Trooper Wins Blue Max for Auto Theft Arrests
Ohio Highway Patrol Turops Post 83 member Paul W. Combs received the Blue Max award for most stolen vehicles recovered with on the spot apprehensions in 1976. In ceremonies in Columbus Supt. Col. Adam awarded the honor to Combs, a Franklin resident assigned to Lebanon since 1971. He is Lebanon High School graduate, Sinclair Community College attendee, and served six years in the Ohio National Guard. He also earned the Superintendent's Citation and the Ace Award for four straight years for auto larceny enforcement.
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Lebanon
Paul W. Combs
Highway Patrol
Ohio
Combs
Adam Tells
Columbus
Franklin
Lebanon Post
Lebanon High School
Sinclair Community College
Ohio National Guard
Middletown driver and passenger die in 1977 crash
Police identified the deceased as passenger and brother John J. Chupka 18 of 3713 Manchester Road Middletown in a one car accident on University Boulevard at 10 p m The driver James Chupka 21 of the same address survived in fair condition at Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati No charges filed police say excessive speed caused the car to leave the road strike a pole and mailbox and eject both occupants before stopping
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John J. Chupka
Manchester Road
Middletown
University Boulevard
James Chupka
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati
Gage Drive
100 MPH Chase Ends In Guardrail Hit
Warner M Mitchell 37 of Waynesville was chased from Springboro to Dayton after a 97 mph start on Ohio 73 in a 35 mph zone. A wedge of Dayton and highway patrol cars halted him on I-75 at Stanley Avenue. He faced charges of resisting arrest reckless operation and speeding.
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Springboro
Dayton
Warner M Mitchell
Ohio
Waynesville
Delco Air
Moraine
Mitchell
Carl Hirschbach
Two Covington Men Feared Drowned In Licking River
Covington Police said Isaac Ferguson aged 20 fled a warrant service and ran onto the ice where he fell through. Allen Brown, 24, jumped in to help and both are believed drowned. Kenton-Boone Water Rescue Unit searched a mile upriver from the Ohio River as the river divides Covington and Newport.
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Covington
Kentucky
Licking River
Harry Seitzer
Isaac Ferguson
Ferguson
Allen Brown
Kenton-Boone Water Rescue Unit
Newport
Ohio River
Three Men Hurt In Two Freight Train Crash Near Sharonville
Three Marion men were injured when two Conrail freight trains collided rear end on the main line near Interstate 75 and Cincinnati Dayton Road about 9 am. The derailment involved six cars and all three were taken to Bethesda North Hospital. John Maloney 58 sustained broken ribs Merle Crate 42 had a fractured spine and head injuries Everett Rollins 58 condition not released. The front train waited to enter Sharonville yard as the second train approached. caboose and two cars from the first train plus two cars from the second derailed. Investigation to continue.
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MAUD
Conrail
Sharonville
Cincinnati-Dayton Road
Bethesda North Hospital
Union Township Life Squad
Marion
John Maloney
Merle Crate
Everett Rollins
Sharonville Yard
Ex Newport police officers to begin federal sentences
Former Newport police officers Donald Faulkner William Wells and Gerald McClanahan will begin five year terms in federal prisons. Faulkner and McClanahan report to Maxwell Air Force Base Alabama while Wells goes to Eglin Air Force Base Florida. Convicted in 1974.
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Newport Police
Newport, Ky
Newport
Donald Faulkner
William Wells
Gerald McClanahan
Workman Caught in Conveyor at New Coke Plant
Armco Steel Corp employee Warren Reed of 3793 Ruby Drive, 20, was injured this morning at 8:55 a.m. when pulled through a roller at the top of a conveyor belt in the new coke plant. He sustained back, shoulder, and chest injuries, remained conscious, and was transported to Middletown Hospital by city squadmen with a plant doctor accompanying him.
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Armco Steel Corp
Franklin
New
Warren Reed
Ruby Drive
Middletown
Reed
Iened Tone Saida
Man found competent for trial in rape and kidnapping case
Jeffery Maxwell age 18 of 1105 Hughes Street Middletown was found competent to stand trial on two counts of rape and two counts of kidnapping. Police reported the incident December 15 near the Tytus Avenue King Kwik store. He appeared before Judge Robert L Marrs with no trial date set.
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Hamilton
Jeffery Maxwell
Maxwell
Hughes St
Middletown
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Robert L Marrs
Marrs to Seek Probate Post in 1978 Run
Hamilton judge Robert L. Marrs 60 plans to run for county probate court judge in 1978. He has served as common pleas judge for eight years and as Hamilton Municipal Court judge for three. he argues the probate division can ease caseloads and give judges more time per case. Republican Marrs faces Democrat Harry Walsh, who is considering early retirement if Marrs is elected. governor would fill any vacancy on the common pleas bench.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Common Pleas Court
Robert L. Marrs
Judge Marrs
Marrs
Probate
Harry Walsh
Common Leas
Robert Walton
Russell Dwyer
Lamb
Hustler
Italian spaghetti benefit dinner rescheduled for April 24
The annual Italian spaghetti dinner to aid the American Cancer Society has been moved from March 13 to April 24 due to the energy crisis and use of the auditorium at the American Legion. All tickets remain valid for the new date.
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American Cancer Society
The
American Legion
City Debates Hustler Ruling Before Removal From Stands
Hamilton officials ordered removal of the current Hustler issue from city newsstands after a review found it failed to meet local standards. A formal ruling by Butler County Prosecutor John Holcomb is awaited before extending the action to Middletown and rural Butler County, with police emphasizing possible arrest for noncompliance.
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Butler County
John Holcomb
Hustler Magazine
Middletown
Hamilton
George McNally
Holcomb
Hamilton — Court
Richard Berridge
Coast Guard awards ODNR for boating safety efforts
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources in Columbus has received a special United States Coast Guard award recognizing its work promoting boating safety. The award highlights ODNR programs and collaborations that improve watercraft education and compliance across the state. A Coast Guard representative commended ODNR for advancing safe boating practices and reducing incidents on Ohio waterways.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
US Coast Guard
New Year's Day shooting leads to probation for woman
Nancy Goodlett aged 45 of Franklin received a suspended 15 year sentence in the Marysville Reformatory after pleading guilty to aggravated assault. Butler County Common Pleas Judge Robert L. Marrs ordered five years probation. She allegedly shot her husband five times and a woman with him three times at her Middletown apartment on New Year’s Day. Verla Voyles, the complainant, is 26 of Middletown.
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Hamilton
Nancy Goodlett
Village Drive
Franklin
Marysville
Butler County Common Pleas
Robert L. Marrs
Verla Voyles
Manchester Ave
Middletown
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Robert Marrs
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Grand Ave
Ac-Dc Cattery Inc
Ac-Dc Water Inc
Wright TV
Central Ave
Herb Pfeiffer
Modern
Elle FE
White House
Cherry
Cnet Ice Cream
pEnicious
Midway Plaza
RT. 73
Bridge
Trenton
Brezel Boulevard
Crawford Street
S. University Blvd
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