Middletown area tax office opens with late payments looming
Butler County treasurer's office moved to the new City Building to collect second half 1975 property taxes. Deputy treasurer Betty Selby warns of a 10 percent penalty after Thursday and notes totals due reach 5 107 346 45 with 1 690 025 99 collected so far. A rush is expected as residents seek real estate, special assessment and conservency taxes. Office hours run 8 30 to 4 30, with Middletown and Hamilton locations and mailing options available.
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Butler County
New City
Betty Selby
Hamilton
Middletown
Treasurer's Office
Burglars Strike Two City Schools Over Weekend
Burglars hit Freshman High School on Girard Avenue breaking a door pane but nothing was stolen. At McKinley Middle School on S Verity Parkway windows and a storage area were damaged and several projectors taken. A home on 113 N Clinton Street reported a cut screen door and pried doors with no loss. A 3515 Poinciana Road resident reported $43 cash and keys stolen. Two 28 foot aluminum walkboards worth $360 were stolen from a Greenview Drive construction site.
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Girard Avenue
McKinley Middle School
S. Verity Parkway
Hazel Owens
N. Clinton St
Grace Lithgo
Poinciana Road
Greenview Drive
Ohioan appointed to REACT board
Col. Robert Chiaramonte of Columbus named to the board of directors of REACT International Inc. as project director of Operation Crime Alert. The appointment adds a law enforcement focus to the disaster and crime alert network expanding its governance.
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Ohioan
REACT
Columbus, Ohio
Robert Chiaramonte
Operation Crime Alert
React International Inc
Man with shotgun persuaded to surrender by police
A 12 gauge shotgun was directed at officers during a disturbance call. Darrell Williams, 33, of 3005 Plymouth Ave, was talked down by Officers Jeffery Curtis and Sgt. Owens after a ten minute stand off and charged with felonious assault. He was to appear in Municipal Court.
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Darrell Williams
Plymouth Ave
Don Owens
Williams
George Jeffery
Owens
Curtis
Jeffery
Long
Deputies Assigned to Probe Butler County Vandalism
Sheriff Robert Walton names Dep. Gordon Schmidt and Sgt. James Patrick to investigate vandalism across Butler County. The move follows a West Chester man’s death after barriers were removed from a bridge site, with signs mailboxes and barricades damaged or torn.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Robert Walton
Walton
West Chester
Gordon Schmidt
James Patrick
William Foster
Ohio Chief Justice O'Neill elected vice chairman of conference
Ohio Supreme Court Justice C William O Neill was chosen vice chairman of the Conference of Chief Justices of the United States at the annual meeting. The selection implies he will become chairman of the group in 1977.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
C. William O'Neill
Conference of
Chief Justices of the
United States
Justice O'Neill
Woman abducted and robbed attempt reported near University Shopping Center
A Trenton woman said a man abducted her from Central Avenue at 8:40 p.m. and drove to the University Shopping Center. He wore dark clothes and a ski mask, demanded the driver move over, searched her purse, claimed to need drug money, then fled after finding no cash.
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Trenton
Central Avenue
University Shopping Center
Ohio Bell
Central Ave
Murder Hearing Set For Palmer Case
A preliminary hearing was scheduled in Municipal Court before Judge J T Lamb on a murder charge against William Palmer 22 of 712 Euclid Court. Palmer is accused of shooting his wife Lori Lea 18 Sunday evening in a garage at their apartment complex after a dispute. He surrendered to police and is held without bond pending the hearing.
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J.T. Lamb
William Palmer
Euclid Court
Palmer
Lori Lea
Flu immunization plan readied in Middletown
One hundred volunteers recruited for the swine flu program set to begin mid September. Health officials report legal hurdles cleared and vaccines may arrive as early as mid September for bivalent shots and mid October for monovalent doses. Public education materials and media briefings are planned. Separate note: the sanitary landfill received EPA approval with some operation errors cited and cleanup talks scheduled with Miami Conservancy District and Sorg Paper Co.
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Middletown
Paul Asmussen Asmussen
Board of Health
Ohio Department of Health
Butler County
Asmussen
New Jersey
Cincinnati Gas & Electric
Albert Sabin
Winfred Duff
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Miami Conservancy District
Sorg Paper Co
Fire destroys 12 Applecreek apartments in Fairfield
A mid afternoon fire swept through 12 units at the Applecreek Apartment complex on Pleasant Ave Fairfield with no injuries reported A woman and a small child were rescued from a balcony The state arson inspector joined the investigation amid possible arson and a prior laundry room fire at the same building caused damage estimated at 100000
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Fairfield
Applecreek
Pleasant Ave
Trooper Franz Wins Ace Award for Stolen Vehicle Recovery
Lebanon state trooper Charles F. Franz received the Ace award from Colonel A. G. Reiss after recovering five stolen vehicles this year. He led three car and two motorcycle recoveries, with vehicles from Ohio Michigan and Pennsylvania. Franz, originally from Dayton and a 1973 Lebanon post member, lives there with his wife Linda and daughter Stephanie.
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Lebanon
Charles F. Franz
Lebanon Post
A. G. Reiss
Franz
Ohio
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Dayton
Kiser High School
Linda
Stephanie
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State Health Department
Blaze
Franz Ace
Hampton Place
Ray Heil
Vannest Ave
Armco Steel Corp
Shater St
Michael Holzinger
Garfield St
Diane Sizemore
Queen Ave
Ollie Wright
Casper Ave
Leonard Martin
Martin
Illinois Ave
Jean Woodward
Recyce
Price
S. Breiel Blvd
Shopping Plaza
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