Dayton Plane Crash Injures Two Near Cahio Airport
Two men were injured when a small private plane crashed near Cahio Airport in Montgomery County. Pilot Eckman rented the 1972 single engine trainer minutes before, with Gruber trapped briefly in the wreckage and both men in serious or guarded condition. Deputies investigated the cause as onlookers described the landing misjudgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Cahio
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Good Samaritan Hospital
Robert Gruber
Gallipolis
Francis Eckman
Gruber
Eckman
Sheriff
George Huff
Fear Spreads In Dublin As IRA Crackdown Nears
Dublin faced a tense Saturday as bomb scares surged while government moves to crush the IRA neared final approval in parliament. Two blasts Friday killed two and wounded over 120. Belfast saw 22 injuries from a separate blast. The defense of the state bill would permit broad arrests and use police declarations as evidence.
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Dublin
Irish Republican Army
Republic
Irish Republic
Northern Ireland
Belfast
Victoria Road
Jack Lynch
IRA
Obituary of Ruth N Ransdell Middletown resident
Ruth N Ransdell 78 of 2404 Hill Ave Middletown died yesterday at Middletown Hospital after declining health. Her husband Harvey died in 1950. Services at 2 p.m. Tuesday Riggs Funeral Home with Rev James Howell. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Calling hours 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. Survivors: daughters Mrs Margaret Mann and Miss Mary Joe Ransdell, son John Ransdell, all of Middletown, eight grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Randsdell
Ruth N. Ransdell
Hill Ave
Middletown Hospital
Ransell
Middletown
Harvey
Riggs
James Howell
Woodside
Margaret Mann
Mary Joe Ransdell
John Ransdell
Obituary: Susie Chapman 92 Dead on Arrival
Susie Chapman, 92, of 515 Garfield St., was dead on arrival at Middletown Hospital after a 9:51 p.m. emergency call. Firemen stated she apparently suffered a heart attack. She was the widow of James Chapman. No further details were available.
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Susie Chapman
Garfield St
Middletown Hospital
Governor to Present Art Award to Armco
Ohio Governor John J. Gilligan visits Middletown for a brain injury center stop and will award Armco Steel Corp with an arts prize. The ceremony starts at 2 p.m. at the Manchester Motor Inn with Armco Board Chairman William Verity receiving a glass sculpture by Dominick of Toledo.
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Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Armco Steel Corp
Middletown
Manchester Motor Inn
Gilligan
Armco Board
William Verity
Toledo
Dominick
Labino
Armco
Arts In
Middletown Symphony
Donald Streibig
Ohio Arts Council
Service Academy Applications Due This Month
Young men may apply for nomination to U S service academies through Congressman Walter E Powell. Applicants must be male U S citizens aged 17 to 22 on July 1 1973 and never married. Exams include college board tests P A T and medical, with nominations decided competitively by academy officials.
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U.S
Walter E. Powell
Powell
Washington
United States
College Board
Academy
Auto and Medical Incidents Reported in Middletown Area
At 7 58 a m a collision on Breiel Boulevard and Central Avenue left 17 year old Breiel resident Gary Scherrer with a cut nose. He was taken by ambulance to Middletown Hospital and released. At 9 28 a m 75 year old Willie Pearl Allen suffered a seizure on Vermont Street and was taken by ambulance to Middletown Hospital in fair condition. At 2 38 p m Deborah Blankenship age 6 sustained a puncture wound on Lefferson Road and was treated and released after being driven to Middletown Hospital.
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Breiel Boulevard
Central Avenue
Gary Scherrer
Central Ave
Middletown Hospital
Vermont St
Willie Pearl Allen
Lefferson Road
Deborah Blankenship
Five Officers Honored At Middletown FOP Dinner
At a Fraternal Order of Police dinner in the American Legion auditorium, five local law enforcement officers were officially commended for risking their lives. Middletown officers Lt Earl Smith Ptl J C Kristanoff Ronald Parsley Glenn Shortt and Butler County deputy Edward Urban received pins and certificates for actions including a shootout at an A and P Supermarket and a rescue from a burning West Middletown residence where a 4 year old boy later died. Urban’s commendation marks the first outside the Middletown division. Six retirees were also honored, including five Middletown officers and Frank Gibbons of the Ohio Highway Patrol.
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Middletown
James IR. Howerton
Fraternal Order of Police
FOP
American Legion Auditorium
Earl Smith
Ptls
J. C. Ihristanoff
Ronald Parsley
Glenn Shortt
Butler County
Edward Urban
Shortt
Parsley
Urban
Edmon Hollan
Middletown Hospital
Smith and
Kristanoff
A&p
First Avenue
Howerton
Butler County Sheriff's Department
Middletown Police Department
Frank Gibbons
Ohio Highway Patrol
Joseph Blackmore
John Combs
Roy Crout
Ed Poling
Poling
Mrs Westwood Fights to Keep Top Democratic Job
Mrs. Westwood arrives in St. Louis for the National Democratic Governors Caucus amid pressure to resign. An aide says she will address the group and outline plans to retain the chairmanship, despite calls from Gov. Warren Hearnes and others for her to step down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Westwood
ST. Louis
Jean Westwood
Westwood
Warren E. Hearnes
Rain and mud bog South Vietnam counteroffensive progress
In Saigon and Quang Tri area reports say the northern counteroffensive stalled by rain and mud with government marines and paratroopers making limited gains. U S B52s shelled the foothills near the Cua Viet estuary while enemy shellfire remained light on the northern front.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Quang Tri
Cua Viet
U.S
Astronaut Thomas Stafford Promoted to Brigadier General
Houston space center reports Air Force promotion of Thomas P. Stafford to brigadier general. Veteran of Gemini 6 Gemini flights and Apollo 10, Stafford is seen as a leading candidate to command the US crew for a joint US Russian manned flight planned in 1975.
Mayor Orders Tallest Ladder For Downtown Rescues
Cleveland Mayor Ralph Perk directed Safety Director James T. Carney to locate the world's tallest ladder for rescue operations in downtown high rises. The move follows several fires abroad, including a New Orleans blaze where three women on a 15th floor died after attempting to escape.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland
Ralph Perk
Perk
James T. Carney
New Orleans
Beer On Duty Brews Trouble For Policemen
In Vincennes Indiana two officers faced penalties after drinking beer in a patrol car following a training session on drunk driver handling. Leslie Chanley was reduced from captain to patrolman first class and Esco Daffron received a 15 day extra duty fine.
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Vincennes, Ind
Board of Public Works and Safety
Leslie Chanley
Esco Daffron
Symphonic Concert Opens Miami University Middletown Season
The 80 member Middletown Symphonic Band under William Steihl performs at 7 30 p m in Dave Finkelman Auditorium. Musicians from Middletown Hamilton and Dayton play classical themes and marches. Admission is free.
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Miami University-Middletown Community Symphonic Band
Dave Finkelman
William Steihl
Middletown
Hamilton
Dayton
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Oscar Koeppel
Butler Co
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McKnight
Dominick Labino
Sunbeam Challenger Vacuum
Melampy
Gall
David Diver
Journal
Santa House
Cie
Middletown Shopping Center Merchants Association
Middletown, Ohio
Ben Ligon
N. Main
Manchester
St. & 2Nd Ave
Studio
Grand Ave
Gideon Rd
Peasttown
Mobile Home Court
Trenton
Carlisle
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