Weather Disrupts Classes and Roads as Guard Aids Transport
Snow and sun mix with hazardous primary roads keeping students home. National Guard cleared Ohio 122 to Gratis and delivered fuel in Warren County while guardsmen aided Eaton operations. Middletown police coordinate volunteers to handle calls and distribute gas for four wheel drive vehicles amid continued disruption. Community Radio Watch operators aided residents with essential supplies.
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National Guard
Madison Township
Ohio 122
Gratis
Eaton
Warren County
Middletown
Breiel Boulevard
Jefferson Road
Oxford State Road
Citizens Band
Middletown-Oxford Road
Butler County CB Club
Community Radio Watch
Delbert Barker
Mound Builders Council reorganizes into two districts
The Mound Builders Area Council announces a Feb 1 reorganization returning to two districts. Wischixin merges with Fort Ancient. Franklin Township joins Pokey Griffith, while the remaining two join Fort Ancient. Mike Reese will head Fort Ancient, Ray Moyer leads Pokey Griffith, aiming for better resource use. Fort Ancient and Pokey Griffith sizes rise to about 1,200 and 1,800 boys respectively. Wischixin had ~850 members.
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Mound Builders Area Council
Wischixin
Russ Efker
Fort Ancient
Pokey Griffith
Warren County
Franklin Township
Mike Reese
Ice or not love wins wedding with missing license
In Cincinnati, Maureen Cullen and Terry Hoffman wed on a snowy weekend despite storms. Weather closed airports, canceled cake and band, and the Hamilton County courthouse license office, forcing last minute improvisation as relatives traveled from Pennsylvania Tennessee and West Virginia.
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Cincinnati
Maureen Cullen
Terry Hoffman
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
West Virginia
Cambridge
Ohio
Helen Cullen
St. Savior Church
Yardley
Huntington
W.va
Nashville
Hamilton County
Hoffman
Terry
Paradise Island
Bahamas
Miami students help in cafeteria in snow
Miami University cafeteria staff were unable to attend due to a snowstorm, so about 35 students were treated at McCullough Hyde Hospital and 65 reported illness. Officials discounted food poisoning, while a microbiologist cited possible issues with sliced eggs in a salad. Workers returned to service Saturday.
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Oxford, Ohio
Miami University
Martin Hall
McCullough-Hyde Hospital
Ronald W. Treick
Howard
Grandparents and Great Grandparents Welcome On Same Day
George and Lorna Conrad became grandparents and great-grandparents on the same day when their son Terrence and his wife Kathy welcomed their first baby, a boy, at Northwest Hospital. As Kathy left, Sheri Goulet, a grandchild, gave birth to her second child three hours later, making the Conrads 31 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Seattle
George and
Lorna Conrad
Terrence
Kathy
Northwest Hospital
Kathy Conrad
Fires and medical cases reported across several addresses
A string of medical emergencies and fire events were recorded with multiple victims transported to hospitals. Lillie Thorpe, Eva Ronto, Chester Basford, Joseph Hill, Myrtle Dennis, Harry LaTour, Adelle Burks and others are listed with ages and conditions ranging from chest pains and illness to difficulty breathing. Several were admitted to hospital facilities including intensive care and coronary care units, with some treated and released.
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Lillie Thorpe
Taylor Ave
Roosevelt Blvd
Eva Ronto
Chester Basford
Arcadia Drive
Joseph Hill
Somerset
Woodlawn Ave
Myrtle Dennis
Rosedale Road
Harry LaTour
Kunz Ave
Adelle Burks
Public clamor for basics prompts education conference
Washington AP reports rising public demand for stronger emphasis on reading writing and arithmetic. Education leaders debate testing standards with HEW secretary Califano inviting experts to a March conference while stressing voluntary national tests and government support for research and program development amid Florida’s alarming competency results and NAACP opposition.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Health, Education and Welfare
Califano
Litical and Education Eadets
HEW
Florida
Cincinnati flood crest expected this afternoon
Cincinnati forecasters reversed the forecast as slushy ice within the Ohio River caused an earlier crest estimate. The river was seen cresting at 53.5 feet by 2 p.m. Sunday while downstream ice jams continued to push barges toward Markland Dam. Evacuations were limited to 75 in Hamilton County with no major floods reported elsewhere.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Bill Ray
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Markland Dam
Ray
Portsmouth
Ohio
Hamilton County
Rick
Charles Dietz
Dayton
Civil Defense Department
Dietz
Carter declares himself fit after full medical exam
President Carter emerged from the National Naval Medical Center after a two hour comprehensive physical, declaring himself in excellent health. Dr. Lukash called the results entirely normal and said Carter should continue meeting the demanding schedule of his office.
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Washington
Carter
National Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Ane
William M. Lukash
Lukash
Middletown Rainbow for Girls Assembly 68 Install Set
The installation of officers for Middletown Assembly 68 Order of Rainbow for Girls is scheduled for Saturday at 2 pm. Ceremonies will take place at the Masonic Temple on Marshall Road, changing from the previously announced 7:30 pm time.
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Middletown Assembly
Order of Rainbow For Girls
Masonic Temple
Marshall Road
Death Services for Jonathan Petry Killed in Sledding Accident
Death services for 11 year old Jonathan Scott Petry of New Jersey will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Dr. Irvin W. Emmons officiating. Burial is at Butler County Memorial Park. Visitation Monday 7 to 9 p.m. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs Dale Petry and his grandparents the late Robert and Lela Petry lifelong Middletown residents.
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Jonathan Scott Petry
New Jersey
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Irvin W. Emmons
Butler County Memorial Park
Dale Petry
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First Methodist Church
Glenn Barker
Germantown
Alexandria Road
Mound Builders Council
Ray Moyer
Esker
DODDS
Verity
4Th Ave
Woodsite Cemetery
Charles
Bud) Steller
Mgr
Miami
Robert Howard
Paul Brunner
Robert Bardin
University Health Center
Williams
Tom Fisher
Atlanta
Camp David
Lyndon B. Johnson
Grandview Hospital
Miamisburg Centerville
Dayton Mall
Jonathan Petry
Union Sanitary Sweepstakes
George L. Fruauft
Riverview Drive
Idd Ave
Gideon Rd
Trenton Shappome Center
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