Cherry bomb blinds Michigan man after July Fourth accident
David Shue, 20, was blinded by a cherry bomb in St. Joseph during Independence Day celebration. He endured five hours of surgery, 22 days in hospital, 16 weeks in training for Braille and cane use, and later plans to return to Western Michigan University while supporting his wife and band. He recalls kneeling near the device and being hit by a blast that caused total blindness.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
TeWas
David Shue
Shue
St. Joseph
Vening
Boston
Catholic Guild For All the
Western Michigan University
Western
Population 5 100 Trenton Now City Sized
Trenton moves toward city status as census suggests population around 5 100. Mayor Robert King notes the figure may rise. officials prepare a city charter and await Columbus word. Council approves recreation funds and welcomes Armco volunteers for summer job program at city limits.
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Trenton
U. S
Countney
Ronnie Specht
Frank
Bragg
Armco
Steel Corp
Middletown
Lems
Harold Popplin
Armco Girls Jamboree Names 1970 General Chairman
Rosann Daniels named general chairman for the Armco Girls Jamboree to be held August 8 and 9 at Middletown Works ball diamonds. Co chairs are Lucy Noe and Jean Bachelor. Proceeds go to charity. events include Miss Armco contest and a special events show with theme Oh Those Men. Daniels has worked at Armco since 1966 in personnel relations.
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Rosann Daniels
Roosevelt Ave
Armco
Mary Lovelace
Armco Girls Association
Lucy Noe
Clara Drive
Trenton
Jean Bachelor
Germantown Road
Middletown Works
Crawford Street
Army privates cleared of mutiny at Presidio stockade
The Army Court of Military Review reversed mutiny convictions for twelve soldiers involved in the Oct 14 1968 Presidio protest, upholding willful disobedience convictions for several others. Twenty four soldiers faced mutiny charges related to outraged conditions and the We Shall Overcome singing incident.
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Washington
San Francisco Presidio Stockade
Army Court of Military Review
Presidio
Solon Pushes Lukens For VISTA Director
Rep. Donald E. Lukens is urged as head of VISTA with a $38,000 salary. Rep. Philip M. Crane protests Blumenthal’s selection and pushes Lukens’ appointment via a telegram to Donald Rumsfeld. Senate approval remains required.
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Donald E. Lukens
Volunteers In Service To America
VISTA
Richard D. Blumenthal
Harvard University
Philip M. Crane
R-Ii
Blumenthal
Lukens
Crane
Donald Rumsfeld
Office of Economic Opportunity
Rumsfeld
California
Borden to move headquarters to Columbus accelerated
Borden Inc plans to relocate its head office from New York to Columbus faster after leasing most of floors 3 through 16 of the LeVeque Tower downtown. Completion now expected by September 1971 with about 4,500 employees and a $15 million annual payroll in Columbus.
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Columbus, Ohio
Borden, Inc
New York
LeVeque - Lincoln
Borden
Chamber
Fires In Franklin Burn At Motel And Abandoned House
Two fires occupied Franklin firefighters last night and this morning. At 6:45 p.m. a overheated clothes dryer caused extensive smoke damage at the Sunny Motel on 881 North Main Street. the dryer was a total loss. About 3:36 a.m. firefighters battled a blaze in an unoccupied house at 4035 Pennyroyal Road, with two hours on the scene. the eastern side and second floor were damaged and the cause is not yet determined.
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Franklin
North Franklin
N. Main St
Howard Harville
James Thompson
Thompson
Harville
Pennyroyal Road
Parts Stolen From Butler County Garage
Auto parts and tools valued at 451 dollars were stolen yesterday from a garage at the residence of Roger Pergram on 6243 Garmantown Road. Butler County police reported today.
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Roger Pergram
Garmantown Road
Butler County
Federal action to cut funds over school segregation in Deep South
President Nixon’s HEW launches federal money cutoffs to desegregate Florida Texas and South Carolina districts. Elliott Richardson orders 30 day conformity period citing 100 remaining segregated systems nine weeks before fall classes. Hendry County Nacogdoches Chester County named as targets. funds amount undetermined.
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Washington
Nixon
Elliot L. Richardson
Florida
Texas
South Carolina
Richardson
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Hendry County Board of Public Instruction
Nacogdoches Independent
Chester County
Deep South
Deaths And Funerals In Middletown Area
Obituaries note the deaths of Ancel Barrett 80 of 205 N Grimes St and Lennie Igo 81 of 902 Catalpa Drive at Middletown Hospital. Barrett, a former Armco Steel security employee, leaves Amanda and two sons Jack and Roy plus numerous grandchildren. Igo, longtime Middletown resident, leaves husband Charles and four sons plus many grandchildren. Services are planned for Monday at local churches and funeral homes with burial pending.
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Ancel Barrett
N. Grimes St
Middletown Hospital
Barrett
Security
Armco Steel Corp
Pittman Lodge
F&am
Campbell, Ky
Amanda
Jack
Middletown
Roy
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home
Edwin Bobbitt
Lennie Igo
Catalpa Drive
Igo
Clayton Street
William Bernett
Tucson
Ariz
Ernest
Norman Igo
Cecil Hudson
Walker Hudson
Rothwell
Mary Barnett
Frankfort
Harry Hawthorne
Hamilton
Ida Irons
Mt. Sterling
Clayton
Funeral services for Christine Hopkins tomorrow in Miamisburg
Christine Hopkins 55 of 633 N Main St Franklin died Wednesday at Middletown Hospital. Services at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Gebhart Schmidt Funeral Home Miamisburg with burial in Hillgrove Cemetery. Surviving husband Willie. three sons James Louisville Ky Don Brookville Rt 3 Wayne Nicholasville Ky. three daughters Doris Kirby Franklin Carol Roach Miamisburg Sue Warmouth Miamisburg. brother Ora Still Richmond Ky. sister Mae Hisle Miamisburg. mother Minnie Still Richmond Ky. 18 grandchildren. Also mention of Samuel Rice 60 Eldorado Ill service tomorrow El Paso Tex Alma Symmes 82 Hamilton area service Monday, Ernest Eve 73 Winston Dr service Monday.
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Franklin
Christine Hopkins
N. Main St
Gebhart & Schmidt
Miamisburg
Hillgrove Cemetery
Hopkins
Middletown Hospital
Willie
James
Louisville
Don
Brookville Rt
Wayne
Nicholasville
Doris Kirby
Carol Roach
Sue Warmouth
Ora Still
Richmond
Mae Hisle
Minnie Still
Richmond, Ky
Samuel Rice
Moore Road
Eldorado
Alma Symmes
el Paso
Tex
Hamilton
Young
Ernest Eve
Winston Drive
Klaus-Weigel
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Journal
Columbus
Jimous Reeve
Good Sun
St. Breiel Blvd
Shopping Plaza
Jamboree Chairman
Military Review Court
Solon
Senate
Congress
Luketis
Young Americans For Freedom Board
Borden’s
Mrs
Augustine Parks
Midway
Woody Cope
University Hospital
Lexington
Kentucky
Jim Dunn
Kenneth Jacobsen
John, Lewis and
Blane Deaton
Clark Funeral Home
Versailles
Sizes S.M.L
Jamaica
Sale
BORA
Reed Cafe
ICE
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