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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1973
Page
8
A Franklin man charged with auto theft was bound over to the Butler County grand jury yesterday. Two others were fined in relation to the case as authorities pursued charges connected to the incident.
In Over-The-Rhine a Mohawk man identified as Bill Lay, 55, was killed by a police officer after allegedly shooting his sister Carrie Howell, 67. Police reported Lay pointed a pistol toward around 20 officers. he was shot as he left the building. The sister died in the family quarrel.
Congress begins a month long break after sending President Nixon key farm and highway bills to sign and receiving a pledge to end bombing Cambodia on August 15. A separate wage bill to raise the minimum to 2.20 in two steps awaits White House approval after recess.
Ohio House Minority Leader Charles F. Kurfess said the recent legislative pay increases damaged public trust and the legislature’s image. He noted sharp editorial backlash and argued pay raises should have been debated separately. Kurfess and others voted against the raise. it passed by two votes amid party splits.
Hamilton County grand jury indicted Terry L. Barnett, 27, on 39 counts of possessing obscene books or films for sale. Bond set at $39,000 after police seized 10 films and 29 books. Barnett’s store reopened last week after a citywide closure following the Supreme Court ruling.
Firefighters responded to a rear garage at 1911 Wayne Avenue on the Allen property. The blaze caused about 100 dollars in damage to interior and exterior of the one story structure. Cause under investigation.
A light plane piloted by James Riley undershot the strip at Harrison Airport and hit a pickup truck. The incident left Riley the vice president of Pilgrim Inn, Edward P. Oats son of the firm’s president, and the truck driver injured. all in fair condition per the Ohio Highway Patrol.
Vernon Dennis a 56 year old resident of 803 Cleveland Street died from injuries in a one car crash on July 5 in Middletown. Dr. Garrett J. Boone Butler County coroner ruled the death a traffic fatality. Dennis reportedly fell asleep at the wheel driving north on Highland Street near 1611 Highland Street. He declined medical treatment after the collision.
Vital statistics list births for Mr and Mrs Steven Gabbard Trenton Joe Smith Camden and others with yesterday as the birth date. Dismissals name numerous individuals from Trenton Germantown Camden Franklin Carlisle Brentwood and nearby places with hospital admission numbers noted for a Middletown patient.
The annual Women’s Day at Shiloh Holiness Tabernacle of the Universe will be observed tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. Rev. Mrs. Howard Berger of Mount Ebal United Holiness Church in Hamilton will speak on The Duties of the Women in the Home and Church.
The Ohio Civil Rights Commission dismissed former deputy Joseph Sellers protest against Butler County sheriff's department. Sheriff Harold J Carpenter received notice during a July 24 session while vacationing in Tennessee. Sellers, fired in July 1972 for misconduct, claimed racial motives. Carpenter denied discrimination and said no bias exists. The commission termed no probable cause and dismissed the case, with a ten day window to seek reconsideration.
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