38 Year Fireman Ed Dineen Retires From Station 3
Ed Dineen ends a 38 year career as captain of Station 3 on Yankee Road retiring after a full, steady service record. He joined April 16 1937 and served WWII including D Day while living at 3007 Hampton Court. He plans a quiet exit and ongoing business interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Muchmore
Ed Dineen
Yankee Road
Dineen
Vic Anvil
Hampton Court
Normandy
Dale Hessel
Middletown
OAPSE Chapters Vote No Action And Neutral On Contract
Ohio Association of Public School Employes chapters vote to not sign the school board contract while Chapter 232 stays neutral. Chapter 277 signals possible signing under unmet conditions, as earlier settlement expectations fade.
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Ohio Association of Public School Employes
OAPSE
David McKeever
Bible and prayer deter armed man in Covington sidewalk incident
Ft. Wright, Kentucky resident Leslie Lassetter said she faced a snub-nose revolver on a Covington sidewalk. She prayed and handed the man a white Bible. he accepted it and left without harming her.
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Covington, Ky
Ft. Wright, Ky
Covington
Leslie Lassetter
Ben Hardy debuts on Journal editorial page
Ohio artist Jim Baker introduces Ben Hardy a new fictional columnist figure guiding settlers into the Ohio Country. The weekly Saturday feature appears with Middletown Diary and Border Notes to explain Ohio's infant years as educators clip and preserve for Bicentennial study.
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Ben Hardy
George Crout
Middletown
Ohio
Jim Baker
Hardy
Dean
Baker
Federal aid totals for Middletown 1973–74 33 million
Federal outlays in Middletown for fiscal 1974 totaled 33,250,000 according to the U S Office of Economic Opportunity. The annual report lists outlays by department including Health Education and Welfare 19,264,000 and Housing and Urban Development 7,709,506 for the period July 1 1973 to Dec 31 1974.
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Middletown
U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Department of Labor
Treasury Department
Environmental Protection Agency
Postal Service
Small Business Administration
U.S. Information Agency
Veterans Administration
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Edgewood senior honored by Soroptimists for service and academics
Mark Kevin Atkinson of Edgewood High School received the Youth Citizenship Award and a 75 dollar savings bond at the Middletown Soroptimist Club ceremony. He earned national merit commendation and holds multiple honors while planning college study in business or journalism. Robyn Trimble and Michael McClellan were runners up. Thirty seven students from seven area high schools competed.
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Edgewood
Middletown
Soroptimist Club
Mark Kevin Atkinson
Thomas L. Atkinson
W. Aberdeen Drive
Trenton
Manchester Inn
United Way
International Honorary Society of
Robyn Trimble
Herbert Trimble
Walton Court
Middletown Hospital
Kent State Dorm Living Policy Upheld by Judge
U S District Judge William K Thomas upheld Kent State University's rule requiring freshmen and sophomores to live in campus dorms. Plaintiffs Lawrence J Schick age 19 and the Kent Interhall Council argued equal protection violations due to the financial burden. The judge acknowledged the financial benefit to the university but found educational value in the policy.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Kent State University
U.S
William K. Thomas
Lawrence J. Schick
Kent Interhhall Council
Plantiffs
Thomas
Ohio Supreme Court urged to reverse halt on Senate power
Ohio Attorney General asked the state Supreme Court to overturn a 10th District Court of Appeals ruling that temporarily barred Senate President Pro Tem Oliver Ocasek from signing bills in place of Lt. Gov. John W. Brown. Democrats rushed to grant Ocasek equal signing authority amid fear Brown would delay until Gov elect Rhodes takes office. An appeals court hearing on permanency was set for the afternoon.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Senate Democrats
John J. Gilligan
10Th District Court of Appeals
Senate
Oliver Ocasek
John W. Brown
Ocasek
Brown
James A. Rhodes
Atty
William J. Brown
Supreme Court
Crane lifts injured man after Breiel Boulevard accident
Sam Turner, 48, of 6501 Germantown Road, fell about eight feet from rafters on the second floor of a building under construction on Breiel Boulevard. A Mecca Inc. crane operator assisted by squadmen using a Stokes basket lifted him to a backboard. He was taken to Middletown Hospital with a head wound and back pain.
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J.K. Hawkins
New Arts
Middletown
Broad Street
Hawkins
Ohio Arts Council
AIM
Wendt
Mecca, Inc
Breiel Boulevard
Roosevelt Boulevard
Sam Turner
Germantown Road
C.B. Taulbee
Middletown Hospital
Police briefs report three thefts and a break in
A $700 amplifier was stolen from Beverly Patterson’s residence at 208 N Leibee St after a break in last evening. Two youths lifted four tires from Corky’s Marathon station at 3104 Roosevelt Blvd at 7 20 p m and left them in the rear of Rink’s department store before fleeing toward Goldman Ave. A .32 caliber revolver was taken from Paul Crowe’s car at Aeronca Inc plant 1712 Germantown Rd yesterday.
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Beverly Patterson
N. Leibee St
Corky’s
Marathon Station
Roosevelt Blvd
Rink’s
Goldman Avenue
Paul Crowe
Woodlawn Ave
Aeronca, Inc
Germantown Road
Handwriting Match Ties Kroger to Florida Kidnapping Case
A Cincinnati handwriting expert linked samples from Clifford Kroger to evidence in the Florida kidnapping trial. Samples from a registration card, food bills, and a ransom note matched Kroger's handwriting. FBI and postal crime lab findings also connected Kroger to the case and the ransom drop area. The Mechem girl was found safe within a day of the abduction.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Clifford Kroger
Florida
James R. _ Dibowski
Postal Inspection Service Crime Laboratory
Kroger
a_ court
FBI
Clark
Marrish
Winter Park
Fla
Dibowski
Charles Mechem
Allison Mechem
Mechem
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Prayer
IN Journal
Mark Atkinson
St. Paul’s Church
YMCA
Girls Athletic Association
Middletown High School
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Hervey McClellan
Court Donegal
Church of the Ascension
Springboro
Madison
Fenwick
Franklin
Monroe
Kent State
Central Ave
Rahn
PE Eee
Breiel
Journal
Area News
Amana Westinghouse
Admiral Hotpoint Hardwick
Gibson
Speed Queen
RCA
Cremeans Appliance & TV
E. State ST
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