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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1978
Page
12
Hook Field remained open Monday though many area schools were closed and roads impassable. Patches of ice lined the runway as high winds deterred departures and landings. jets sat idle while small planes gathered dust. Manager George Wedekind Jr. noted closures mostly due to snow and ice, with plows handling runway clearance and streets prioritized.
Vernon J. Hazlett of the Immigration and Naturalization Service Cleveland says all non citizens except diplomats and certain international reps must mail an annual address card each January. Parents must file for alien children under 14. Cards available at any post office.
Health Commissioner Paul Asmussen reports two major 1977 achievements for Middletown's Department of Health including a community wide blood pressure screening program and a disaster response plan. Other items include a $3,000 hypertension grant and studies on community health needs while staff report constraints.
A Big M Trucking Co spokesman said heavy snow has pushed city pickups to a one day delay, extending the schedule from Monday through Friday to today through Saturday. Public Utilities Director Robert Moschell noted some drivers may be catching up, causing some areas to remain on schedule.
Ken Angel trust officer of the Barnitz Bank will be principal speaker at the Middletown Independent Insurance Agents Association Friday luncheon. He will discuss trust needs and how life insurance fits into trust arrangements. The meeting starts at noon at Forest Hills Country Club.
A bottle was thrown through a window at Jack's Wheel Alignment located at 2508 Atco Ave yesterday afternoon. A de-icer aerosol can was reported stolen from White gas station on Roosevelt Boulevard yesterday morning.
Cars slid on ice as snowbound highways prompted many drivers to call highway patrol posts for conditions. Post 9 logged 1,001 calls, Lebanon Post 83 recorded 320. Post 9 reported 32 accidents with three minor injuries. Lebanon Post logged 10 accidents with four minor injuries. A city plow backed into a taxi on Broad Street near City Centre Mart. Jacqueline Reece, 40, was treated for head and leg injuries after a Yankee Road collision with Burnice Risner, 32. Most buses escaped slides. No school yesterday or today.
The Middletown Board of Education will meet at 7 tonight in the School Administration Building to continue its review of the Community Education Study by the Middletown Chamber of Commerce. The board aims to conclude the “Instruction” section begun in October and continued in November, with other business on the agenda covering personnel and financial matters.
Fire crews responded to multiple calls today at 9 04 a.m. on 2416 Superior Ave where Earl Miller, 55, was ill and taken to hospital. At 5 13 p.m. at 811 Auburn St Whitt Kemplin, 71, ill, received oxygen and was admitted in fair condition. At 3 13 p.m. on 1608 Central Ave Stella Gable, 82, chest pains, to hospital and admitted in fair condition. At 1 51 p.m. on 401 Stanley St Alice Fisher, 67, pains, to hospital and admitted in fair condition.
Middletown High School rescheduled the GED exams planned for yesterday and today to next Tuesday and Wednesday. Officials also canceled the Adult Evening School classes, to be made up on the same days.
The Middletown Civic Chorus first rehearsal of the season at Roosevelt School was canceled due to weather. The group plans to resume with next Tuesday evening’s session.
Baton and ballet classes at the Middletown Division of Parks and Recreation office at Goldman Park are canceled tonight due to the weather.
The general meeting of Parents Without Partners slated for tonight is canceled along with the coffee and conversation program planned for tomorrow. Both events are likely to be rescheduled pending further notice.
The Franklin Springboro area basketball game set for tonight in Springboro has been rescheduled to Wednesday. The junior varsity game will tip at 6 15 p m with the varsity to follow.
County officials and community groups debated a methadone program at Unity House in Middletown. Commissioners oppose non hospital use citing security and prefer hospital detox. FDA allows flexible withdrawal timelines while council supports methadone as sole heroin solution. A police group also opposed non hospital administration.
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