Brose Faces Standstill on Division 8 HQ Job West of Lebanon
Contractors and Highway Department staff meet with no resolution on the Division 8 Headquarters complex near Lebanon Ohio 741. Brose Construction of Cincinnati has laid off workers amid disputes over contract extensions delays and bonding status. Officials in Columbus and at Division 8 say subcontractors stay away until Brose's status is clarified. The $2 million project sits on a hill near the Lebanon Correctional Institution as Brose cites labor shortages, winter delays and alleged extortions, while the state contends extra work and time were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Thornton
Lebanon
Highway Department
Division 8
Here
Ohio
Edward Brose Jr
Bose Construction Co
Cincinnati
Brose
General Insurance Co
Columbus
Lebanon Correctional Institution
Middletown
Carl E. Benz
State Architect
George Schatz & Associates
Former Board Members Stricken In Middletown
Two Middletown School Board leaders are in Middletown Hospital ICU after heart attacks. Robert Mitzel of 311 Canova Drive Monroe, vice president of First National Bank and former board member, is in critical condition. James Finley of 117 Orchard Street, president of the board and manager of Middletown Coca Cola Bottling Co. plant, is in serious condition after chest pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Board of Education
Middletown Hospital
Robert Mitzel
Canova Drive
Monroe
First National Bank
James Finley
Orchard
Middletown Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Hopewell School Meet Sways Toward Levy and Centralized Site
The Franklin County Board of Mental Retardation voted to accept county land west of Lebanon along Ohio 63 for a single centralized school for retarded children. It also approved a construction levy of 0.3 mill and an operating renewal of 0.4 mill for ten and five years respectively, with the jail levy facing a second chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Hopewell
County Board of Mental Retardation
Here
Ohio
Franklin Jaycees
Franklinites
United Methodist Church
Springboro
Green Knoll
Mary Haven
onOhio 63
Ohio 73
Interstate 75
Dot Weaver
Jaycees
Franklin
Bernard Zichholz
Board of Mental Retardation
Community Center Advisory Board Nomination Meeting
The Neighborhood Advisory Board nomination is a main item at a public meeting at the center Sunday at 7 p.m. Douglas Russell, 612 14th Ave., said the session is open to all residents as six black community members met with city commissioners to press for advisory board elections.
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City Commission
Douglas Russell
14Th Ave
The
Journal
Russell
Commission
Middletown
Tom Kimbrough
Dudley Inwood
Kimbrough
Inwood
Slagle Named To New Post At Armco Steel Corp
Richard W. Slagle is named director public affairs for Armco Steel to oversee federal and state legislative activities and manage the Washington office. He will coordinate public affairs with Armco managers nationwide, with office in the general office in here. Slagle, previously senior roles in chambers of commerce, joins Armco after serving as special assistant to the president. He and his wife live at 3305 Flemming Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard W. Slagle
Armco Steel Corp
B. Chandler Huselton
Slagle
Armco
Washington
Huselton
Middletown Area
Fire Calls Responders to Two Incidents
At 11 38 a.m. at 101 Burton Road Richard Vicroy 62 was found lying on the driveway with head pains and shortness of breath and was taken by ambulance to Middletown Hospital in critical condition. At 4 21 p.m. at 808 Crawford Street Mrs Mary Harkins 45 could not stand and was treated and released from Middletown Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton Road
Richard Vicroy
Middletown Hospital
Crawford St
Mary Harkins
Mug Smacks Car in Madison Township Incident
Madison Township resident Jerry Petry reported last night that a glass root beer mug was thrown from a passing vehicle striking the right front fender of his car parked at his Trenton Franklin Road home. Deputies said the incident is being investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Madison Township
Sheriff's Deputies
Jerry Petry
Trenton- Franklin Road
Jail Term Could Get A Lot Longer
Thomas Pieratt, 23, of 4120 Vannest Ave., is jailed in Butler County until July 21 1972 unless he pays 1568 dollars in fines and costs. He faces 11 months 16 days in sentences and could serve fines at 3 dollars per day if unpaid. He was arrested June 27 on a bench warrant from November 1967 by Judge J T Lamb after a choice between serving and paying or staying out of Ohio. He earlier faced a year plus 1000 dollar fine for abuse of a police officer 500 dollars for disorderly conduct and 56 dollars for intoxication with three months 16 days remaining on other old charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Pieratt
Vannest Ave
Butler County
Hamilton
Pieratt
Middletown
J.T. Lamb
Ohio
Man's Drowning Ruled Accidental in Pisgah Pool
A 66-year-old man, Ranier H. Fries, died in an accidental drowning yesterday at a private pool in Union Township. Dr. Garret J. Boone, Butler County coroner, pronounced him at the scene. Fries swam with his fiancée Mrs. Peggy Seifert and his invalid daughter at the residence of Donald Whitaker. Seifert left briefly after answering a telephone call.
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Hamilton
Tammy Drive
Pisgah
Union Township
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
Ranier H. Fries
Mercy Hospital
Vitt & Stermer Funeral Home
Cincinnati
Harold J. Carpenter
Charles L. Gibson
Fries
Peggy Seifert
Donald Whitaker
Motorcycle Rider Hurt In Accident Near Jefferson School
A 25 year old Diamond National Corp. employee, Jerry Eugene Haley, was injured in a car motorcycle collision at 10 15 a m near Jefferson School. He suffered a compound fracture of the right leg and was admitted to Middletown hospital by McCoy Leffler ambulance after being thrown 30 feet over the automobile hood at Van Avenue and Charles Street. Motorist Clarence C. Glick 65 of Seven Mile was cited for failure to yield the right of way as he froze then moved at the intersection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson School
Diamond National Corp
Jerry Eugene Haley
Box
Germantown Rt. 2
Middletown Hospital
McCoy-Leffler
van Avenue
Charles Street
Clarence C. Glick
Miami Ave
Seven Mile
Man Drowns In Union Township Pool Rescue
Mrs. Seifert reported her fiancé Fries drowned after being pulled from a pool by two contractors, John and Luther Ledford, as the Union Township Life Squad was unable to revive him. The couple planned a September wedding. Fries was staying in Oakland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitaker
U. S
Three Named To Head 70 Program For 1970 Parade
Adrian J. Mayer Richard D. Noe and Mrs Ruth Tunnell were named co chairmen of the 1970 Loyal American Day parade and Americanism program to be held July 4. Mayer is an Air Force accountant at Wright Patterson. Noe a correspondent for Armco Steel. Tunnell is Girl Scouts district secretary. Gordon Pence was previous co chairman. A speakers bureau was proposed to promote the 1970 event with monthly promotions starting August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian J. Mayer
Richard D. Noe
Ruth Tunnell
Kessler
American Legion
Mayer
Eisenhower Drive
Air Force Logistics Headquarters
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Noe
Clara Drive
Trenton
Armco Steel Corp
Tunnell
Fulton Lane
Tanker Overturns on I-71 Ramp Blocking Morning Traffic
A tank truck carrying lacquer overturned on the southbound ramp of I-71 at Rt. 275 early this morning. State Highway Patrol reports no injuries and minimal lacquer spill, with traffic halted for a few hours around 5:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 275
State Highway Patrol
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jeremiah Morrow
James Rhodes
Warren C
Bud) Nelson
Ohio Highway Safety Director
By Jack Thornton
Journal State Editor
Kenneth Mahan
Robert Schaefer
Schaefer
Eichholz
Mahan
Richard Slagle
Zorba
Sts. Constantine and
Hele
Greek Orthodox Church
Stanley and
Sutphin
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