Bank Presidents Lead $250000 Masonic Temple Campaign
Edward Barker of First National Bank and Russell Weatherwax Jr. of Barnitz Bank co-chair a two week drive beginning Sept 16 to raise 250000 for a new Middletown Masonic temple. About 500 volunteers target 2600 Freemasons in the area as site plans place the temple on a triangular lot near Grand Avenue.
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Middletown
Edward Barker
First National Bank
Russell Weatherwax Jr
Barnitz Bank
Robert Hayden
Masonic Temple Board
Freemasonry
Grand Avenue
Marshall Road
Ohio 122
N. Main Street
Barker
Knoll Lane
Jefferson Lodge
$50 000 Reward Offered for Bombing Suspects
The Air Transport Association offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to arrests and convictions of those who planted bombs on two airliners in March. The note refers to a cockpit bomb removed at Kennedy Airport on March 7 and a second bomb that exploded on an empty plane at McCarran International in Las Vegas the next day.
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Washington
Air Transport Association
New York
Kennedy International Airport
McCarran
Las Vegas
Nev
Union Leaders Favor McGovern and Labor Support
President hopeful George McGovern moves to Miami to attack Nixon’s labor record and win union endorsements. He cites AFL CIO split and receives a $25 000 pledge from the Clothing Workers union while preparing to address the Meat Cutters and meet black union leaders planning a civil rights coalition.
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McGovern
Clothing Workers Union
Vietnam
Miami Beach
Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union
New England
AFL Cio
George Meany
Richard Nixon
Couple Hurt Near Monroe In Cincinnati Road Crash
A Cincinnati couple, Christian W. Moeller 20 and his wife Judith 20, were injured when Moeller’s northbound car left the Cincinnati Dayton Road south of Monroe, struck a concrete bridge, and crashed into a ditch. Both were treated at Mercy Hospital in Hamilton and released.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati-Dayton Road
Monroe
Christian W. Moeller
Moeller
Judith
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Shriver Selected as Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate
In Washington the Democratic National Committee moves toward nominating Sargent Shriver as vice presidential candidate and officially seating credentials after challenges from five states. The effort follows Eagleton’s resignation and the expansion of the DNC to a 303-member body with new voting rules and representation.
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Sargent Shriver
Nixon
Democratic National Committee
Shriver
George McGovern
DNC
New York
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Sen
Thomas Eagleton
Clams in Chesapeake Bay Die After Tropical Storm Agnes
More than 9 percent of soft-shell clams in the Chesapeake Bay perished after Tropical Storm Agnes reduced bay salinity in June.
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Chesapeake Bay
Agnes
Senior Citizens Set Fair Trip to Ohio State Fair
About 64 Middletown area seniors have registered for a trip to the Ohio State Fair on Thursday August 24. Five members—George Conrad Florence Root Hannah Bales Hazel Hanser and Ethel Beard—are nominated for third annual senior volunteer service awards to be presented at the fair. Buses depart 8 30 a m from 1905 Columbia Ave with a reservation deadline of Friday August 18. Cost 5 50 per person, transportation for all participants is paid, with free shuttle passes at the fair for participating groups.
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Middletown Area
Middletown
George Conrad
Florence Root
Hannah Bales
Hazel Hanser
Ethel Beard
Columbia Ave
Networks deny GOP bid for equal time on McGovern-Shriver speech
CBS and NBC refused Republican requests for free air time to rebut George McGovern's announcement that Sargent Shriver would be his running mate. The networks said the Saturday broadcast was bona fide news coverage exempt from equal time rules. ABC said it would consider Dole’s request.
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New York
CBS
NBC
George McGovern
Sargent Shriver
Robert J. Dole
R-Kan
GOP
McGovern
Dole
ABC
Resolution appointing Richard OConnor Tax Commissioner
Resolution number 576 appoints Richard OConnor as income tax commissioner for the city of Trenton Ohio. Passed August 19 7? Carl Ennis mayor, attested by Richard OConnor clerk treasurer.
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Richard O'Connor
Trenton
Ohio
City OF
Carl Ennis
Marietta Celebrates 184th Anniversary in Northwest Territory
Marietta Ohio marks its 184th anniversary as the first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory. The event runs Wednesday through Saturday featuring a calliope concert a pioneer drama and a Delta Queen visit from the Ohio River.
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Marietta
Marietta, Ohio
Washington County
Northwest Territory
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Valley of Dayton
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Middletown Hospital Association
First United Methodist Church
Weatherwax
Miami
Troit
Afl-Cio
Organized Labor
S. Breiel Blvd
Central Ave
Frank King
Morris Jackson
King
Wayne Hays
Jackson
Illinois
Virginia
Wisconsin
Chicago
Richard Daley
William Singer
Daley
Eagleton
Democratic Governors Conference
Congress
Alam
Viat Mar
Liberty Builders
Ah Ee al Franklin, O
U.S
Hubby
Lewis
W. State St
NEW A & W Restaurant
Franklin-Lebanon Road
Franklin, O
Gibson Refrigerators
Gibson
Freezer
E. State ST
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