Inmates Lead Jaycees Fresh Start Program Behind Bars
Lebanon Correctional Institution inmates Paul Coldwell and Chuck McElroy lead the Jaycees Fresh Start program to aid inmates in finding jobs and housing. Advisor Steve Collier notes the pair attended Ohio Jaycees All-State, gaining voting rights and acceptance from outside chapters. Coldwell and McElroy emphasize their humanity and aim to be seen as regular people, not defined by prison.
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Prisoners Press Fresh Start to Change Parole Rules
George Raft era and Coldwell advocate a Fresh Start program aiming to modify parole non association rules across the state. They praise LCI Superintendent Van Duren for allowing Jaycee involvement and insist they are not grievance spokespeople. The pair stress rehabilitation through community work and education by helping others as a path for inmates.
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Jaycees Chapter Inmates Build Morale At Ohio Prison
Nonassociation rules limit ex convict participation as Caldwell and McElroy graduate. The Miami Valley Jaycees chapter at LCI marks its fifth Ohio penal institution unit with a memorial for a Germantown guard and a Ruth Lyons Fund drive that raised 1840 dollars. The project includes a color photography effort to document inmates and families to boost morale.
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Multitasking clergyman keeps sports writing amid church duties
Tom McRoberts serves as pastor of Westside Church of God and writes sports for The Journal in Lebanon. He once juggled five hours of Sunday sports pages with a Saturday wedding at church. He also volunteers as a fireman and raised his three year old son Robbie, balancing roles across Middletown and Lebanon.
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Not Trying Takeover Of GOP Says Cornett
Lebanon doctor and Warren County commissioner Harry Cornett says he has asked several people to run for precinct committeeman to boost participation. He rejects reports of a coup and emphasizes he seeks to stimulate interest, noting uneven candidate filings among Republicans and Democrats.
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Franklin Artists Winners Shine in Scholastic Art Award
Franklin junior high students Martha Wiser and Emmett Klitz earned finalists in the Scholastic Art Award, with their works Shades of Squares and Abstract Alphabet chosen from 7200 entries in Cincinnati. Finalists’ silk screen prints proceed to New York after exhibit closes. Wiser and Klitz are freshmen at Hampton Bennett Junior High School.
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Warren Klitz
Sandy Lane
Hampton Bennett Junior High School
U S Dairy Plans Tie Milk Prices To Economy
The USDA weighs a National Milk Producers Federation plan to set minimum prices paid to farmers via an economic formula tied to consumer buying power, production costs, and price indicators. Hearings continue with New York session after Clayton Missouri kickoff. no decisions expected for months.
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Chrysler Tract in Monroe Faces Possible Foreclosure Auction
A note from Blossom Lane Farms to Robert E. Stewart is in default, signaling possible foreclosure on Chrysler’s 666 acre Monroe tract bought for about $2 million last year. Stewart alleges unpaid interest. Chrysler reportedly offered settlement but was rejected. The land, largely farmed, includes access to I-75, Ohio 63, and a nearby rail line.
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Warren
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Carlisle Acts To Curb Stray Dogs and Wisconsin-Style Courts
Carlisle Council tightens Animals at Large rules to curb stray packs in Meadowdale. It opposes abolishing the mayor’s court and authorizes solicitor representation in criminal cases. Fire chief seeks four men to governor safety conference and 20 used radio monitors. motion to table.
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Meadowdale
Jack Tracy
Penn Central Railroad
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Franklin
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Shotwell
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Jerry) Mahle
Columbus
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Xenia
Post Office Fuss Stall Is Unsettled
Carlisle residents watch a dispute intensify as Richard and Mrs. Vanderveer demand vacating the post office site by March 5 while the Regional Post Office in Cincinnati pushes to renew rent at $80 monthly after a partial payment of $50. The conflict follows a January agreement and a 30 day relocation notice.
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Flischel
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Short Considering Run for Minnesota Governor
Robert E. Short, 52, owner of the Washington Senators and former national Democratic treasurer, says he probably will run for Minnesota governor in the coming year. Short was the Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for lieutenant governor in 1966, defeated with Gov. Rolvaag seeking re-election.
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