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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1966
Page
2
Promoters announced the Beatles concert would resume at noon Sunday after steady rain washed out the Cincinnati Crosley Field appearance. About 10,000 fans remained as the show was postponed two hours past its scheduled start and security and electrical concerns were cited by promoter Dino Santangelo.
Freddie Cockerham 20 dies from an electric shock while employed by Industrial Sheet Metal Co at Armco Steel Corp. Funeral services set for Monday in Campton Kentucky with burial in Cockerham Cemetery.
William Fores 90 died in Pensacola Florida late this week. He was father of the late Sterling Fores of Middletown. Survived by daughter Mrs Della Strogha Pensacola and daughter in law Mrs Cora Fores Middletown and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services scheduled Monday at 2 30 p.m. at Evergreen Alabama.
Middletown police arrested a 10-year-old and a 13-year-old after a bicycle was stolen from Ninth Avenue and Lincoln Street. The younger suspect was found behind The Journal painting the bike with paint bought recently. He admitted breaking into Morgan’s Place at 702 Lincoln Street and named his 13-year-old stepbrother. Both youths were referred to Juvenile Court.
Police report two accidents on Middle Town streets with total damage of $375 and no injuries. Vernon Casnerson, 67, Lebaron, and Oscar Lawn, 27, 3992 Andrew St., collided at Yankee Road and S Verity Parkway at 12:35 pm. Casperson cited for running red light. Fisi Heilman, 8368 Anne Drive, Franklin, charged with following too closely after crash with Mark Daley, 97, 2191 Fiman Court, at Germantown Road end N Verity Parkway at 8:15 pm. $100 damage.
The senior chairmen of the public relations division of the Better Schools Committee have been appointed by Robert McDade. Twenty-one senior chairmen and four co chairmen complete the organizational leadership to promote the proposed 7.49 mill school tax levy at the November election in Middletown City School District.
Democrat gubernatorial candidate Frazier Reams visits Butler County Monday for a noon luncheon at the Manchester Motor Inn where about 200 Democrats are expected. He arrives from Hook Field at 10:30 a.m. tours Armco Middletown Works, then proceeds to Oxford and Hamilton with planned stops.
Local leaders announce the Mental Health Door to Door Campaign spanning September 24 and 25. Mrs. Dale Kohler and Mrs. Harold Cole urge help to support mentally ill children and adults, outlining regional coordinators in Trenton Monroe West Middletown Peastown LeSourdsville Greenidge and more.
Hamilton County reports Cotton Run between Talbert and Withrow Roads closed for repairs has reopened after a culvert replacement. County engineer Robert Bevis said the seven foot pipe arch culvert project expected to take a week was finished in three days, reopening the road Saturday.
Cherbourg France AP Ten youths from five nations sail for the Americas Friday in a reconditioned 50 ft fishing boat Mother Dawn. She was bought in Scotland by Christian Soliman 27 of France. He and a Swiss youth refitted and sailed her to Yarmouth picking up two Englishmen there.
Mrs Patricia Marland 33 of Bethany was listed in poor condition in Cincinnati after a crash that pinned her in a car hitting a bridge abutment on Princeton Road and Cincinnati-Dayton Road. Others injured include Jerry Blanton 24 Harrison in fine condition and Merlyn Boggs 28 in good condition at Fort Hamilton Hospital. Roger Holt 23 Carlisle remained in poor condition at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton and his son Terry in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after a motorcycle collision Friday afternoon.
General Motors hourly workers in Ohio will gain cost of living wage increases totaling about 17 million dollars a year. Nationwide increases of nine to sixteen cents per hour will affect some 430,000 employees and total roughly 105 million dollars annually, effective September 5. In Ohio about 4.2 million dollars yearly goes to Cleveland, Hudson, and Elyria workers under 1964 union contracts.
Persistent rain forced cancellation of Armco Girls Jambooree delaying the start from noon to 10 p.m. The Jam Boree Jubilee 66 opens tonight at 8 with a beauty contest of 16 entrants for Miss Armco. Armco Steel Corp. president C William Verity will present a gift to the new queen. Mrs Loyce Carpenter, Miss Armco 1965, will crown her successor.
Six scholarships totaling about 700 dollars for the first trimester at the Middletown Campus of Miami University were announced by Robert Q. Millan, chair of the Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Committee. Recipients include Patricia M. Gamble, Opal I. Allen, Robert C. Evans, Diane M. Fasany, Marvin L. Sims, and Mary Jo Powell, with funding from anonymous local companies and industries based on scholastic ability and need.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey predicted a high turnout in South Vietnam elections despite Viet Cong threats. He told AMVETS officials in Columbus that about 75 percent of eligible voters in South Vietnam would cast ballots next month. He warned of Viet Cong terror but praised Vietnamese willingness to vote and noted 700 candidates for 105 offices.
Lunar Orbiter mission planners at Pasadena say a lower orbit and camera adjustments may fix the high resolution system issue. Project director Clifford H Nelson described a 25 second braking burn planned for 5 37 a.m. Sunday to lower the craft to four miles above the moon. The team aims to restore full operation after film speed problems hinder shutter timing.
LAFAYETTE Ind AP Thompson Ramo Woolridge of Cleveland shot 310 to lead the first round of the National Golf Championship at Purdue University. Goodyear of Akron was second with 315, Bendix of South Bend third with 318, Champion Papers of Hamilton fourth. The 79 teams finish with a second 18 holes Sunday.
A study notes that about 43 percent of India's population uses Hindi or a closely related language as their primary spoken form. The finding highlights the prevalence of Hindi in communication and education across several states.
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