Deaths And Funerals George T Downing 67
George T Downing, 67, of Winchester Ohio, brother of Mrs William Housh of Middletown, died yesterday at Adams County Hospital after four days as patient. Survived by son Thomas of Winchester, brother John of Maysville Ky, and one grandchild. Services Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Porter Funeral Home Maysville Ky. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Visitation tomorrow 3-5 and 7-9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Downing
Winchester
Ohio
William Housh
Middletown
Adams County Hospital
Thomas
John
Maysville
Porter Funeral Home
Mrs Ruth O Graft Dies In Middletown Hospital
Ruth O Graft aged 67 of 2116 Bryant Street died at 12 40 pm yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a three week stay. Born in College Corner Indiana she had lived in Middletown since 1922. Survived by husband William P two sons William M and Robert both of Middletown a sister Mrs Daisy Garrett of Hamilton and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth O. Graft
Bryant St
Middletown Hospital
Graft
College Corner
Ind
Middletown
William P
Willliam M
Robert
Daisy Garrett
Hamilton
Man Graduates From Academy For Corrections
Homer M. Richmond of 2113 Crescent Blvd an employee of the Lebanon Correctional Institution recently graduated from the Ohio Correction Academy Chillicothe after completing a two week seminar for correctional personnel. The seminar attended by 25 correctional employees from Ohio seven penal institutions covered motivation history of corrections behavioral control communications managing and supervising and cultural differences lectures and group work were given by visiting authorities in corrections education psychology and management. Richmond has been employed in the Ohio Division of Correction for five months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer M. Richmond
Crescent Blvd
Lebanon Correctional Institution
Ohio Correction Academy
Chillicothe
Ohio
Richmond
Ohio Division of Correction
Big Brothers Set Meeting In Franklin
Big Brothers of Greater Middletown invites area men to an 8 p.m. meeting at Anthony Wayne School Farm Avenue Franklin. The program features a Little Brother’s mother Big Brother Ron Lane former executive director and George Bundick president. Earl Mercer boards director oversees arrangements. The group needs 20 new Big Brothers to serve approved Franklin area boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Brothers of
Greater Middletown
Anthony Wayne School
Farm Avenue
Franklin
Ron Lane
George Bundick
Earl Mercer
William Nixon Sr. to be laid to rest at Mt. Zion Church
Services for 70 year old William Nixon Sr. of 1215 Young St will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Rev. F. H. Hampton officiating. Burial follows in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call at the church tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. Arrangements by Bailey Funeral Home. Nixon died Sunday at Middletown Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCoy- Leffler
Daniel Teater
Woodside Cemetery
William Nixon Sr
Young St
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
F. H. Hampton
Bailey Funeral Home
Nixon
Middletown Hospital
Franklin Glen Myers 77 Carlisle resident dies at care center
Franklin Glen Myers 77 of 10134 Jamaica Road Carlisle died at 3 45 p m yesterday at the Carlisle Care Center He was a retired farmer Survived by wife Nina two sons Paul of Eaton Walter of New Jersey a daughter Edith Saulsbury of Delaware Ohio a brother Herman of Miamisburg seven grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren Arrangements incomplete at Eaton Funeral Home.
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Franklin
Glen Myers
Jamaica Road
Carlisle
Nina
Paul
Eaton
Walter
New Jersey
Edith Saulsbury
Delaware
Ohio
Herman
Miamisburg
Eaton Funeral Home
Masses and Funeral Notices for Local Residents
Mass of the Resurrection at St Stephen's Church for Mrs Antonette Ball 68 of 131 Dayton St at 10 30 a m tomorrow. Mrs Elsa Woodruff 84 of 415 Harrison Ave services 10 a m tomorrow. Mrs Mary Grinnell 73 of 765 Ross Ave services today. Mrs Smaria Harrison 85 of 1825 Parrish Ave services 2 p m Thursday at Pentecostal Highway of Holiness Church. Denzil Wilson 56 of 1122 Greenwood Ave services 2 p m tomorrow. Ralph Recher 71 of Fairfield services 11 a m tomorrow at Mt Healthy. Mrs Mary Grinnell and Mr Recher mentioned with others in notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonette Ball
Dayton St
Holiness Church
Denzil Wilson
Greenwood Ave
Brown- Dawson
Miami University Grad Slain in Cu Chi Red Cross Quarters
Army probes death of Virginia Kirsch 21, a 1970 Miami University graduate and former Hamilton High School teacher. Kirsch, a Red Cross worker in Cu Chi, Vietnam, was found dead Sunday in her billet near Saigon. Born in Erie, she coached, taught, and joined the Red Cross after earning a Bachelor of Science in Education. Her family and Miami University mourn her loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Hamilton
Red Cross
Cu Chi
Vietnam
Virginia Kirsch
Brookfield
Ohio
Associated Press
Sagan
Kirsch
Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
Miami
Hamilton Basi High School
George Washington Junior High School
American Red Cross
Badin High School
Francis Miller
Erie
Max J. Kirsch
Wintergreen Drive
Youngstown
William Keag
California
Fairfield High School
Dismiss Death Suit Over Kent State Slayings
Gov James A. Rhodes and two National Guard officers moved to dismiss or transfer a $6 million wrongful death suit filed by Arthur Krause, whose daughter Alison was killed at Kent State University, arguing sovereign immunity and proper state action. The motions claim the case targets the State and seek removal to Columbus federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, Ohio
James A. Rhodes
National Guard
Kent State Universiy
Columbus
U.S. District Court
Arthur Krause
Pittsburgh
Allison
Ohio National Guard
Rhodes
Ohio Adj
Sylvester T. del Corso
Ohio Guard
Robert H. Canterbury
Krause
Cleveland
City Commission Agenda Includes Invoices and Examiners Minutes
The Planning Commission and the Board of Heating Examiners invoices and minutes are the sole items on tonight’s City Commission agenda. Commissioners convene at 7 p.m. in the City Building chamber.
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Planning Commission
Board of Heating Examiners
City Commission
Vacant House Fire Suspected Arson At Ninth Ave
Owner Willie James Bomer reports a fire at the vacant 828 Ninth Ave house around 2 am. He suspects someone was inside when it ignited. Firemen estimate $2,500 damage mainly to the interior as investigators plan today, per Capt. Robert Curtis.
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Ninth Ave
Willie James Bomer
Robert Curtis
Two Juveniles Questioned in Vandalism Probe
Two boys aged 13 and 14 were picked up by Butler County Police and questioned about vandalism at Catalina Trailer Park on Germantown Road in Peasttown. Witnesses said bottles and tomatoes were thrown at trailers and a radio aerial on a car was damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Catalina
Germantown Road
Peasttown
McGovern charges Nixon uses fear to muzzle press
Sen George McGovern blasted the Nixon administration for creating a climate of fear that silences critics and warned unrestricted presidential access to television could forge one man rule He cited Agnews attacks on the media and Justice Department subpoenas as threats to a free society and democracy beyond election day.
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Washington
George McGovern
Nixon
McGovern
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
South Dakota Democrat
American University
Nixon-Agnew
John N. Mitchell
Justice Department
Tricia Nixon
Ex Franklinite Drowns While Vacationing in Minneapolis
A military funeral was held for Jack Stephen Lear, 17, of Lexington Ky, formerly Franklin, at Duell Clark Funeral Home Versailles Ky. Burial followed at Birke Cemetery London Ky. He drowned Saturday in Minneapolis while visiting a cousin. He attended Franklin High School and Lafayette High School where he was a cadet lieutenant in Navy ROTC. survivors include his brother Kevin and sisters Karen and Joana.
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Jack Stephen Lear
Jack Lear
Lexington
Franklin
Duell & Clark Funeral Home
Versailles
Birke Cemetery
London
Minneapolis
Franklin High School
Lafayette High School
Kevin
Karen
Joana
IUE Workers Vote To Strike At GM Packard Division
Warren Ohio AP Local 717 of the International Union of Electrical Workers votes to strike September 14 if no contract is reached. Packard employs about two thousand hourly workers and supplies wiring and components for GM cars and trucks. Negotiations since July 13 focus on pension, wage, insurance benefits, and other local issues. A window broken at 210 Leland Court caused $49 damage. police report notes Dora Tenore reported the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Ohio
International Union of Electrical Workers
General Motors Corp
Packard Electric
Packard
Leland Court
Ronald Garver
Edward Fire
Tony Insurance
Central Ave
Dora Tenore
Police Briefs Stolen Tools From Ralston West Station
An electric drill and an impact wrench valued at 150 dollars were reported stolen from the Ralston West Service Station at Charles Street and North Avenue.
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Ralston West
Charles Street
North Avenue
Idaho Arizona Named In Suit Over 18 Year Old Vote
The Nixon administration filed in the Supreme Court to test the Voting Rights Act of 1970 and the lowered voting age. Idaho and Arizona are named defendants with the suit aiming for rapid court action after reconvening Oct. 5. The government seeks orders to register illiterates if literacy tests are upheld. The decision will affect 48 states. Kentucky and Georgia already permit 18-year-olds to vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Supreme Court
Idaho
Arizona
Justice Department
Robert Robson
Gary K. Nelson
John Mitchell
Kentucky
Georgia
Woman Hurt When Car Hits Tractor
Sharon K. Lynch 21 of Franklin suffered contusions and abrasions when her car struck a backhoe then careened into a parked car in a construction area on Trenton Franklin Road Butler County Police said she swerved to miss but hit a tractor operated by Jack Adams 36 of Batavia Rt. 4 and then collided with a Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. car. She was taken to Middletown Hospital and released after treatment.
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Sharon K. Lynch
Kaye Drive
Franklin
Trenton- Franklin Road
Ohio 4
Butler County
Jack Adams
Batavia Rt. 4
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Middletown
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Academy For Corrections
Big Brothers
Ralph Recher
Fairfield
Mt. Healthy
Miami University
South Vietnam
Stone Harbor
N.J
Richard A. Johnson
al Sebastian
Dan Marini
Bill Clinger
Frank Daugherty
Metropolitan Life
LIB
Betty Friedan
Women’s Liberation Fight
National Student Association Congress
Fear Muzzles Press
Sen. McGovern
Franklinite
IUE
Artemis Hair Design
Central
MeloyLffler Funeral Home
Sutphin AT
Woodlawn
Homer D. Leffler
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