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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1967
Page
11
City officials in Hamilton introduced three emergency ordinances to curb civil unrest. The plan grants the mayor or city manager power to declare emergencies, allows police chief with manager approval to deputize city workers as special officers, and bans making or possessing firebombs.
Middletown will hire McCoy Lefler and Riggs Funeral Homes to provide emergency ambulance service with city subsidy for uncollectible daytime and nighttime calls. The plan includes city audits, eventual buyout of bad debts, and fees of 120 daytime and 170 nighttime dollars.
Trenton school board named Clyde M. Roush superintendent and appointed Gene Benny high school principal and Andred B. Barton elementary principal. Roush, 38, comes from Trenton High School and holds degrees from Wilmington College and Ohio University. Benny, 37, arrives from Hampton Bennett Junior High with a Kentucky master’s, Barton, 49, formerly in Lebanon and Albany, takes elementary duties. Roush contract offered at 13300 yearly. Benny at 10500. Barton at 10000. Board also tentatively approves Lions Club use of three schools for an April conference and adjourns to August 21.
Don Davis new associate general executive of the Y will discuss the YMCA is 50 Years Old and Still Swinging at the Lions Club meeting Thursday noon in Manchester Motor Inn. Charles W. Beck Jr. will lead the session.
City commissioners discussed a study by the Ohio Public Expenditures Council showing Middletown spends the fifth highest per capita for city purposes among 197 cities. They noted a large industrial tax base, especially Armco Steel, but asked what residents get in return while acknowledging deficit spending amid wage and road-building costs.
Larry W. Sword age 19 of 3002 Atco Ave was driving south on S Main Street at 11 10 p m when the 1959 car skidded on a wet road and struck a tree. An unidentified passenger was thrown from the car. The vehicle spun and hit a second tree then rested in a field in front of Barnitz Stadium. Sword was cited for speed excessive for road conditions.
Franklin Council votes to sell the old Thirkield land for 50000 after two failed efforts to finance a new city building. City Manager John Griffin favors keeping the site, while Councilman Joe Baxter notes 80 percent oppose it. The panel also considers tearing down the current city building and rezoning adjacent land for emergency warehousing.
City commissioners debated options for a water treatment plant including voting, hiring an expert, or forming a committee. They remained divided on costs from 3.5 to 4.5 million and whether engineers guarantee results. Several actions were taken on blight, delinquent bills, and urban renewal funding, with new assessments and board appointments announced.
A lighthearted remark praises Jack's golf game with emphasis on fair play and watching him perform. The line frames Jack as the focus of attention in a casual sports mood.
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