Drugs Seamy Side Of Life Highlighted By Middletown Officials
Journal staff writer Pete Chappars quotes coroner Dr Garret Boone police sergeants and a city patrolman about rising illegal drug use in Middletown. They describe heroin and marijuana in parks and jail withdrawals including several drug related deaths and theft tied to drug seeking. The piece portrays drugs as a pervasive urban problem affecting middle aged and young adults alike.
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Middletown
Douglas Park
Sunset Park
Paul Galeese Could Direct AH and MA Board
Paul Galeese, 52, manager of the Manchester Motor Inn, seeks the secretary post of the American Hotel and Motel Association at its December convention in Mexico City. If elected, he could become board chairman in four years after a sequence of posts. Harry Mullikin opposes him.
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Paul Galeese
American Hotel and Motel Association
Galeese
Manchester Motor Inn
Association
Mexico City
Cleveland youth jailed over flag sewn on pants
A 17 year old in Cleveland was found delinquent by Juvenile Court Judge Walter Whitlatch after sewing an American flag to the seat of his pants. The court rejected First Amendment defense and ordered custody to study appropriate punishment. The arrest followed an alleged beating on the West Side.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Walter G. Whitlatch
Whitlatch
West Side
Milford Teen Indicted Again In Murder Case
Cincinnati AP reports Robert Mack, 19, indicted again on first degree murder in the April 7 1969 shooting death of Troy Carr 28 at a service station in Fairfax. Mack was 17 at the time of the killing and 18 when arrested. No action on the first indictment due to an improper juvenile court hearing.
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Cincinnati
Milford
Hamilton County
Robert Mack
Troy Carr
Fairfax
Mack
Barn Fire Destroys Hay Barn Near Franklin
A large barn and shed on Sherley Motley Jr. s 6599 Schell Road burned late yesterday. About 300 bales of hay burned and moldered as Franklin Fire Department units remained on site. First call 5 35 p m. fire under control by 7 40 p m. Cause under investigation. Motley was notified by phone. no livestock were present. Other losses included a corn picker feeder wagon tractor and tools.
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Franklin
Sherley Motley Jr
Schell Road
Franklin Fire Department
Howard Harville
Motley
Mt. Sterling
Harville
Boy Hurt Badly In House Blast In Middletown
A seven year old boy was in critical condition at Middletown Hospital after a basement explosion at 1 09 pm. The cause was undetermined and under further investigation. The blast caused $1000 in damage to the home with smoke damage upstairs.
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Middletown Hospital
Division of Fire
Gerald Horn
Nationwide to Seek Higher Auto Premiums After Losses
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co in Columbus reports 12.1 million underwriting losses on auto insurance in the first six months of 1970. President Dean Jeffers says rate increases are inevitable to meet the crisis and expects Ohio insurers to approve higher auto premiums this fall.
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Columbus, Ohio
Dean Jeffers
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co
Ohio Department of Insurance
Jeffers
Nationwide
Cyclist Hospitalized After Road Collision Near Middletown
A 16-year-old cyclist, Robert R. Day of Middletown Oxford Road, was hospitalized in good condition with head injuries after his bicycle struck the rear of a stopped van on Highview Road at Central Avenue. The 1960s model bicycle and the 1970s truck driven by Carl E. Combs of Mossman Road sustained $300 in damage. Combs was unhurt.
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Middletown Hospital
Highview Road
Central Avenue
Robert R. Day
Middletown
Oxford Road
Carl E. Combs
Mossman Road
Combs
Quarantine Lifted for Cimarron Scout Camp Victims
Cimarron New Mexico reports that a quarantine affecting 4000 Boy Scouts and leaders at Philmont Scout Ranch ended after tests and CDC consultation. Health officials said pneumonic plague was not found as the cause of death, despite prior speculation.
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Cimarron
N.M
Philmont
Federal Center
Atlanta
Department
Storrs
Watch stolen from Raney Gibson valued at 150 dollars
Raney Gibson 89 of 3915 Vannest Ave reports a thief took a railroad watch worth 150 dollars. The loss was reported to authorities and notes the owner’s age and address for record-keeping.
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Raney Gibson
Vannest Ave
Cloud Campaign Focused on Peace and Schools in Warren
Roger Cloud, GOP governor hopeful, spoke at the Warren County 24th District Republican Women’s Organization meeting outlining top priorities. He urged creative solutions over rhetoric, promoting lower taxes, better schools, and reduced violence. He cited Kent State and Lima incidents as examples of violence harming progress. He pressed for urban pollution control, mass transit, crime, and drug action. He then spoke to the Cleveland Heights Republican Club.
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Morrow
Ohio
Roger Cloud
Kent State
Lima
Cloud
Cleveland Heights
Republican Club
Cuba and Chile to exchange TV news programs
Cuba and Chile agreed to exchange television news reports filmed in both countries. The pact was signed in Havana by Gabriel Molina of the Cuban Broadcasting Institute and Leonardo Caceres of Channel 13 Televisión at the Catholic University of Chile, as monitored in Miami.
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Miami
Cuba
Chile
Radio Havana
Havana
Gabriel Molina
Cuban Broadcasting Institute
Leonardo Caceres
Channel 13-Television
Catholic University of Chile
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Harry Mullikin
Western International Hotels
Olympic Hotel
Seattle, Wash
Central Ave
U.S
Dean Patrick O'Grady
Ronald J.o’grady
William Smith
Triasco
14Th Avenue
Smith
Miami University
Barbara Mason
Tampax Inc
Mildred Burton
Babeck
Trenton
Stephanie Burnett
Farmersville
Judith House
Mae Southers
Edgewood
Warren Gop
Women Hear Cloud
Middletown, Ohio
Chevrolet
WN. Verity Pkwy
Union Sanitary Sweepstakes
Edward Drager
Highland
Heath
Park St
2Nd Ave
Studio
Grand Ave
Gideon Rd
Presttown
Mobile Home Court
Trenton Shopping Center
Carlisle Shopping Center
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