Reverse-flying XFV-12A prototype unveiled in Columbus
Rockwell International displayed the XFV-12A a prototype promising vertical takeoff and backward flight. Navy officials, Gov. Rhodes and other dignitaries attended as project managers outlined a long path to production with testing planned at Langley VA and in Columbus.
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Columbus, Ohio
Rockwell International Corp
Rockwell
Robert Anderson
Navy
W. Graham Claytor Jr
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
U.S. Navy
Langley Air Force Base
Virginia
Columbus
Hancock
VFW Condor Commander In Chief Elected At National Meet
VFW chief John Wasylik an optometrist from Sandusky has been elected commander in chief at the national convention in Minneapolis. Wasylik 50 is a Korean War veteran.
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John Wasylik
Sandusky
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Minneapolis
Wasylik
Vacant Shack Burns At Franklin Corner
A long vacant wood frame shack at Fourth Street and Shartz Road burned to the ground yesterday afternoon. Firemen stated the structure was a total loss. The blaze was reported at 3 09 p m.
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Franklin
Fourth Street
Shartz Road
Two Riders Hurt In Dirt Track Collision East Of Breiel
Two motorcycles collided head on on a dirt track east of Breiel Boulevard near Central Avenue and Middletown High School yesterday afternoon. Eric Blevins 13 of Poppy Drive and David Gebhart 19 of Long Place rode into each other while cresting a hill. Blevins was treated at Middletown Hospital for possible left elbow fracture leg pains and scrapes and released. Gebhart sustained injuries but did not require hospital care.
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Breiel Boulevard
Central Avenue
Middletown High School
Eric Blevins
Poppy Drive
David M. Gebhart
Long Place
Middletown
Gebhart
Boy Shot in Chest in Cincinnati In Fair Condition
A four year old boy was shot in the chest by another youth Friday afternoon and is in fair condition at Children’s Hospital in Cincinnati. Scott Wehr, son of Dale and Mrs Wehr, was struck by a .22 caliber bullet fired from a gun found by a 9 year old at his grandparents’ home. The shooter was released to grandparents and will be questioned by juvenile officers, claiming the gun discharged while demonstrating loading and unloading.
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Children's Hospital
Cincinnati
Scott Wehr
Dale Wehr
Jefferson Road
Scott
Jail hanging victim identified in Butler County jail
Hamilton authorities identified Daniel Chaney 23 of Chaney as the inmate who hanged himself in his jail cell Friday around 5 30 p m. He had been jailed two days as a burglary suspect and for probation violation.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Daniel Chaney
Hamilton Chaney
Chaney
Escapee Captured After Standoff Near Moriarty New Mexico
Police arrested 38 year old Fred Patrick Creley after he released an 84 year old hostage and fled a ranch house standoff near Moriarty. Tear gas was used during the 30 hour siege. no injuries or gunfire were reported.
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Moriarty
N.M
Fred Patrick Creley
Women urged to unite for political influence in Ohio
Rep. Mary Rose Oakar urged women at a statewide training session to band together behind issues to gain political clout. The Ohio Women's Political Caucus sponsored the event with unions including AFL CIO and UAW. Oakar noted few women hold office, discussed ERA support, and suggested organized professional groups as a path forward.
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Columbus
Ohio
Mary Rose Oakar
Miss Oaker
Ohio Women's Political Caucus
Aflcio
Ohio Education Association
United Auto Workers
Oakar
Ft. H. Williams
Indiana Senate
Thieves Break Into Garages Reported in City
Three break ins were reported to police yesterday two involved garages. Ollie Baker at 1102 Elm St said a burglar broke in between 11 p m Friday and 10 a m yesterday stealing about 400 dollars in meat from a freezer after cutting a window screen and breaking the window. Jacob Chamberlain at 208 Harrison St said a lawnmower was stolen after a bar was lifted on a rear door. Evelyn Dawes at 110 Webster St reported a tape and record player and a radio stolen from her home this past week while she was away. the home was ransacked with curtains torn and drawers gone through.
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Ollie Baker
Elm St
Jacob Chamberlain
Harrison St
Evelyn Dawes
Webster St
Kent State graduation hearing call to resist tragedy
Kent State history professor Lawrence S. Kaplan urged about 1,300 graduates at summer commencement to not let May 4 1970 shootings destroy the university. He argued memorials should inspire a dynamic future and noted campus plans face protest from the May 4th Coalition.
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Kent
Ohio
Kent State University
Lawrence S. Kaplan
Kaplan
Memorial Gym
May 4Th Coalition
Ohio National Guardsmen
Boston
Kent State
Fires and injuries report from Middletown area
A series of emergency calls includes a late evening fire at 305 Webster St with no transport, a 41 year old man ill at 34S Main St admitted in fair condition, two Middletown High School football scrimmage injuries to 16 year old Reese Wells and 15 year old Rick Stark who were admitted for treatment and released, and a 1969 car fire at Lafayette Ave and Pearl St caused by a gas leak with $50 damage.
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Webster St
Main St
Jim Hall
Middletown High School
Reese Wells
N. Marshall Road
Rick Stark
Cincinnati
Lafayette Avenue
Pearl Street
William Corrill
Sheriff warns against soliciting contributions in Butler County
The Butler County sheriff's department states it does not solicit money. Capt. Clifford Dye urges residents to contact the crime prevention bureau if approached by a caller claiming to be a deputy requesting funds. A resident reported such a call, but no one arrived after officers waited.
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Butler County Sheriff's Department
Clifford Dye
Sheriff's Crime Prevention Bureau
Dye
Butler County
Sheriff's Department
Train Crash In Illinois Injures At Least Fourteen
A Burlington Northern freight derailed and blocked an Amtrak San Francisco Zephyr as it approached at La Grange. At least 14 people were injured, with seven taken to Community Hospital and seven to Loyola University Medical Center. no serious injuries reported.
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LA Grange
Ill
Amtrak
Community Hospital
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood
Burlington Northern
Washington State
Chicago
San Francisco
Bus Driver Improvement Program Led by National Safety Council
Ray Martinez, director of training for the National Safety Council, will conduct a bus driver improvement program Monday for city and school drivers. Sessions by Safety Council of the Middletown Area, the city, and the Board of Education cover bus inspection, care, first aid, fire extinguishers, emergencies, and evacuation drills. The local Safety Council is the sole authorized agency to conduct and license the defensive driving course, with over eight million drivers trained nationwide.
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Ray Martinez
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Middletown
Board of Education
Deaths LEBANON Mrs Ruth Richeson 84
Ruth E Richeson 84 of Lebanon Health Care Center died Friday at 2 30 p m in Middletown Hospital after two days as patient She formerly lived in St Paris and was a member of Jewel Temple Pythian Sisters and Diamond Chapter Eastern Star Lodge Survived by husband Bert two grandchildren and one great grandchild Services 1 30 p m Monday Richeson Wickham Atkins Funeral Home St Paris burial in St Paris Visitation this afternoon and evening
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Lebanon
Ruth E. Richeson
Lebanon Health Care Center
Dick Richeson
Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Richeson
St. Paris
Jewel Temple
Pythian Sisters
Diamond Chapter
Eastern Star Lodge
Miami County
Bert
Richeson-Wickham & Atkins
St Paris
Man charged with DUI cruelty to animals after pigs found
Police arrested James H. Hoyt after a hit-skip call at 1409 S. Main. Two baby pigs were tied in gunny sacks in his rear flatbed truck. Hoyt faces cruelty to animals and DUI charges.
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James H. Hoyt
Jacksonburg Road
Hoyt
S. Main
Rhodes fundraiser set for November 16 at state fairgrounds
A $100 per plate fundraiser for Republican Gov. James A. Rhodes will occur November 16 in the Lausche Building at the state fairgrounds. James Petropoulos Jr. chairs the event and expects about 1,500 attendees to urge Rhodes to seek re election.
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Columbus, Ohio
James A. Rhodes
State Fairgrounds
James Petropoulos Jr
Rhodes
Petropoulos
Lausche
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Phillip Toney
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Union Sanitary Sweepstakes
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