Crime-Fighting Aid Applauded Across Cities
President Johnson proposed a safe streets and crime control act to fund state and local anti crime plans training for police tactical units and up to date equipment and laboratories city leaders including Detroit Police Commissioner Ray Girardin Chicago Superintendent O W Wilson and New York Mayor John V Lindsay praised the plan as essential for national crime control and broader federal support for law enforcement efforts.
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Union
Congress
John V. Lindsay
New York
New York City
Cleared for Remap Case in Ohio Legislative Districts
In Columbus Ohio the path to a remap case was cleared for a court hearing on the validity of Ohio's legislative apportionment. Ohio Senate Minority Leader Frank W King D Toledo filed an answer brief to challenge the plan adopted by a Republican controlled Apportionment Board in 1965. The 10th District Court of Appeals had held the plan invalid under the Ohio Constitution, while a special federal court had deemed it valid for 1966 as a temporary measure.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Senate
Frank W. King
Toledo
Lucas
10Th District Court of Appeals
Apportionment Board
King
U.S. Supreme Court
Lausche Proposes Federal Strip Mining Reform Bill
Senator Frank Lausche introduces a bill with Senators Young and Scott to regulate future strip and surface coal mining and to reclaim damaged lands and waters. It ties federal help to strong state laws and targets about 3.6 million acres affected nationwide and 123000 acres reclaimed in Ohio.
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Washington
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Stephen M. Young
Hugh Scott
Lausche
America
Lukens Establishes Washington Office and Staff
Rep. Donald Lukens announces a new Washington D C office in Longworth Suite 1338 formerly used by Rep. Harsha. His staff includes John Schrote as administrative assistant, Tony Smith as press secretary, Joyce Streeter as executive secretary, with several local aides standardized across Middletown, Franklin, Dover and Hamilton districts.
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Rep
Donald
Buz) Lukens
Middletown
Washington
Longworth Building
William H. Harsha Jr
Portsmouth
Lukens
John Schrote
Franklin
Armco Steel Corp
Tony Smith
Barry Goldwater
Joyce Streeter
Young Republican National Federation
Man Cited In Chain Crash In Franklin
Franklin authority says 47 year old Frank Orr of Lancaster driving for Bates Truck Lines was cited for improper turn after a chain collision. Orr attempted a right turn from S Main onto E Second at 8 pm hitting a parked 1963 auto owned by Harley Edds, which rammed a parked Radio Cab owned by Grover White, which then struck a 1960 auto owned by Anton Bauer Jr. Both Edds and White faced parking in a restricted zone.
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Franklin
Ray L. Orr
Lancaster
Bates
Orr
S. Main Street
E. Second Street
Harley Edds
S. Main St
Grover White
E. Second St
Anton Bauer Jr
Hannah Drive
Middletown
Edds
White
Middletown Historical Society Files for Ohio Incorporation
Middletown Historical Society has filed incorporation papers with Ohio officials. The group organized last year and has 147 members. A future meeting is planned at the Warren County Museum in Lebanon, though no date is set. Mary Doty Dell, descendant of Daniel Doty, spoke on early Middletown landmarks including the Doty log cabin site on South Main Street, the old First Avenue lock near St. John's Church, Doty Park, and Skinner's Ridge cattle-trading area.
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Middletown Historical Society
State of
Ohio
Central Elementary School
Charles Palmer
Middletown
Warren County Museum
Lebanon
Mary Doty Dell
Daniel Doty
Main Street
Doty
First Avenue
St. John’s Church
Doty Park
Curtis Avenue
Congress Sidetracks Tax Surcharge for Social Security Rise
Congress moves to start hearings on a 20 percent Social Security increase while delaying the 6 percent Vietnam era income tax surcharge. House Ways and Means plans early February hearings with a July 1 effective date possible, as supporters hope for a broad benefit boost and medicare extension.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Vietnam
Healeg
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Wews and Means
Byrnes
Roehll Elected 1968 President of Society
Dr. Walter H. Roehl Jr. Middletown internist will assume leadership of the Butler County Medical Society in 1968. He and Dr. David M. Gerber of Middletown were named secretary treasurer for 1968. Roehl, a 1947 Middletown High School graduate, earned a 1955 Cincinnati College of Medicine degree and held multiple medical roles including fellow at Duke and captain in the Air Force Medical Corps.
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Walter H. Roehll Jr
Middletown
Butler County Medical Society
Robert Johnson
Brady Randolph
Hamilton Orthopedic
Roeh!l
David M. Gerber
Roehil
Middletown High School
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati General Hospital
Roehl
Duke University
U.S. Air Force Medical Corps
Cincinnati
Medical Association
American Society of Internal Medicine
American College of Physicians
First Methodist Church
Alamo
Mary Lou
Camden Annexation Boosts Tax Revenue for Camden
Camden plans to annex 41.72 acres north of town, adding Versco Corp P G Trucking North Side Chapel of the Church of God Pete and Irma's Tavern and Opel's Inn to the village. Councilman Orville Wood expects at least $8 000 more in taxes and liquor license fees from the two taverns will total about $2 000. The expansion also includes 135 acres north of Barnet Mill Road bought by Camden Improvement Corp for new industry.
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Camden
Orville Wood
Wood
Versco Corp
P & G Trucking
North Side Chapel
Church of God
Pete and Irma
Opel’s Inn
Barnet Mill Road
Camden Improvement Corp
Committee to audit committee proliferation considered in Kansas
In Topeka, AP: Kansas State Senate plans to create a new committee to study whether there are too many standing and special panels. Senate president pro tem Glee S. Smith says the body would judge if the state has an excess of committees.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas State Senate
Glee S. Smith
Abduction Trial Opens in Butler County Court
A jury was being selected in Butler County Common Pleas Court Judge Fred R. Cramer presiding. Paul R. Scott, 4, Centerville Indiana, faces abduction charges for allegedly kidnapping a 22 year old Miami University coed last April.
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Hamilton
Court of
Butler County Common Pleas
Fred R. Cramer
Paul R. Scott
Centerville
Ind
Scott
Miami University
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