Grand Jury Probes Inmate Death At County Jail
Hamilton a 45 year old man William Chipman died in county jail under unexplained circumstances. Prosecutor says the death will be presented to the Butler County grand jury with autopsy awaiting toxology results. Chipman, union carpenter, had been jailed after assault case and moved to isolation after a disturbance.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Grand Jury
John Holcomb
William Chipman
Fairfield Ave
Chipman
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Union
Pease Co
Prosecutor Irving Saypol Dies at 71 in Manhattan Home
Irving Saypol, the prosecutor who tried Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for atomic espionage, died yesterday at his Manhattan residence after a battle with cancer. He was 71 and had led high profile prosecutions in postwar cases.
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Irving Saypol
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Manhattan
Park Lane apartments sold in sheriff sale for $375000
Local realtor Irvin Hank Over purchased the Park Lane three-building complex and land at N University Boulevard and Park Lane in Hamilton in a sheriff’s sale on mortgage foreclosure filed by Hunter Savings Association of Cincinnati. The auction originated from Butler County Treasurer’s office over back taxes, with David L. Smith Construction Co. as former owner. Built in the early 1960s by Armco Steel Corp to test steel residential construction, Park Lane was valued at $252,450 before sale.
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Irvin “Hank
Park Lane
Hamilton
N University Boulevard
David L. Smith Construction Co
Hunter Savings Association of Cincinnati
Butler County
Mark Wendel
Hunter Savings
Armco Steel Corp
Youth hurt in tractor accident at Woodhill Cemetery
Franklin Township reports 14 year old Scott Abner of 30 W Sixth St in Middletown Hospital in fair condition after being run over by a tractor and trailer while debris was being hauled in Woodhill Cemetery. The 20 year old driver was overseeing the operation as Scott leaned on the fender and slipped. The youth worker was hired under a federal employment program.
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Franklin
Scott Abner
Sixth St
Middletown Hospital
Woodhill Cemetery
Scott
Franklin Township
Herbert Swiger
Swiger
Warren County chief jailer indicted on sexual battery
Warren County chief jailer Donald Settlemire of Lebanon was indicted on sexual battery with a jail inmate and obstruction of justice in a probe by a special grand jury into the sheriff's department. He was released on recognizance. case details include tampering with evidence and perjury allegations tied to the department's payroll and witness testimony.
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Warren County
Lebanon
Donald Settlemire
Warren County Sheriff's Department
Settlemire
Hatfield Road
Sheriff's Department
Grand Jury
Sheriff's Posse
Morris Turkelson
Turkelson
Paula LaCrone
Roy Wallace
Ictment
Ralph Todd
Todd
John
Melvin Ray
Common Pleas Court
William Young
Gratis fire levy approved in Gratis Township election
A new one mill fire levy for the unincorporated portion of Gratis Township passed 91 to 62 in a special election. It will raise 20 813 dollars annually to fund West Elkton and Gratis village fire departments, replacing the current 0.4 mill levy. Township Trustee Stanley Smith praised the result but lamented low turnout with 156 votes, about 14 percent of 1 080 eligible voters. Four ballots were miscast and three invalidated. results were tallied by a township mini computer after polls closed.
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Gratis
Gratis Township
West Elkton
Stanley Smith
County to buy new jail mattresses after fatal fires
Butler County commissioners approved an emergency measure to purchase 50 non toxic mattresses for the county jail. Sheriff Robert Walton said current mattresses emit toxic gas when burned, though they are flame retardant. Walton plans a gradual replacement, citing recent jail fires in Tennessee and elsewhere.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Robert Walton
Walton
Tennessee
County approves emergency mattress purchase for jail
Commissioners voted to buy 135 mattresses for 3368 dollars without bids to shore up an isolation cell after an inmate’s fire damaged padding last week. Chief Deputy Arnold Ferguson said a deputy was exposed to toxic fumes and a prisoner suffered second and third degree burns. replacement padding not yet found.
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California
Arnold Ferguson
CompuServe Reports Halved Earnings Rise in Q2
CompuServe Inc. in Columbus Ohio said sales and earnings rose in the second quarter of the fiscal year ending June 17. The company highlighted its biggest investment this year as new personnel helping push results higher.
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Columbus, Ohio
CompuServe Inc
Franklin woman injured in Verity Parkway crash
Eleanor Franzer, 66, of 112 Stadia Drive, was in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after colliding with a truck driven by William Salley, 38, on N Verity Parkway near the city limits yesterday at 11 15 a.m. Franzer was trapped for about 10 minutes and may have a broken collarbone. Salley was treated and released. Police charged Franzer with changing lanes while unsafe.
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Franklin
Middletown Hospital
N. Verity Parkway
Eleanor Franzer
Stadia Drive
William Salley
Navaho St
Salley
Fire and medical calls flood city logs with injuries and incidents
A sequence of 16 listed calls shows fires, injuries, and emergencies across multiple locations. Incidents include a mattress fire at 820 18th Ave, burns and hospital transports for Brenda Sargent and Helen Martin, hot metal spill at Armco Steel, a dumpster fire on Bavarian Drive, a ruptured fuel line causing car damage, and various treatments at hospitals.
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Freedom Court
Brenda Sargent
Armco Steel Corp
Highland St
Helen Martin
Breiel Boulevard
Jefferson Road
Second Avenue
Main Street
Arthur Morris
Ada Drive
N. Leibee St
Bavarian Drive
Middletown Hospital
Lafayette Ave
Tammy Moore
Central Ave
Mark Anderson
Nelson Road
Charles St
Arthur Garver
Yankee Road
Althea Adams
Four Middletown Kiwanis attend 62nd Dallas convention
Four Middletown men attended the 62nd annual Kiwanis International convention in Dallas. Guy Stone and Bruce Perry of Middletown East Kiwanis joined Doug Carroll and Charles Sutter of the Middletown Kiwanis Club in the event.
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Middletown
Kiwanis International
Dallas
Guy Stone
Bruce Perry
Middletown East Kiwanis
Doug Carroll
Charles Sutter
Middletown Kiwanis Club
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Bud) Steller Mor
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