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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 2004
Page
1
City officials warn that recent pay raises threaten the budget balance with projected deficits. The chic community faces debate over wage adjustments and potential cuts to services this fiscal year. Union leaders praised raises while critics called for tighter controls and contingency planning.
In response to a steroid scandal, Major League Baseball players and team owners begin new negotiations to implement stricter drug testing measures. The talks aim to curb performance enhancing drug use and restore integrity, with unions pushing for stronger penalties and independent oversight.
The House approved a sweeping intelligence reform bill 336 to 75, creating a national director of intelligence with authority over 15 agencies and incorporating many Sept. 11 commission recommendations. The measure, a major shift since the CIA’s founding, awaits Senate passage and a presidential signature amid concerns over immigration, veto points, and civil liberties.
Hamilton County officials warn the Butler County Jail will exhaust its housing budget by year end, blaming the Sheriff's Office for crowding inmates. Sheriff-elect Richard Jones counters that dangerous criminals must stay off the streets, detailing a $396,000 September invoice the county rejected for fiscal irresponsibility.
Richard Jones, sheriff elect, stresses the need for solutions before dangerous criminals return to the community. Charles Furmon, county commissioner, recalls pre new jail overcrowding and notes the current higher inmate numbers.
Three former Harlem Globetrotters with ties to Middletown spoke at the Middletown Community Center about overcoming obstacles. Don Barnette Jack Fitzpatrick and Jesse Jemison urged students to pursue education and set goals, recalling barnette 1952 Middletown High title and the center’s history.
Police at Charles de Gaulle allegedly planted plastic explosives in a random passenger’s bag as part of a sniffer dog exercise. The blue suitcase with a small explosive pack remains missing four days later, prompting embarrassment and fear among travelers amid denials of danger. Paris residents and tourists express alarm over the practice and potential at-home risks.
Debi Faris-Cirelli and her husband Steven won the California SuperLotto Plus jackpot worth 27 million dollars last week. The couple provide burials for abandoned newborns and helped inspire a state law to protect unwanted babies.
Veterans and residents gather to remember the December 7 1941 Pearl Harbor attack as winds gusting near sixty miles per hour cause outages and tree damage across the region. Officials report power restoration efforts underway while emergency responders address incidents.
Investigators comb the wreckage in rain and fog at Dayton International Airport after a 1974 Piper Navajo Chieftain crashed early morning, killing pilot Nevin Martin 53 of Tiffin. The plane clipped a tree near the southwest approach and debris spread onto Dog Leg Road before ground impact inside the airport boundary.
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