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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1978
Page
2
A local committee debates approving a methadone treatment plan for about 20 heroin addicts in the Middletown area. County and city commissions, the county board, and Unity House are involved as stakeholders in the discussion seeking clearer guidance on implementation.
Death notices list Ethel Blerins of 1816 Woodlawn Ave who died yesterday at Middletown Hospital. She leaves 16 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Prime funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 p m at Joseph R Baker Funeral Home with Rev Lewis Thompson. Burial at W Cemetery. Visitation Monday from 6 to 9 p.m. Also listed is William McKinley of Will Elwood St who died Saturday.
Training for Gratis squad stated in Columbia Kentucky and burial at Columbia City Cemetery. Visitations today 2 to 3 pm at McCoy Leffier Funeral Home. Memorial contributions suggested to favorite charity. Rev Gordon Core to officiate. Oswald Funeral Home handling arrangements. Robert E Israel, 34, of 569 Columbus Ave Lebanon, died Saturday at Grandview Hospital Dayton after long illness. Survived by two sons Tom and Bruce. Burial in Miami Valley Memorial Gardens. Dr J Allan Johnson 40, of Bristol Tennessee, osteopathic physician. Funeral details at Oswald.
Germantown Public trustees meeting set to start tomorrow has been moved to January at 4 p.m. in the library.
Police said Donald Douglas of 325 Flemming Road reported his car battery wiring cut and battery stolen in the overnight period. A second incident involved Gary Smallwood’s car at The Faucet on Cincinnati-Dayton Street where a windshield was broken while the vehicle was parked.
Eastern Star and Amaranth Grand Chapter Ohio honor Reuben Doty a member of Masonic and Prince Hall orders. Doty listed as past master of Triedstone Lodge Neo 82 FGAM PHA and longtime credential chairman for the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio.
Franky Spicer, 16, of 37¢ Fiesta Way Middletown, was treated at Middletown Hospital after a one car crash on Martz Paulin Road near Trenton Franklin Road at 1 10 PM. A spokesman for the Lebanon State Highway Patrol said the car driven south on Martz Paulin left the road, struck a fence and a pole. The incident remains under investigation.
A Germantown report notes police examined candidate records and raised questions about invasions of privacy in publishing criminal data. Forbes discusses openness of records and cites a sworn affidavit by Exline as the basis for facts in the case, highlighting conflicts between public access and privacy concerns.
Officers for the Middletown Senior Citizens Center at City Centre Plaza were elected. The week features a covered dish at 6am Tuesday, a 1 to 3 pm card party, a Wednesday 9 am session, a 1:30 pm training for telephone receptionists, social hour, and a 7 pm cinema showing. Thursday includes a 3 am chorus rehearsal, sewing at 2 pm, a 3:30 pm American Association of Retired Persons meeting, and Friday shows Buckeye Wam tolp.m. weekdays.
A theft involved a car with money in the trunk and two $100 bills taken from a rental vehicle. The break in included ransacked desks and cabinets and the thief found a key to a 1978 car parked inside. The case touches on candidate background checks using LEADS or other agencies, with officials debating legality and past practices.
Franklin Board of Education meets at 8 p.m. in Franklin High School Little Theater followed by Franklin Public Library trustees at the library. Carlisle Board of Education holds a 7:30 p.m. work session in the Carlisle Junior High board room. Village Council meets at 7:15 p.m. at Town Hall. Camden Village Council gathers at 7 p.m. in Town Hall. Lakota Board of Education in West Chester has an organizational meeting at 5 p.m. in the board office. Wayne Township trustees convene at 7 p.m. in Township Hall. Trenton Edgewood Board of Education also holds an organizational meeting in its board office. German Township trustees host an inventory meeting in the service building on Ohio 725 at an unlisted time. Hamilton Butler County Commission meets at 9:30 a.m. in the County Administrative Center. Butler County school board holds an organizational meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the board office at Third and Ludlow streets.
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