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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1971
Page
2
Fenwick High School students took over Frisch's on Germantown Road learning restaurant ops. They waited tables and cleaned as part of a program sponsored by Frisch's commissionary with students working 6:30 am to 4:30 pm. They earn 60 percent of profits over a preset quota for their schools.
The Ohio chapter of the Sierra Club and allied groups unveil a strong anti pollution bill to ban pollution of natural resources in any conduct. State Rep. George Voinovich will sponsor the measure while supporting a strip mining reform by A J G Lancione. National Sierra Club President Phillip Berry backs both efforts and urges a broader environmental rights law.
Kent Ohio AP The Ohio House speaker said legislation will arise from campus unrest committee visits to state colleges and universities. He noted measures should be carried out within university communities and promised action after reviewing the Board of Regents Master Plan for higher education.
Mrs Margaret Poast 89, of Dayton, formerly Carlisle, dies Friday at Kettering Memorial Hospital. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. Anglesby Funeral Home with Rev Robert Roggenkamp officiating. Burial Mt Pleasamt Cemetery Peasttown. Calling hours Monday 3 to 9 p.m. Eastern Star Services 7:30 p.m.
Kurfess urged the legislature to define each university's mission and push for greater efficiency in operation. He argued no entity should be all things to all people and that reforms could apply even to the legislature.
Vermilion Ohio AP A man who took a highway patrol cruiser during an accident probe was killed when he lost control on an Ohio Turnpike bridge and crashed into the Vermilion River. The victim’s identity was withheld. The officer resumed the investigation after the cruiser was taken.
Don McFall of the Butler County Automobile Club reports two surveys showing motorists poorly understand their car’s condition. A Department of Transportation study finds three quarters of motorists think cars are very safe, while inspections show over half need repairs for safe operation. Women are stricter about regular check ups and seek experts more often. Separately in Amsterdam, Anne Frank’s diary site is set to reopen as Nazis tracked her hiding place.
A bathroom fire at a three-apartment frame house on W. Columbia Avenue caused $4,800 total damage. Sandra Stout owns the building at 206 Young Street. James Cowgill’s upstairs apartment suffered $800 in contents damage. Firefighters say gasoline in a plastic bucket splashed and a space heater spread the fumes. crews fought the blaze from 4:06 to 5:07 p.m. No damage listed for two unoccupied units.
The public is invited to a two hour open house at the Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co. building in downtown Middletown from 2 to 4 p.m. The new facility, dedicated last week, drew civic business and industrial leaders for brief ceremonies in the Holiday Center. Special prizes will be awarded during the event.
Four members of the Reva and Luther King family were hurt when their car collided with a second vehicle on Pennyroyal Road near I 75 at 4 p m. Reva King, 44, suffered a broken leg and other injuries and remained in fair condition at Kettering Memorial Hospital. Luther King 43, Charles 12, and Melvin 9 were treated at the same hospital, with Charles sustaining a head injury. Larry Brinegar 23 and Bill Lynch 41 had minor injuries. Brinegar was cited for reckless operation and the Kings were transported by Franklin life squad and a private car. Harres Smith 19 was uninjured.
Cincinnati postmaster Joseph J. Scanlon said Middletown area postmarks may end this year as the Area Mail Processing program uses the first three zip code digits for routing. The plan moves mail processing to principal city facilities, starting in Dayton and Germantown with gradual nationwide rollout. A special desk in Middletown would keep the local postmark for those who want it, while employment effects remain uncertain.
Police report small loot in two break ins yesterday. Dr. E. Murphy at 414 Clark St says ice cream was taken from his service station. Carl Francis at 124 Renee Drive notes $7 in cash and cigarettes missing. A restroom door was forced open at one site and a rear storm window lifted to allow entry.
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