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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1961
Page
3
The survey shows only 42 of every 100 Frenchmen have read a book while 52 per 100 read newspapers and magazines, according to the National Publishers Syndicate.
Four area soldiers participated with the 8th Infantry Division in Exercise Winter Shield LI at Grafenwehr-Hohenfels Germany. Pfc. Roger T. Wells of Baumholder and Pvt. Thomas R. Ewing of Bad Kreuznach, both 1958 high school graduates, are among the group. Sp 4 Paul F. Stacy of Baumholder and Sgt John A. White of Bad Kreuznach also served in the exercise. Additional notes mention PVT Loran G. Sorrell at Ft Knox and WAC Pvt Robyn L. Helton at Ft McClellan, with a stray line about Hopi weaving.
Parents of all eighth and ninth grade students are invited by principal Ross A. Kramer to attend a high school orientation meeting in the auditorium Tuesday night at 7 30. The aim is to discuss mutual concerns and familiarize parents with the high school program to help guide course choices for their children.
Ohio psychologist Dr. John Pruski, a pardon and parole commissioner, tests 600 inmates in a study using the Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory. He compares 300 parolees who succeeded with 300 who violated parole to identify a predictive pattern to aid parole selections.
Washington AP reports about 500 captains in the naval reserve to be dropped from active participation as the Navy scales the reserve force under the Reserve Officer Personnel Act. The move aims to align officer numbers with legal limits and ensure equitable promotions for junior officers, with many reserve commanders also slated for elimination as required by the act.
President Kennedy awarded six women the first federal womens award for outstanding civil service careers. The gala dinner in Washington honored Ruth Elizabeth Bacon and others across fields from economics to federal prisons, with remarks from Civil Service Commissioner Barbara Gunderson.
Ross Kramer and Harry Martin lead the North Butler County science awards project set for April 15 and 16 at Middletown High School. They will award 2,500 citation certificates and ribbons across several schools, with packets mailed by March 24. Beryl Orr chairs the promotions.
RCA has been awarded a $9,466,767 contract by the U S Army to produce 80 percent units of a tactical radio relay system. The lightweight, flexible ground communications equipment will be made at RCA's Cambridge Ohio defense plant.
William J. Griffiths, 6, labeled gambling czar in Summit County, and his son Jack, 41, both of Barberton, were fined 3200 dollars each by U.S. District Court Judge James C. Connel. Charged on 14 counts including willful failure to pay the federal gambling tax and failure to file gambling income returns, they were arrested September 27 at Griffiths Sport Shop, which the father operated for 15 years. They pleaded guilty January 27.
Melvin M. Bybee of Huron received his Purple Heart for gas attack wounds in France during World War I. The medal and citation, arranged by Erie County Veterans Service Officer Reinhardt Ausmus, were presented in a surprise ceremony at the Huron American Legion Post this week.
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