Travel bureaus buzz as cold prompts warm weather escapes
Butler County Auto Club reports a sudden jump in travel inquiries as snow and sub zero weather push residents to seek warmth. Combs Travel Service and First National Bank note interest in cruises and trips to Florida Hawaii and the western states with Las Vegas and Arizona growing in appeal. Some travelers are already pricing summer tours while shifting plans southward.
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Butler County Auto Club
Combs Travel Service
Florida
First National Bank
Hawaii
Las Vegas
Arizona
Court urged to preserve Dayton school desegregation plan
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is asked to keep in place a 1976 court desegregation busing plan affecting about 13 000 Dayton students. The NAACP seeks an injunction and stay pending appeal of Judge Rubin’s ruling that current violations do not justify the plan.
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Cincinnati
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Dayton
Ohio
U.S
Carl B. Rubin
Board of Education
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
A Js
Rubin
NAACP
Alcoholism Council of Butler County Dinner Meeting Set
The Alcoholism Council of Butler County will hold its annual dinner on January 31 at the Elks Country Club on Ohio 4 north of Hamilton. The counseling staff will present at the dinner, which begins at 6 30. Reservations may be made through the council at 111 Buckeye St.
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Alcoholism Council of
Butler County
Elks Country Club
Ohio
Hamilton
Buckeye St
Aeronca Wins Contract to Build New Foxjet Aircraft
Aeronca will manufacture a prototype and production Foxjet aircraft at its Middletown facility in a renewed aviation role after 27 years. Foxjet is a twin engine rear mounted business jet, four to six seats, with Aeronca expanding a dedicated assembly area and leveraging its large Hook Field space. The project could impact Middletown payroll and sustains Aeronca as a major employer.
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Middletown
Aeronca
Hook Field
King Day Closures Across Schools and Offices
Most schools statewide observe Martin Luther King Day with closures. Carlisle swaps last Wednesday for Monday as others remain off. Middletown Campus stays in session while adult classes pause. Mental Health Center and county offices close. state offices liquor stores and agencies also shut. Public Library banks city offices post office open.
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Martin Luther King
Carlisle
Middletown
Miami University
Middletown Area
Middletown Public Library
Savings and Loans
Highland Greens fire in Union Township to be investigated
Fire officials say the state fire marshal will investigate the Thursday night blaze at Highland Greens in Union Township after a $800000 loss to Building C. About 120 to 130 residents were displaced. 17 housed at Siesta Motel. Over 100 firefighters and multiple agencies fought the three story blaze.
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Hamilton
Union Township
Highland Greens
James Detherage
Detherage
Highland Greens Complex
Cincinnati-Dayton Road
I-75
The
Red Cross
Siesta
Barry Walker
Liberty
Fairfield
Mason
Sharonville
Evendale
Monroe
Trenton
Butler County Sheriff's Department
Union Township Police
Snowbound travelers aided in Camden rescue tale
Mrs. Eugene Bennett and two daughters were among about 30 stranded motorists who spent the night at Preble Shawnee High School as snow and 40 degree below zero wind chills trapped travelers. Local residents led by Mayor Bob Green provided coffee, doughnuts, blankets, and bedding while others organized games and safety checks for roads the next day.
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Eugene Bennett
Lemon-Monroe’' High School
Bennett
Barbara
Allison
Camden
Bob Green
Bennetts
Gage Drive
Oxford
Miami University
Baltimore
Highway Patrol
Kentucky fire case may still bind state liability
In Covington Kentucky federal judge Rubin kept the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire ruling from becoming final. He said sovereign immunity prevents immediate suits against the state but individual state employee defendants may face claims up to 50000 once main suits settle. Separately the club owners may raze the wreckage. Subpoenas issued for 50 Campbell County residents for a possible February grand jury to pursue possible criminal charges.
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Covington
Commonwealth
Kentucky Fire Marshal’s
Kentucky Insurance Commission
Rubin
Supper Club
Southgate
Campbell Country
Campbell Commonwealth
Louis Ball
Powder Puff signup deadline set for Wednesday
Final registration for Powder Puff basketball closes Wednesday at 5 30 p m at Wilson Elementary School. The Middletown Area YMCA sponsors the league for girls in sixth through eighth grades with fees of 8 dollars for Y members and 12 dollars for nonmembers.
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Wilson Elementary School
Middletown Area
YMCA
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