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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1969
Page
7
In Columbus, Ohio, the 108th General Assembly faces doubt about adjourning by midnight despite a rapid pace. House Speaker Kurfess pressed for speed while acknowledging the target date may slip, with Senate concurrence to July 1 and ongoing pay raise debates and district funding measures shaping the session.
In Columbus the conference committee on a 2.27 billion education tax bill meets again to resolve policy gaps. Key disputes concern regional vs area resource centers, their numbers, control, and the impact on standard services, with potential up to 40 centers under area resources or 12 to 15 regional centers.
In Columbus the Senate sent to the governor a local option liquor bill with a 17 to 15 vote after House approval 50 to 45. Proponents argued cities need Sunday sales to compete for conventions. opponents cited state policy. The same session saw other measures pass or stall, including miners compensation for black lung and a capital improvements bill.
Monroe councilmen debated funding for an all volunteer fire department facing financial strain from annexations and reduced fundraising. They considered lump sums or bill payments, while plans to become a city and hire full time staff loomed. A police walkout’s outcome remained unresolved as council sold the former police dog.
Middletown High School band plans its annual camp August 23 to 30 at Camp Campbell Gard near Hamilton. Camp activities start August 23 with James Carter as camp director and Roger Finch as band director assisted by Don Harkrader and Ron Browne. About 160 band members are expected to attend.
San Ramon Valley Unified School District in Danville California voted unanimously to name a new elementary school for Apollo 11 astronaut Neil A Armstrong. The district then asked President Nixon for a lunar flight memento to exhibit at the school.
Hamilton judge Fred B. Cramer dismissed Larry Whiteside’s bid to be reinstated for the 1968-69 school year after the Hamilton Board of Education fired him. The action was deemed moot due to the lapse of time, with any judgment deemed impractical.
A draft Interior Department report urges legislation to curb environmental harm from underground mining. It cites surface subsidence water pollution waste fires and widespread subsidence on coal land and calls state responsibility federal oversight and aid. The report notes further study and defends its release amid Nader accusations.
Montreal AP report notes Mrs Jean Louis Frappier winning an election to join the Canadian Stock Exchange becoming the first woman member of any stock exchange in Canada. She serves as president of Frappier and Holland Inc a brokerage firm.
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