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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1976
Page
2
A Valley View sixth grade door to door survey of about 600 residents shows 61 percent oppose police surveillance cameras downtown while others see crime deterrence. Responses split on privacy, taxes, merchant funding, and hiring more police versus cameras.
Ohio OSU research shows personal income rose 7 percent year over year to 64 billion dollars in November after seasonal adjustment. For 11 months in 1975 the total was 5 percent higher than 1974, while production payrolls fell 1 percent in November and were 4 percent below January–November 1974 levels. Cincinnati led regional gains with 10 percent, Dayton and Toledo up 5 percent. several areas posted declines including Youngstown 10 percent and Canton 7 percent.
Robert Housh was reelected president of the Middletown Area YMCA by the board. He is superintendent of maintenance shops at Armco Middletown Works. Dr. James Purvis and Pat Schaefer were named first and second vice presidents, with Wesley Page as secretary and Charles Beck Jr. as treasurer. Eight new directors join the 16 existing directors, serving three-year terms.
Warren County Regional Planning Commission hosts an open workshop on the 1990 Generalized Land Use Plan at Franklin High School at 7:30 p.m. Residents of Franklin and Clearcreek townships are the focus. The plan outlines land use categories and notes development potentials from I-75 and proposals for sewering and road widenings.
Apparent low bids for the remaining work on the new Senior Citizens Center came in nearly 45 000 below the estimate. Bids covered general construction furnishings conveying system plumbing heating and air and electric total 731 025 vs 775 860 estimated. Foundation work on the center designed by Brandenburg Switzer Middletown architects and Harry Weese and Associates of Chicago is complete by Chronis Construction Co. in Huffy. Groundbreaking on the 800 000 facility near the city building occurred in October with completion slated for late fall.
Miami University in Oxford hosts an International Dialogue on January 31 at 2 p.m. in Vertige. Overseas and international students from Miami University and other regions join four panel discussions on the U.S. role in the world, Zionism, food production and resources, and women. The event is free and open to the public with choices for attendees.
Betty Kirk 80 of 826 S River St died today at Grandview Hospital Dayton. Survived by step son Calvin Kirk Springboro and step daughter Kathryn Garrison Camp Hook. Arrangements pending Eaton Funeral Home. Also listed are Rev Charles Strong 68, Stephan Dorathy 80, Myrna Dreyfus 86, Louis Straus 77, and Walter Lapthorne 87 with service times in local churches.
Deputies report a 4:25 p.m. collision on Howe Road in Madison Township Butler County. James F. Crank, 33, of 5904 Howe Road, Crest Hill, lost control when his car blew a tire while going down a hill. Bobby D. Salley, 29, of 5915 Howe Road, Trenton, was traveling west and did not injure anyone. Both cars were totaled.
In 1880 Ohio produced 49.7 million bushels of wheat, second only to Illinois, and 119.9 million bushels of corn.
A masked gunman forced a 30 pupil first grade class at Guggenheim Elementary to witness a disrobing incident. He tied up the teacher then fled with $16 after a 15 minute struggle in a mobile classroom. Police describe the suspect as about 20, six feet tall and 180 pounds. The teacher was treated for shock and released. students were sent home.
DESHLER Ohio AP The National Farmers Organization opened a regional grain accumulation point as part of its nationwide effort to give farmers a better price. President Oren Lee Staley said the Deshler facility joins the Dispatch and Delivery system enabling members to pool products into major shipments. He noted four or five major companies control a large share of the grain market.
Middletown YMCA hosts a family life conference with Jim DiRaddo of New York City. He visits Edgewood High Monday Middletown and Madison high schools Tuesday and Lemon Monroe High School Wednesday. Sessions cover marriage parenting and discipline with a Tuesday adult couples session and Wednesday youth rap session. Cost is 2 per adult or 5 per family with free babysitting if requested.
Licking County prosecutors say a county grand jury will weigh charges against four suspects held by federal authorities in the kidnap slaying of Detroit banker James Crawford. The grand jury will meet late January to consider indictments for John S. Garside, William Nabozny, Chester Wysocki, and Sharon Scheurell. The men face conspiracy counts. the woman is charged as an accessory after the fact. Crawford was abducted in December at a National Bank of Detroit branch where he worked and his body was found six days later in rural Licking County.
A booster spark ignited fumes from two of four truck batteries exploding at L and R Terminals 3800 Tytus Ave yesterday morning. Ken Henderson 27 of 6910 Trenton Franklin Rd suffered cuts and acid burns to face and neck and was hospitalized at Middletown Hospital. He returned to work today. another man present escaped injury.
Police impounded three old tombstones found in North Verity Apartments on Tuesday. One reads D Br 1819, another Elizabeth Brice died June 15 1869 aged 73 years 5 months 9 days, and a rectangular MOTHER marker. Stone origins unknown. inform police with any details.
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