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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1971
Page
9
Highway patrols warn of slick icy roads with six accidents in Butler County and thirteen in Eaton area. Osu and Ohio 35 40 near Indiana closed. Warren County reports three crashes. several rural drifts but most roads open. One fatality reported in Eaton area.
City police and Judge Lamb note a paradox as jailed drunks gain some perverse benefits from confinement. A repeat DWI offender faces fines and license suspensions, yet earns jail credit at ten dollars per day, reducing time served while insurance costs climb. The Thursday jail census shows a small facility with limited meals and beds, accommodating weekend DWI weekenders in crowded conditions.
Karen Kirby, the 31 year old staff lawyer for Butler County Legal Assistance Association, urges group action to protect the rights of the common man. She notes water shutoffs and health orders affecting unaware tenants and advocates collective effort to address systemic issues.
A rash of traffic incidents after rain and heavy snow left Middletown with sixteen reported accidents between yesterday morning and this morning. No serious injuries. one driver with a scalp laceration sought medical care. Grover B. Burnett faced charges including fleeing the scene, driving while intoxicated, and registration transfer failures after two crashes in the 1300 block of Manchester Avenue and Central Avenue.
A head on collision on Ohio 35 two miles west of Eaton left William D Damron of Branchland West Virginia dead on arrival at Reid Memorial Hospital and Joseph F Drummond of South Point Ohio in critical condition. The driver Stephen Cunningham of Camden Ohio was not injured and investigators continue to determine the cause. Conflicting reports initially identified the deceased as either Drummond or Damron.
Sophomore Rick Barry leads about 400 Middletown High School students signing a petition against CG&E pollution. They seek action by the city Air Pollution Control Appeals Board over a Cin Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co generating unit blamed for smoky emissions.
A humorous sign on a football coach’s door proclaims that winning isn’t everything but it beats finishing second, reflecting lighthearted attitudes toward rivalry and success this season.
Corn Strain aged 39 of 3126 Andrew Street died at 3 p m Friday at Middletown Hospital after a year of illness. She was admitted January 27 and survived by a brother and sister in Middletown. The Oswald Funeral Home in Lebanon will handle arrangements.
Mrs Ellen Bartels 78 of 855 Stahlheber Road dies with services at 2 p.m. Monday Klaus Weigel. Miss Martha Smith 87 of 220 Progress Ave to have services 10 a.m. Monday Klaus Weigel. Frank Beierle 60 of 1221 Millville Ave Mass of the Resurrection 10 a.m. Monday St Josephs Church. Mrs Dorothy Powell 70 of 2150 New London Road services 2 p.m. Monday Proeschel. James Bamnes 31 of 855 Vine St services 10 a.m. Monday Webb.
An 18 year old former Studio Theater employee was jailed after police found him in the theater offices at 1347 Central Ave with a sledge hammer at 2 31 am. The theater safe remained battered but unopened. Theater manager William H Coran Jr confirmed the suspect and his status as a discharged employee and noted his wife also previously worked there.
A fourth damage suit was filed over the June head on collision on Interstate 75 in Warren County killing four women. A. F. Turner administrator of Alice Rowe estate sues Robert R. Ware the crash survivor. Ware faces four vehicular homicide counts and already battles three prior suits totaling over 450000.
The Middletown jail floors flood prompting juvenile inmates be moved to Hamilton for detention while women occupy juvenile cells and men the women’s area. Bail rarely lowered. health reasons sometimes trigger reductions. Bondsmen proliferate near the police station. Judge Lamb fixes large bonds and sets small bonds on a prepared schedule. Prisoners are routinely sent to Butler County jail in Hamilton to reduce crowded conditions.
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