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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1974
Page
2
City negotiators and Local 856 AFL-CIO spokesmen announced a tentative agreement on salary and fringe benefits for the coming year. Larry Watkins said the 66 members of Local 856 are reviewing the proposal late Monday afternoon.
Cold in Ohio brings some of the season’s coldest readings with lows of three below zero at Findlay and one below at Toledo. Highs forecast in the low to mid 20s as a high pressure system moves east, with clouds tonight and little temperature change. City negotiations report wage increases and pending union votes, while talks with firefighters stall after an impasse.
John Martin a 20 year old of 3073 Pierson Road was treated at Middletown Hospital after he lost control on snow and ice at 5 30 a.m. His car struck a concrete post deputies said he was traveling at an excessive speed for the road conditions.
A Columbus jury impaneling today for Arthur C. Brown 21 and co defendant James H. Battell 24 in the Pisgah savings and loan robbery case from Sept 20. Brown faces robbery unlawful entry and three counts of shooting with intent to kill while Battell faces robbery charges. A third suspect was killed during the manhunt near Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge Ohio 122 and I 75. Battell's trial is set for Jan 8.
A science finding notes that the overall loudness of environmental noise is increasing at rapid pace, with levels doubling roughly every ten years. The implications touch urban planning, health, and policy decisions as communities confront rising exposure to ambient sound.
Comet Kohoutek, once behind the sun, should become visible to earth observers after sunset tonight. Astronauts Gerald P. Carr William R. Pogue and Edward G. Gibson from Skylab 3 report the tail growing brighter with orange and yellow hues as Kohoutek moves away from the sun. binoculars or telescopes aid viewing for about 45 minutes near sunset, best west-southwest as the head lowers and the tail extends toward the horizon.
Final opportunity to register for a first time Sports Medicine course at Miami University Middletown Campus. Kenneth C. Wolfert will teach, offering three quarter hours of undergraduate credit and a certificate upon completion. Class meets Mondays 7 to 9 30 p.m. in Room 102 Logan Johnston Hall. Limited to 25 participants with a 70.50 dollar fee. supplies provided.
Orig. price range $9.00 to $20.00 is cut by 50 percent and an additional 20 percent off. The offer applies to long sleeve shirts and vested-turtlenecks. Limited time deal at the store.
Obituaries list Vera Elizabeth Davies of 411 Franklin Street visiting in California. Elsworth H. Strader 64 formerly Germantown. Thomas Lee Collins 17 of Dayton area. Guy K. Dillman 61 of Edinburg Tennessee. Mrs Clarice Miller 61 of Trenton. Details include surviving relatives, funeral homes Joseph R Baker Sons and John Arpp, burial at Woodside Cemetery, and service times where given.
In a New Year address President Osvaldo Lopez Arrellano announced state takeover of Honduras forest lands and a broad agrarian reform. Uncultivated or poorly run farms will be expropriated and divided among 100,000 poor peasant families, with owners paid in government bonds redeemable in 20 to 30 years.
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