Industrial liquid waste plant OK'd
Franklin council approved a new industrial liquid waste disposal system designed by Systems Technology Corp of Dayton. The facility will reclaim wastes like plating acids and crankcase oils for reuse, operate with six employees, and use the old sewer plant. The move aims to lower costs and attract customers from Cincinnati to north of Dayton while converting trickling filter units to storage bins.
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Eric von Klinger
Franklin
Systems Technology Corp
Dayton
Bernard Eichholz
Cincinnati
Darke
Miami
Preble
Miami Conservancy District
Textbook bias charges shake Columbus school board
The Columbus School Board is urged to delay buying Houghton Mifflin texts for grades five and six after a teacher task force from the Columbus Education Association accuses the books of sexual and racial discrimination. The report criticizes gender roles and neglect of diverse cultures, noting few family structures and limited minority representation.
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus School Board
Houghton Mifflin
Columbus Education Association
Boston Publishing Company
Patricia Teegardin
Water main break repaired in city during freezing weather
A break in a small water main at Aberdeen Drive and Milton Road was fixed by city crews after a few hours. Robert Moschell, director of public utilities, said such breaks occur daily across the city in freezing weather and that small mains typically restore supply after two to three hours.
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Aberdeen Drive
Milton Road
Robert Moschell
Public Utilities
Gas leak fixed in Franklin. roads blocked during repair
Police blocked traffic at Shartz with Lower Springboro, Beam Drive, and Fourth Street as Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. repaired a natural gas leak detected about 3:30 yesterday in Laynecrest. The incident ended after crews secured the line and cleared the area.
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Franklin
Laynecrest
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Shartz
Lower Springboro
Beam Drive
Fourth Street
Deaths and Funerals In Monroe and Dayton Notables
Mrs. Minnie Riley Cook, 83, of 360 Britton Lane Monroe died 2:40 p.m. Monday at Logsdon Nursing Home Hamilton where she had been a patient since August 1972. Graveside rites 3 p.m. Wednesday Rose Hill Cemetery Bellaire Ohio Rev Robert Collins officiating. Riggs Monroe Chapel in charge. No visitations. William F. Colvin, 56, formerly Middletown, died 7 a.m. Monday after an apparent heart attack at his Dayton home. He had been an out-patient at the Veterans Administration facility for years.
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Minnie Riley Cook
Britton Lane
Monroe
Logsdon
Hamilton
Cook
Order of Eastern Star
Brentwood
Rose Hill Cemetery
Bellaire
Ohio
Robert Collins
Riggs Monroe Chapel
Dayton
Veterans
S. Main St
Don Rochersperger
Woodside Cemetery
Winter Walk planned for Old Man's Cave State Park
American Youth Hostel groups to hike six miles from Old Man's Cave Park to Ash Cave as part of the Ninth Annual Winter Walk sponsored by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The trip, leaving from Middletown, will use buses to return hikers to the origin. Drivers needed. reimbursement on a share-the-ride basis. Contact Middletown Park Department.
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American Youth Hostel, Inc
Old Man’s Cave State Park
Ohio
Steve Cole
Old Man’s Cave Park
Cole
Middletown Park Department
Park Department
Goldman Park
Middletown
Charles Terhune
Edgewood board approves circus site in Trenton
Edgewood school board sets Babeck Elementary as the site for Hoxie Brothers Circus shows at 6 and 8 p.m. on May 13 to aid the Trenton Rescue Squad fund drive for a new ambulance. Dr. John Burley is reelected president. Raymond Martin named vice president.
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Trenton
Infant fair after crash in Carlisle injures two
Michael Todd Ledford aged 2 remained in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after a crash yesterday in Carlisle. Police report the car driven by his mother Linda Ledford 28 left Park Drive striking a utility pole near 493 Park around 9 am. Mrs Ledford was treated for cuts and scrapes.
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Carlisle
Michael Todd Ledford
Middletown Hospital
Linda Ledford
Dubois Court West
Park Drive
Park
Ledford
Germantown Eyes Compact Police Car Amid Gas Shortage
Germantown council approves bidding for a compact police cruiser to save fuel while maintaining quick response. Village Administrator Dan Anslinger notes balance between economy and acceleration, with input from a California police department. Also announced is Joe Watson’s disability retirement as superintendent of public service, with Terry Breeding named acting superintendent. Reappointments include James Witt to the planning commission, Carl Huffman as building inspector, and Warren Hale to the board of tax appeals. Bernard Berks re-elected president pro-tem.
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Dan Ritchey
Germantown Council
Dan Anslinger
Anslinger
California
Joe Watson
Public Service
Watson
Germantown
Franklin
Joe
Terry Breeding
Service Department
Council
James Witt
Planning Commission
Carl Huffman
Warren Hale
Board of Tax Appeals
Bernard Berks
Franklin Redd family given suspended fines and jail terms
In Franklin Municipal Court three Redd family members faced charges from a Sept. 15 dispute with $100 fines and 30 day jail terms suspended. Nola and William Redd faced assault and battery and trespassing charges at 762 S. Main St. Bonnie Redd, 49, was fined for assault and battery. Susie Lynch, with no age or address listed, paid 100 dollars with 75 suspended for selling liquor to a minor at the Dream Bar. Standifer, Koettel, and Copenhaver received varied fines for disorderly conduct and fictitious auto registration.
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Franklin
Redd
Franklin Municipal Court
Nola Redd
S. Main St
William David Redd
S. Main
Bonnie Redd
Martz-Paullin Road
Susie A. Lynch
Grand jury given shooting evidence in Ohio case
Middletown detectives submitted evidence to the Butler County grand jury to charge Michael Shell 21 of 618 Cleveland St with aggravated murder in the death of Willa Mae McCook 20 of Live Oak Florida. McCook died at Good Samaritan Hospital after a New Year’s Eve gunshot wound. Shell would be the first aggravated murder charged in Middletown under the new Ohio code.
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Middletown
Butler County
Willa Mae McCook
Live Oak, Fla
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati
Ranch Inn
Tytus Avenue
Shell
Highest U S tides tied to rare celestial alignment
Rare alignment of earth, moon and sun triggers unusually high tides along U S coasts with no expected major flooding due to lack of offshore storms and winds. Similar events forecast for February, July and August. West Coast erosion rises near Newport Beach as lifeguard HQ gets sandbag seawall. authorities say East Coast risk higher.
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New York
United States
Long Island
North Carolina
Newport Beach
Calif
California
Prolific Writer Frank Richard Named Top Comic Author
The world’s most prolific writer, Frank Richard, authored extensive comic works. He is credited with a lifetime output of at least 72 million words, marking an unmatched milestone in literary productivity.
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Frank Richard
Second Pisgah suspect pleads guilty in robbery case
Hamilton report states James H. Battell, 24, pleaded guilty to armed robbery and illegal entry in the Pisgah Savings & Loan heist. Prosecutor Holcomb had three counts of shooting with intent to kill dropped. Battell, involved in a chase near Howard Johnson's, faces sentencing January 18. co-defendant Arthur C. Brown, 21, was tied to the case and convicted on similar counts.
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Hamilton
Pisgah Savings & Loan Branch
John Holcomb
James H. Battell
Howard Johnson
Ohio 122
I-75
Brown
Common Pleas
Robert Marrs
Battell
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Minnie Cook
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William F. Colvin
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Hamilton-Cleves Road
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Madison Ave
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Edgewood Board
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Bud) Steller
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