Outdoor concerts over for summer in city dispute
1 300 youths attended the citys first outdoor rock concert of the summer. Promoters Mike Wolf and Ron Moore say they will not stage another show due to city bureaucracy and a lack of budget support from the Youth Council.
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John Kiesewetter
Mike Wolf
Ron Moore
Wolf
Moore
Smith Park
Fred Crawford
Sam Brewer
Elaine Stephenson
Tom Hackett
Debbie Crammer
Commission
Randy Morehead
Dale Hessel
REACT
Council
Police K9 Duke Retires After Heart Attack
Duke a seven year Middletown Police K 9 veteran collapsed from a severe heart attack Sunday at his handler Pts. William Hollister home. Veterinarian said Duke ages eight cannot return to street work. Duke and Rommel joined the force August 24 1966 and were funded by public contributions.
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Duke
Middletown
Pts
William
Peel
Trustees get keys to new township hall
Franklin Township trustees received keys to the new hall on E Sixth Street. Work remains before opening with water and sewer hookups and driveway extension needed. The old hall on Robinson Vail Road will house the Hunter fire department and host southern township meetings.
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Franklin
Franklin Township
E. Sixth Street
Paul
Fitzgerald
Fourth St
Robinson Vail Road
Hunter
Hunter Fire Department
Fire Activity Across City Causes Several Health Calls
Fire incidents yesterday include a living room electrical short at 1406 Yankee Road causing $200 damage. A grass fire on Curtis Street, a trailer fire on Jefferson Road and Carolina Street, and a trash fire on Lafayette Avenue were reported. Residents Ruth McQuinn and Matthew Johnson were treated and released from hospital.
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Yankee Road
Dorotha Jones
Curtis St
Young St
Ruth McQuinn
Jefferson Road
Carolina Street
Arnold Benedict
Dayton
Wayne Ave
Matthew Johnson
Webster St
William Bartman
Grand Ave
Charles Conroe
Lafayette Ave
Man backs from shop causes more car damage
Monroe man Earnest W. Kruse 72 of 38 Miami Ave backed from Meadows Body Shop driveway at 1208 Second Ave shortly after 10 am and was struck by eastbound driver Charles Sterer 48 of 5251 Vine. Kruse cited for backing when unsafe. Arrowood passenger Georgia Arrowood 49 treated for knee pains at Middletown Hospital.
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Earnest W. Kruse
Miami Ave
Meadows
Second Ave
Charles Sterer
Vine 4
Arrowood
Georgia Arrowood
Middletown Hospital
Newsman vows to fight ALS and dies at 44
Richard Kisonak, Lewiston Daily Sun reporter, wrote a diary of his 21 month struggle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis after being told he had a year to live. He refused to die this year and died at his home with his wife Beverly at his side. He is survived by his wife, two sons Rick and Wayne, and a daughter Jan. Funeral at Trinity Episcopal Church Lewiston.
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Lewiston, Maine
Richard Kisonak
Lou Gehrig
Kisonak
Beverly
Portland
Maine Sunday Telegram
Maine
Lewiston Daily Sun
Conner
Rick
Wayne
Jan
Trinity Episcopal Church
Lewiston
Carlisle Jaycee Wives Capture Two Superior Ratings
The Carlisle Jaycee Wives earned two first place awards at the Ohio Jaycees All-State meeting in Wickliffe. Their honors went to projects with the Warren County Training Center for Brain-Injured Children and the kiddie matinee cartoon festival. Attendees included Greg and Sharon Edwards and others.
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Carlisle
Carlisle Jaycee
Ohio Jaycees
Wickliffe
Warren County Training Center
Carlisle Jaycees
Jaycees
Greg
Sharon Edwards
James
Becky Brewer
Tom
Kathy Carroll
Morgan
Margaret Bush
William
Sandra Wombold
Larry
Mary Howard
John
Carolyn Sturgis
Dale Wooddell
Roger Hall
Deaths and Funerals in Middletown Area
City Hall of Fame bowler Joe Reese Jr. 69 of Middletown dies after eight months ill at Middletown Hospital. Survived by wife and relatives. services Friday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Also listed are Flora Cummins 92 Frankin Robert Hart Jr. 29 Callie Louise Smith 56 infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ray Hensley and others with multiple obituaries and funeral details across Lebanon Franklin West Elkton Hamilton.
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Joseph Reese Jr
Reese
Jane
Gilbert Walton
Alameda
Calif
Imogene Johnson
San Fernando
Jane Schueller
Monroe
Olive Schuerer
Middletown
Gene
Wyandotte
Mich
Franklin
Robert Hart Jr
Park Ave
Robert Hart Sr
Judy Thomas
Donna
Sandra
Ella Kaylor
Carlisle Cemetery
West Elkton
Earl Ray Hensley
West Elkton-Gifford Road
Fairmound Cemetery
Middletown Hospital
Mary Harkins
Pierce Hensley
R. C. Nein & Sons Funeral Home
Camden
Callie Louise Smith
Minnesota St
Smith
Jackson County
New Era Baptist Church
Edgar
Larry
Robert
Inmate Eats Razor Blade Sends Jail Into Alarm
A 19 year old Warren County jail inmate Ricky Wilson was rushed to Mid dletown Hospital at 9 30 p m after attempting to swallow a razor blade meant for shaving. X rays showed a half inch square blade in his stomach and he remains in hospital awaiting possible surgery. Wilson faces charges including breaking and entering destruction of property grand larceny and an auto theft in Florida. Deputies added he once tried to eat a lightbulb in his cell.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Middletown Hospital
Roy Wallace
Ricky Wilson
Hunter
Franklin
Lebanon Life Squad
Wilson
Florida
Middletown Tennis Tournament Closes At High School Courts
The Middletown Parks Department wrapped up the annual tennis tournament at Middletown High School courts. In the 8 to 11 year old group David Brill defeated Jeff Thompson 6-3. Mike Swartzbaugh won the 12 and over division 6-1 over Greg Taulbee.
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Middletown Parks Department
Middletown High School
David Brill
Jeff Thompson
Mike Swartzbaugh
Greg Taulbee
Jeff
Mrs Elsie Basore Rites Held at Eaton Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Elsie Basore 63 of 138 Yale Ave Chautauqua are set for 2 p.m. Friday at Eaton Funeral Home with Rev John Wedgewood officiating. Burial will follow at Woodhill Cemetery. The family requests memorials to First United Methodist Church. Mrs Basore died Tuesday at home.
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Franklin
Elsie Basore
Yale Ave
Chautauqua
Eaton Funeral Home
John Wedgewood
Woodhill Cemetery
First United Methodist Church
Basore
Middletown High School Class of 1963 Reunion
The Middletown High School Class of 1963 holds a Friday reunion at the VFW hall on Coles. Events run from 6 PM to 2 AM with entertainment by the Tiffanies band. Casual dress, food and drinks available.
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Middletown High School
VFW
Coles Road
Tiffanies
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Robert C.mayer
Hanna
State ST
Trenton
Ohio
Hollister
Greenwood Road
Kruse
Edward
City Hall of Fame
Joe Reese
Armco Steel Corp
Niles
Mr. Reese
Bert Feinthel
Howard Sanders
Flora Cummins
Lebanon Nursing Home
Emma Starr
New Lebanon
Ennis
Waynesville
Oswald Funeral Home
Port William
Wilmington
Gregory Gibson
Hopewell School
N. Main St
Hensley
Mrs
Callie Smith
Jacqueline Fuller
Sylvia Gregory
John Bryant
George Bryant
Grand Rapids
Mozelle Gregory
Velma Johnson
Woodside Cemetery
Hall-Jordan Memorial Chapel
Hamilton
William Hatmaker
Dixie Highway
Brown-Dawson
Edward Ruth
S. Fourth St
Brown. Dawson
Thompson, Brill
Sally Lamphier
G Taulbee
Mary Pahr
Taulbee, Swartzbaugh
U.S
Union Sanitary
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