Hansel's Proposals Tell Fire Dept Needs in Middletown
Retiring Fire Chief Charles A Hansel urges higher wages, more personnel, and expanded fire prevention. He notes the danger of the job, recalls a major 1940 mill fire, and cites insurance class aims. Assistant Chief Mattson to act as chief January 1, civil service exam planned for early 1971.
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Charles A. Hansel
Hansel
James Mattson
Dale Helsel
Raphael
Bud Hester
Johnny K. Beckett
Carlisle
Middletown
Tax Laws Harm Cincinnati Salvation Army Toy Drive
The Salvation Army in Cincinnati faces a sharp drop in toy donations due to revised tax laws limiting deductibility for corporate donors. Major David Baxendale notes local firms once supplied many of the 13,000 toys, but fewer gifts and higher toy costs push the 1970 program toward 92 thousand dollars, up from 75 thousand in 1969, as families struggle with food costs and charity relies on faith.
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Cincinnati
Salvation Army
U. S. International Revenue Service
David Baxendale
Baxendale
Lions Ring Salvation Army Bells in Downtown Drive
Middletown Lions Club members manned Salvation Army kettles at nine downtown locations and Shopping Center. The entire club participated, collecting a total of 1102.81 dollars in a single-day drive, a spokesperson said.
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Middletown Lions Club
Manning Salvation Army Kettles
Taft Gilligan Spent More Than $1 Million Each In Election
Ohio reports show Democratic Gov John J Gilligan spent about 1.414 million and raised 1.535 million with a 121000 surplus. Republican Sen elect Robert Taft Jr spent about 1.098 million with 640000 net debt. Metzenbaum spent 890 thousand with 922 thousand receipts. Campaign loans included 375k from Gradison Co and 50k from Lloyd Taft. Americans for Taft gave 73,603.
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Taft
Gilligan
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Ted W. Brown
Erecr
John J. Gilligan
Robert Taft Jr
Howard M. Metzenbaum
Roger Cloud
W. D. Gradison & Co
Dixie Terminal
Cincinnati
Gradison Co
Lloyd Taft
Lloyd
Kennedy denies offering resignation blame in interview
In a Buffalo Evening News interview Secretary Kennedy says he wrote a resignation Oct. 31 and discussed it with President Nixon after the Nov. 3 election but was asked to stay. He asserts no policy failure and notes he will remain in the Cabinet as ambassador at large with international finance duties when Connally takes over as Treasury secretary on Feb. 1.
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Buffalo, N.Y
Kennedy
Texas
John B. Connally
Treasury
Rome Sinks Through the Ages as City Submerges
Archaeologists report Rome has sunk about a foot in 15 years, continuing at roughly three quarter inches yearly. Trapped underground water without an outlet causes rise beneath the city center, while the Tiber fails to drain it, unlike Venice which faces real canal-related submersion risks.
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Rome
Venice
Tiber
U S Small Car Sales Rise Amid Industry Shakeup
DETROIT AP Auto sales show strong rise in small cars with imports at record levels. Vega sales were disrupted by the GM strike, but Pintos and Gremlins also perform well. Through the year, 205,057 minicars produced and 133,468 delivered.
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Detroit
U.S
General Motors
Vegas
Man Bound To Jury In Car Theft
Franklin Warren County grand jury bound James Ray Duncan 26 of Yankee Road Middletown on auto theft charge. Judge John B. Tracy set bond at 1000. Duncan accused of stealing William Helton's car in Franklin Dec 11. Traffic fines total 535 for 13 speeders. Fay Schultz 73 fined 50 and costs 25 suspended for improper turn. Billy Collins 24 fined 50 and costs 25 suspended for fictitious registration. Karen Lamb fined 40 and costs 20 suspended for failure to yield. Charles Adams 26 fined 25 for expired license. Douglas Shiner 19 and Janet Whitaker 42 each fined 30 and costs 15 suspended for improper driving. Mrs Jessie Bankston 511 16th Ave Middletown fined 30 and costs 15 suspended for unsafe distance.
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Franklin
James Ray Duncan
Yankee Road
Middletown
Warren County Grand Jury
John B. Tracy
Duncan
William Helton
Fay Schultz
Village
Billy Collins
Dubois Road
Carlisle
Karen Lamb
Elm S&j
Charles Adams
Rt. 1
Douglas Shiner
Maineville
Janet Whitaker
Lebanon
Jessie Bankston
16Th Ave
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Columbia Avenue
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Dayton
No. 2
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Middletown High School
Ohio Mechanics Institute
The
Division of Fire
Althugh
Hansell
Girard Ave
Americans
Robert Goodman
Baltimore
Eric Weise
National
Washington, D. C
Roesseler Bros. Inc
Washington
Secre
David Med
Canven
Gem City Products Middletown
Barbizon
Coats
Misses’, Jrs
Jr. World
Mens Dept
DuPont Zepel
Angel
MENS
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