Armco veteran John Draut dies at 106 in Middletown
John Frederick Draut Sr. 1718 Yankee Road died yesterday at Otterbein Home near Lebanon at age 106 after a long illness. He joined Armco Steel in 1901 as a millwright and retired in 1941 as a leveler operator. Survived by two daughters and a son, his family had many Armco ties. Visitation is Tuesday with services Wednesday at McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home and burial at Woodside Cemetery.
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John Frederick Draut Sr
Yankee Road
Otterbein
Lebanon
Draut
Middletown
Cincinnati
Armco Steel Corp
American “Rolling Mill Co
Old East ‘Works
Armco
Stephanie Marie Koch
Jeffery Koch
Oelwein
Iowa
Paul Alexander
James Koch
Oregonia
Joseph R. Baker & Son
John Jennings
Woodside Cemetery
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Funeral Home
Lewis H. Thompson
118 year old ex slave Ella Franklin dies in Mississippi
Ella Franklin, who claimed to be 118 and spoke of her years as a slave, died Saturday in Jackson Mississippi. Her grandson Warren Lee 69 said she was weighed 65 pounds and had recently stopped talking or eating after being taken to a hospital.
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Ella Franklin
Franklin
Warren Lee
Lee
Nixon pictures used by Golda Meir campaign in Israel
Premier Golda Meir’s political group mobilized about 80 000 supporters for a New Year’s Eve vote. Campaign ads featured pictures of President Nixon and a US Air Force Galaxy delivering arms during the October war. The Labor party touted security and peace while facing an opposition Likud claim of more than mere errors.
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Tel Aviv
Golda Meir
Nixon
Journal deadlines outlined for New Year week
The Journal sets earlier deadlines on New Year’s Day. Sports news due by 8 a.m. obituaries and general news by 10 a.m. Want ads require a Monday 5 p.m. cutoff for Tuesday’s paper and Tuesday 10 a.m. for Wednesday listings.
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Avalanche Fatality At Park City West Ski Slope
Rex I. Potter a 30 year old ski instructor from Salt Lake City died in an avalanche at Park City West resort. Fellow instructor Lester Perry 22 suffered a sprained ankle while Richard Parker 23 escaped injury. Over 2 feet of snow had fallen. the slide occurred around 11 30 a.m. MST in a back area not on regular runs.
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Park City, Utah
Park City West Resort
Summit County
Ron Robinson
Rex I. Potter
Salt Lake City
Frost
Lester Perry
Perry
Richard Parker
Skylab 3 astronauts photograph comet Kohoutek in space walk
Skylab 3 astronauts Gerald Carr and Edward Gibson walked 12:29 p.m. EST to photograph comet Kohoutek after a sun close approach. William Pogue remained aboard to guide maneuvers as Carr and Gibson set cameras for a study of the comet’s glowing cloud and composition.
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Gibson
William R. Pogue
Kohoutek
Carr and Pogue
Space Station
Carr and
Middletown program links students with local employers
More than 25 representatives from area business and the armed forces will attend Middletown High School Thursday for the MHS counseling department’s Thursday Night program. The event runs 7 to 9 p.m. in the cafeteria and targets students and parents from Middletown Lemon Monroe and Fenwick high schools.
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Middletown High School
MHS Counseling Department
MHS Adult Education Department
Middletown Area
Shell planning price increase for gasoline dealers
Houston AP reports Shell Oil Co. may announce a price hike for gasoline sold to dealers with details not yet decided. A spokesman said a Monday announcement is possible and that reports of a 7 to 10 cent rise, effective Jan 1, are too high. Previously Shell raised prices 3.2 cents on Dec 1.
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Houston (Ap
Shell Oil Co
Detroit
Shell
Cost of Living Council
Post Office to be closed New Year's Day
The Verity Parkway post office will close from noon Monday to 8 a.m. Wednesday per Postmaster Frank Dobrozsi. Regular mail deliveries will occur Monday along with perishable and parcel post packages.
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Verity Parkway
Frank Dobrozsi
Oil import alliance urged to counter OPEC power
Rep. Robert Steele of Connecticut tells the House Foreign Affairs Committee a coalition of oil importing nations should be formed to balance OPEC, which has coordinated oil boycotts as the chief organizing force.
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Robert Steele
Rconn
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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