City OKs 7 percent raises for four employee groups
The City Commission approved two year pay deals for patrolmen hourly employees and two water plant groups, granting 7 percent in 1978 and 6 percent in 1979 with 1979 open to negotiations if CPI rises. Firefighters remain unresolved. next meeting Jan 4. The panel also approved 1.18 million for 1977 expenses and a 36.7 million interim 1978 budget.
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Dale Helsel
Helsel
Mary Alice Mack
Robert Ritter
Ritter
Fire starts under house in Gratis house near water pipe thaw
Firefighters were called at 8:30 p.m. to extinguish a small fire under Mike Wilson’s home on 3 East Street Gratis. Wilson had been thawing pipes with a torch and ignited wood beneath the house. Damage was estimated at 150 dollars.
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Gratis
Mike Wilson
East St
Wilson
Larry Hollenbaugh
Hollenbaugh
Body Found In Field Prompts UC Coed Death Probe
An 18-year-old University of Cincinnati freshman Nancy Afin Theobald was found dead in a rural Butler County field. Autopsy shows she was strangled. Investigators seek her movements before she disappeared November 16 after leaving a UC area restaurant where she worked. Theobald lived with relatives near campus. her father Dr Jerry Theobald is identified.
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Hamilton
University of Cincinnati
Nancy Afin Theobald
Union Township
Butler County Sheriff's Department
Cincinnati
Indian Hills High School
Jerry Theobald
Pompano Beach
Fla
Theobald
Cincinnati Zoo
Nightlife brims for New Year in Middletown area
Local night spots anticipate huge crowds for New Year’s Eve with DAV Hall West Middletown and Eagles lodge near capacity. Reservations surge at Steel City Grill and FOE new quarters as venues offer all inclusive packages and no reservation policy. Numerous bars, clubs, and restaurants report strong interest, with Ernesto’s Restaurant promoting a $15 night and Sons of Italy joining celebrations downtown.
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Times Square
Middletown
Holiday Inn
Jeff Mathias
DAV
West Middletown
Eagle's Lodge
S. Main Street
Herb Kidd
A&p
First Ave
Central* Avenue
Howard Johnson
John Shumate
Stan
Fritz
Monroe
Hughies
Ernesto
Taxes Not Rising Much for Butler County Homeowners
Butler County tax rates were approved with small increases over last year. 1978 reassessments take effect in 1979, bills mailed late January, due 30 days after mailing. Extensions may push payment to late February. Rates vary by district, with Middletown at 34.43 per 1000 and area districts ranging from about 29 to 42 dollars per 1000 in assessed value.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Mark Wendel
Wendel
Middletown Corporation
Joseph Magdich
Middletown
Hamilton City
Fairfield
Oxford City
Middletown Area
Water heater fault blamed for house fire in Madison Township
An electrical short in a water heater control caused a fire at the mobile home of John Rose Lot 383 in the Oztainna Mobile Home Park at 6501 Germantown Road Madison Township. Firefighters were dispatched at 3 30 p m and arrived shortly after.
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John Rose
Oztaiina
Germantown Road
Madison Township
Trenton Police Face Telephone Outages
Trenton police reported telephone trouble with the nonemergency line out of service for about 45 minutes and again for a few minutes. Callers needing help were advised to reach the operator and relay messages to local police through the office.
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Trenton
Butler County Sheriff's Office
Library hours brief for New Year weekend
The Middletown Public Library will stay open today until 8 30 p m and close at noon tomorrow for the New Year weekend. It will be closed all day Monday and resume regular hours on Tuesday.
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Middletown
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James W. Saunders
Thomas C. Blake
Sheldon A. Strand
G Walter Weber
First Baptist Church
Ohio
Columbus
UC Coed
Steel City Grill
Trenton Corporation
Lemon Township
Middletown City
Monroe Corporation
Edgewood
Madison
Wayne Township
Seven Mile Corporation
Jacksonburg Corporation
Shawnee
Liberty Township
Lakota
ELITE
Treaton
Springboro
Montgomery Ward
North University
Iwvath
Central Ave
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