Middletown Considers Repeal Of New Zoning Ordinance
City commissioners aim to draft a repeal ordinance next week after a 4 hour session in which the 131 page zoning ordinance advanced to final readings. Only Commissioner Joe Lewis voiced dismay at repeal efforts while Dudley Inwood questioned the haste surrounding passage. The ordinance could become law after 30 days if published in The Journal.
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Middletown
Joe Lewis
Virgil
Clark
James Curry Sr
Dudley Inwood
Inwood
Commission
Office Outfitters, Inc
Zoning Ordinance Repeal Debate Triggers Restart of Process
City commissioners consider repealing the new zoning ordinance after complaints over map changes and timing. If repealed before the 30 day effect, old laws stay. if after, planning commission may redo hearings and recommendations before re adoption. Mary Lord, William Denham, Raymond Brown oppose the measure.
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Missioner
Raymond Brown
Mary Lord
William Denham
Miss Lord
Tilmon Ellison
Commission
Planning Commission
City Commission
Budget OK'd and wage deal reached in city session
The city approved a record 6,010,705 dollar budget up 480,931 from 1967 and reached a 3.3 percent wage increase for about 400 city employees. Union spokesman Al Van Hagen of Cincinnati noted a 5 percent package would be needed to match inflation, while negotiators eyed mid year reviews and a possible three year contract tied to the cost of living index. The 1968 general fund is 3,242,593 dollars with a projected end of year balance of 237,345 dollars.
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American Federation of State
Afl-Cio
al van Hagen
Cincinnati
Dan Kothe
Kothe
van Hagen
Mary Lord
van Hagan
Joe Lewis
Hgan
Lewis
City Commission
Donham Re-elected City Commissioner as Lord Becomes Vice Chairman
Donham won a ninth year on the city commission in a 3-0 vote, with Miss Mary Lord elected vice chairman. Inwood seconded and Raymond W. Brown motioned the choice while Donham abstained. Lord’s election marks a first for a woman on the commission alongside Dudley Inwood.
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William
Miss Lord
W. Donham
Raymond W. Brown
Mary Lord
Moton
Inwood
James Curry Sr
Joe Lewis Abs
Taining
Lewis
Denham
Middletown
Dudley Inwood
Donham
Getter
GOP Scramble for Sheriff Spot Heats Up in Butler County
Eight candidates declared for Butler County sheriff after incumbent James F. Hixon said he will not run again. The GOP advisory committee will interview about thirty more before May primary, with two captains in the department already seeking the post.
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Executive Committee
John R. Moser
Moser
GOP
James F. Hixon
Sheriff's Department
Cliff Hyde
Thomas Bagley
Jack Milbour
James Imfeld
Clem Imfeld
County Common Pleas Court
Donald Linkous
Lemon Township
Stan Werlein
Sheriff's Deparment
Jack Crocker
Middletown
Armco Steel Corp
Robert McArdle
Hamilton Municipal Court
Finley Heads School Board Again as New Members Sworn In
After a decade on the board James O Finley was elected president for the sixth consecutive year He advised new members Carol Turrell and Howard Schueller on handling calls and decision making The board adopted temporary appropriations and discussed Taft School class sizes and planned use of auxiliary teachers The state subsidy for driving programs will cover public and parochial schools with fall 1969 supervision by public school administrators
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Finley
Vie Mng
Carol Turrell
Howard Schueller
Howard Cromwell
Schueller
Turrell
Jerry Brown
Taft
Cromwell
Ice coats roads as multiple accidents injure eight in Middletown area
An 18 year old Trenton area girl was in critical condition after a one car crash on Jacksonburg Road near Jacksonburg School. Several other accidents occurred yesterday in Butler and Warren counties injuring eight people, including a truck driver with minor injuries after a tractor trailer jackknifed on Ohio 73.
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Middletown Hospital
Jacksonburg Road
Jacksonburg School
Butler County
Linda G. Buchheit
Miss Buchheit
Miami University
Oxford
Middletown
Ohio 73
Rt. 177
Cassel E. Morrow
S. Main St
Franklin - Trenton
Peasttown
Lemar Hart
Timothy
Lane
Carlisle
Rolena N. Jamison
W. Elm St
Monroe
Ronald Clinger
Patty Clinger
Icy Streets Spark Dozens Of Middletown Crashes
Weather and last night freezing rain left Middletown with 31 accidents investigated by police since yesterday including nine from 7 to 10 am today. Crews treated streets and seven people were injured in multiple collisions at University Boulevard Roosevelt Avenue and other intersections. Damages totaled at least $5,000 with injuries including contusions neck and back.
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Middletown
C. A. Boeke
Public Service
University Boulevard
Richardson Drive
Charlene D. Seidner
John ‘D. Pleska
Sunset ‘St
Seidner
Middletown Hospital
Stanley Leidner
Robert Hartman
Helton Drive
William Hall
Highland St
Roosevelt Avenue
Highland Street
Hartman
Hall
Yvonne Dibiase
Kenneth A. Polley
Lamberton St
District to receive $32,000 from state next semester
Cromwell told the board the district will get thirty two thousand dollars from the state next semester to support disad funded programs.
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Cromwell
Cutting Torch Gear Stolen From Sorg Paper Co Shed
A cutting torch, gauges and hose valued at 15 dollars were stolen from a construction storage shed at the Sorg Paper Co on Columbia Avenue yesterday. Edward Hobbs of New Lebanon, superintendent for Charles Shook Construction Co of Dayton, said other tools were undisturbed. Intruders pried siding to gain entry. Also a home on Bayview Street had a pried front door but no entry. A window entry at Moore Street yielded no loss.
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Sorg Paper Co
Columbia Avenue
Edward Hobbs
New Lebanon
Charles Shook Construction Co
Dayton
Ann Ballard
Bayview St
Dianne Sabota
Moore St
Police Briefs An 18 Year Old Overdoses On Aspirins
An 18 year old man was treated at Middletown Hospital yesterday after reportedly taking about 50 aspirins in what officials described as an overdose.
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Middletown Hospital
Susie Moore Injured in Domestic Argument
Susie Moore, 22, of 1406 Penfield Ave, was injured in a domestic argument with unspecified assailant. Reports say she sustained head and chin injuries as authorities investigated the incident.
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Susie Moore
Penfield Ave
Middletown Hospital
Car Ransacked on University Boulevard
Jenieve Triplett of 2823 Shattle Street reported her car was ransacked in a University Boulevard lot but nothing appeared stolen.
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Jenevieve Triplett
Shattle St
University Boulevard
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