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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1975
Page
2
Intruders forced entry at 104 Forest Glen Drive around 7 p.m. Gerald Wilcox and his wife were restrained as two men searched the house. Wilcox pretended to have a heart attack, causing the pair to flee without taking anything. Police are investigating the attempted burglary.
Jacqueline Brooks 18, of Riverview Drive, remained in intensive care at Middletown Hospital after a two car collision on Erie Avenue Friday. James Harkins fled the scene but was later cited. injured passenger William Kent and Harkins were treated and released.
Malta government bans coffin imports to encourage local industry, outlining protection of domestic producers and shifting burial supply to Maltese manufactures. The move impacts funeral services and regional supply chains.
City Manager Charles Guard said Lebanon plans legal action in Warren County Common Pleas Court related to the four month labor dispute over 18 fired power plant and waterworks workers. AFL CIO supporters attended, while a petition to sell the power plant to Cincinnati Gas & Electric raised rate concerns.
Five area high school students remain hospitalized after a Friday night auto crash at Pinta Avenue and S Main Street. Gregory Back, 15, is in critical condition at Middletown Hospital. Ronda Birch, 15, Ron Jones, 17, and Terry W. Jones, 16, are in fair condition at Middletown and Wright Patterson AFB hospitals. Teresa Edwards, 16, is in Wright Patterson ICU in stabilized condition. Edgewood High School student Tonette Doughman, 17, was killed. Funeral services for Doughman set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial at Butler County Memorial Park. visitation Monday.
Four juvenile boys ages 14 to 16 were arrested after a neighbor spotted them around 7 p.m. attempting to break into a house at 1501 Taylor Ave. They were chased by the neighbor until police arrived and took them into custody. Entry was not gained and nothing was stolen. the youths were released to their parents.
Fire crews responded yesterday at 8 16 p m to an unspecified location for a possible overdose of drugs. A 67 year old woman at 803 14th AveRebecca Bryant was admitted to hospital in good condition after a fall. A 77 year old Quincy Berkley at 520 S Main St had difficulty breathing and was treated and released. Dennis Clark 15 at 1425 Central Ave and 223 Young St was ill and treated and released. An excessive steam event at 404 S Breiel Blvd caused no damage.
The Supreme Court reversed Glenn E. Sargent's drunken driving conviction after finding trial judge prejudice in jury instructions. Sargent had been convicted in Wood County Municipal Court and the 6th District Court of Appeals had also reversed the conviction for prejudicial instructions.
Audience in Middletown smelled smoke during a Disney film scene when a dirigible catches fire. Firefighters found cardboard boxes ignited near a back entrance and the smoke drifting inside. Children playing with matches were blamed. fire was quickly controlled.
The past president of the Cincinnati Association of Life Underwriters will headline the Middletown Life Underwriters Association monthly meeting. Kenneth B. Fowler will present on "Who Are You Talking For?" at Thursday noon at the Bonanza Restaurant on Breiel Boulevard.
Mrs Jack Booth of 4918 Riviera Drive is named Heart Sunday chairman for the Baker County Branch of the American Heart Association. The residential drive starts Feb 23 in Middletown Trenton and Monroe as volunteers join more than two million nationwide in Heart Month activities. Dr James I Scott notes heart disease remains the leading killer with over a million deaths and $20 billion in costs this year. Assistants include Mrs Henry Cope Mrs Margaret Heck Mrs Amos Cruze Mrs George Revelos Mrs Stanley Wagers Mrs Charles Hattery Mrs D C Perry Mrs Robert King Mrs William Hunt Mrs William Kroger Mrs Albert Berns Mrs Leroy Bolin and Mrs Charles Rau.
Ralph Cecil aged 37 of 3410 Jewell Ave was shot and taken to Middletown Hospital around 9 20 last night with a gunshot wound. He was listed in serious condition and details of the incident were not released.
Betty Roberts residence at 6501 Germantown Road lot 31 experienced a furnace problem with no damage reported. North Madison Fire Department responded to the call yesterday.
Episcopal Bishop John H. Burt of Cleveland threatens resignation if the 1976 Minneapolis convention does not authorize ordination of women as priests. He urges church canons be changed to end discrimination, citing ordinations of 11 women last July and urging full personhood for women. The Ohio Diocese convention also discusses world food crisis clergy salaries and Racial Justice Commission ideas.
Ohio observers from three parties describe the first month of the 94th Congress as a clash over reforms. Democrat Ronald Mottl defends chairmen shakeups and proxy voting while Republicans Willis Gradison and Thomas Kindness warn that reform rhetoric may mask partisan power. Gradison predicts a possible strong Republican bloc as the Democrats struggle to unite.
Applications are being accepted for the Armco Girls Association scholarship for 1975 76 at Miami University's Middletown Campus. The program aids Armco women descendants and secondarily Armco employees dependents. Applicants must be single full time students. deadline March 15.
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