Candy bar ransom for toy Santa puzzles Kentucky family
In Fort Thomas Kentucky the Otto family awaits further ransom instructions after a five foot plastic Santa was kidnapped from their lawn. Police report the demanded candies include three Milky Way bars two Snickers and a Nestles Crunch placed in a coffee can. The captors indicated more directions would come today and the family valued the Santa at 16 dollars.
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Fort Thomas, Ky
Fred Otto Jr
Lawn
Ottos
Santa Claus
Train Derailment Blocks Xenia Traffic Cleared Later
In Xenia Ohio a Penn Central derailment derailed fourteen cars of a 108 car freight from Columbus to Cincinnati. Fourteen cars derailed, four emptied and four loaded with steel cement and ore. Traffic on US 35 and US 42 was blocked then reopened within an hour. No injuries were reported and damage estimates were not available.
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Xenia
Ohio
Penn Central
Columbus
Cincinnati
U.S. 35
U.S. 42
Bundenthal Elected Treasurer of Middletown Federal
H Edward Bundenthal elected treasurer of Middletown Federal Savings and Loan Association. He joined the Middletown group as controller last year and has 15 years in banking and finance. Bundenthal, of Oakwood with wife Judy, studied at University of Dayton and Penn State and worked at Winters National Bank and a major manufacturer.
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H. Edward Bundenthal
Middletown Federal Savings & Loan Association
Calvin Lloyd
Bundenthal
Dayton
Winters National Bank
University of Dayton
Pennsylvania State University
Blind couple in Milwaukee go without heating oil
Mr and Mrs James Payne, blind welfare recipients, ran out of heating oil on New Year s Eve as temperatures fell near zero. After refusals from several suppliers, a major oil firm delivered 25 gallons for a 15 dollar service fee, with Milwaukee Sentinel staffers contributing the funds.
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Milwaukee
James Payne
Payne
Milwaukee Sentinel
Burglary Strikes Home Of Claude Whitt In Butler County
Thieves took six antique clocks five guns two watches a camera a timer device and other items worth about 1200 dollars from Claude Whitt at 6879 Franklin Madison Road. Entry occurred between 5 p.m. yesterday and 5 a.m. today, deputies reported.
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Claude Whitt
Franklin-Madison Road
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Whitt
Ohio seniors seek extra Homestead tax break
The Ohio Auditors Association backs a proposal to add a $1000 boost to the Homestead Act for homeowners over 65. Cuyahoga County Auditor George V. Voinovich pushes the plan to raise the sliding scale exemptions from 40 to 70 percent across income levels $2000 to $10000. He asks Gov. Gilligan to support, noting Social Security increases could offset current benefits.
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Cleveland
Voinovich
Association’s
John J. Gilligan
Nutrition sessions begin tomorrow
A series of practical nutrition classes starts tomorrow night in the conference room of the Myers Construction Building at 6690 Germantown Road near Poasttown.
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Myers Construction
Germantown Road
Poasttown
Railroad Employees Get Four Percent Pay Boost
Philadelphia AP reports Penn Central Railroad employees are set for a four percent wage increase after trustees requested the raise and a court approved it.
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Philadelphia
Penn Central Railroad
Truck Trends editor warns against independent trucker shutdown
Melvin W. Morgan of Truck Trends criticizes a planned January 24 shutdown by Owner-Operators from Ohio and others. He cites 11 demands including fuel price cap and higher freight rates, while noting risks and government efforts to curb price gouging.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Trucking Managers
Melvin W. Morgan
Truck Trends
Chicagoan
Owners and Drivers Club of
Ohio
Akron
Washington
Morgan
YMCA Middletown Ballot Election Names 8 Nominees
The Middletown Area YMCA mails 3949 ballots to members aged 16 plus for the annual board election. Six seats are filled each year with two appointed, and results are due January 19. Nominees include four women such as Mrs Norman Sampson and Mrs Lee Bland and eight men led by Dr James Purvis.
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Middletown Area
YMCA
The
Obituary notices for Middletown residents and relatives
Deaths and funerals of Miss Mabel E. Faries 74 of Middletown with service details at Wilson Schramm Funeral Home and Woodside Cemetery. Mary Joyce Bush 94 related details. infant Eric S. Larson three days old. Mary L. Dearley 78. Doris Cornett 44 with visitation and burial plans.
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Mary L. Dearley
Sunnybreeze
Rose Hill
Webb Funeral Home
Doris Cornett
Chippewa Drive
New Miami
Campbell Funeral Home
Greenwood Cemetery
Margaret Buchanan dies. Franklin native resident of Dayton
Margaret Ann Blyth Buchanan 51 formerly of Franklin died Sunday at her Dayton residence. She is survived by husband Walter a daughter Nancy Egler of Dayton a step daughter Mary Harris of East Orange N J and three sisters Catherine West Frances Edwards and Jane Gleaves Visitation tomorrow 4 to 11 p m at Bowman Funeral Chapel Dayton services Thursday 1 30 p m at Corinthian Baptist Church Dayton
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Mabel E. Faries
Middletown Area
Trenton-Franklin Road
Middletown Hospital
Middletown
Margaret Ann Blyth Buchanan
Franklin
Dayton
Buchanan
Walter
Nancy Egler
Mary Harris
East Orange
N.J
Catherine West
Frances Edwards
Jane Gleaves
Glendale
Bowman Funeral Chapel
Corinthian Baptist Church
Caretaker 78 Beaten to Death in Cleveland Robbery
Police say 78 year old caretaker Martin Vasicek was beaten to death at a Cleveland property in what authorities call an apparent robbery. The incident occurred Monday as investigators search for suspects and motive.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland
Martin Vasicek
New Year Eve Celebration Draws Thousands in Cleveland
AP reports downtown Public Square drew about 3 000 revelers for New Year’s Eve as five inches of snow fell earlier in the day. Mayor Ralph J. Perk organized the outdoor bash, with police estimating up to 8 000 possible attendees. Participants spoke of safety concerns and enjoyment of street dancing and band music.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland
Public Square
Ralph J. Perk
Pusser to Speak in Lebanon on Law Enforcement Visit
Former McNairy County sheriff Beauford Pusser will visit Lebanon January 10 for a private 10 a.m. screening of Walking Tall at Colony Square Cinema and a 7 p.m. public showing followed by talks to law enforcement and their spouses. Deputy Arnold Smith oversees the visit and notes Pusser is here to discuss policing rather than promote the film.
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Lebanon
Beauford Pusser
McNairy County
Pusser
Smith
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H.E. Bundenthal
Converse
Monument CO
Manchester Rd
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Call Rus Nicols
Dale Converse
Wetligam Y
Culligan
SO. University Blvd
Armed Services
Board OF Directors
Norman Sampson
Lee Bland
Robert Stoutenborough
Benny Roberts
James Purvis
Oakie Sallie
David Knochs
Norman Harsh
James Townsley
Ted Rogers
Robert Housh
Jerry Frechette
Millard Bechtel
Jack Harris
Robert K. Johnson
Dick Nisbet
Murray B. Wilson
Chris Weatherwax
Mabel Faries
Woodland Cemetery
Mary Bush
Egan-Ryan
E. Broad St
Mary Joyce Bush
Bush
Alden J. Bush
Ohio State University
Hartman Nursing Home
Mary Louise (Heber) Jones
Frances Elliott
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Alden J. Bush Jr
Eric Larson
Trenton
Eric S. Larson
Ellsworth Larson
Pierson Road
Children’s Hospital
Elizabeth
Ellsworth
Mabel Graham
Roger Williams
Rosehall Cemetery
Hamilton
Margaret Buchanan
Cleveland Square
Faith Stetka
Garfield Heights
Perk
McCoy-Leffler
Dodds Monuments
Verity
14Th Ave
Woodside Cemetery
Charles
Bud) Steller
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