Petition forwaned hopes high for Waneta flashers
About 600 residents of Oneida subdivision south of Middletown signed a petition to add flasher lights at the Waneta Avenue crossing of the New York Central tracks. The effort drew replies from the railroad and Rep. Donald E. Lukens, with Gov. Rhodes also expected to respond. The crossing, three feet above road level and guarded only by a sign, has been the site of fatal crashes and near-misses.
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Oneida
Middletown
Waneta Avenue
New York Central
Harold Ingram
Donald E. “Buz” Lukens
Richard J. Wessel
Two Plead Innocent In Franklin Jewelry Burglary
Franklin two men entered not guilty pleas in Municipal Court over a Lake's Jewelry Store burglary on 215 S Main St. Gordon Pieratt 24 waives preliminary hearing bound over to Warren County grand jury on 2500 bond. Ford Wayne Gullett 21 seeks continuance on receiving stolen property charge with bond set at 500. Hearing reset to Jan 8. Police anticipate further arrests.
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Franklin
Lake
Gordon Pieratt
Vannest Ave
Middletown
Warren County Grand Jury
Ford Wayne Gullett
Williams Drive
Frankli
J. T. Riley
Transmission explodes injuring truck driver near Yankee Lines
A 32 year old Bethany truck driver remains in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after a transmission explosion near the Yankee Lines terminal on S Dixie Highway. The crash injured two others in a day of six accidents with damage estimates around $1,800.
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Bethany
Middletown
Yankee Lines
S. Dixie Highway
Youth in Crash Listed in Poor Condition at Mercy Hospital
Robert Chapman, 17, of Camden Route 1, suffered facial injuries and a broken leg after the car he rode in went out of control on a sharp curve at 1 a.m. on Route 503 near Van Trump Road, just north of the Butler County line. He remained in Mercy Hospital in poor condition this morning.
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Hamilton
Robert Chapman
Camden Rt. 1
Mercy Hospital
van Trump Road
Butler County
Chapman
Pair Held On Drug Charges In Middletown
Two Middletown men Andrew Gomez aged 20 of 611 W Ninth Ave and John Jones aged 20 of 820 10th Ave are charged with cannabis possession. Police say they were picked up on a probation officer’s order and questioned in a cigarette theft case. Packets of marijuana were found under the front seat of the car and are valued at about $30. Federal Narcotics Bureau technicians identified the drug.
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Middletown
Andrew Gomez
Ninth Ave
John Jones
10Th Ave
Federal Narcotics Bureau
Purse Stolen From Car At Hamilton Plaza
Mrs. Lillian Crow of 2924 Seneca Street Middletown reported to Hamilton police her purse disappeared from under her car seat at Hamilton Plaza after she parked and returned. The missing items include $25, a driver's license, and personal belongings.
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Lillian Crow
Seneca St
Middletown
Hamiton
Hamilton Plaza
Israel approves power generator with long chimney
The Israel Health Ministry said it will grant approval for a power generator on Tel Aviv’s outskirts only if the plant includes an 820 foot chimney to prevent air pollution.
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Tel Aviv
Outlook Still Dim Millett Clarifies Law School Views
Chancellor Millett said discussions of affiliating the Salmon P. Chase Law School with Miami University have spanned about five years but no official merger proposal exists. He indicated regents likely will not approve reopening the Chase Law School on Miami Middletown, noting no new Ohio law schools in the 1966 master plan.
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Salmon P. Chase Law School
Miami University
John D Millett
Millett
Ohio Board of Regents
Board of Regents
Chase Law School
Middletown
Chase
University of Cincinnati
Xavier University
Phillip Shriver
Four Injured In Interstate 75 Crash Near Allen Road
Four people were injured in a two car crash on Interstate 75 south of Allen Road at 4 15 this morning. Ervin Knott 28 Huntsville Ala his wife Ramona 26 pinned 45 minutes and son Marcel 6 admitted to Christ Hospital Cincinnati for observation. George Boggs 23 Dayton treated at Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton. State Patrol said Boggs car rear ended the Knott vehicle at high speed and investigators continued this morning.
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Allen Road
Ervin Knott
Huntsville
Ala
Ramona
Marcel
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
George Boggs
Dayton
Fort Hamilton
Hamilton
Boggs
Santa Receives Record Letters From Middletown Children
Santa’s helpers at Goldman Park report 413 letters from Middletown children in 17 days, plus one from a dog named Gretchen asking for a collar and squeaky toys. Letters from Taft and Edison School projects show typical requests for toys, dolls, tricycles, bikes, balls, clothing, and cookies.
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Santa Claus
Middletown
Gretchen
Santa
Park Board
Goldman Park
Mabley & Carew
McAlpin’s
Taft School
Edison School
Regents Seek State Authority to Curb Campus Riots
The Ohio Board of Regents recommended state legislation to let universities suspend or eject students faculty or staff who use campus facilities to incite riots or disrupt education. Trustees currently act under broad powers. the proposal adds due process for disciplinary actions. The Regents also wrestled with Youngstown State University and Ohio University fee requests and criticized OU for lateness while endorsing a calendar and benefits changes.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Board of Regents
General Assembly
Youngstown State University
Ohio University
Youngstown
Community Christmas Tree Raised in Middletown
Middletown residents saw a 14 foot community Christmas tree erected on the esplanade of the Civic Association Building at Broad Street and Manchester Avenue. The event lacked the ceremony of past decades but offered hope to revive old customs next year as David and Paul Habig raised the tree.
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Middletown
Middletown Historical Society
Civic Association
Broad Street
Manchester Avenue
Hurwitz
Broad and
Vanderveer Street
Historical Society
David and
Paul Habig
Man Escapes Serious Injury in Highway Struck Incident
Ronald R. Rapp, 21, of Hamilton, was struck by a car on U S 27 near McGonigle around 12 45 a m. He was treated at Ft Hamilton Hospital for arm and leg injuries and released. Driver John Scott Rinehart, 19, of Wapakoneta said a northbound car obscured the pedestrian and no charges were filed.
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Charles Wilson
Dayton
Verity Parkway
Columbia Avenue
Wilson
Central Avenue
Broad Street
Hamilton
Butler County
U. S. 27
McGonigle
Ronald R. Rapp
Old Oxford Road
Ft. ‘Hamilton Hospital
James Easter
Rapp
John Scott Rinehart
Wapakoneta
Rinehart
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Goldman Ave
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Armco Steel Corp
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Middletown Bar Association
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