
Healy
Fire incidents reported with injuries and on-scene care
At 11 56 a m a fire at Turf Cafe 906 Central Ave injured John Wells 50 of Meadow Avenue with a nose bleed and he was taken to Middletown Hospital by ambulance. At 9 23 p m Mrs Exa Ferguson 73 of 833 17th Ave was ill and remained at the scene.
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Turf Cafe
Central Ave
John Wells
Meadow Avenue
Middletown Hospital
16Th Ave
Exa Ferguson
17Th Ave
Ohio Bus Lines Faces PUCO Halt on Planned Cuts
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio ordered Ohio Bus Lines Inc to pause a 30 percent service cut set for Aug 16 pending investigation and hearings. Hearings planned for early September. 10 percent fare increase took effect yesterday. Routes in Middletown Dayton Cincinnati Lebanon Oxford and surrounding areas face reductions. Oxford service to remain intact.
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Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Ohio Bus Lines
PUCO
Middletown
Germantown
Dayton
Lebanon
Cincinnati
Oxford
Mt. Healthy
Hamilton
Ohio
Richmond
Ind
Man 27 Charged In Fatal Cincinnati Shooting
Cincinnati police charged Clon ard Higgins 27 with first degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Rogers Hubbard 48 after an argument between two groups over sidewalk blocking. Hubbard died at the scene Sunday.
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Cincinnati
Clonard Higgins
Rogers Hubbard
Queen City
Hubbard
Child Struck By Car. Driver Not Cited In Incident
A five year old child was hit by a car near 1912 Carolina St yesterday at 12 23 pm and treated at Middletown Hospital for cuts and bruises. The driver, John M Shepherd 18, of 2021 Carolina St, told officers the child darted into the street and was not cited. In two other crashes cited for failure to yield at stop signs Belinda Swain 30 Salina Rt 3 and Benton Duckett 37 of 1244 Elien Drive were involved. No injuries reported in the Duckett case with $900 damage to vehicles. Johnnie Ray MacAllester 36 of 1613 Johns Road was cited after a crash at Schrim Drive and Nelson Road with Paul Ruark 46 of 316 MacReady Monroe. damages estimated at $1,700.
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Robert Coning
Carolina St
Middletown Hospital
John M. Shepherd
Belinda K. Swain
Salina Rt. 3
Wildwood Road
Enoch Drive
Benton Duckett
Elien Drive
Johnnie Ray MacAllester
Johns Road
Schrim Drive
Nelson Road
Paul Evert Ruark
MacReady
Monroe
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
West Middletown
Poasttown
Trenton
Franklin Road
Ohio 4
Ohio Department of Highways
Ohio 122
Goodman
Armco’s
Associated Press
United Mine Workers Union
Chuck Olsen
Hollingsworth
Snower
Bernard Eichholz
Atm Century Fox
Pieve
Gore Vidale
Myra “Wridge
ANNAN
U.S
YMCA
Guerney Cole Jr
Hehe Leetatitat
Abelid Daaotmelit
IPO Flectrone Ally Peat Onan Aye
Paco
Ohio Bus Line Inc
Miamisburg
Bethany
West Chester
Man
Beauty Service
Central Avenue
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