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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1972
Page
2
Democrats hold a 58 41 House edge with 35 new members and 10 new senators. Governor Gilligan pursues ethics and election reforms while the 110th aims for a tighter schedule and a early budget by January 17.
Franklin city officials report that the Office of Revenue Sharing will open books for adjustment through 1973 after a letter admitted some figures were off. Population and tax effort data used six years earlier led to lower initial payments. The first half of 1972 payment was 28 672 versus 60 000 expected, with retroactive effects on future disbursements.
Life magazine’s final December 29 issue vanishes from major newsstands as collectors snap up copies. Dealers report rapid purchases, with Life printing 500000 extra copies and 5.5 million mailed to subscribers. the publication shuts after 36 years due to financial losses from TV competition and higher postal costs.
New Year’s Eve event at the Middletown Senior Citizens Center will be open to center members only. Earlier reports claimed guests would be admitted. The party starts at 8 p.m. and ends around 12 15 a.m.
Two men were injured when their car went off a curve on Ohio 48 a mile south of Ridgeville. Danny Fox 20 of Beattyville Kentucky and Dick Lee Curtis 27 of Waynesville were taken to Kettering Memorial Hospital by the Clearcreek Life Squad and released after treatment.
Middletown Area Recycling Center MARC seeks fiberboard barrels like those used to pack sweeping compound for stores. Jim Elder chairman in charge of material asks donations contact 423 2543. Center at old Borden Inc plant on Main Street open 2 to 6 p m Tuesdays Thursdays and 8 a m to 2 p m Saturdays.
A two car crash on By Pass 4 at Hamilton Mason Road near Trenton hospitalized one driver and treated another. Jerry Day 21 of 527 Main St Hamilton drove eastbound on Hamilton Mason Road. Norman Couch 27 of Dayton drove southbound on the by pass. Passenger Gerald Couch 16 taken to Mercy Hospital in good condition. Day treated and released at Mercy Hospital.
A South Lebanon man, Wayne Caldwell, is held in Warren County Jail after an armed robbery near Main Street and Broadway in Lebanon. Police say a man with a gun robbed Ray Adkins of about $60 around 1:10 a.m. and Caldwell was arrested nearby. deputies aided the search as the investigation continues.
Gov. Gilligan signed a measure raising pay for county and township officials across Ohio. The law increases salaries for state leaders and eight county offices, with maximum county boosts of up to 22 percent. Township trustees may earn $10 per day for up to 200 days a year.
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