Middletown Police Seek Higher Pay Amid Supporters
Police backers led by the Fraternal Order of Police urge city commissioners to negotiate police wages separately from firemen. They cite turnover, morale, and dangers of police work, presenting 3,450 signatures and 22 letters of support while noting seven vacancies and below 1955 per capita levels. Community voices, including doctors, urge higher pay despite tax concerns.
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Jim Bohman
Middletown
Fraternal Order of Police
George Elliott
Elliott
Clinton D. Boyd Jr
Russell Dwyer
James R. Howerton
FOP
Ambulance Service Returns Under New Name in Middletown
Middletown ambulance service resumes at noon as Butler County Ambulance Service under Philip Shirley who bought the operation from David T. Smith. Shirley says full service is available and will seek a city contract and subsidy, noting ongoing operation regardless of city backing.
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Middletown Ambulance Service
New Uowdet
Philip Shirley
David T. Smith
Shirley
Sevice
Butler County Ambulance Service
Dan Rothe
Middletown
Smith
Kothe
Homer Leffier
Leffier
Youth Charged in Counterfeit Draft Card Scheme
Middletown police arrested a 17 year old youth on counterfeiting draft cards after a teacher at Middletown High School reported suspicion. Detectives said about six cards were printed in three weeks using the school proof press and borrowed card details.
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Middletown
Middletown High School
Selective Service
Manslaughter Hearing Continues for LeSourdsville Woman
Lebanon Municipal Court delayed the first degree manslaughter trial of 23 year old Mrs. Sarah Helton of 104 Lindy Drive LeSourdsville until December 12. She faces charges in the death of her newborn baby found in a plastic bag on Jackson Lane Middletown on November 25 and had been released on a $3000 bond.
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Lebanon
Sarah Helton
Lindy Drive
LeSourdsville
Extra Parking at Post Office Set for Christmas Season
Middletown Post Office will shift staff parking on Verity Parkway after Dec 12 to free up spaces for postal patrons during the holiday mailing period. The change, arranged with James Curry of Curry Ford Inc, keeps staff in the company lot across the street for the season.
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Middletown
Frank Dobrozsi
Verity Parkway
Dobrozsi
James Curry
Curry Ford, Inc
New Plans On School To Be Eyed
The Board of Education will review revised plans for the George M. Verity Middle School and bids rejected as excessively high. Supt. Howard Cromwell will present bids for three new buses and related personnel matters at the 7:30 p m meeting.
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George M. Verity
Board of Education
Supt. Howard
Cromwell
Richard Brandenburg
Eugene Switzer
Augspurger
Jefferson Road
Well Road
New Labor Walkouts Halt Armco Project 600 Work
A dispute at Armco's Project 600 triggered by panel installation led 31 sheet metal workers to walk off Friday afternoon and not return. Local 224 and Local 290 members animosity over insulating panels during the hot strip mill construction continues with negotiations ongoing and no work stoppage overall.
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Eenager
Steel Corp
al Gordon
Kaiserne Relations
Sheet Metal Workers Local 224
Iron Workers Union Local 290
Gordon
Eichlay Corp
Eichlay
Refuse Penalties OK'd by City Commission
City Commission approves third reading of penalties for residents who refuse to pay for special garbage collections. Delinquent accounts may incur penalties after more than three days. Delinquent parties will receive registered mail notices. The panel also passes an ordinance aligning with state law on pool parlors allowing minors with parent or guardian against the ordinance.
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City Commission
Commission
Commission approves land widening and hearings for Bellemonte Street medical building
The commission passed resolutions of intent to appropriate portions of lots 14 765 through 14 768 to widen Breiel Boulevard. It set public hearings for the development plan of a Bellemonte Street medical building on the old Early Dairy site and for vacation of an alley through the Early property on Monday January 16.
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Breiel Boulevard
Bellemonte ‘Street
Lukens Heads to Europe for Atlantic Leaders Meeting
Donald E. Lukens leaves Thursday for Oxford England to attend a three day meeting of the Atlantic Association of Young Political Leaders and the Young Republicans. He will join two American representatives and visit Paris Brussels Istanbul and Athens before returning December 22.
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Donald E. Lukens
Loxford
England
Atlantic Association of
Young Republican National Federation
Lukens
Tom R. van Sickle
National Federation
NATO
Atlantic Alliance
Paris
Brussels
Istanbul
Athens
Washington
London
Europe
Lone gunmen rob two Franklin businesses
Two armed robbers struck Muir's Drug Store in the Shopping Plaza and Chamberlain's Pizza on North Main Street, taking more than 333 dollars. Police say the first suspect, about 5'10" wearing a light jacket and plaid shirt, fled after threatening clerks. They identify two suspects.
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Franklin
Jownpoint
Muir's Drug Store
Chamberlain’s Pizza
N. Main St
Franklin Council Signs Three Way Fire Pact and Hikes Landfill Fees
Franklin council agreed to renew a fire protection pact with township trustees Carlisle, set a 90 day termination notice if Carlisle starts its own department, and renegotiate a $16 800 contract. Landfill charges rise to 45 cents per cubic yard for residents and 55 cents for non residents. autos are 45 cents per load. half ton pickups and small trailers at 1 35 per load. Markings required on five resident hauler trucks. effective Jan 1. City pays 125 for Christmas decorations by the Franklin Jaycees.讨论 zoning with County commissioners and Welfare board about Hopewell School for retarded children remaining in Franklin.
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Franklin
Franklin Council
Franklin Township
Carlisle
John Griffin
Franklin Jaycees
County Welfare Board
Hopewell School
City Considers Fogging Machine Purchase and Longevity Pay
The council discussed buying an $884 fogging machine for insect control with a Puritan Chemical Co representative and agreed to consult the zoning board soon. Action to establish longevity pay for city employees was postponed until after a special meeting.
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Puritan Chemical Co
Brief regional power outage in Middletown Carlisle and Franklin
A one minute power outage affected parts of Middletown Carlisle and Franklin yesterday. Cincinnati Gas and Electric officials said the outage began around 1 30 pm when power fed into CG E system by Dayton Power and Light Co was inadvertently cut off briefly as CG E shut down a main line for construction and used DP L as a source.
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Middletown
Carlisle
Franklin
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Cg&e
Dayton Power & Light Co
Dp&l
Paper Presented on Ductility of Low Carbon Steel Sheets
Heyer and J R New supervised research for the Metallurgical Society in Philadelphia. The paper titled Measurement of Ductility of Low Carbon Steel Sheets was presented by the research committee.
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Heyer
J. R. Newby
Metalo Vely
Mittee of Metallurgical So Ikety
Philadelphia
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Old Main
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Phi Delta Theta
Sigma Chi
Phi Kappa Tau
Armco
Joseph C. Jasper
Armco Steel Corp
Hamilton
Bohman
Muir
Linda Lucas
Western Ave
Chautauqua
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Chamberlain's Pizza
Harold Cook
Short St. Middletown
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