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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1972

Page

12

Attitudes Shift as College Costs Rise Prompt Quick Degrees

The article notes dwindling 'professional students' as higher education costs rise and war draft ends. Miami University allows heavier loads with reduced per-hour charges, encouraging early graduation. Ohio University plans early admissions from high school to bypass senior year with freshman year completion.

David Driver William Miami University Miami Carnegie Commission On Higher Education Ohio University Hanger

Robber Steals 1200 From Mason Service Station

Mason police hunt a lone gunman who robbed Thornton's Service Station at 1090 Reading Road of over 1200 dollars at about 555 AM. Attendant Phil Crabtree handed the cash in a paper sack. the suspect, a white male about 5 feet 10 inches, 170 pounds, wore dirty gray slacks and fled south on Reading Road.

Mason James Knott Thornton Reading Road Phil Crabtree Crabtree

Middletown hit-skip incidents end with arrestee

Police report two hit-skip crashes on eighth Avenue and Yankee Road. A driver sideswiped a vehicle, fled, then struck a tree at 913 Sixth Ave totaling the car. Gary Mitchell Rice, 23, was later stopped and charged with driving while intoxicated eluding police fleeing the scene and suspensions.

Middletown Eighth Avenue Yankee Road Gary Mitchell Rice Virginia Ave Franklin Middletown Hospital Edd Wilbiurn Leibee St Leibee Street Rice Grimes Street Flemming

Priest Repels Knife Attack at Church Residence

Police search for a young man, about 20 to 25, who forced his way into Rev. William Goldschmidt’s residence behind Holy Name Catholic Church in Trenton. The priest fought for a knife, kicked into his office, triggering a burglar alarm, and the assailant fled, leaving Goldschmidt with a cut hand and a black eye. Police analyze the knife for fingerprints.

Trenton Holy Name Catholic Church William Goldschmidt Father Goldschmidt Journal

Klosterman Named Acting Services Head

William Klosterman aged 39 of 1010 Jackson Street was named acting director of public services in the city. He has been chief engineer for eight years and will serve until a replacement is named for C A Boeke who retired after 20 years. Klosterman joined the city in 1959 as a civil engineer and has held design and chief construction roles. He is a Cincinnati native, married with four children.

William Klosterman Jackson St Klosterman C. A. Boeke Dale Helsel Purcell High School Cincinnati Xavier University University of Cincinnati

Independence Day Parade and Fireworks Planned for Middletown

The city hosts a morning parade led by Walter Pawelkoski and Lt. Earl Smith Jr starting at 9 to 10 a.m. from Manchester Avenue and Broad Street with the Middletown High School band. The parade ends at Sunset Park for a program with invocations and float awards. Fireworks light the sky later with displays at LeSourdsville and Franklin, Germantown, plus a 10:15 p.m. show at Hills Department Store on S. Breiel Boulevard.

Middletown Walter Pawelkoski Veterans Service Center Earl Smith Jr Broad Street Central Avenue Central Bellomonte Street Sunset Park Joe Lewis Grace Baptist Church LeSourdsville Franklin Germantown Hills Department Store S. Breiel Boulevard

Commission To Meet Wednesday On Garfield Park Land Sale

City commissioners plan a Wednesday 7 p.m. session at City Building to authorize selling four acres in Garfield Industrial Park to the County Board of Mental Retardation for a training center for handicapped adults. The $479,000 project will start with 17 jobs assembling materials for industry as the board pays $33,000 for the tract, the park’s last available parcel.

Garfield Industrial Park County Board of Mental Retardation City Commission Retardation Board Garfield

Lemon Monroe Band Dedicates Flag in England Tour

Monroe’s 42 member band arrived in Letchworth England for a 23 day European tour with 29 students 11 graduates and two elders from Lemon Monroe High School. They dedicated a 50 star flag at Armco Steel’s tub ing plant and performed in six countries including Belgium Italy and Germany. The group returned to Dayton Airport Saturday night after eight concerts despite rain days.

Monroe Armco Steel Letchworth England Lemon-Monroe High School Dayton Tom Buchanan Lemon - Monroe Buchanan

Journal to skip publication tomorrow with comics two-page fill

The Journal announces no publication tomorrow but promises two pages of comics on Wednesday to replace the missed day. Crossword puzzles will also appear then with answers. Independence Day and Christmas remain the only days off.

Charlie Brown Snoopy Kerry Drake Dagwood

Red Cross First Aid Course For Scout Leaders Begins

An accredited Red Cross first aid training course for all Boy Scout leaders and committee members starts Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Civic Association. Led by Robert McCready, sessions occur on the first and third Thursdays each month with assistance from Dr. Michael Matthews Jack McFarland Elza Abraham Bill Harbaum and members of the Franklin Life Squad.

Red Cross Civic Association Robert McCready Michael Matthews Jack McFarland Elza Abraham Bill Harbaum Franklin iLife

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