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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1978

Page

2

Fiddling around hasn't hurt him in Cincinnati

Loveland Ohio AP Rollin A Bennett Jr a 30 year old fiddler turned recording engineer has built a career at Artist's Recording Pressing Co in Cincinnati He cites early fiddle lessons and country roots noting he played with Tammy Wynette and Charlie Pride He wrote Too Big A Price To Pay which hit Top 40 Bennett chose behind the scenes work over touring aiming to revive Cincinnati as a major hit song producer region despite not yet scoring a personal hit.

Loveland Ohio Rollin A. Bennett Jr Bennett Cincinnati Air Force Tammy Wynette Charlie Pride Artist’s Recording Nashville

Buses Return as Cincinnati Transit Workers Accept Contract

In Cincinnati the Southwest Ohio Transit Authority restored service after about 800 drivers and mechanics walked off December 8. Local 627 voted to approve a three-year contract raising top driver pay to 7.90 hourly, expiring January 7, 1981, while contempt of court charges against six workers remain pending.

Cincinnati Metro Amalgamated Transit Workers Union

1977 record recalls hit 12.6 million vehicles across United States

The 1977 recalls set a national record with 12.6 million vehicles involved in safety campaigns, including 195 campaigns for 10.7 million U.S. built vehicles and 49 recalls for 1.9 million foreign-built ones. Honda motorcycles accounted for 1.4 million recalls due to gas cap locks, while NHTSA head Joan Claybrook credited stronger enforcement for the spike. The agency notes 65 million vehicles recalled since 1966.

Washington United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA U.S Honda Federal Joan Claybrook Ralph Nader Carter Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association Auto Industry Ms. Claybrook

Deaths and funerals in Lebanon and area

Crystal Marie Astholz 82 died at Otterbein Home. Survived by two sons, a sister, six grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday Otterbein Home Chapel. Burial David Cemetery Kettering. Memorials to Cancer Fund. Also: eight track tapes valued 250 stolen from William Brew's car. Walter Moon charged with disorderly conduct after forcing entry into a stopped car. A $100 radio stolen from Willard Larrison's car.

Lebanon Crystal Marie Astholz Otterbein Dayton Paul Annandale William Albuquerque N.M Ruth Jacobs Cincinnati Otterbein Home Oswald Funeral Home David Kettering Cancer Fund William Brew Yankee Road Wilma Griffith Garfield St Walter Macon Moon Griffith

Services set for slain son Randall Specht

Services for Randall Specht 17, slain during an altercation at his parents home in Jacksonburg will be held Tuesday at Riggs Funeral Home. The Rev. Cecil Wells and Rev. Bruce Powell will officiate with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Survived by parents, a brother David of Carlisle, sisters Connie Amburgey of Carlisle and Joyce Morrison of New Orleans. Father held in Butler County jail on murder charge. a .22 revolver found at 257 Middletown Eaton Road.

Randall Specht Jacksonburg Riggs Cecil Wells Bruce Powell Woodside Cemetery David L. Specht David Carlisle Connie Amburgey Joyce Morrison New Orleans John Brown Builders Carlisle High School Butler County Middletown- Eaton Road

Germantown and Camden Churches to Receive New Priests

St. Augustine's Germantown and St. Mary's Camden will officially receive new priests on January 23 under Rev. Philip Seher, Cincinnati Archdiocese personnel director. Rev. Francis Monnig becomes St. Mary's administrator, while Rev. Paul Conrad becomes St. Augustine's pastor. Both replace Rev. Alfred Hock, who recently retired from both posts. Monnig holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Wyoming and teaches part time at Xavier University. He has served at St. Agnes Cincinnati and Sacred Heart Fairfield, among others. Conrad has led St. Patrick Bellefontaine and pastored at several parishes including St. Augustine Jamestown and Waynesville, and has been registrar for Mount St. Mary Seminary.

St. Augustine's Church Germantown St. Mary's Church Camden Philip Seher Leher Alfred Hock St. Augustine's St. Mary's Mannig University of Wyoming Xavier University St. Lawrence Parish Price Hill St. Agnes Church Cincinnati Sacred Heart Church Fairfield Holy Trinity Father Conrad St. Patrick Parish Bellefontaine Jamestown Waynesville St. Leo's St. John's Deer Park Holy Angels Dayton St. Mary

Early News Deadlines Shift Ahead for Partial Holiday

Tomorrow news deadlines are moved up across departments. Sports must file by 8:15 a.m., society by 9 a.m., and general news by 10 a.m. to accommodate reporters enjoying a partial holiday.

Journal

Man charged with carrying hidden weapon near Sharonville

A Dover Tennessee man, Wilson A. Williams, 33, was arrested after shots were fired at a car on Ohio 41 75 near Sharonville. A loaded revolver was found in Williams's car after a pursuit by Lemon Township and Monroe police into Middletown. Three other passengers said they planned to visit relatives in Trenton. Arlington Heights police notified that charges were filed by the other driver.

Dover Tenn Sharonville Wilson A. Williams Lemon Township Monroe Ohio Middletown Grand Avenue Breiel Boulevard Williams Trenton Arlington Heights

Fire and medical calls log shows multiple incidents

At 5:31 p.m. fire crews responded to a oven fire at 2109 Winton St and extinguished it on arrival. At 11:25 a.m. Susan Smith, 61, was taken to a hospital from 600 N. Verity Parkway after chest pains and treated and released. At 10:25 a.m. Carter, 77, was admitted to hospital in fair condition from 1808 Fernwood St with pains. At 9:22 a.m. Ethel Majors, 69, was admitted in satisfactory condition after pains at 2309 Erie Ave.

Tesvergay Winton St N. Verity Parkway Susan Smith Fernwood St

Franklin Council to consider levy in 1978 meeting

Franklin Ohio council agenda lists a 1 mill levy to finance city pay raises. The 1978 organizational meeting at 10 a.m. Sunday in the City Building also includes electing a chairman and vice chair, swearing in Mary Turner and Gene Sorrell, appointing boards, 1978 appropriations, sewer rate formula changes for sludge disposal costs, and 1978 employee pay. A resolution to dispense with the January 2 meeting is also on the agenda.

Stabbing at Sportsman's Cafe Leaves One Hurt

Curtis Spencer 40 of 1815 Clarendon Ave was stabbed in the right arm at the Sportsman's Cafe around 1 a.m. He was treated at Middletown Hospital and released. Two men fled on foot after a confrontation as others in the bar recalled a prior fight. Police questioned patrons.

Middletown Hospital Sportsman's Cafe Curtis Spencer Clarendon Ave

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