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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1970

Page

2

Kentuckian dies in Fairfield traffic crash near city building

Arthur Heidecker 62 of Independence Kentucky died at Mercy Hospital Hamilton from chest and back injuries after a crash on Ohio 127 near Resor Road Fairfield. He and two brothers were pinned in a car that overturned, a half hour. He is the county's fifth 1970 death and second Fairfield traffic fatality.

Fairfield Ohio 127 Resor Road Fairfield City Arthur Heidecker Independence Mercy Hospital Hamilton Garrett Boone Butler County

Fire hits Armco Hamilton Plant in benzene blaze

Flames from burning benzene shot a hundred feet into the air at Armco Steel Corp plant in Hamilton near New Miami. Fire crews from New Miami and mutual-aid departments battled the 2:45 pm to 6:15 pm blaze. one firefighter was treated for fumes. Production continued after a saturator explosion damaged a dust collector and the spare unit was put into service.

Hamilton New Miami Armco Steel Corp Carl Fiora The Journal Archie Clemons Red Lemons Williamsdale Overpeck Seven Mile Bob Collins Clemons Fiora

Commissioners Named In Suit For 10 488

Sisters of Mercy of Hamilton operating Mercy Hospital filed in Butler County Common Pleas Court seeking 10 488.26 for services to medically indigent patients during 1967. Defendants include Warren L. Harding county welfare director and County Commissioners Dale Logsdon William Denham and Donald S. Bacon. A prior petition for 6 209.17 was filed last week against the same defendants for 1966 services.

Hamilton Sisters of Mercy of Mercy Hospital Yester Butler County Common Pleas Court Warren L. Harding Dale Logsdon William Denham Donald S. Bacon

Russian Spy Not Protected By Immunity

The State Department says Aleksandr V. Tikhomirov a Soviet UN employee in New York arrested in Seattle on espionage charges has only functional immunity not immunity from legal consequences. Washington told the Soviet government there is no international or U.S. law granting immunity for his unlawful acts. The Soviet Union protested the arrest with formal notes to the UN and to Washington.

Washington Seattle U.N. Secretariat State Department Aleksandr V. Tikhomirov U.N New York United States U.S Carl Barth Soviet Union Tikhomirov United Nations

Alaska Tops Per Capita Private Aircraft Count

Alaskans own the most private airplanes per person, with Nome highlighted as a benchmark in market data. The record underscores Alaska leading global per capita aviation ownership and activity.

Alaska

Obituary for Donald Smith 47 died at work in Farmersville

Services for Donald Smith 47 of 53 Hemple Road Farmersville who died Friday evening while working as a salesman at Lykins Auto Sales will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. John Lutheran Church Ingomar with Rev. John K. Bistala officiating. Burial in Sugar Grove Cemetery. Viewing 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. tomorrow at Zimmerman Funeral Home West Alexandria and at the church after 1 p.m. Tuesday. Survived by wife Irene two sons Jerry and Gerry at home and his mother Mrs Grace Smith of Farmersville.

Donald Smith Hemple Road Farmersville Lykins Auto Sales St. John Lutheran Church Ingomar John K. Bistala Sugar Grove Zimmerman

Raymond M. Parker 80 Lebanon Nursing Home dies

Raymond M. Parker age 80 of Lebanon Nursing Home died Friday at Grandview Hospital Dayton. He is survived by two daughters Mrs Everett Sherwood and Mrs Warren Wilder of Lebanon, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services Tuesday at 2 p m Oswald Funeral Home Burial Lebanon Cemetery Friends may call 6 to 9 p m tomorrow.

Lebanon Raymond M. Parker Grandview Hospital Dayton Everett Sherwood Warren Wilder Oswald Lebanon Cemetery

Survivors Remain for Carl Chippendale Service Plans

Survivors of Carl Chippendale 77 who died Friday in a Dayton hospital will attend a 2 p.m. service tomorrow at the R. C. Nein and Sons Funeral Home. Wives Grace Sheley of West Middletown and Ruth Borgwardt of Eaton and brother Walter of Hamilton are named. Burial will follow in Fairmount Cemetery.

Camden Carl Chippendale R. C. Nein and Sons Grace Sheley West Middletown Ruth Borgwardt Eaton Walter Hamilton Fairmount Cemetery Chippendale Dayton

Exchange Proposes Large NYSE Commission Increases

The New York Stock Exchange asks the SEC to approve a new rate schedule that would raise commissions for small investors by up to 100 percent or more on some trades and cut fees for large institutional transactions by as much as 37.5 percent. The average trade commission would rise about 68 percent, but the overall net effect would be around a 10 percent increase due to volume-based reductions.

NEW York New York Stock Exchange Commission Exchange Securities and Exchange Commission

West Germany gas use hits record 5.4 billion gallons

Gasoline consumption in West Germany rose to 5.4 billion gallons last year, a 9.5 percent rise from 1968. A 4 cent per gallon price drop in the first ten months aided sales. The Boothia Peninsula marks North America northmost land point in Canada.

Bonn West Germany Continental North America Boothia Peninsula Canada Northwest Territories

Eagle Scout Keith Young To Receive Top Award

Keith Young a 15 year old Eagle Scout in Troop 77 will be honored at a Court of Awards at St Pauls Christian Church. He is son of Mr and Mrs Roger D Young of 4315 Central Ave and has five years in scouting plus Order of the Arrow membership. He is a ninth grader at Middletown Freshman High School and plans to attend Philmont Scout Camp in New Mexico this summer.

St. Paul’s Christian Church Keith Young Roger D. Young Central Ave Order of the Arrow Young Scouts Middletown Philmont New Mexico

Man Held In Theft At Station

Franklin authorities held Ray Stephens a 24 year old resident of 11 Hudson Ave in city custody on four counts. He is to be questioned about a break in at the Pure Oil Service Station 1107 South Main Street where a window was broken and a radio damaged. Police reported items stolen include a .32 caliber revolver cigarettes and tools. Stephens was found in possession of property taken from the station and charged with possession of stolen property reckless driving fleeing the scene of an accident and failure to maintain an assured clear distance. He was in city jail last night pending further action.

Franklin Ray Stephens Hudson Ave George Hamilton Robert Carson Stephens S. Main St

Plane to Japan to Expo 70 from Smithsonian display

The Sirius float plane, carried in the belly of an Air Force cargo jet, will depart from Washington for Japan today. It marks 39 years since Lindbergh and his wife first crossed the North Pacific in the craft and follows a decade on display at the Smithsonian Institution’s aviation museum. It will be exhibited at Expo 70 in Osaka.

Washington Air Force Sirius Japan Charles A. Lindbergh North Pacific Smithsonian Institution Aviation Museum Osaka

Special Visit Promotes Methodist Japan Ties Through Music

Mrs Elinor Dornon missionary from Fukushima arrives in Middletown to present a piano concert of Beethoven with Op 7 28 57 and 110. A Fukushima choir will base in Middletown for local concerts aided by Rev Ivan Dornon and an interpreter. Dornon is a Miami University alumna who studied at Yale and Juilliard and will perform in San Diego Albuquerque East Palestine Hartford during her U S visit.

First United Methodist Church Japan Elinor Dornon Fukushima Middletown Doron Miami University

Train Robber Eludes Police In Australia

Australian police say Ronald Biggs remains at large after evading Victoria state police who believed they had him cornered last October. Biggs' wife Charmain says she expects they may never reunite.

Melbourne Australia Ronald Biggs Britain Jim Milner Criminal Investigation Branch Biggs Victoria Charmain

Loss High In Wrecks

Two accidents yesterday afternoon caused minor injuries and about 2700 dollars in damage. A 1964 car driven by David B. Johnson skidded on N Verity Parkway striking a utility pole damaging wires and the vehicle. Johnson was cited for excessive speed for conditions. A 1969 car and a 1970 car collided on N University resulting in 1150 dollars damage to the cars. David E. Metcalf and David Metcalf Jr. were treated for bruises at Miami Valley Hospital. Mrs. MaeNickell Morgan was cited for failure to yield.

David B. Johnson Apt. A S. Main St N. Verity Parkway Johnson N. University David E. Metcalf Miamisburg MaeNickell Morgan Barnitz St Metcalf David Metcalf Jr Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Morgan

Stockholm American Supplier Hits Nordic Computer Market

Stockholm based American firm dominates Nordic computer equipment installations, providing over seventy percent of systems in Scandinavia. The company reports strong demand from Sweden, Norway, and Denmark as industries upgrade tech infrastructure.

Stockholm Scandinavia

Father Of Missing Middletown Girl Treated At Hospital

Ollie Jackson, 37, father of missing Middletown Freshman School pupil Darlene Jackson, was treated at Middletown Hospital twice in two days after distress. Darlene, 15, has been missing since Tuesday with 14-year-old Yvonne Killian, also a Middletown Freshman, prompting police to issue missing person bulletins for both girls.

Middletown Middletown Hospital Ollie Jackson Flemming Road Darlene Jackson

Carrier Kearsarge Retired After 23 Years of Service

The aircraft carrier Kearsarge is retired at 23 after decommissioning in Long Beach California. Eight hundred crewmen and 300 guests watched as the 41000 ton ship was towed to join a mothball fleet in San Diego. It helped launch air attacks in the Korean War and served as a recovery ship for the Sigma 7 and Faith 7 missions carrying Wally Schirra and Gordon Cooper. Budget cuts prompted retirement per Capt. Leonard Nearman.

Long Beach Calif Kearsarge Pacific San Diego United States Wally Schirra Gordon Cooper Leonard Nearman

Hearing Set Monday On Rape Charge Against Crowe

Franklin resident Henry C. Crowe 23 of 937 Timothy Lane Carlisle faces a rape charge in Warren County Court Lebanon for an alleged assault on a 20 year old married woman in a car on Lower Springboro Road last Monday. He is held on 10000 dollar bond on the rape charge and 2000 dollar bond on auto theft to be heard next Friday in Franklin municipal court. Sheriff's deputies said the investigation began after an accident on Shorts Road east of Franklin.

Franklin Henry C. Crowe Timothy Lane Carlisle Warren County Court Lebanon Lower Springboro Road Franklin Municipal Court Shorts Road Sue Turner Crowe Red Lion

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Armco Hamilton DOODS Verity 14Th Ave Woodside Cemetery Charles Bud) Steller Alaskans Pusher Buster Brown Bank Americard U Cele Sam Bartel Keith Young Eagle Scout Mrs. Elinor Dornon Union Sanitary Sweepstakes Walter C. Perkins Sheridan Rd Park St 2Nd Ave Studio Theater Grand Ave Gideon Rd Peasttown Mobile Home Court Trenton Shopping Center Carlisle Shopping Center Carrier Kearsarge
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