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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1977
Page
13
The Fraternal Order of Police again rejects the 1977 city wage package in a vote taken last week. The proposal included a 52 percent pay raise and fringe benefits. Meeting reportedly lengthy as officers discussed the offer while licermen refused to discuss without an official FOP statement.
Registration remains open for The Atoms of Opera tomorrow at Miami University Middletown. The workshop runs 1 3 and 7 9 p.m. in Dave Finkelman Auditorium with Puccini Madame Butterfly Sunday at 7 am. Cost is $1, free for MUM students and season ticket holders. Call 422-2741 ext 214 to register.
Local weather observer C. T Morningstar notes January 1977 had 12 sub zero days with a record 21 below on Jan 17 and an entire 24 hour period below zero on Jan 16. The month averaged 13 degrees above zero with 19 inches of snow and 1.65 inches of precipitation. A thunder snow event on Jan 26 linked to a lightning flash, a rarity since 1966. February offers relief.
Middletown Senior Citizens Center will close all week due to an emergency fuel situation. All activities and meetings are canceled with reopening planned for February 7. A senior shuttle will operate tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for emergencies only. The annual business meeting and February events are rescheduled or canceled, with March as a weather-permitting target.
In Winchester Ohio three children Russell Myers Jr aged 5 Paul Myers aged 4 and their cousin Betty Ann Thacker aged 4 died Monday as a fuel oil stove used to heat the trailer malfunctioned. Their parents watched the blaze and could not save them as the trailer burned.
Franklin and Preble Shawnee districts close for the rest of the week amid fuel oil and road conditions. Valley View adopts split shifts at the electric heated high school with adjusted bus routes and no lunches. Middletown and other Cincinnati area schools face curtailments. Fenwick and John XXIII join closures. Carlisle and Clearcreek districts reopen on altered schedules. Butler County districts mostly operate on Plan B with delayed starts.
Local residents are urged to call ahead as many stores and eateries cut hours or close due to weather and gas shortages. MecAlpin Co Towne Mall will open noon to 8 pm weeknights and noon to 5 40 pm Sundays, with other outlets like Penney's and Rink's adjusting schedules. Some 24 hour operations remain, while others restrict thermostats and hours. changes are daily and temporary until the energy emergency ends.
The Middletown Dog Training Club canceled its Wednesday 7 pm dog training session at the National Guard Armory due to energy and weather conditions. The notice affects participants and their dogs expecting the class.
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