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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1970

Page

3

Cookie Drive Signals Girl Scout Fundraiser Returns

Door bells will ring next week as "girls in green" start taking cookie orders through February 13. Orders placed now guarantee April delivery with no payment until delivery April 6-20. Boxes cost 50 cents, with 5 cents per box supporting troops and council services including camps and operations. Call Mrs. Thomas Fry at 746-5587 to place an order.

Green Great Rivers Girl Scout Council Thomas Fry Moore Drive Franklin

Heidelberg student leads Lukens support group

Lukens group at Heidelberg College in Tiffin is chaired by Rick Leichty son of Mr and Mrs Richard A Leichty of 3610 Poinciana Road He is a senior economist major and leads students backing Donald E Lukens for governor The group collaborates with Young Ohioans for Lukens Leichty is a former Heidelberg Young Republicans vice chairman and serves as senior dorm counselor and Economics Club member

Rick Leichty Richard A. Leichty Poinciana Road Heidelberg College Tiffin Donald E. ‘Buz Lukens Leichty Heidelberg Ohio Young Ohioans For Lukens Young Republicans Economics Club Middletown High School

Prisoner cites probation violation to escape inlaws

James Austin Shaffer of Dover told Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court he violated probation on purpose to be sent to prison. Judge Raymond C. Rice sentenced him to one to 15 years in the Ohio Penitentiary for revoking probation by a long Western trip without permission purchasing a firearm and associating with other probationers.

New Philadelphia Ohio James Austin Shaffer Dover Tuscarawas County Dommion Pleas Court Raymond C. Rice

Ike’s Grandson Enlists in Naval Reserve at White House

David Eisenhower, 21, son-in-law of President Nixon and grandson of Dwight D. Eisenhower, took a formal oath at the White House to join the U.S. Naval Reserve. He plans to graduate from Amherst College in June, attend officer candidate school at Newport, and serve three years on active duty followed by three in the inactive reserve.

Washington David Eisenhower Nixon Dwight D. Eisenhower U.s.naval Reserve White House Julie Navy Amherst College Newport R.I Reserve Naval Reserve

Lebanon Boy Wins Auditions at Middletown Symphony

A 17 year old Lebanon High School student, Keith Kirby, won the vocal division with a baritone solo from Cavallieri. He will perform the same piece with the Middletown Symphony on April 12. Second place went to Stann Seidner, an 18 year old Middletown High School student, who will serve as alternate if Kirby cannot sing. An honorable mention in instruments went to violinist Susan Boni of Middletown High School.

Lebanon Middletown Symphony Roosevelt Middle School Keith Kirby Lebanon High School Stann Seidner Charlene Seidner Richardson Drive Liedner Middletown High School Verdi Ramsdell Kirby Susan Boni Robert Boni Fisher Ave Bach Hannah Wren

Four Children Die in West Side Columbus Fire

Four Burton children aged 8, 7, 5, and 4 died in a West Side Columbus fire. Their sister Faye, 14, escaped after guiding her siblings. neighbors helped her break a window to reach safety. The mother was at Mt. Carmel Hospital and the father was found unconscious, treated for smoke inhalation.

Columbus, Ohio West Side Columbus Andrew Burton Anita Cynthia Andrea Anthony Faye Mt. Carmel Hospital Grant Hospital

Twentieth Mission explores love and life in wartime

Malcolm Sedam's two act verse play centers on five WWII Pacific theater pilots facing death and duty. The script blends dreamlike longing with brutal combat to affirm faith in love as redemption. Director David L. Ballard guided a veteran cast including Reg Combs and William Harrison in a chamber production by Community Players of Middletown.

Susan Lersch Malcolm Sedam Dave Finkelman Mr. Sedam Sedam Reg Combs David L. Ballard Middletown Armco Steel

War Is a Series of Mistakes in Pilot Training Message

In an effective staging the audience is addressed as pilots with warnings and prayers. Mid anticipation a line echoes that war is a series of mistakes. Characters reveal themselves plainly as faith rests not in the man but in the fighter lead.

Laras Named to State Board Executive Committee

Local businessman Pete Laras was named to the executive committee of the Committee on Employment of the Handicapped by Governor James Rhodes. He will represent Zone 7, covering Hamilton and Butler counties, and attend a meeting Monday at 10 30 a.m. at the governor's mansion in Columbus. Laras presides over Mathews Cleaners and Head to Toe Service at 1015 Central Ave and is active in civic projects including Ahepa chapters.

Pete Laras Committee On Employment of the Handicapped James Rhodes Laras Hamilton Butler Governor’s Mansion Columbus Mathews Cleaners Central Ave

Violinists in Demand as West German Orchestras Short of Talent

A survey shows a shortage of young musicians in West Germany with 10 percent of vacancies unfilled. The most acute need is for violinists in Munich and other orchestras and musical groups.

Munich

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