City’s 1973 progress from ideas to implementation
City Manager Dale Helsel reported a shift from planning to action in 1973. Downtown mall began in April and opened in November. parking garage began late year. negotiations continued for an anchor store. transit system carried 200000 passengers with new buses. a drug treatment center opened with a $171,073 NIMH grant. 280 acre annexation aimed at major industrial growth. Alternatives Inc. built a group home. Job Opportunities placed 325 youths in jobs with $30000+ contributions.
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Dale Helsel
City Commission
Helsel
National Institute of Mental Health
Hessel
Alternatives, Inc
Lukens ballot ban upheld leaves uncertain political future
U S District Court in Dayton upholds Ohio five year ballot ban for State Sen Donald E Lukens. The decision affirms state reporting statutes as constitutional while noting the severe penalty may be overly harsh. Lukens says he may not run again and laments costs of pursuing an appeal. He cites campaign debts and two homes between Middletown and Columbus.
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C.J. Bosnak Journal
Donald E
Lukens
Middletown Republican
U.S. District Court
Dayton
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Brown
General Assembly of
Senate
Middletown
Columbus
Car truck crash kills Hillsdale man in Ohio
Dale Estell 69 of Hillsdale Michigan died at Middletown Hospital after his car was struck broadside by a tractor trailer on Ohio 63 near I 75. His wife Agnes 66 was injured with fractured ribs. The truck driver was William Needham 40 of Hamilton and owner Robert Judd rode as a passenger.
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Michigan
Middletown Hospital
Ohio 63
Interstate 75
Dale Estell
Hillsdale
Mich
Agnes
Estell
Monroe
William R. Needham
Eighth St
Hamilton
Robert Judd
LeSourdsville
West Chester Road
West Chester
Icy weather delays Middletown High School events
Severe winter conditions forced the postponement of Middletown High School's Business and Industry Nights for last night. The event is rescheduled for February. Weather also caused cancellation of activity buses and night classes.
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Middletown High School
Middletown considers traffic study amid stop and go pattern
City commissioners heard resident Orville Adams urge action on busy Middletown intersections including Charles Street and Reinartz Boulevard. He proposed red light turning restrictions, flashing lights after dusk, and removal of obsolete signals. Officials said a traffic modernization plan is under way with a report due next meeting.
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Karen Garloch
Middletown
Orville Adams
Tytus Ave
Adams
Charles Street
Reinartz Boulevard
Dale Helsel
Middletown Area News Briefs for Friday
Local page notes events and notices from Middletown and surrounding area for Friday January 4, 1974, including civic updates, community items, and upcoming meetings.
Butler County tax bills late delay hits homeowners and schools
Hamilton Ohio January tax bills for Butler Countians will be mailed about a month late with a new mailing target around February 20. Homeowners have 30 days from mailing to pay, while districts face delayed distributions due to a 12 county Supreme Court suit. Talawanda and Middletown districts consider joining.
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Hamilton
Butler
James Tilton
Tilton
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio
Talawanda
Middletown
Board of Tax Appeals
Woman Escapes Injury In N First Street Crash
Mrs Barbara Valandingham 32 of 413 Maple Circle escaped injury in a one car crash on N First Street near Union Street yesterday at 2 35 p m. Her vehicle slid on slick pavement due to freezing rain and struck a tree causing 1000 dollars in damage, police report says.
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Trenton
N. First Street
Barbara Valandingham
Maple Circle
First
Union Street
Juveniles Arrested for Glue Sniffing and Marijuana
Four juveniles were arrested on Sutphine Street near Central Avenue after officers stopped them. Three faced glue sniffing charges and one also for marijuana possession. Police found two glue tubes and a plastic bag of marijuana. A 21 year old woman was treated at Middletown Hospital after slashing her wrists and taking multiple pills in a suspected suicide attempt. Officers said she claimed she undertook the act due to lacking love.
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Estell
Donald Playford
Jonesville
Mich
Monroe
Middletown
Wilma Duffey
Oxford- Middletown Road
Hamilton
Central Avenue
Middletown Hospital
City creates six member energy advisory committee
City Manager Dale Hessel names a six person energy advisory committee to make specific energy conservation recommendations for city departments. Headed by David Schul, the group includes Bill Back, Robert Moschell, Don Hill, Police Chief James Howerton, and Capt. Robert Walton. They will review all energy demands and set gasoline conservation rules and report to the city manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale _ Hessel
David Schul
Bill Back
Robert Moschell
Don Hill
Department of Public Service
James Howerton
Robert Walton
Division of Police
Hessel
Fire at Armco Steel soaking pits no damage reported
At 6 55 a m a fire occurred at Armco Steel Corp door 635 soaking pits with hot slag on a lanited surface oil causing no damage. At 2 40 p m 34 S Main St Malta Young 34 of 1501 Columbia Ave reported difficulty breathing and was treated at the scene.
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Armco Steel Corp
Main St
Malta Young
Columbia Ave
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Woodlawn Ave
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Graydon Drive
Highway Patrol Post 9
Lebanon Post
C. Dudley Inwood
Commission
Stanley Sorrell
American Federation of State
General Fund
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Cg&e
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Culbertson Road
Roosevelt Avenue
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Butler County
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