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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1975
Page
2
A Thursday night fire forced Cincinnati police from the sixth floor of the Alms and Doepke Building. Smoke filled the area as Fire Marshal Charles Collins estimated $15,000 in damages. Investigators reported the sprinkler system disconnected due to ongoing remodeling and police kept in contact by portable radios.
Middletown High School reorganizes Black History Week observance with a four page calendar of recognitions. The plan spreads activities through the year and includes displays in the media center and a Martin Luther King film. Students may leave class for community programs with permission.
Obituaries list Joseph R. Baker founder of a local funeral home and several other residents with death notices. Details cover service times at First Baptist Church, cremation, calling hours, and survivors across families and nearby towns.
Dorothy Ferguson, 53, wife of police Det. Arnold Ferguson, remained in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital after a one car accident on Carmody Boulevard west of Germantown Road. She was admitted with chest pains and head cuts after her car veered off the road at 12:20 p.m. It crossed the road, rolled over the guardrail and stopped in a field 215 feet from the highway.
Middletown Chapter 209 of the AHEPA re elected Nick Ververis as president and set the May Festival for the third Saturday in May. Straton Papakirk is vice president, W P Karras secretary, Nick Matthews treasurer, and new board members include Mike Revelos Dimitrios Gryparis Fotis Papakirk Kostas Sotiroglou and Dimitrios Ververis.
A Carlisle blaze damaged the Robert Dean Jr. home in the 7900 block of Trenton-Franklin Road last night. Firefighters responded at 10:12 p.m. and remained about two hours. The fire started in a rear bedroom and burned through the ceiling and roof. The Dean family was away in Tennessee. the house was under remodeling. Estimated losses were $10,000 for the structure and $3,000 for contents.
Fire at 21 Crawford Street caused curtain damage and smoke damage to walls with $100 estimated loss. A separate incident at 3913 Riverview Avenue involved Bethel Davis 67 who required oxygen and hospital admission in fair condition. Harriet Keister 78 sustained a head cut from a fall and was treated and dismissed.
Sander Vanocur former NBC newsman will speak at Miami University Middletown Campus on January 31 in the Dave Finkelman Auditorium at 8 p m The talk titled The Influence of the Media on the Political Process is the second in the Casper Memorial Lecture Series Tickets are free and must be reserved via the Office of the Director or by phone Attendees may use previously issued tickets for the rescheduled date
More than a quarter of the Division of Police is enrolled in college credit courses to pursue associate degrees in law enforcement, funded by the Law Enforcement Education Program. Capt. Robert Walton notes the field's complexity requires higher education as 41 percent have some college background and 29 percent are currently studying. Degrees cover criminology, law, government, soci al issues, and communication skills. several officers including Warrant Officer Jim Daniel and Lt. Ron VanArsdale are nearing AA degrees at Miami University, with many others at Sinclair Community College while maintaining full duties.
A TA series begins Wednesday at 7 30 p m at St Paul s United Church of Christ. Six consecutive Wednesdays cost 2 per session led by Joe Casto of Dayton a Methodist minister and TA trainer with five years experience. Teens welcome. sessions aim to foster growth self awareness and better relationships. After the series Casto may run further groups if interest exists.
Emanuel Lidge 18 of 1206 Elm St was cited for excessive speed after his car skidded off S Main Street and into a tree. He was treated at Middletown Hospital and released. His 1960 model vehicle was demolished.
Maj. Gen. Curtis E. LeMay commands the 20th Bomber Command as bombers strike Rangoon and Bangkok on December 14 1944 in a strategic World War II air operation.
Det. Sgt. Chuck Nixon of Lemon Township and Middletown police arrested Thomas Roger Howard at 817 Eaton Ave. on aggravated robbery charges. The 29 year old faced a Jan. 2 incident in which Noah Powers, 78, of 4911 Roosevelt Ave. was knocked unconscious and robbed of about 165 dollars after answering a door knock. a warrant remains for a second suspect.
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