Unemployment Office Here Booms with Claims Rise
The Ohio Bureau of Employment Services office on S University Boulevard logged 983 new unemployment claims and about 3,000 continuing claims last week. Officials compare these totals to 1961 levels and note a 14 year high in claims, prompting extended hours and a sequential SSN based scheduling system for both new and continuing claims.
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Ted Pollard
Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
Bureau
S. University Boulevard
Columbus
Middletown
Research and Statistics
OBE
S. University
Ohio OBES offices to open Monday on President's Day
The Ohio Bureau of Employment Services claims office at 1737 S University Blvd and other OBES offices will operate 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday due to heavy claims. State liquor stores and many agencies stay open. city offices remain open. post offices close except for special deliveries. schools, Middletown United Way, and library close.
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Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
S. University Blvd
Obes Claims
Albert G. Giles
OBES
Columbus
Middletown
Union to appeal picket ruling in Lebanon case
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers will appeal a court injunction barring mass picketing in Lebanon Ohio. An earlier order limited protests to City Hall and set civil damages claims at 1.25 million, with three picketers facing disorderly conduct charges.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Lebanon
U.S. District Court
Timothy S. Hogan
Hogan
Tom Phaelon
Afl-Cio Regional Council
IBEW
Afl-Cio
Warren County
Cramer
Multiple EMS Calls Across City With Hospital Transports
Chronology of fire and medical responses from today and yesterday. Residents aged 2, 6 months, 27, 29, 52, 80s involved in cuts, breathing difficulties, possible strokes, seizures, drug reactions, and fevers. Several cases admitted in fair condition or treated and released.
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First Ave
Sharon Cox
Garden Ave
Dwight Bailey
Tremont Court
Dorothy Stacy
S. Breiel Blvd
Aberdeen Drive
Virginia Snook
Woodlawn Ave
Stella Wilhide
Middletown Mall
Kenneth Meehan
Holly Ave
Highland St
Renee Ferguson
Germantown Council Meeting Postponed to Thursday
The Germantown Council meeting set for Monday is moved to Thursday at 7 30 p m in the municipal building due to Presidents Day observance.
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Germantown
Cause of fatal fire probes in Hamilton incident
The death of four year old Benny Broshear in a Hamilton house fire is under investigation. Officials say the blaze started in an apartment bedroom at 802 Heaton Street. Benny was found on a couch in a second floor living room. his mother was treated for shock. The fire occurred Friday around 5 am and was the first fatal blaze in Hamilton since 1972.
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Hamilton
Benny Broshear
David Broshear
S. Front St
Heaton St
Wanda Taylor
Bruce
William
Broshear
Mercy Hospital
Taylors
William Taylor
Shook Construction Honored for Middletown Mall Project
Shook Construction Co of Dayton won first place in the Build America competition by Associated General Contractors and Motorola for Middletown downtown mall development. The project, valued at 28 million dollars, integrated existing buildings and rights of way while coordinating multiple firms and city agencies to maintain downtown access and safety.
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Middletown
Shook Construction Co
Dayton
Associated General Contractors of America
Motorola Inc
Vincent M. Corrado
Shook
Carl M. Oldberg
Corrado
Honolulu
Six hired in project for senior citizens
Six persons have been employed this week under the Senior Community Employment Project. Two part time Outreach workers were hired by the Butler County Council on Aging and four people by the Middletown Area Senior Citizens Center. An opening remains at Morgan Elementary School in Okeana for a 20 hour per week school aide. Call Carl Trusty or the Council on Aging for more information. The project is sponsored by the National Retired Teachers Association and the AARP to help those 55 and over with income guidelines find part time jobs in community and public service agencies.
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Willeen Smith
Butler County Council On Aging
The
Council On Aging
Middletown Area
Nationaletired Teachers Association
American Association of Retired Persons
Two Arrested on Marijuana Charges at Residence
Police arrested Ralph Taylor and Geraldine Taylor at their Wilbraham Road home early today on marijuana possession charges. Ralph Taylor also faces a charge of keeping a house for drug use and was released on $2,000 bond for a Tuesday court appearance. Geraldine Taylor was released on her own recognizance. The Castaways robbery report involved a gunman demanding $65 and firing a shot into the floor before fleeing after the victim paid. No charges filed. Tools missing from Shock Construction truck in Midtown Mall area include two impact wrenches and eight sockets valued at $1,085. truck was parked by Weber's Century Cafe.
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Ralph Taylor
Wilbraham Road
Geraldine Taylor
Taylor
S. Clinton St
Shock Construction Co
Middletown Mall
Weber
Century Cafe
Three Injured In Verity Parkway Accident
Two motorists living three houses apart collided at Verity Parkway and Hughes Street at 12 30 a m sending all three involved to Middletown Hospital. Police charged Marion Spencer Jr 19 with excessive speed after he lost control and crossed left of center into a car driven by Gerald Ryan 18. All three occupants received injuries including head and facial cuts and a neck hurt while both cars were demolished.
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Verity Parkway
Hughes Street
Middletown Hospital
Marion Spencer Jr
Garfield Jt
Verity
Mike Grosse
Park St
Gerald Ryan
Garfield St
Spencer
Billy Mize
Pershing Ave
Mize
Ryan
Three assaults probe after Middletown Hospital visits
Police checked three assault reports around Middletown a knife wound and two minor injuries. Royce Fuller 20 was hospitalized with a abdomen wound after a 9 30 p m attack near 103 South Broad Street. Billy Gausling 15 reported a facial hit near the Middletown Mall and Richard Reed 21 was slashed at the Sportsman Cafe. No charges yet.
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Middletown Hospital
Royce Fuller
18Th Ave
Lincoln Ave
S. Broad St
Fuller
Billy Gausling
Superior Ave
Middletown Mall
Gausling
Richard Reed
Sherman Ave
Sportsman Cafe
Garfield St
Fish Fry Tonight at Eagles Lodge Aer ie 528
A fish fry is scheduled tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Eagles Lodge aerie 528 located at 1226 Central Ave. An ad in yesterday's journal mistakenly listed February 22 as the date.
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Eagles Lodge Aerie
Central Ave
Youthful offender placed on probation in drug case
18 year old Don Lee Thornsburg of Middletown appeared before Butlerounty Common Pleas Judge Fred B. Cramer and was placed on probation after pleading guilty to possession of a hal lucinogen and possession for sale. He received suspended sentences of six months in jail and 10 to 20 years at the reformatory. both terms run concurrently. Costs were assessed and restitution of $20 to the Middletown police for informer fees.
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Hamilton
Don Lee
Thornsburg
Oxford State Road
Middletown
Butlerounty Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Ohio State Reformatory
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