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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1972
Page
13
The city plans to ask HUD for more time on its second year downtown renewal known as Action Year. Delays in federal funding push the $2.3 million climate controlled mall project beyond the current fiscal year ending June 30.
Middletown police officers lauded Butler County Common Pleas Judge Robert L. Marrs for a tough narcotics stance that led to a case reversing one of his rulings. Coy Hall of the Fraternal Order of Police presented Marrs with a plaque and inscribed gavel.
City detectives studied fingerprints found in the car used in the abduction and robbery of an 18 year old Dillman’s Market employee. The vehicle, first driven by Martin Scott and then by the abductor, was located in the Diamond National lot on Central Avenue about an hour after the 10 10 a m incident. Scott said he was released on Thomas Road near Brown’s Run golf course. The stolen sum remains undisclosed.
The Ohio Bureau of State Employment Services chief, William A. Robinson, is cleared as charges are withdrawn after prosecutors and state officials dispute over a municipal ordinance. Assistant Attorney General P Michael DeAngelo says the case was born of misunderstandings and will not be pursued further.
Thomas Joy 38 of 2101 Pearl St was treated at Middletown Hospital for a head wound after robbers forced him into the trunk of his car near Edgewood Street just after 11 p.m. They took $53 and a pistol whipped him before locking him in the trunk. Joy said two men forced him to drive from the Archway Cafe.
City Commission will consider resolutions to appropriate land for widening Oxford State Road and for downtown renewal area property. An ordinance to authorize city use of a right of way held by Penn Central Railroad is also on the agenda. Meeting at 7 p.m. in the commission chamber.
Rosaria Avendano, 36, a University of Toledo graduate student, died Monday from injuries suffered when she was hit by a car while crossing a Toledo street last Wednesday.
A grease fire from a deep fryer at Frisch's Restaurant on Main Street caused about 4000 dollars in damage. Fire departments arrived around 4 a.m. after an employee turned on the fryer to warm it. The fryer and its thermostat are suspected. the interior was being repainted and will reopen tomorrow.
Columbus Ohio AP reports that chancellor John D Millett 60 of the Ohio Board of Regents gave no comment on published resignation reports He would possibly take a consultative post on college finances with a private foundation If he resigns the board will appoint a successor and aides to Gov Gilligan are preparing candidate lists
Republican candidate John J. Willard of Hamilton withdrew from the Butler County prosecutor race citing Benjamin Goodman as the only qualified candidate. Three Democrats Gary Kaup Edward Lykins and John Holcomb seek the nomination to challenge Goodman in November.
Franklin state editor reports Dr. Dale Hubbard, 45, of Dixie Highway, appointed to the Franklin Board of Education to fill the unexpired seat of Dr. John Shorts, who resigned due to heart trouble. Hubbard, a Miami University graduate and longtime Franklin physician, vows fiscal responsibility and seeks harmony to keep schools open and improve the system.
Carlisle Care Center at 730 Hillcrest Drive is not in violation of the state fire code. City Councilman Eugene Wilcox said no violations remain, noting past issues in October 1971 were cleared. He also recommended sending village firefighters to a March 1 nursing home fire prevention convention in Columbus.
Two armed men held up the Sunoco station on Second Street outside the city during the second shift last night. Unofficial reports from the Warren County sheriff’s office offered no further details.
City detectives investigate a wave of overnight burglaries including the theft of six 30.06 caliber rifles from the Honor Guard of American Legion Post 218 at 116 S. Main St. Other targets included two churches, a doctor’s office, and a bicycle shop, with valuables ranging from liquor to stamps and church silverware.
Four youths and a 15 year old girl were arrested on marijuana related charges in the 600 block of Malvern Street at 10 PM. Those jailed include John Kincaid 18 of 905 N University Blvd David Wallace 19 of 5001 Woodridge Drive and Steven Combs 18 of 1811 Clarendon St. Police reported Delinquency of a minor were involved.
Dave Regan in Holmes Hospital Cincinnati to receive a pacemaker to control his heart. The Journal’s executive editor underwent morning surgery for implantation of the battery powered device after an earlier coronary attack on February 8 at Middletown Hospital.
Raymond W. Brown former Middletown city commissioner and former president of the Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Planning Authority was scheduled for kidney removal surgery today at the Cleveland Clinic. He is president of the Brown-Singer Co. in Monroe.
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