Captain Serzan to be Buried at Sea Aboard Miss Flagler
Captain Joseph Serzan 62 of the yacht Miss Flagler has died in Daytona Beach after serving 18 years as commander for the Flagler family. His body lies in his bunk aboard the 48 foot vessel as plans to sink the boat in Atlantic waters proceed after a Catholic priest joins the final voyage. Relatives recall his lifelong wish to be buried at sea and say the yacht will be scuttled with him aboard following a short funeral.
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Daytona Beach
Joseph Serzan
Miss Flagler
Serzan
Flagler
Flagler Matthews
Florida Railroad
Henry M Flagler
Matthews
Serran
Atlantic
POW letters flood Hanoi Paris despite mail delays
U S POWs in Viet Nam reportedly sent a flood of letters through North Vietnamese and Viet Cong representatives in Paris. William J Porter said only families had received mail this year, a drop from last year, as 18 letters were traced to prisoners in South Vietnam. A U S liaison committee member noted progress in mail delivery and promised further inquiry into why some letters were held up.
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New York
Paris
William J. Porter
Mr. Fernandez
United Church of Christ
Committee of Liaison
Fernandes
South Vietnam
South
Cnekesman
Shotgun Fired Into Front Door Of Home On McGuire Ave
A man fired a shotgun at a McGuire Avenue home injuring no one. Patsy Ritchie reported a blast through the front door. pellets hit walls and a window while six shells were found outside. A suspect fled to a late model white car. Nearby, two other incidents included a kicked door and a later false police call.
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McGuire Avenue
Patsy Ritchie
McGuire Ave
Damne Phillabaum
iMamisburg
Bhutto Shifts Mujibur Rahman to House Arrest
President Bhutto says Mujibur Rahman will be released but kept under house arrest as part of a political settlement after the war with India. Bhutto names Nurul Amin as East vice president and signals talks with China before negotiating with India. He also reshuffles West Pakistan governors, retiring four military governors.
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Mujibur
Associated Press
Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Bhutto
West
Agla Desh
India
Mujos
East
Nurul Amin
Peking
China
West Pakistan
Items Found Along Enyroyal Road After Patrols Near Franklin
Warren County deputies on routine patrol along Ennyroyal Road near Franklin found a TV set two typewriters and a movie projector beside the roadside. Col Walter O Bryant said the items’ owner is unknown and a break in at a local prep school is suspected though no thefts have been reported.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Ennyroyal Road
Franklin
Walter O’bryant
Oxford Robbery Case In Middletown Youths Under Trial
The state rested its case in the Oxford robbery trial of Middletown youths Howard Mathew Fleet wodd and Brandon D. Hampton. Testimony covered a car search revealing a wallet and items traced to Bruce Hampton, with evidence tied to the March 31 hold up of Ruhlmans Grocery on W High Street. Defense witnesses were anticipated. the defendants may not testify.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Oxford
Court of
Butler County Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Ralph Martin
Oxford Police Department
Howard Mathew Fleetwodd
10Th Ave
Brandon D. Hampton
Curtis St
Ruhlman's Grocery
W. High Street
Martin
Hampton
Bruce
Curtis
Bruce Hampton
Brandon
Walter Reynolds
Fred Stephens
Miami University Security Force
Stephens
University Center
Rotary Clubs To Host Christmas Party Tomorrow
Middletown and Hamilton Rotary Clubs will host a Christmas party for 45 Butler County Adult Activity Center members tomorrow at the New Miami center. The event includes Christmas gifts and notes its ties to the New Miami and Middletown Workshop participants.
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Middletown
Hamilton
Butler County Adult Activity Center
New Miami
New
Armco Lays Off Prior 356 Workers. 29 Recalled at Middletown
Twenty-nine laid off Armco Steel Corp Middletown Works employees returned to work just before Christmas. The move, announced by works manager Jim Townsley, is effective immediately and leaves 257 still on layoff. Armco had cut 356 workers here and in Hamilton this fall. those remaining on layoff were hired on or after March.
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Armco Steel Corp
Middletown
Jim Townsley
Armco
Hamilton
First American dies in Vietnam remembered 1961
Ten years ago, James Thomas Davis of a Tennessee town became the first American to die in action in Vietnam. Defense records note 45,615 KIA and 304,255 wounded since then. Army dedicates a headquarters at Fort Devens in Davis name. he was 26, an adviser nine months. Davis and 106 South Vietnamese soldiers died in a Viet Cong ambush and mine blast.
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Wes Tern
James Thomas Davis
Middle Tennessee
Vietnam
Defense Department
Army
Davis
Ft. Devins
Mass
Devis
Snake Found In Apartment In Columbus
Police captured a 30 pound eight foot boa constrictor in the air ducts of an Columbus apartment building after a resident opened a blocked vent. The snake, believed to have escaped from its owner who left town, was placed in a large metal can and handed to the Columbus Zoo.
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Columbus
Obie
Columbus Zoo
First Banc Adds 13th Affiliate in Ohio
First Banc Group of Ohio Inc announces a 10 percent stock dividend payable by directors and that First National Bank & Trust Co of Ravenna will become the seventh affiliate. The exchange values the Ravenna shares at about 7.7 million dollars, with Ravenna's resources totaling 64 million across four Portage County offices.
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Columbus, Ohio
First Banc Group of Ohio, Inc
City National Bank of Columbus
First National Bank & Trust Co
Ravenna
John G. McCoy
Ravenna Bank
First Banc Group
First National Bank
First National Bank of Ravenna
Portage County
Artificial Tree Not For Ecologist
MADISON Wis. AP An artificial Christmas tree may not be as good for the environment as the ecology minded buyer thinks a forestry researcher reports Gordon Cunningham of the University of Wisconsin said few evergreens are cut in forests for season trimmings and most come from tree farms designed to meet holiday demands Artificial trees he said often add to waste disposal problems while genuine evergreens have built in recycling qualities.
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Madison. Wis
Gordon Cunningham
University of Wisconsin
Troop 1 Boy Scout Campout At Camp Hook Event
Members of Boy Scout Troop 1 sponsored by First Presbyterian Church held an investiture ceremony and Christmas party at Camp Hook. Randy Conn joined the troop while leaders Dave Meeker Jim Roney and Chris Lockmeyer were honored. The group completed a conservation project during the campout.
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Camp Hook
Boy Scout Troop 1
First
Obituary Notices Surviving Family Members Named
Surviving are her husband Robert a son ee Messmer and a daughter Mrs Marilyas Mclntosh residing Manchester Road a sister Mrs Audrey Daniels of Pittsburgh Pa and five grandchildren. Services will be held at 10 officiating burial at Woodhill Cemetery Franklin Friends may call Thursday 7 to 9 pm at the funeral home.
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Robert
Ee Messmer
Marilyas Mclntosh
Manchester Road
Audrey Daniels
Pittsburgh
Woodhill Cemetery
Franklin
Obituary: Ralph Terry Sr of South Lebanon dies at 57
Ralph Terry Sr age 57 of 385 Morrow Road South Lebanon died Tuesday at Kettering Memorial Hospital after a period as a patient. He was a self employed carpenter. Survived by wife Dorothy two sons Kenneth of Newcastle Pa and Jr at home a daughter Blanche at home and three grandchildren. Services 7:30 pm Thursday at Oswald Funeral Home with viewing after 4 pm Burial Bryant Cemetery Jackson Ky.
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Lebanon
Ralph Terry
Morrow Road
South
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Terry
Dorothy
Kenneth
Newcastle
Blanche
Oswald Funeral Home
Bryant Cemetery
Eor Jackson
Hamilton Deaths Otto Block and Glenn Parsons
Otto Block 82 of 3777 Princeton Road dies. Services 2 p.m. Thursday. Glenn Parsons 47 of 123 Eaton Ave dies. Services today. Funeral details from Webb and Brown Daw son.
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Otto Block
Princeton
Webb
Glenn Parsons
Eaton Ave
Brown- Dawson
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Ralph Terry Sr
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