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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1978
Page
9
Middletown City Schools prep 47 buses for 6,000 students. Bus supervisor Ron Klapper says crews wash, paint, and tune vehicles with two mechanics checking 42 full time buses and five spares. New drivers train under George Simpson as routes and winter checks loom.
A three judge panel voted 3 0 to release William Palmer, found innocent by reason of insanity for the 1976 shooting of his wife Lori Lea, to Longview State Hospital in Cincinnati with conditions. Experts differed on treatment. Urbana officials urged ongoing therapy and monitoring, while the judge noted safeguards and possible return to Lima if relapse occurs.
Preble County sheriff reports Mrs. Helen A. McClain 45 of 5656 Ohio 503 near here died in a one car accident on 503 about five miles south of the village last night. Two passengers injured, Cynthia McClain fractured ankle, Pamela Stubbs fractured thighbone. Both taken to Fort Hamilton Hughes Hospital for surgery. The car went off the east side, straddled a guardrail, went airborne, landed upside down and was demolished. McClain wife of William McClain.
Village planning officials invite downtown property owners to a 7 30 p m Monday Planning Commission session in the Municipal Building to discuss proposed historic zoning rules for the eight block district. A decision to seek adoption by the Village Council is not yet made. Commissioners want owner and citizen input before any recommendation. If modeled on nearby Miamisburg, an architectural review board could oversee facade changes to preserve the district’s character and guide restoration with design guidelines and waiting periods.
Middletown police report a 23 year old Richard E. Ewry of Freedom Court sped east on University Boulevard lost control, skidded 175 feet, and struck a utility pole before stopping in a yard near 843 N University. He was admitted to Middletown Hospital in fair condition. Charged with careless operation and license absent.
Warren County Common Pleas Judge P Daniel Fedders said he will decide in about two weeks whether to reopen the case over the American Aggregates limestone quarry near Waynesville. The motion cites missing evidence on potential harms to residents, a point disputed by the quarry attorney.
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