Middletown CG&E seeks city rate hike approval
Cincinnati Gas and Electric asks Middletown City Commission to authorize a five year contract with higher rates. Average gas rise 5.33 percent and residential electric up 4.6 percent. General electric rates up six percent. If approved, increases apply only within city limits with effective date in early March.
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Middletown
City Commission
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
William K. Robinson
Cg&e Northern Division
Cg&e
Robinson
Stolen Cash Recovered From Bank Holdup Case
A total of 1900 dollars of cash from the Economy Savings and Loan Co holdup was recovered. Police said where or how the money was found remains undisclosed. William McKinney, 22, named as an employee of the firm, reported two money bags containing 4000 dollars in cash and 1644.79 dollars in checks were grabbed last Wednesday night in Mulberry Alley. He was transporting funds to a Barnitz Bank deposit when a large Negro man knocked him down and escaped with the loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Economy Savings & Loan Co
William McKinney
Jewely Ave
Central Ave
Mulberry Alley
Barnitz Bank
McKinney
TVA dams draw 10.7 million visitors in 1961
Tennessee Valley Authority reports that its dams and steam power plants attracted almost 10.7 million visitors in 1961. The figure reflects continued public interest in the TVA system and its facilities across the Tennessee valley region.
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Knoxville
Tenn.ap
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Honors for Middletown patrolman at annual awards banquet
Middletown will honor its top patrolman of 1961 at the eighth annual Patrolman of the Year Awards banquet at the Elks Temple on Main Street beginning at 6 30 p m. Forty two patrolmen were eligible for votes by residents as the committee announces the winner will receive a plaque and a gift. The event also includes the installation of 1962 officers for FOPA Lodge 2 and Lodge 36.
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Middletown
Elks Temple
N. Main St
Martin Thomas
Order of Police Associates Lodge
FOPA
Order of Police Lodge
Middletown Chamber backs annexation drive
Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce mails letters to 2 000 freeholders arguing annexation of 8 404 acres in Butler and Warren counties will foster growth and lower taxes. The plan promises new industry, more services, improved schools and parks, with potential job gains and higher retail sales. Petitions will circulate in coming weeks.
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Middletown
Middletown Area
Butler
Warren
Chamber of Commerce
Jrg
Goldwater informal visit to Oxford draws crowd at Miami U
Senator Barry Goldwater spoke informally at Miami University in Oxford. He arrived by private plane, shared cookies with Campfire girls, and addressed about 4000 in Withrow Court. He avoided Birch endorsement, discussed civil rights stance, and proposed scholarships to teach Communism in schools.
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Oxford
Barry Goldwater
Miami University
Withrow Court
Sigma Chi
Sen. Goldwater
John Millett
Miami
Retaining Wall Holds Back Ice Threat at River Edge
Louis Estridge and neighbors brace for rising flood as ice chunks threaten homes along the river. Estridge notes an 18 inch steel reinforced wall built in 1959 with 210 feet of protection and fears if the ice overtakes it, the countryside could wash away. Neighbors describe help offered, and two families evacuated to relatives as floodwaters mount, with Bray comparing the danger to the 1987 flood.
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Louis Estridge
Trenton - Franklin Road
Estridge
Interstate Folding Box
Middletown
Stephen C. Bray
Highview Road
Middetown
Bray
NLRB Refers Armco voting eligibility to Washington
The Cincinnati office of the NLRB sent the question of who may vote in a proposed employee representation election at Armco Steel Corp plants in Middletown and Hamilton to NLRB headquarters. United Steelworkers filed to oust Armco Employees Independent Federation which has held bargaining rights since 1944. Clyde Davies announced the referral and John Getreu noted previous election decisions by Washington. A delay is expected due to the crowded NLRB calendar.
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Cincinnati
National Labor Relations Board
Washington
NLRB
Middletown
Hamilton
Armco Steel Corp
Clyde Davies
Armco
United Steelworkers of America
Afl-Cio
Davies
John C. Getreu
Washington Board
Birth in Ambulance No 25 in Lebanon
Charles John son, a 70-year-old funeral director who runs a funeral home and ambulance service, delivered his 25th ambulance birth yesterday morning. The baby, Sarah Lymn Griffith, is the fourth child of Preston and Mrs. Griffith of Waynesville, born on Interstate 75 near Tylersville Road en route to Bethesda Hospital in Cincinnati. The veteran midwife notes most women fear the moment, even those with many children, while recalling a previous delivery in a cemetery and twin boys from years past.
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Lebanon
Charles Johnson
Johnson
Sarah Lymn Griffith
Preston Grifith
Waynesville Rt
Munitions Team Battles Ice Jam Near Franklin
A state highway department munitions team works on a mile long ice jam at Twin Creek near Franklin. Blasting began yesterday afternoon with little success, as crews aim to carve a channel through the frozen water. Traffic remains cautious on Trenton Franklin Road and a newly rebuilt bridge, while residents evacuate homes and deal with flood damage as water levels drop.
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State Highway Department
Twin Creek
Franklin
Miami River
Earl Riegel
Riegel
FE. B. Stokes
L. F. Wertz
Warren County
Trenton -Franklin Road
Trenton
Franklin Road
Lions To Hear About USW Bid At Middletown Armco Meeting
A Lions Club program will present a background on the United Steelworkers bid for an employee bargaining election at Armco Steel Corp Middletown division. The briefing is planned for tomorrow at noon at the Manchester Motor Inn.
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United Steelworkers
Middletown
Armco Steel Corp
Lions Club
Manchester Motor Inn
Firemen Aid Two Women In Middletown
Two Middletown women were given oxygen by the Fire Department yesterday and listed in fair condition at Middletown Hospital. Demographic notes include Massie Jackson 900 Ninth Ave rear and Pearl Oakley 57 207 Gideon Road. Firefighters responded to false alarms on Manchester Avenue Doty Street and the 2000 block of South Avenue. A minor car blaze at Arlie Parks 1801 Fleming Road caused a visit with no damage.
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Middletown
Fire Department
Middletown Hospital
Massie Jackson
Ninth Ave
Pearl Oakley
Gideon Road
Manchester Avenue
Doty Street
South Avenue
Arlie Parks
Flemming
Roman Duct Heating Echoes in Ancient Homes
During the occupation of England, Romans heated their homes via duct systems linked to outdoor fireplaces, a technique similar to modern air conditioning.
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England
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Butler County Planning Commission
Goldwater
University
John D. Milett
John Birch Society
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United Nations
By Frank Morgan
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Mrs. Estridge
Clarks
Sam Ellis
USW
Great
Clayburn Boatright
Okeana
Wertz
Creek View
Stallard
Lions
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