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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1969
Page
2
U S air forces strike Saigon area heavily with 24 Stratofortresses and about 70 sorties per day. In Laos and along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, equal-scale raids drop thousands of bombs as Viet Cong positions face renewed pressure during the Tet cease-fire period.
Experienced diplomats foresee a new deadlock at the Paris peace talks but expect it signals progress. Saigon opposes negotiations on South Vietnam's political future while the United States seeks de escalation and a demilitarized zone as a first step.
Hamilton deputies questioned one suspect and released them as detectives continued the case. Two victims, Sherman Morris aged 24 of Parrish Avenue and Gracie Johnson aged 18 of King Avenue, were wounded in a drive by shooting on Route 747 near Port Union and remained in Mercy Hospital in fair condition. Morris suffered two back wounds and a right hand wound while Johnson had a right hand and head wound. Messages indicate shots came from a vehicle following the victims from a Port Union cafe.
Hamilton youth Carl King Jr., 1136 Central Ave, was sentenced by Judge Marrs to two concurrent indeterminate terms in the Mansfield prison for burglary linked to the March 10 Ringel Furniture Co. warehouse theft of three color televisions valued at $1,200. He faces pending charges of escape from the Butler County jail from May 9 and was later apprehended in San Houston, Texas.
Butler County deputies said a break-in at 8432 Cox Road West Chester resulted in the theft of a coin collection. The haul included 300 Indian head pennies a 1943 head penny set and an unspecified number of dimes nickels quarters halves and silver dollars.
Buckingham Palace announced that Prince Philip will visit East and West Africa next month. The trip will be private and no itinerary has been established.
Broad Street Bureau of Motor Vehicles unloads nearly 500 license plate boxes for the annual sale. 1969 plates cost $15.50 with $5 extra, part of a Butler County tax for a county road and bridge fund. Deadline to display is April 15 midnight. Plates produced by New York State prisons and LCI will supply 1969 tags. motorists must present title or memorandum title and previous plate numbers at application. Deputy Registrar Kathryn Agee issued guidance.
Obituary notices report E Terry Comminos 40 Middletown death at the VA Hospital Dayton after 15 years as patient. Survivors include mother Lillie Comminos brother George and sisters Georgia and August. Arrangements pending at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. Additional notices list Mrs Eliza Maloney 88 Campton Ky, Cyril G Fox 75 Media Pa, and Adolph Barbarin 69 New Orleans jazz drummer with Onward Brass Band.
Henry Nickell of the Middletown Works Armco Steel Corp was elected president of the Armco Association s Club Park at its annual meeting. Pete Aldridge of the General Offices departs after 10 years on the park board. Edwin Johnson is vice president Sam Noblet secretary James Shull treasurer. New trustees include Frank Long and Ray Young. Budget for 1969 reviewed with Armco management B C Huselton Richard Leichty and Lew Welshofer. Park opening set for April.
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson may visit the Herbert Hoover presidential library this week. He is set to attend the Mayo Clinic trustees meeting in Rochester Minnesota, with a possible stop en route to inspect the library and its connection to the proposed $6 million papers library in Austin Texas.
Two Lakota High School girls aged 17 and 15 were forced into a car at the school by three youths and taken to a Pisgah area home where they were criminally assaulted. They were taken to Mercy Hospital for examination. No arrests have been made.
A grass fire on Kensington Street at 10 31 a m damaged a vacant lot owned by H A Finkelman caused by burning trash. At 7 02 p m a Garfield Street Woodlawn Avenue blaze from a leaking gas line involved a car owned by John Mooney at 1315 Fairmount Ave with no damage.
Miss Elizabeth A Gartland age 89 died at Fairfield Nursing Home at 9 05 p m She lived at 421 Clark St Middletown formerly worked for P Lorillard Co There are no immediate survivors Requiem High Mass 930 a m Thursday Holy Trinity Church Burial Calvary Cemetery Rosary recited at Schramm Funeral Home tomorrow 7 to 9 p m and 7 p m.
Mrs Mary E Miller 77 of 7751 Dayton Germantown Road dies at Kettering Mem Hospital after a month as patient burial in Help Cemetery funeral service at John Arpp Funeral Home 2 PM with Pastor John Keithley officiating. She is survived by two daughters two sons a sister two brothers and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Emily Henderson 79 of Opa Locka Florida mother of Martha Moorehead Middletown and Alice Adams Opa Locka died yesterday in Miami Florida. Survived by six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral held Thursday in Florida. Family requests contributions to St Kevin's Episcopal Church Opa Locka in place of flowers.
Miss Alma M. Kane 81 of 1813 First Ave died Sunday at home. Rosary time moved to 8 30 p m today at Schramm Funeral Home after a 7 15 p m memorial by Catholic Ladies of Columbia. Requiem High Mass set for 10 a m tomorrow at Holy Trinity Church with burial in Calvary Cemetery.
Pasquale Accorinti 72 of 528 Sycamore St is to be honored at a Requiem High Mass at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St Marys Church. The notice lists Miss Anna Schwab 93 as a survivor.
The Defense Department reports three additional Ohio servicemen killed in Vietnam. They are Marine Lance Cpl. Danny K. Crothers of Newark Marine 2nd Lt. James P. Witt of Fairview Park and Army Pfc. Stephens of rural Ashland.
Franklin police arrested William F. Duhamel and Charles Spencer after a break in at the Western and Southern Life Insurance Co. office. Duhamel and Spencer, described as professionals, were jailed in Lebanon. They faced charges of carrying concealed weapons and breaking and entering with attempted safe cracking. no valuables were taken.
A coin changer holding about $170 and weighing 200 pounds is missing from the Square D plant on Columbia Avenue. A four wheeled cart was found about 200 yards from the building rear. The property is owned by Servomation of Middletown and reported by Richard Mort, accounting supervisor.
The Junior Achievement adviser recognition dinner dance is set for Saturday at Brown's Run Country Club at 6 30 p m. W G Printz committee chair says 96 advisers and 23 counseling firms will be honored for their JA work this year. After awards, attendees will dance to the John Scott Trotta Trio.
EAST LANSING Mich AP a group of Michigan State University students hopes to inspire 100 sixth graders to stay in school by taking them to college for a weekend. The Lansing grade schoolers will spend the weekend at MSU as guests of resident students in one suite per two rooms.
Bonnie Jean Bailey, 32, Wester ville, pleaded innocent to a second degree murder charge in Municipal Court Delaware Ohio. She is charged in the Friday shooting of her husband Clark Bailey, 48, at their home. Bailey waived preliminary hearing and is held on $25,000 bond.
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