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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1975
Page
2
Twelve newly hired city workers under a federal job program begin today, mainly as laborers doing painting street patching and landscape cleanup. The program, administered via the county, has funded 78 local jobs across hospitals and city offices with additional positions planned.
Firemen assisted City crews and Armco Steel Corp. firemen to control a blaze at the mill caused by molten metal spilling from a ladle. They were called at 3 a.m. to contain flowing metal that ignited contents in the basic oxygen furnace building and stayed nearly two hours to ensure slow cooling and prevent an explosion. No damage estimate was available.
A list of recent deaths includes George Brewer 80 of 1405 Fairmount Ave died at Middletown Hospital after Dec 15 admission. Also William Henry Cook 74 of 810 Ninth Ave died at 6:40 p.m. at home after long residence in Middletown. Other obituaries note Emmit H. Hall 66, Rev. James Holloman 44, Rev. Walter Waddell 85, Frank Burnside 28, Garfield Landers 73, Landon Simmons 82. Services and burial details follow for each case with local funeral homes.
Two area undergraduates are among 31 Miami University students awarded cash for 21 research projects in the first round of the Undergraduate Research Program. Michael Cohn and Paul Harm received grants for coagulation factors and satellite data reception studies respectively.
Fire Chief calls it a near record blaze as flames gutted the two story frame home at 118 N Miami St in Trenton. Lois Batze her mother and two children with the family dog escaped wearing pajamas. Eighteen firefighters fought the blaze for hours with two pumpers and a panel truck. No serious injuries reported and the house was a total loss with insurance confirmed.
The Middletown Butler County Unit of the American Cancer Society will receive an Ohio Division award for the 1973 Bike A Thon where 97.3 percent of pledged funds were collected. Stanley Reed Jr. will accept in Columbus and lead a workshop at a crusade training conference.
An International Student Conference on the United Nations will be held Saturday at Miami University Middletown Verity Lodge. Brazilian and Iranian and Pakistani guests join Middletown and Oxford campus students for a debate on dissolving the United Nations moderated by Raymond Fening.
The first National Business Leadership Conference sponsored by Junior Achievement will be held in Chicago with about 2 000 corporate executives and local attendees including Elliott Levey Evelyn Day James Miller Dale Constiner Tom Blake William Akers Robert Crooke David Driscoll Robert McDade and David Stitt. The event will feature the National Business Hall of Fame awards with descendants of historic figures honored. John E Swearingen of Standard Oil Co Indiana chairs the conference.
Four men were charged with possession of marijuana after two police stops this morning. Three occupants were in a van halted on N Verity Parkway near Access 3 at 12:20 a.m. following a plastic bag dropping from beneath the vehicle. An officer followed leads from a laundromat near Tytus Avenue and Enoch.
A stove-top grease fire at the Ronald L. Bushhorn home on Middletown-Eaton Road caused about $150 in damage including ceiling and smoke damage to the kitchen and dining areas. Firefighters arrived at 4:30 p.m. and a back-up unit was requested. Police later arrested Donald Jackson and two passengers for possession of marijuana with Jackson also charged with sale. Robert Walker was also arrested for possession of injection instruments.
A two member team leads a community workshop titled living in the now. Rev. Wayne Morgan of the Counseling Service of Butler County and Rev. William A. Roberts of the Church of the Ascension will run the January 31 session at 7 PM and continue the next day. The program is limited to 12 participants and aims to boost positive mood and present focus while finishing business of the new. Interested participants should contact Butler County authorities.
Two gun and stereo thefts occurred in a half hour during last evening’s incidents. James Miller at 131 Baltimore St reported a forced upstairs window at 9:08 p.m. Missing items included a color TV amplifier turntable records tapes and a shotgun and revolver. Betty Miller at 1634 Central Ave found her front door open before 9:30 p.m. with nothing missing.
The Miami University Symphony Orchestra performs tonight in Hall Auditorium at 8 15. The 90 plus member ensemble will play Festive Overture Opus 96 by Shostakovich, three Slavonic Dances by Dvo rak, and Symphony No 2 Romantic Opus 30 by Hanson. Admission is free.
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