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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1975

Page

2

Bank Robbery Suspects Nabbed In Middletown Branch

Dayton men John Edwin Waite and Willard A. Suttles were arrested in a Park Lane Apartments lot after the University branch of the First National Bank of Middletown robbery. FBI agents and police say federal charges and organized crime counts are likely. undisclosed cash was recovered. The heist occurred at 6:36 p.m. with ski masked gunmen taking money from three drawers.

Dayton City University First National Bank of Middletown Sunset St John Edwin Waite Willard A. Suttles FBI Park Lane Apartments Montgomery County Sheriff's Office

Robbery at Monroe King Kwik leads to arrests

Two suspects were arrested by Middletown police after a nighttime robbery at the Monroe King Kwik on 28 S Main St at 10 03 last night. They were taken into custody about 10 20 p m in front of the Palm Grille at 915 Eighth St. One suspect is described as 16 to 17 years old and the other as 19 to 20.

Middletown King Kwik S. Main St Monroe Palm Eighth St

Trade Fair tops local JA program with record sales

Seventeen Junior Achievement companies sold 2368.91 in products at the downtown Mall Trade Fair, an all time high. Aeronca Skyrockets led with 508 in sales. averages per company surpassed 139, far above prior 30 to 40. Judges included Pat Inwood and Steve Rosenthal. Coloring contest drew 300 plus entrants with Yogi Bear and Scooby Doo themes.

David Stitt Aeronca Skyrockets Starmco Bc's Aeronca Pat Inwood Office Outfitters Steve Rosenthal Mabley & Carew Mall Merchants Association Dick Poirier Jim Howard Franklin Junior High School The Achievers Association Kings Island Yogi Bear Stitt

New York approves tax hikes for firms and banks

Gov. Carey signed bills raising corporation and bank taxes by 600 million dollars, with broader plans for potential further increases after the January 1976 session. The tax move faced opposition over higher business costs and consumer prices, while a companion bill would shift sales tax collection to monthly.

Albany N.Y Hugh Carey New York State Ee Oe Carey Capitol Senate Warren Anderson Department of Taxation and Finance State Racing and Wagering Board

Truck-bus collision on Clinton cuts power in Trenton

A pickup sideswiped a school bus on N Clinton Street near Second Avenue at 10 50 am, pushing the bus into a utility pole and downing an electric feeder wire. Power was off until 11 35 pm. Marvin L. Ricke 40 of Trenton faced an unsafe lane change charge. Bus damage 200 truck 150.

N. Clinton Street Second Avenue Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co Marvin L. Ricke Kenwood Lane Trenton

Youth 11 Dies Playing Basketball at School

An autopsy will be performed on an 11 year old Price Hill boy who collapsed and died while playing basketball at Holy Family School in Cincinnati. Hamilton County Coroner's office says results will be announced next week.

Cincinnati Price Hill Eugene Mary Holy Family School Hamilton County

Cincinnati Police Chief Goodin Suspended Over Indictments

Cincinnati City Manager William Donaldson says even if Chief Carl Goodin is exonerated, reinstatement is unlikely after his suspension along with six other officers as a Hamilton County Grand Jury indicted them on improprieties. Myron Leistler, 46, named acting police chief in the wake of the suspensions.

Cincinnati (Ap William Donaldson Carl Goodin Donaldson Cincinnati Goodin Hamilton County Charles P. Taft Myron J. Leistler

Bandits Rob Elite Ice Cream Shop At Gunpoint

Police hunt two men after a robbery at the Elite Ice Cream and Candy Shop on 1700 S University Blvd at 8 p.m. A gray cash box was seized from a woman clerk as the suspects fled after tearing the phone from the wall. One robber allegedly carried a single barrel shotgun with a pistol grip.

S. University Blvd

Last refugees leave Fort Chaffee resettlement camp

The United States formally ends its direct role in resettling Indochina refugees as 26 people depart Fort Chaffee Ark for new homes across the country. Since the fall of Saigon, 140,730 refugees found homes nationwide with California sponsoring 26,850, Texas 8,780, and Florida 5,274.

FT. Chaffee Ark Indochina America State Department Phyllis Young Miss Young U.S South Vietnam Chaffee Camp Pendleton Calif Indiantown Gap Eglin Air Force Base Fla David Pryor Sen Dale Bumpers Dark American Samoa Puerto Rico California Texas Florida

Iceland volcano intensifies with lava flow near Myvatn

Volcanic eruption tears a mile-wide crack in Mt Leirhnukur, lava pours down snow covered slopes near Krafla. No injuries reported though evacuation discussions rise as tremors threaten a larger blast. Lake Myvatn area residents and workers at a nearby geothermal site face possible danger.

Reykjavik Iceland Leirhnukur Arctic Circle Lake Leirhnukur-Krafla Krakatoa Krafla Surtsey Heimaey Vestmannaeyjar Islands

Youth Struck During Robbery At King Kwik Market

Butler County deputies report an 18 year old clerk Mark Combs of Middletown was struck with a pop bottle during a robbery at the King Kwik Minit Market on Hamilton Middletown Road at 12 20 am yesterday. The amount taken was undetermined and he did not require hospital treatment.

Hamilton-Middletown Road Butler County Mark Combs Hawkins Road Middletown

Suspect Held After Lincoln Street Stabbing

Police questioned a suspect late last night in a possible homicide on Lincoln Street where a man was stabbed to death. Emergency responders found the victim outside near the street at 9:47 p.m. The suspect was arrested near 14th Avenue and University Boulevard. No further details were available.

Lincoln Street Middletown Lincoln St 14Th Avenue University Boulevard

Vandalism Drop Seen After School Security Installations

In Columbus area schools 14 public campuses installed listening devices near entrances and offices cutting vandalism from about 10000 dollars yearly to near zero. The system costs 6720 dollars annually and is monitored by the private security firm with immediate police and school notification. Other buildings in the district plan similar systems.

Columbus, Ohio Columbus Area

Ohio election law guide pamphlet issued in 1976

Secretary of State Ted W. Brown distributes a 1976 edition of a Se guide pamphlet to acquaint candidates with key provisions of Ohio election law. Copies are available from local county election boards or the secretary of state.

Columbus Ohio Ted W. Brown

Wittenberg University Receives Lutheran Grant

Springfield Ohio Wittenberg University has been awarded a five thousand dollar grant from the Lutheran Church in America through the 1975 76 College Grants College Projects program.

Springfield, Ohio Wittenberg University The Lutheran Church In America

Obituary of Mildred Pardonner 70 of 106 Dorset St

Mrs Mildred Pardonner 70 of 106 Dorset Street died yesterday afternoon in Middletown Hospital ER after transfer from Barbara Park Convalescent Center where she had been a patient three months. Born in Decatur Indiana she lived here 15 years. Survivors include her husband Paul a son James Boyd Middletown two daughters Julie Spratt Farmington Michigan and Patricia Smith Piqua two sisters Beatrice Farneman Tulsa and Muriel Krick Decatur and six grandchildren. Services at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church Dr Robert G Scully officiating. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home tomorrow 7 to 9 p.m.

Mildred Pardonner Dorset St Middletown Hospital Barbara Park Pardonner Decatur Ind Paul James Boyd Middletown Julie Spratt Farmington Mich Patricia Smith Piqua Beatrice Farneman Tulsa Okla Muriel Krick First United Methodist Church Robert G. Scully Woodside Cemetery McCoy-Leffler

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Anderson Assembly Butler County Adult Training Center Garden Manor Wendt Lake Myvatn Johns-Manville Mt. Leichnukur Gudmundur I. Sigvaldson Nordic Volcanic Institute Your Heart Association Oscar Koeppel Wildred Pardonner Union Sanitary Sweepstakes Robert Jackson Clinton Middletown Union Sanitary 5 Park St Second Ave Grand Ave Gideon Rd Peasttown Trenton Shopping Center Carlisle Fri Sol Schneider Central Ave
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