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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1976
Page
13
A cold day with temperatures under 11 degrees sent children to Christel Avenue for the first big snow of winter. A crowd packed the slope while Terri Mullins helped her niece Jennifer Mullins ice skate on the flat street portions.
The Department of Parks and Recreation approves skating at Smith Pond with ice at least four inches thick. Supervised hours are 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. weekends. No concessions. Skate sale at Goldman Park offices on Highland Avenue runs 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. starting Monday for display or purchase.
Negotiators for the Division of Police warn of a potential job action in response to the city’s 6 percent offer on an 18 percent request. FOP President Paul Lewis says a Monday meeting will decide the action. A federal mediator met with city and police negotiators in Dayton yesterday.
Firemen lowered their demand from 18 percent to 10 percent and asked for binding arbitration with federal mediators. City negotiators refused. A further meeting will be scheduled, and firefighters indicated support for police action at their Monday meeting.
A water main break at 600 S. Main St forced the closure of Clearcreek schools. Water shut off to the high school and Clearcreek Elementary as crews repaired the line, delaying lunch and forcing salt trucks to treat Main Street after the break froze the street.
Fire at 1827 Clarendon Ave sent Bruce Wyatt, 61, to hospital with breathing difficulty. Trash set afire at South end of Baltimore Street. no damage to 205 S. Broad St where stove overheated at William Brownlee residence. At 704 Lawn Ave Bill LeBlanc, 46, transported with chest pains in fair condition. Delmonte Sears, 62, also reported difficulty breathing and chest pains at 3415 Vannest Ave.
Downtown parking dispute erupts as Weber's Century Tavern patrons relocate city poles blocking empty lots. City crews respond with jackhammers and spikes to anchor poles as officials push planned pay parking to fund the year-old garage.
Ice caused a coal truck to overturn on I-75 near Tylersville Road spilling 24 tons of coal. A salt truck burst into flames nearby but no injuries were reported. The incidents followed by a string of crashes in icy northbound lanes, patrols said.
A police officer injured while investigating a four car crash on Roosevelt Boulevard and Eaton Avenue. Teresa Hill 18 was charged with failure to maintain an assured clear distance. Aleta Lykins 43 faced a charge for failing to yield on a left turn. Damages estimated at $150. The incident caused neck and head pains for two occupants before hospital treatment.
Police investigate three thefts of citizens band radios from cars in northwest Trenton. Victims Ernest Varney at 320 E Aberdeen Drive valued at 340 dollars James Dossett at 102 West Place valued at 140 dollars and Tom Henley at 404 John St valued at 146 dollars reported early today.
A Butler County judge dismissed a 29 officer lawsuit challenging Middletown's emergency interim fifth captain and related promotions. The suit claimed illegal ordinance action, expired eligibility lists, unappropriated funds, and denial of petition rights. The court ruled the city acted within its powers and did not overturn the promotions.
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