Katy’s Ditch Floods Carlisle Area After Rains
Severe thunderstorms overwhelmed Katy s ditch in Carlisle with a levee breach. Water stood 20 feet deep in Ed Wells yard at Janet and Chestnut streets while sandbags protected the banks. Councilmen called a bulldozer and volunteer firemen assisted as engineers plan widening the ditch by ten feet and deepening it by a foot, likely funded by assessment.
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Carlisle
Katy’s
Ed Wells
Janet
Chestnut Streets
Chestnut
Middletown Driver Cited After Hit and Run
Wilbur F. Henderson 34 of 1212 Calumet Ave faced charges after a single Middletown crash near Verity Parkway and Tytus Avenue. Police stopped him at Ninth Avenue and Yankee Road after he failed to stop for damage estimated at $30.
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Middletown
Wilbur F. Henderson
Calumet Ave
Ninth Avenue
Yankee Road
Verity Parkway
Tytus Avenue
Lhe
Henderson
Zoning Hearing Tonight Updates on Manchester Manor Braden Tract
City Commission will hold a 7 p.m. public hearing on the proposed zoning ordinance with focus on Manchester Manor and Braden Tract near Rosedale Road and Breje Boulevard. Residents oppose commercial zoning near homes. Bachmann Tract discussion possible but less debated.
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City Commission
R. Paul Christiansen
Planning Commission
Commission
Manchester Manor
Braden Tract
Rosedale Road
Breje
Bachmann
Middletown Plaza
Christiansen
Ohio Man Dies In Auto Crash Near Niagara Falls
George Light, 28, of Cleveland was killed in a two car accident on the Queen Elizabeth Way near Niagara Falls Sunday night.
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Niagara Falls, Ont
George Light
Cleveland
Queen Elizabeth Way
Niagara Falls
New Traffic Signals Planned at Central Avenue Intersections
City Chief Engineer William Klosterman announced a city wide program to install lights at busy crossings. New signals will replace Ardmore Drive at Central and Aberdeen Drive optimize Middletown Hospital traffic on McKnight Drive. Left turn signals added at Verity Parkway crossings and Nelbar Street with Tytus Avenue. Grand Avenue and Jackson Lane await summer installation.
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Central Avenue
Aberdeen Drive
Ardmore Drive
William Klosterman
Ardmore
Middletown Hospital
McKnight Drive
Verity Parkway
Verity and
Germantown Road
Nelbar Street
Tytus Avenue
Grand Avenue
Jackson Lane
Klosterman
S. Main Street
Ninth Avenue
Argument Ends In Fatal Shot In Franklin
A Sunday argument in Franklin led to the fatal shooting of Charles Hankins at 821 Shartz Road. Hankins died at Mercy Hospital after being wounded in the head. his brother in law James Kenneth Perkins 45 of 16 Cedar St was accused, with Hankins sister Mrs Perkins wife involved in the dispute. Perkins was found with a .22 pistol and initially charged with shooting with intent to kill.
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Franklin
Charles Hankins
Shartz Road
Hamilton
Mercy Hospit
Hankins
James Kenneth Perkins
Cedar St
Tal J
Janet Taylor
Hawkins
Perkins
Middletown
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Street
Two Arrested After Break In At Goodyear Store
Lebanon police report two suspects in custody after a 1:30 a.m. break in at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. store on 4 S. Mechanic St. Suspect Robert Schoonover, 20, of Waynesville, and a 17-year-old juvenile were arrested inside the store. Schoonover held in city jail. juvenile in county center.
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Lebanon
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
S. Mechanic St
Robert Schoonover
Waynesville
Schoonover
Officer Helps 3 Flee Burning Apartment
Middletown police officer Ptl. Bill Roell pulled John Autry from his Grand Avenue apartment during a early morning fire. Roell awakened a woman and a small child in a downstairs unit, enabling their escape. Autry was treated for smoke inhalation. Fire loss was estimated at $3,109 with upstairs unit heavily damaged.
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Middletown
Grand Avenue
Ptl
Bill Roell
John Autry
Grand Ave
Middletown Hospital
Autry
Roell
Crashes Kill Three In Preble County
Three people died from weekend traffic crashes in Preble County. Charles McDaniel 60 and Priscilla Lee 59 of Eaton died from a one car crash east of West Alexandria on U S 35 near the Montgomery County line. Herbert Sharits 64 of Dayton died from injuries in a car pickup truck collision near Eaton.
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Eaton
Preble County
Charles McDaniel
Priscilla Lee
Good Samaritan Hospital
Dayton
West Alexandria
U. S. 35
Montgomery County
Herbert Sharits
Wheeler Ave
Sharits
Reid Memorial Hospital
Richmond
Ind
Verity Faces Washington Pressure On Steel Prices And Shipboard Contracts
Armco Steel President William Verity travels to Washington to discuss plate steel needs for Navy vessel construction with Secretary of the Navy Paul Ignatius. He defends price hikes as essential to profitability while noting selective increases not applied to bomb casings. Verity predicts later layoffs at some Armco plants, with Middletown Works unaffected, as order books remain strong for August and September. He also juggles civic duties and his daughter’s recent wedding amid a busy schedule.
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Middletown
Verity
Armco
Secretary of the Navy
U. S
Ashland
Kansas City
Thieves Loot Two Homes and a Business in Local Burglary
Burglars ransacked a home at 2303 Hill Ave. and a business, taking items valued at 800 each and 800 for a color television. Missing items included five guns and ammo, coins, a watch, a movie camera, projector, and clothing. Other homes on 1002 Baltimore St and 603 16th Ave were ransacked with no losses reported. Wilson School is under police investigation with few details available.
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Elmer Morris
Hill Ave
Bernice Glenn
Baltimore St
Clarence Thomas Jr
16Th Ave
Mull
Crawford Street
Wilson School
Miss Armco 1968 Crowned At Armco Jamboree
Karen Palmer 18 daughter of Stella Agee of Franklin Rt.1 won Miss Armco 1968 from 22 contestants at Armco Girls Jamboree in Armco Park Manchester Road. Palmer a Lebanon High School graduate intends to study teaching at Eastern Kentucky University and works at Middletown Works. Runners up were Cheryl Mattocks and Sharon Hollon.
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Karen Palmer
Stella ‘Agee
Franklin Rt. 1
Armco
Old Armco Park
Manchester Road
Lebanon High School
Palmer
Eastern Kentucky University
Middletown Works Engineering
Cheryl Mattocks
H. B. Mattocks
Lorg Place
Sharon Hollon
James H. Stamper
Deneen Ave
Monroe
Armco Management
Kathleen Wellman School of Fashion and Modeling
Cincinnati
Continental Health Spa
We-Two
Wellman School
Kathleen Wellman
Donna Burns
Franklin
Harry D. Pratt
Aeronca, Inc
Cecil Runyan
Middletown
Karen
Wendt
Eight Dayton Teens Escape Injury In Car Crash Into House
Eight occupants of a car escaped injury when the vehicle veered from Trenton Franklin Road in Dayton at 3 05 p m struck the right front of Alma McGraw's house at 6238. The driver Eugene Crockett Sr 45 was charged with speed imprudent for conditions. The car traveled 312 feet after leaving the road. Three rows of siding and basement blocks were damaged.
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Dayton
Trenton- Franklin Road
Highway
Eugene Crockett Sr
Alma McGraw
Crockett
Pedestrian Killed by Train At Cincinnati Crossing
A Baltimore and Ohio freight train struck and killed a man at a Norwood Cincinnati crossing Sunday night. Police identified the victim from papers in his wallet as Herschell King, 65, of Kentucky.
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Cincinnati
Baltimore & Ohio
Norwood
Herschell King
Kentucky
Oslo funds set for royal wedding decorations
Oslo city council allocates 67000 dollars to decorate downtown for Crown Prince Harald and Sonja Haraldsen's wedding on August 29. About 17000 dollars will be used for a canopy in front of the Oslo Cathedral.
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Oslo
Harald of
Norway
Sonja Haraldsen
The BreezeWay Mobile Home Sales Ad
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Breezeway
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Mary Litsch, O.D
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Middletown, Ohio
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N. University
Preble
Washington
By Paul Day
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A. O. Smith Co
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Uncle Sam
Bill Verity
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Woodburn Ave
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