Five youths among Hamilton area graduates die in plane crash
A private Beech craft crashed in a cornfield near Fairfield Saturday night killing five youths from Hamilton. Pilot Don Hogan 17, and passengers Tim othy Renneker 18, Peter Becker 18, Daniel Foley 18, and Ron Nichting 18. They had recently graduated from Hamilton high schools. The plane ran out of fuel and collapsed in soft ground near River Road three miles southwest of Hamilton Airport. Police said no fire occurred.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Fairfield
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
Don Hogan
Ron Nichting
Timothy Renneker
Peter Becker
Daniel Foley
Young Hogan
Ray Wolf
Fairfield Police
Hamilton Air
Wolf
River Road
Fire Sweeps Through Cincinnati Stockyards
A cattle yard blaze under the Hopple Street viaduct in Cincinnati caused the death of about a hundred head of livestock. Damage was pegged at 150000 dollars, with livestock losses around 25000. Fire crews contained the three alarm fire in about 30 minutes despite hose-laying challenges and a damaged standpipe. Two youths were seen fleeing nearby rail tracks. no injuries beyond an SPCA worker burned while guiding cattle out of stalls.
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Cincinnati
Hopple Street
Cincinnati Union
Bert Lugannani
SPCA
Spring Grove Avenue
Charles Beckham
Women and boys differ in classroom behavior and achievement
Dr. Gwen Nelson of the South Central Education Laboratory told a college convocation that boys exhibit more behavior problems and are less likely to achieve at the same level as girls, while girls tend to have higher grades.
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Little Rock, Ark
Gwen Nelson
South Central Education Laboratory
Little Rock
Stolen Lawn Mower From Unlocked Garage
Thieves took a lawn mower valued at 35 dollars from the unlocked garage of Douglas Russell at 612 14th Ave sometime last night or early today. No suspects listed. Police urge any witnesses to come forward.
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Douglas Russell
14Th Ave
Chuckle Quote About Operations and Time
A witty remark notes that while an operation may take only an hour, the patient spends years describing it, highlighting the disparity between action and description. The line plays on the humor of medical lore and patient perspective.
Two City Accidents Leave Six Injured
Six people were injured in two Middletown accidents. At 6:20 p.m. on Ninth Avenue and Yankee Road a car tied to Gerald McShield was involved. William Wise and Theodore Brown were among those hospitalized for observation and chest injuries. Police noted Smith faced a driving under suspension charge and several other drivers sustained various damages.
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McShield
Ninth Avenue
Yankee Road
Smith
Sharp Frazier
Stanley St
Minnie Bea
Clevers
Alra
William Wise
Johns — Road
Theodore Brown
Thetown Hospital
Main Street
16Th Ave
Charles Saunders
Mninin Ave
Willie C. Smith
Middletown Hospital
Gerald McShield
Delaware St
Fred Mecupissessesowy
Clain
Ton Middletown Road
Edna
Leavell
Victoria Drive
McClain
Lamneck Street
Calumet Avenue
Hamilton Pool Bombed By Insecticide Planes
City officials admitted a mosquito control plane dropped marble sized pellets into a municipal pool, two days after it began operation. The pool was drained and the pellets gathered. it reopened on Saturday with no injuries reported.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Johnson Curbs Dairy Imports
President Johnson signed a proclamation to curb dairy imports, setting new quotas at about one billion pounds of milk or equivalent annually. He said the measure will restore the pre 1966 normal level after imports exceeded that figure last year, drawing complaints from domestic dairy interests.
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San Antonio, Tex
Johnson
Fire burns sheet plastic at bank on Main Street
A fire reported yesterday at 6 55 p m at First National Bank on 2 N Main St caused melting of a plastic sheet near an air conditioner and a strong odor. No injuries were mentioned and the cause was not listed in the readable text.
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2. N. Main St
First National Bank
Queen cuts cake at Canada's centennial celebration
Queen Elizabeth II attended Canada's 100th birthday festivities in Ottawa. She cut the sponge cake with a knife, watched teen performers and a Canadian rock band, and heard praise for French Canadian progress. Prince Charles and Prince Philip joined the event, which highlighted national development amid mixed French-Canadian reception.
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Ottawa
Canada
Prince Charles
French Canada
Gence
Prince Philip
King Meat
George
Quebec
Expo
Iron Clad Teeth Found In Chiton
In Pasadena California scientists report that the chiton mollusk has iron clad teeth. Dr Heinz Lowenstam of the California Institute of Technology notes mollusks produce four minerals including two iron compounds that strengthen the teeth for scraping algae from rocks.
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Pasadena
Calif
Heinz Lowenstam
California Institute of Technology
Crime Climb In Cleveland See Major Crimes Jump
Cleveland crime rose nearly seven percent in the past year with major crimes up more than twice that rate. The police report shows 32,724 total crimes, 21,315 categorized as major, auto thefts at 7,132 up 45 percent, robberies up 49 percent to 2,732, while burglaries fell from 7,374 to 6,435.
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Cleveland (Ap
Cleveland
Cleveland Police Department
First Planning Engineer Here Killed In Saigon
James A. Cox Middletown’s first planning engineer in the mid-1950s was killed in Saigon Vietnam on April 21 in an attack by two unknown Viet Namese. His death, confirmed by a letter to friends from daughter Florence Manos, is under investigation. Cox, 54, held urban planning degrees from Michigan State University and Miami University at Oxford and later worked as a planning consultant in Miami and Omaha.
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James A
Jim) Cox
Middletown
Saigon
South Vietnam
Cox
Florence Anne Manos
Miami
Fla
Vietnam
State Department
Omaha
Neb
Michigan State University
Miami University
Oxford
Tampa
Vannest Street
14 Bodies Found In Downed Plane
Hong Kong salvage workers raised the forward section of a Thai International Airways Caravelle from the harbor. Authorities withheld names of 21 known dead and three missing. The 80 aboard included 58 Americans, among them 34 teachers, with seven believed dead or missing.
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Hong Kong
Thai International Airways
Japan
Formosa
Sacramento Calif. State College
Crash Victim Reported Fair In Jackson City
Cathy E. Gill aged 18 of 2207 Christel Ave was listed in fair condition at Mercy Hospital Hamilton last night after a late night accident. Her car went out of control at about 1 20 am and crashed into three house trailers and two parked cars. She suffered severe lacerations to the face knees and legs.
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Cathy E. Gill
Christel Ave
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Deaths And Funerals Steven M. Brewer 62
Steven M. Brewer 62 of 4592 Yankee Road died at Middletown Hospital after one week of admission. A Damond National employee for 35 years, he lived in Middletown 50 years and belonged to the First Church of God. Survived by wife Eula, three daughters, two sons, two brothers, three sisters, and seven grandchildren. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Joseph R. Becker & Sons Funeral Home with Rev. Edmund Koch. burial North Monroe Cemetery. Calling hours 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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Steven M. Brewer
Yankee Road
Middletown Hospital
Brewer
Middletown
Damond National
First Church of God
Crawford Street
Eula
Robert Bailey
Paul Curry
Rodney Sorrell
Lowell
Lawrence
Cincinnati
George
Woodrow Brewer
Lilly Stell
Indianapolis
Ind
Mary Wells
Emma Brewer
Floyd Brewer
Joseph R. Beker & Sons
Edmund Koch
North
Monroe
Rex Spence 63 Dies at Middletown Hospital
Rex Spence 63 of 907 Moora Street died at 4 30 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital after three weeks of illness. He was a 41 year Armco Steel Corp employee. Survived by brothers Fay and Ole Spence and sister Myrtle Tackett of Middletown. Services 10 a m Wednesday at McCoy Lefler Funeral Home. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call 3 5 and 7 9 p m at the funeral home.
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Rex Spence
Moora St
Middletown Hospital
Armco Steel Corp
Fay
Ole Spence
Myrtle Tackett
Middletown
McCoy-Leffler Funeral
Henry Howard
Woodside Cemetery
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Hamilton Schools
Cincy
Heart Association
South Broad
L.C. Lynch, JR
D.V.M
J. A. Purvis, D.V.M
Tytus Avenue
Sions
Meleceee
Cas Driven
Edward Poling
Talton Drive
Richard Newman
Raymond Drive
Central Avenue
Marshall Road
Virginia Henear
Hamil
16Th Avenue
Olsen
Queen
Duke
Boyd Smith
Monroe Office
Nfo
Ae Golden Pag
Steven Brewer
James E. Thielmann
Highland Street
Franklin
Union Sam Middletown's Finest Cleaners & Launderers
Park
2Nd Avenue
Rand Avenue
Gideon Road Drive
Studio Theatre
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