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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1974
Page
9
Middletown and Hamilton school boards dropped their joint vocational education school project and will pursue separate vo ed programs. They cited changing attitudes at the state level and will file formal withdrawals at upcoming meetings.
Franklin Postmaster Ronald Ruppert notes rare suspensions due to dangerous conditions. He recalls two prior weather stoppages in 30 years, the 1950s blizzard and 1965, while Middletown Postmaster Frank Dobrozsi urges extreme caution and instructs staff to refuse deliveries if steps are icebound or unsafe.
Children in Monroe used icy streets and canceled school to stage a hockey game on Dineen Avenue yesterday. A snow shovel served as a goal, with Sheckler Photo documenting the scene.
Freezing temperatures push road conditions to hazardous levels as salt stocks dwindle in District 8 Ohio Department of Transportation. Middletown and Warren County garages report shortages, 11 accidents logged, roads closed on Cincinnati Dayton Road, 600 to 800 tons ordered in Middletown, and all area schools remain closed. Authorities warn emergency salt use may be needed for hills and dangerous curves.
Local brief from Middletown area reports on Friday January 11 1974 detailing community updates and notices. Names and places appear in concise notices with no sensational detail.
Rep Walter Powell will not seek a third term opening the Eighth District race. State Rep Bill Donham announced his interest and said he would run with or without party endorsement. Other Middletown figures Barry Levey F Harrison Green and Charles Patterson join the field as endorsements loom after Jan 17 screenings.
A decision on Middletown High basketball tonight at Princeton was expected this afternoon as both schools canceled classes. Several postponements followed, including Fairfield at Lebanon and Clinton Massie at Kings, with Centerville at Middletown and Madison at Valley View still on schedule for tomorrow night.
The SAT will be given at 8 a.m. tomorrow in Room 212 of Middletown High School as planned, with Principal Lewis Hill overseeing the administration.
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