Longtime Middletown civic leader Harold Leichty dies at 64
Harold Leichty 64 a longtime Middletown active in Lions Club for 49 years and many fraternal orders died yesterday at Middletown Hospital after illness dating back to January He lived at 309 Ardmore Drive and retired in 1972 after 55 years at Reed Furniture He was a Sunday church member of St Pauls United Church of Christ and served on its board Burial in Woodside Cemetery Memorials to St Pauls United Church of Christ.
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Clinton St
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Hamilton
California
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John Jr
Fort Wayne
Ind
Florence Leight
Barbara Crout
Whittier
Calif
Wilson- Schramm
Lebanon
Earl Martin
Eastview Drive
Martin
United Church of Christ
Eaton
Altonia
Mary Black
Arcanum
Sherrilee Zecher
Angie West
Dayton
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Charles Sorrell
Edward Swain
Lewisville
Auditor’s Office Furnishings Purchases Questioned
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports the auditor’s office allegedly bypassed Ohio law and falsified documents to spend over 34 000 for executive office furnishings in 1974 and 1975. Records suggest papers were altered to hide furniture as other items. Ferguson acknowledged the payments violated statute. The Controlling Board authorized 35 476 for furniture, some in his office. Ferguson cannot explain the expenditures. his administrator Williams defends legality, while Knippenburg says a detailed explanation and possible disciplinary action will follow.
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Ohio
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The
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State Department
Fred Knippenburg
Forerguson
Taxpayers' Bill of Rights pitched by Rep Kindness
U S Rep Thomas N Kindness Republican from Hamilton introduces the Taxpayers' Bill of Rights to ensure IRS guidance and silence rights for taxpayers. The measure creates an Office of Taxpayer Services as an ombudsman, requires published rights materials, and limits investigations to tax code enforcement except in specified cases.
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Thomas N Kindness
Hamilton
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Butler County Vocation Board Hires New Instructors
The Butler County joint vocational school board approved Harold Puckett as construction electricity teacher and Lucille Doppled as cafeteria worker at a Wednesday meeting. Resignations from Ralph Rogers and Edna Phearis were accepted. Six adult education instructors were added. Maintenance workers Dick Wessler and Scott Barrett attended a Cincinnati seminar. E Barton Bell was named representative and Robert Niedermann alternate to the Ohio School Boards Association fall conference in Columbus.
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Lucille Doppled
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Edna Phearis
Dick Wessler
Scott Barrett
Cincinnati
E. Barton Bell
Robert Niedermann
Ohio School Boards Association
Columbus
Wyoming Snowstorm Prompts Warnings for Stockmen and Travel
A winter snowstorm hits western Wyoming with 12 inches reported in Yellowstone and Grand Teton areas. National Weather Service cautions continued snow in western Wyoming, while other regions face severe weather including a Arkansas tornado, Kansas hail, and scattered thunderstorms from the Tennessee Valley to the Gulf states and northeast. Readings ranged from 38 degrees in Butte to 90 in Phoenix.
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Ohio Power ordered to refund fuel charges in Ohio
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio requires Ohio Power Co to refund 1,973,651 dollars to about 600,000 customers in the next billing cycle. The refund stems from a 3 million dollar lawsuit award over a generator. Additional refunds total 707,422 and 91,429 dollars for fuel overcharges and efficiency failures respectively.
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Lemon-Monroe Cheerleaders Win Top Honors at IC Foundation Meet
Lemon Monroe High School varsity cheerleaders earned first place in overall team excellence at the International Cheerleading Foundation competition. Forty teams competed at Eastern Kentucky University with Lemon Monroe also taking first in stunts and pyramids and first in entering and exiting. Team members named include Tina Thle, Susan Gorder, Debbie Newman, Linda Hill, Sharie Hacker and Karen Kinsey.
Marines Land On Guadalcanal In 1942
In 1942 U S Marines landed on Guadalcanal in the Pacific, marking a pivotal early Allied offensive in the Solomon Islands campaign and shifting momentum against Japanese forces during World War II.
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Guadalcanal
Pacific
Warmoth named to committee for 79th VFW convention
Sam Warmoth of Franklin has been appointed to the Convention Committee on Americanism and Community Activities for the 79th annual Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Dallas Texas from tomorrow through August 25. Appointed by national commander Dr John Wasylik the committee will study resolutions on Americanism community activities loyalty safety and youth programs and present recommendations to delegates. It will also hear from national leaders on national defense veterans legislation and related topics.
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Barbara Drive
Franklin
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dallas
Texas
Warmoth
VFW
John Wasylik
Sandusky
Coco the Clown Performs Weekend at Towne Mall
Coco the Clown, Michael Polakov, third generation of the character created by his grandfather, headlines a Towne Mall weekend of shows. He has toured with circuses and appeared in 193 cities with Friday and Saturday performances at 1, 4, and 7 p.m. and Sunday at 12:30, 2, and 3:30 p.m.
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Hua rails at imperialist hegemony during Romania visit
Chinese Communist Party leader Hua Guofeng attacked imperialist hegemony at a dinner hosted by Nicolae Ceaucescu in Bucharest. He warned of spheres of influence and noted ongoing East West tensions as he began a five day European trip via Romania, Yugoslavia, and Iran.
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Reading gains seen in Cincinnati public schools
Cincinnati officials report a three year basics program yields about four percent rise in reading and math on the Metropolitan Achievement Test. Superintendent James Jacobs credits teachers and the 33 000 pupils tested as the district aims to turn around performance despite poverty affecting many students.
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Sea Explorers to Attend Regional Rendezvous at Great Lakes
Sea Explorers and Mound Builders Council members travel to Great Lakes Ill this weekend for the CDR TJ Keane Sea Scout Regional Rendezvous. About 23 scouts join competitors in swimming, compass, first aid, knot tying and seamanship events at the naval training center.
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Great Lakes
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Bobby
Common Cause Names District Coordinators and Leaders
A Ross couple will coordinate Common Cause activities in the 8th congressional district. Jim Dill and his wife Mary Jane replace Eva Lande of Hamilton. Edward Dax, publicity chairman, says Common Cause is a lobby of citizens seeking a more open responsive government accountable to the people.
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Common Cause
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Hamilton
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