Kent Fire Destroys 134-Year-Old Downtown Landmark
A major blaze in Kent Ohio gutted a 134 year old downtown landmark late Sunday. Nine businesses were damaged or destroyed as Kent Ravenna and Stow firefighters fought for over five hours. Police diverted traffic and rail lines near the site were halted until dawn. The 1838 building founded by Zenus Kent and several nearby shops suffered heavy damage with cause undetermined.
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Kent
Ohio
Fred Miller
Zenus Kent
Six Die As California Fire Ravages Los Padres Forest
A major blaze in Los Padres National Forest scorched 17100 acres and killed six firefighters. Containment was expected by Tuesday morning as crews of about 1500 fought the flames 140 miles northwest of Los Angeles. A helicopter crash earlier killed five firefighters and a pilot during shuttle operations. The fire threatened a California condor refuge but was held back near the birds.
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Los Angeles
Los Padres National Forest
US. Forest Service
California
Dust storms cause deadly pileups on two California highways
Seven killed and 96 injured as dust gusts up to 55 mph blind motorists on Interstate 5 and U S 99 near Bakersfield. The National Weather Service links the storms to a northeast moving low pressure system.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Max D. Smith
California Highway Patrol
Smith
U.S. 99
Interstate 5
National Weather Service
Man Steals Blank Pistol In Break-In
A 47-year-old man identified as Joseph Johnson allegedly broke into Campbell's Corner Restaurant at 901 S. Main St. moved cigarettes wine playing cards and matches to a hallway then took a blank pistol into an upstairs apartment at 903 S. Main St. He attempted to use the weapon on two officers who arrested him about 5:30 am yesterday. Johnson is charged with breaking and entering carrying a concealed weapon and resisting arrest and is jailed on 3200 bond.
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Joseph Johnson
Johnson
Campbell's Corner
S. Main St
Trucker Injured When Paper Load Rolls Off Road
Merrellus Ball a 23 year old Cincinnati trucker was hurt when his semi tractor trailer carrying a paper load shifted on a curve and toppled down an embankment five miles west of Middletown on Ohio 122. Ball was treated for a nose injury at Mercy Hospital Hamilton and released. The Harvey Transfer Co of Monroe owned the vehicle.
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Cincinnati
Merrellus Ball
Ohio 122
Gratis
Middletown
Harvey Transfer Co
Monroe
Ball
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Miss Stella Berry 52 Dies in Mt Sterling Ky
Obituary for Stella Berry of Mt Sterling Kentucky aged 52 sister of J Frank Berry Ella Roberts and Stanley Morris she died of cancer Saturday at Mary Chiles Hospital Services set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at Richie Funeral Home Mt Sterling burial in Mariba Kentucky
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Stella Berry
Mt. Sterling
J. Frank Berry
Brentwood St
Ella Roberts
Smith Ave
Stanley Morris
Miamisburg
Mary Chiles Hospital
Richie Funeral Home
Mariba
Mrs Bernice M Martin 68 dies in Middletown Hospital
Mrs Bernice M Martin age 68 of West Chester died at 8 15 am Sunday after an extended illness at Middletown Hospital. She leaves six daughters two sisters 36 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Services 1 30 pm Wednesday at Strasser Funeral Home Blue Ash burial Union Cemetery West Chester. Friends may call Tuesday after 4 pm.
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Bernice M. Martin
West Chester
Middletown Hospital
Strawser
Blue Ash
Union Cemetery
Mrs Violet J Stultz 56 Dies After Illness at Middletown Hospital
Violet J. Stultz 56 of 1903 Dix Road died at 8 45 p m Saturday at Middletown Hospital after a four month illness. She worked 26 years for Diamond National Corp and belonged to Eagles Lodge Auxiliary. Survived by husband Charles and brothers Arthur and Gilson Sanderson. Services set for Wednesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev Clifford Stearns officiating. Burial in Woodhill Cemetery Franklin. Funeral home viewing Tuesday 3 5 and 7 9 p m.
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Violet J. Stultz
Dix Road
Middletown Hospital
Stultz
Diamond National Corp
Eagles Lodge
Charles
Arthur Sanderson
Middletown
Gilson Sanderson
Dayton
McCoy- Leffler
Clifford Stearns
Woodhill Cemetery
Franklin
Funeral
Obituary: Mrs. Mazie Wiseman of Malone Dies At 61
Mrs. Mazie L. Wiseman 61 of 306 Aberdeen St. Middletown died on arrival after a heart attack at home. Survived only by husband Creed. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday at Potter Funeral Home Malone Ky. Burial Walters Cemetery West Liberty Ky. Arrangements by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. No visitations.
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Mazie L. Wiseman
Aberdeen St
Middletown Hospital
Morgan County
Creed
Potter Funeral Home
Malone, Ky
Walters Cemetery
West Liberty
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Obituaries list multiple local residents with services today
Clyde Pugh of Overpeck 53 Martha Piske 71 of Mill Road Florence Earle 84 of Seventh Street private services Andrew Sayers 59 of Dixie Highway services 10 a m Tuesday Esmond Bishop 68 of Hamilton Richmond Road services 10 am Tuesday
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Clyde Pugh
Overpeck
Brown Dawson
Martha Piske
Mill Road
Klaus-Weigel
Florence Earle
Seventh St
Webb
Andrew Sayers
Dixie Highway
Esmond Bishop
Hamilton-Richmond Road
Proeschel
Senior Citizens Win 14 Awards at Ohio State Fair
Four Middletown area seniors earned awards at the Ohio Star Fair in Columbus last week. John Schmidt and Mrs. Margaret Keagy won a first for senior citizens dance. Mrs. Helen Velde took first in cookies with "Strawberry delights". George Conrad received the Prominent Senior Citizen award for aiding the local center. The Middletown Area Senior Citizen Auxiliary also earned a community service award.
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Middletown Area
Columbus
John Schmidt
Franklin St
Margaret Keagy
Germantown Road
Helen Velde
N. Verity Parkway
George Conrad
Timbertrail Drive
Columbia Ave
One-Car Crash Injures Woman in Middletown
Mary Alice Tisdale, 14, of 1501 S Main St, suffered facial lacerations in a collision at 4 10 p m yesterday. She was treated and released from Middletown Hospital. The car driven by Priest Tisdale, 49, went out of control and hit a tree at 903 S Main St.
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Mary Alice Tisdale
S. Main S&t
Middletown Hospital
Priest Tisdale
S. Main St
Tasaday population reaches 27 with newborn in Cotabato cave
A Tasaday boy was born Sunday in a mountain cave in Cotabato Province. The mother and baby are reported well. The birth increases the Tasaday population to 27, with the tribe discovered last year and a 50,000 acre preserve set aside in Cotabato’s rain forests.
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Manila
Cotabato
Cotobato
Cardinal Dell'Acqua Dies Leading Lourdes Procession
Angelo Cardinal Dell'Acqua, 69, deputy secretary of state and Vatican aide to three popes, died of heart failure during a torchlight procession of Italian pilgrims near the Basilica of the Rosary. The Milan native had served as vicar general of Rome and cardinal since 1967, overseeing Rome's diocese. His death reduces the College of Cardinals to 116 amid speculation of a new consistory.
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Lourdes
France
Angelo Cardinal Dell'Acqua
Vatican
Rome
Basilica of the Rosary
Paul VI
Milan
Dell’Acqua
Vatican Secretariat of State
Pius XII
John XXIII
Pope Paul
Paul
Probation Motion Studied in Armed Robbery Case
Hamilton area court reviewed a shock probation motion for Kenneth Ray Church, a 20-year-old Carlisle resident serving an indeterminate term for the knife point hold up of Frank Slavik at a McDonald’s in Middletown. The incident involved $2,286 being taken to a bank on Verity Parkway.
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Hamilton
Butler County Common Pleas
Robert L. Marrs
Carlisle
Lebanon Correctional Institution
Kenneth Ray Church
Poinciana Drive
Mansfield Reformatory
Marrs
Church
Lebanon Institution
Frank Slavik
Trenton
McDonald's Hamburger Service
N. Verity Parkway
Middletown
Miamisburg Man Killed in I-75 Crash
A Miamisburg man, John Robert Deski 26, died when his car hit the rear of a tractor trailer on I 75 north of Ohio 725. He leaves a wife Dagmar two daughters Theresa and Leann his mother Mrs Mary R Deski and brothers James Joseph and Paul. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 9:30 am at Guy J Magetti Funeral Home Dayton followed by Mass at St Helen Church and burial at Woodland Cemetery. Visitation planned tomorrow 3 to 9 PM.
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Miamisburg
Ohio
John Robert Deski
Imperial Road
Dayton Post
Deski
John T. Rector
Xenia
Alex Deski
Lebanon
Dagm
Chances For Tax Repeal Takes Another Setback
Ohio Secretary of State Ted W. Brown reported that court actions by repeal opponents threaten certification of petitions for a November tax repeal ballot. Completed petitions must be filed by Sept 28. supporters are 26,868 signatures short of the 318,414 needed, with 248,764 valid and 69,612 disqualified.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ted W. Brown
Brown
Common Pleas
Hamilton
Knox
Tusca
Rawas
Richland
Adams
Fairfield
Lake
Stark
Talcum Powder Tied To Infant Deaths In France
Police searched stores across France for talcum powder linked to at least 20 infant deaths from encephalitis after skin irritations. Tests indicated possible hexachlorophene. the FDA warned against its nervous system effects. Nationwide seizure of the product was ordered as officials analyze samples. Parfumerie Morhange said it had not exported the powder.
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Paris
France
Food and Drug Administration
Parfumerie Morhange
Brown Sues OU Trustee Over Insurance Deal
Atty. Gen. William J. Brown filed in Franklin County Common Pleas Court a civil suit against Ohio University trustee Fred H. Johnson and three Columbus firms for breaching fiduciary duties in selling school insurance. Brown seeks 97000 plus interest, 250000 punitive damages, and 25000 legal fees, arguing trustees must avoid self dealing and fiduciaries owe the people of Ohio a duty of loyalty.
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Columbus, Ohio
William J. Brown
Ohio University
Fred H. Johnson
Johnson
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Columbus
Rankin, Johnson & Co., Inc
Rankin and Rankin Inc
Best Johnson Inc
Brown
State of
Ohio
Firemen Confront Bees Near City Hydrant
Firefighters battled a swarm found at a city hydrant on Friday at 1511 S Marshall Road Burdette Earhardt reported a bee filled cap. Another firefighter remained in the division car, recounting he was stung six times a week earlier and is now bee shy.
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S. Marshall Road
Burdette Earhardt
Fire Division
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Pucell's Men's Clothing
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Monument CO
Russell Nicoll
Russ
Ee Middletown
MIL
Manchester Road
Fenwick High School
Rui
Here
Blythe
First Ave
Mrs
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Violet Stultz
Mrs. Maize Wiseman
Carlos M. Ongkiko Jr
M.D
S. Breiel Bivd
Pope
St. Peter's Basilica
Cardinal Dell’'Acqua
Cardinal Dell’acqua
Verity Parkway
Verne Augspurger
Hanis
DODDS
Verity Pkvy
14Th Ave
Woodside Cemetery
Bud) Steller
Mer
America
H&r Block
Manchester Ave
Pheete
City
Richie
Tiffany
Guitar
RCA Victor
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