Franklin Annexation Approved for 592 Acres in Lebanon Area
Warren County commissioners approved an amended Franklin annexation granting 592 of 1235 acres. The land set for inclusion lies along Beal Road and Ohio 123 where most petitioners reside. remaining land remains as farm use. Vote 3 to 1 with South and Cornett in favor and Harp opposed.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Franklin
Beal Road
Ohio 123
Robert South
Harry Cornett
Art Harp
Five Ohio GIs Die In War
Defense Department lists five Ohio soldiers killed in Vietnam all Army men CW2 David K. Aeschliman West Unity Spec 4 Jimmie L. Chambliss Springfield Spec 4 Gary W Morris Lancaster Spec 4 Henry L. Taylor Dayton and Pfc Robert D. Kramer Cincinnati.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
City workers back on job after probationary reinstatements
City workers returned to work today after officials agreed to reinstate two probationary employees who had been discharged for strike participation. Judge Cramer mediated negotiations and union leaders planned new talks with federal mediator Windess in Dayton.
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Dan Kothe
Bob Blake
Fred B.cramer
Cramer
Ed Windess
Dayton
Kothe
Franklin Pay Hike Approved By City Workers and Council
City officials announce a five percent across the board pay raise for all city employees after negotiations. Police and fire personnel agreed, with police salaries rising from eight thousand to eighty four hundred dollars, and service workers settling for a seventy five cent per hour boost. The agreement adds about sixteen thousand five hundred dollars to the 1970 payroll. The council also approved two 1970 Ford Sentinel police cruisers to replace aging vehicles and improve air conditioning for officers.
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Franklin
Bernard Eichholz
Eichholz
Service Department
Ford Sentinel
Curry Ford
Middletown
Smith Pond Reopens for Ice Skating
Smith Pond is open again for skating with Ralph Connor, recreation supervisor. Ice is rough but open daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. with supervised skating sessions from 3:30 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m.
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Smith Pond
Warren Prosecutor Joins 24th District Democratic Race
Warren County prosecutor James D. Ruppert announced at a Middletown Holiday Inn that he is the third Democrat entering the 24th Congressional District race. Ruppert, 4l, a Franklin resident with UC law school background, has served two years as prosecutor and says the nation faces 70s problems requiring legislative solutions. He cites pollution as a major issue and plans to meet voters. other candidates include Republicans Fred W. Jones Donald Schirmer and State Sen. Walter Powell along with several Democrats already running.
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James D. Ruppert
Warren County
Ruppert
Holiday Inn
Middletown
Franklin
University of Cincinnati
U.C. Law School
West Point
Deardoff Road
Fred W. Jones
Lebanon
Donald Schirmer
Hamilton
Walter E. Powell
Fairfield
Donald Gingerich
Hunter
Springdale
James J. Peters
Raymond H. Motley
Ruppert’s final quest narrows in 24th District race
In Middletown William Denham a Butler County commissioner rounds out the last remaining quest for the 24th District race. The name is widely touted as the fifth Republican contender stepping into the contest.
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Ruppert
Mark
Middletown
William Denham
Butler County
Man with Tip in Coat and Buttons Off Shirt at Work
A humorous quip notes that a worker arriving daily with a tip in his coat and missing shirt buttons should either marry or divorce, riffing on domestic and workplace chaos with playful sarcasm.
Marine Hangs Self In Jail
In Florence Arizona a Marine at Dayton Ohio federal detention center hanged himself two days before a planned sentencing for transporting a stolen vehicle across state lines. Timothy L. Rose 22 fashioned a rope from a blanket tied to a top bunk. guards found him Saturday night. He had been convicted January 6 of moving a car from Ontario California to Seligman Arizona.
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Florence
Ariz
Dayton
Ohio
U. S
J. Pat Madrid
Timothy L. Rose
Rose
Ontario
Calif
Seligman, Ariz
OKI Trustees Set to Review Regional Projects
The Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Planning Authority calls an executive committee meeting at the Manchester Motor Inn to discuss the 7.5 million C and O Bridge project and the 30 million Mill Creek flood control plan. A move to convert OKI from non profit to a public agency will be considered, with officer elections planned.
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Mill Creek
Hamilton
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Planning Authority
Manchester Motor Inn
Board of Trustees
OKI
Charles Ball
Ball
Middletown Teachers Protest Sick-Leave Ruling
Middletown teachers and administrators await a Board of Education decision on a state sick-leave rule requiring notarized affidavits or doctor certificates after personal illness. Union leaders call the rule unfair and seek legislative changes amid mentions of a possible notary at each school. The board convenes at 8 p.m. tonight.
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Middletown
Board of Education
General Assembly
Supt. of Schools
Gene Lubera
Lubera
Middletown Teachers’ Association
Jim Stark
MTA
Stork
Deadlock Persists in GE Wage Dispute in New York
In New York the nationwide street wage dispute involving General Electric Co. and two striking unions remains stalemated after 13 weeks. Federal mediator J Curtis Counts met GE and union representatives separately as talks continue with little visible progress.
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NEW York
General Electric Co
J. Curtis Counts
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
New Bonding Station For Speeders Proposed At Monroe
Butler County commissioners hear proposal for a Monroe bonding station to post bonds for motorists arrested on I 75. Post commander Fussner cites delays sending offenders to Fairfield Area Two Court or Butler County Jail. Mayor Reed notes bond type differences. plan to involve Judge Hendrickson.
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Monroe
Hamilton
State Highway Patrol
Butler County
Ralph Fussner
Post
Area Two
Fairfield
Fussner
Dale Logsdon
Gordon Reed
William Denham
Middletown
William R. Hendrickson
Reed
Shooting Victim Lannie Bailey in Serious Condition
Lannie Bailey, 40, of 1302 Pershing Ave, is listed in serious condition at Middletown Hospital after a shotgun blast at his home Sunday night. He was previously in critical condition with facial wounds described as personal safety related.
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Lannie Bailey
Pershing Ave
Middletown Hospital
New Year Robbery Admitted in Butler County Court
Linda Martin 21 admitted the New Year day robbery of Cheerhart Cleaners at 2802 Atco Ave and was bound over to the Butler County grand jury on 2500 bond. She pleaded guilty to careless driving and bad check charges and was fined $3 and costs on each by Judge J T Lamb. Detective reports say she used a toy cap pistol to threaten the clerk for 64.55 at 9 02 p m January 1.
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Cheerhart Cleaners
Butler County Grand Jury
J. T. Lamb
Municipal Court
Anna M. Robinson
Atco Ave
Woman Fined For Abuse and Resisting Arrest
Municipal Judge J T Lamb fined Mrs. Betty Patrick 41 of 3115 Mohawk Street rear $50 and costs on two charges. Patrick was charged by Patrolman James Daniel with resisting him and abusing him while he was taking her to jail in a patrol car. She had been picked up on an old bad-check charge and leaped from the car but entered it willingly after arrest. She later fell in jail and was treated at Middletown Hospital for minor facial lacerations.
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J.T. Lamb
Betty Patrick
Mohawk St
Ptl
James Daniel
Patrick
Daniel
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Jack Thornton
Franklin Force
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Butler County Commission
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Vic LeRoy
Donald Slusher
Pailler Insurance
WNC
Y. Verity Parkway
Maiddletown
Marine
O.K.I. Trustees
Deadlock
Sol Riegel
Journal
Logsdon
Logsdin
Stanley M. Perin
Resor Road
Donald S. Bacon
Perin
Ohio 63
Ohio 4
Lemon Township
Jeannette Ave
Tizen
Rick's Radio & TV Service
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Garfield St
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