City buys cruisers despite single bid
City Manager Dale Helsel recommended rejecting the eight cruiser bid as only one bid was received. Commissioner Ray Brown resisted and voted to accept Howe Motor Co for seven cruisers at 3 079 each and a police station wagon at 3 448, while also approving a six cylinder model from Wilmer Motor Inc at 2 210.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Helse
Ray Brown
Howe Motor Co
Brown
Mary, Lord
Jim Saunders
Howe Motor
Wilmer Motor Inc
City hears plea for hospital to aid the poor
Elder Rudolph Pringle urged city action to fund a hospital for the needy. A public hearing was held on a proposed Clark Square apartment office complex at Clark Street and Reinartz Boulevard to discuss development and zoning.
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Rudolph Pringle
Clark Square
Clark Street
Reinartz Boulevard
Toledo Cops Suspended Over Misconduct With Girl
Toledo police announce 60 day suspensions for nine officers after a departmental inquiry into a 19 year old woman’s claim of sexual relations with officers. Five patrolmen accepted the 60 day suspensions without pay. hearings will be held for four others as officers challenged the investigation in federal court, which was dismissed. The probe, led by Chief Robert Duck and three command officers, cited conduct unbecoming an officer and gross neglect of duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo
U. S. District Court
Robert Duck
90 Foot Fall Kills Constructionman in Ohio Hospital
Michael Taylor aged 20 died Tuesday from a 90 foot fall while pouring concrete for an elevator shaft at a Wauseon hospital under construction. He was the son of Richard Taylor the project superintendent for Peterson Construction Co of Wapakoneta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wauseon, Ohio
Michael Taylor
Richard Taylor
Wauseon
Peterson Construction Co
Wapakoneta
Unemployment Claims Drop After Auto Industry Layoffs
New claims fell to 24 105 in the week ending August 7 from 28 981 the prior week. The declines show auto parts plants in Montgomery Franklin and Lucas counties passing peak layoffs with Lucas down from 1 400 to 535 Montgomery from 3 199 to 418 and Franklin from 2 034 to 715.
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Columbus, Ohio
Montgomery
Franklin
Lucas
Lucas County
Montgomery County
Dayton Ironworker Die In Building Collapse
Franklin Terry David Montgomery 27 of 3475 Village Drive died Tuesday at St Elizabeth Medical Center after a three ton steel frame fell from the third story of the First National Bank building site at Second and Wilkerson. J D Cronk 40 of Medway also died at the scene. The accident, under investigation after safety-violation claims by Iron Workers Local 290 and Labor Local 1410, involved a 20 foot mold frame pinned by a guy wire. Montgomery survived by wife Marylee and parents, with services set for Thursday at Marker Heller Funeral Home. Burial in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. He was a Daytona Colonel White High School graduate and Marine Corps veteran.
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Franklin — Terry David Montgomery
Village Drive
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Dayton
Montgomery
Whalen of Ohio, Inc
First National Bank
Second and Wilkerson Streets
J. D. Cronk
Medway
Iron Workers Local 290
Labor Local 1410
Marylee
Chancellor Montgomery
Englewood
John Petruska
Daytona Colonel White High School
Marine Corps
Marker & Heller Funeral Home
Glen Haven Memorial Gardens
Gilligan threatens layoffs if budget fails in Ohio
Ohio Governor John Gilligan warned of severe across the board cutbacks in state operations and possible employee layoffs if a new state budget is not passed by September. He noted 80 percent of expenses are salaries and discussed proposals for a separate school budget and environmental program.
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Columbus
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Gilligan
House
Senate
State Department of Environmental Protection
Newsmen
Obituary for Cecil D. Lamb of Harveysburg
Cecil D. Lamb of Harveysburg died Monday at Kettering Memorial Hospital. He worked at Lebanon Correctional Institution and was a member of American Legion Post 615. Survived by three sons Charles John Roy. a brother Gordon. a sister Lina Wilkerson. seven grandchildren. Services Thursday 2 p.m. at Pentecostal Church Dodds. Burial Miami Cemetery Corwin. Arrangements Stubbs Connor Funeral Home.
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Waynesville
Cecil D. Lamb
Harveysburg
Pentecostal
Dodds
Miami Cemtery
Corwin
Stubbs- Connor Funeral Home
Lamb
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Lebanon Correctional Institution
American Legion Post
Charles
John
Roy
Gordon
Lina Wilkerson
Obituary notices for Helton Lindy Mishes Pflanzer
Obituaries list several deaths with funeral times and locations. Farmer Helton 96 at Centerhaven Nursing Home to service 2 p.m. Thursday at West Side Pentecostal Church. Frank Lindy 64 of 1961 Wayne Madison Road to service 2 p.m. Friday Webb. Mrs Marjorie Mishes 37 of 854 Vine Street to service 2 p.m. Friday Brown Dawson. Ralph Pflanzer 64 of 255 Glen Cross Avenue to funeral mass 10 a.m. Friday St Peters Church.
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Farmer Helton
Centerhaven Nursing Home
West Side
Tom Jones Denies Beating Boxer in Dane County Case
Singer Tom Jones denied in Circuit Court any knowledge of a dispute with boxer Michael J. Maret of Miami Beach Fla alleged to occur after a June 7 engagement at Dane County Coliseum Maret seeks 60000 in damages for injuries sustained in the incident.
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Tom Jones
Madison, Wis
Jones
Michael J. Maret
Miami Beach
Fla
Dane County Coliseum
Maret
Police Briefs Strike Several Vehicle and Garage Thefts
Tools valued at 450 were stolen from Russell Wilde 112 N Marshall Road garage. Tape players were stolen from cars owned by Franklin Perkins 1378 Central Ave and Bob Cunningham with no address reported.
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Russell Wilde
Marshall Road
Franklin Perkins
Central Ave
Bob Cunningham
Oxford Tragedy Binds Townspeople Together
A deadly fire in Oxford causes nearly a half million dollars in damage to multiple businesses. Fire Chief Keith Shoemaker coped with the loss of a close friend as volunteers organize support for injured firefighters Jack Baker Larry Murphy and Louis Francis. Funeral services are set for Myers 53 of Hamilton with family and department members paying respects.
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Mary Shoemaker
Oxford
Harry Ogle
Oxford First Citizens Bank
Hamilton First National Bank
Jack Baker
Hamilton
Larry Murphy
Louis Francis
Oxford Fire Department
First Citizen's Bank
Stanley J Meyer
Baker
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Francis Murphy
McCullough-Hyde Hospital
Arson Hearing Postponed Again in Lebanon Case
The second postponement of the arson hearing for George William Himes and related delays point to a possible joint jury trial with his brother Robert. Robert already pled innocent and faces trial Aug 30, with potential fallback to early September if no joint proceeding occurs. Thomas Burke pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and faces Aug 16 sentencing.
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Lebanon
George William Himes
Himes
Robert
Warren County Common Pleas
P. Daniel Fedders
Robert Himes
William Himes
James D. Ruppert
Thomas Burke
Car fires cause damage on Roosevelt and University streets
Two vehicle fires reported in the city with owners named. At 6 09 pm on Roosevelt Boulevard and Highland Street a car owned by Bill Flynn suffered 700 dollars in damage due to a suspected gas tank leak. At 10 31 pm on University Boulevard and First Avenue a second car owned by Leonard Watkins was damaged by a backfire.
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Roosevelt Boulevard
Highland Street
Bill Flynn
Curtis St
University Boulevard
First Avenue
Leonard Watkins
Brown Ave
Pace
Hijacked Yacht Recovered in Honolulu Bay
A luxury yacht named Kamakat was hijacked near Waikiki Ala Wai Harbor by three men and crew members were forced aboard at gunpoint. The Coast Guard pursued 140 miles offshore, rescuing the crew as the vessel was overtaken by the Cape Corwin. FBI agents joined the pursuit and arrested the suspects for interstate transportation of stolen property. The captain described a high speed stop as the hijackers offered little resistance.
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Honolulu
Coast Guard
FBI
Cape Corwin
Waikiki
Ala Wai
Robert Washckell
John Freitas
Frank Power
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Regent Drive
Virginia Ballard
Lamberton Sq
J. P. Haigh
6Th Avenue
Willard Romans
Orchard St
Corky
Aq Corner
Roosevelt & Orc
Michael Maloney
Harold Hovey
Cecil DD
Myers
Bedford Ave
Cahill & Sons
St. Ann’s Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Meyer
Hamilton Fire Department
Master
Eileen
Stanley
Joseph
Patty Benson
Freda Meyer
Merle
Leroy
Donald
Middletown
Standarodo
J.g. Gregory T. Wilson
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Volkswagen
Les Slaton
Paul Robbins
Bob Howell
Service
Eric Tucker
Oxford State Road
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Sohio
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