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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1970
Page
5
Marriage declared void as surgery cannot alter sex says judge
High Court Judge Sir Roger Ormrod ruled that surgery cannot change a person’s sex and annulled the 1963 Gibraltar marriage of April Ashley and Arthur Cameron Corbett. Ashley, born George Jamieson, argued she is a woman. Corbett claimed incapacity and nonconsummation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
High Court
Sir Roger Ormrod
April Ashley
Arthur Cameron Corbett
Ormrod
Miss Ashley
Corbett
Gibraltar
George Jamieson
Jamieson
Lord Rowallan
Local Man Found Guilty In Robbery
A Butler County Common Pleas jury found Charles Spencer a former Middletown resident guilty of unarmed robbery. He robbed Walter Grey of Hamilton of 470 dollars on July 5 in Middletown. Spencer, already in the Ohio Penitentiary, will serve a new sentence consecutively. Hearing for co-defendant William Day is pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Court of
Butler County Common Pleas
Robert L. Marrs
Middletown
Charles Spencer
Glenn Ave
Walter Grey
William Day
Spencer
Ohio
Coon Hound Killed by Bullet From Rifle
David Blanton reports his Walker Coon hound valued at 300 dollars was shot and killed by a .22 caliber rifle yesterday afternoon near 6710 No Mans Road. Deputies investigated the lethal incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Blanton
No Mans Road
Scouts To Hear Jamboree Report
Paul Griffin and Ken Yarber will speak on The Boy Scouts for America Jamboree at Farragut State Park Idaho at the Kiwanis Club meeting at noon Thursday in the Manchester Motor Inn Russell L Efker is program chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Griffin
Ken Yarber
Boy Scouts For America
Farrragut State Park
Idaho
Kiwanis Club
Manchester Motor Inn
Russell L. Efker
Rhodes Welcomes Federal Fire Probe
Gov James Rhodes urged his advisory committee on nursing home fires to let recommendations surface for possible legislation. He welcomed a federal investigation into the Harmar nursing home fire that killed 31. The panel will review fire and smoke prevention methods with members including Eugene Rogers Gerald Vernotzy Theron Wright and Stephen Lance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
James Rhodes
Special Advisory Committee On
Rhodes
Marietta
General Assembly
Harmar Nursing Home
Samuel P. Sides
Sides
Eugene E. Rogers
Bedford
Heights
Ohio Fire Chiefs Association
Gerald Vernotzy
Akron
Theron Wright
Ohio Inspection Bureau
Stephen E. Lance
Ohio State University
Tonight's Movies: Along Came a Spider and Shake Hands with the Devil
Channel listings show 8:30 PM on channels 12 and 16 for Along Came a Spider starring Suzanne Pleshette as a widow seeking vengeance for her scientist husband's death in 1969. 9 Channel 22 features Shake Hands with the Devil about Ireland's Rebellion with James Cagney in 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzanne Pleshette
Ireland
James Cagney
The Movie Murderer review and ratings roundup
NBC aired The Movie Murderer as part of World Premiere but the ambitious suspense story dragged with weak structure. Arthur Kennedy anchors the tale of arson and pursuit, with subplots and many side characters. overall the film falters though some visual tricks appear. Nielsen week shows My Sweet Charlie top film, Hombre gains. NBC leads ratings 22.1 to 20.8 to 17.9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
NBC
Arthur Kennedy
My Sweet
Charlie
Patty Duke
al Freeman Jr
ABC
CBS
Middletown Senior Citizens Plan 17th Anniversary Programs
Middletown Area Senior Citizens, Inc. marks its seventeenth anniversary with an open house at the Senior Citizen Center on Columbia Avenue from 1 30 to 5 p m. Guest speakers include Mrs Roth Bertsch and soloists Mrs Winifred Sabo and Mrs Helen Ramsdell. Alene Robertson will attend the anniversary dance from 8 p m to midnight with The Chapman Trio. The center, founded Feb 4 1953, has about 450 members and is open 10 a m to 5 p m Monday through Friday. eligibility is for residents aged 60 or over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Area
Senior Citizens, Inc
Senior Citizen Center
Columbia Ave
Roth Bertsch
Senior Citizens
Hamilton
Winifred Sabo
Helen Ramsdell
Alene Robertson
Coney Island
Chapman Trio
Edward Rusk
the Golden Age Club Inc
Sor
Middletown
Civic Center
Betty Knox
Inj
Oslo Folk Museum marks 75th anniversary
The Norwegian Folk Museum in Oslo celebrated its 75th anniversary with ceremonies and exhibitions highlighting its history and culture. Notable attendees included museum staff and regional cultural officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Supreme Court OKs Great Northern Pacific Merger
The Supreme Court on a 7-0 vote approved the merger of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads forming the Great Northern Pacific & Burlington. The decision upheld worker protections and efficiency gains, with assets of about 2.8 billion dollars and over 26,500 miles of track from Chicago to Seattle and to the Gulf of Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Justice Department
Great Northern Pacific & Burlington
Chicago
Seattle
Canadian
Gulf of Mexico
Burger
Congress
Burlington & Quincy
Pacific Coast
Spokane
Portland
William O. Douglas
Wanted Man Gets 9 Year Prison Term
George E. Wells, once among the FBI's 10 most wanted, was sentenced to nine years for interstate transport and sale of $50,009 in stolen coins. The terms run concurrently. The case ties to Norman Kanserski of Middleburg Heights and a Springfield, Illinois buyer. Wells, 53, also had a prior murder conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, Ohio
FBI
George E. Wells
Middleburg Heights
Norman J. Kanserski
Springfield
Ill
U.S. District Court
William L. Thomas
Wells
Kanierski
Akron
Ohio
Local Man Elected To Union Post
James Ronto of 702 The Alameda, an employee of The Black Clawson Co., has been elected business representative of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers district 13. He will have an office in Dayton and serve machinists at 24 area companies and members of local unions 2275 Manchester Machine Co 1312 Magnode Products and 1850 Black Clawson Shuttle Division. Ronto has been president chairman of the shop committee incentive steward and was vice president of district 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ronto
Alameda
Black Clawson Co
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Ronto
Dayton
Manchester Machine Co
Magnode
Black Clawson
District 13
Lions Hear Credit Service Talk By Cincinnati Expert
Harry C. Kasson of the Credit Bureau of Cincinnati will address the Lions Club at noon Thursday in the Manchester Motor Inn on the topic Credit Serves You.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. Kasson
The
Credit Bureau of Cincinnati
Lions Club
Manchester Motor Inn
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U.S
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