Middletown weighs $3.5 million water treatment gamble
City Commissioner Joe Lewis questions spending 3.2 to 3.5 million on a new water treatment plant to curb red and brown water. He demands firmer guarantees of improvements while others defend the plan. City Manager Rothe supports the project, citing potential to remove iron and manganese and reduce future complaints, with rate increases likely by December 1971.
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Jim Bohman
Middletown
Joe Lewis
Lewis
Sulis
Red Water
Cty
Dan Rothe
Koth
Griff Roberts
Mary Lord
Virgil Clark
Kothe
Ellison warns against traffic bumps in Middletown streets
Law Director Tilmon Ellison advised the City Commission last night against installing raised humps on pavement. He found no Ohio legal reference supporting bumps though Mississippi law holds towns liable for injuries from city-installed humps. The commission discussed Highland Street alley speeding and other public works actions.
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Middletown
Tilmon Ellison
City Commission
Ellison
Ohio
Mississippi Supreme Court
Dan Rothe
Highland Area
Middletown Committee Calls for More Low Rent Housing
The Public Housing and Urban Renewal Subcommittee recommends private capital to expand low rent housing in Middletown. Current wait lists show 185 elderly units and 207 low income units fully occupied, with vacancies arising only from deaths and annual turnover of 10 to 15 percent.
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Middletown
Fame City Commission
Ross Hunt
Butler County Metropolitan Housing Authority
Hunt
Verity Parkway
Tytus Avenue
S. Main Street
18Th Avenue
Junior Champ Day Saturday At Parks
Junior Champ Day co sponsored by the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Jaycees will be held Saturday at Roosevelt Junior High School track. Registration for children 15 and under runs 8:30 to 9 a.m. Events begin at 9 with finals at 11.
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Department of Parks and Recreation
The
Jaycees
Roosevelt
Ralph Connor
Connor
Lukens to Speak at Lions Club Meeting
U S Representative Donald E. Lukens of Middletown will address the Lions Club at Thursday noon gathering at the Manchester Motor Inn. Program chairman is Bob Wise.
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U.S
Donald E. Lukens
Middletown
Lions Club
Manchester Motor Inn
Bob Wise
Boy Injured In Bike Spill Near Meyers Road
An 8 year old Madison Township boy was treated at Middletown Hospital after falling from a bicycle on a steep grade in the 7500 block of Meyers Road Butler County deputies said He suffered multiple abrasions and contusions of the arms face and legs Deputy Harold May said the boys were riding down a hill around 7 pm when the Little boy skidded on loose gravel and was thrown onto the blacktop
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Madison Township
Middletown Hospital
Meyers Road
Butler County
Steve Little
Ronald Little
Germantown Road
Harold May
Natural fly trap in ground ends with gas leak suspicion
Everett Hogsten reports a six by three inch hole in his yard forming a trap that killed thousands of flies. Birds then fed on the dead insects and left the area suddenly fly free, prompting plans to dig up the site to check a pipe end embedded in the ground for a possible gas leak.
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Everett Hogston
Highland St
Hogsten
Window Vandalized at Rural Farm on Elk Creek Road
Jess Short of 7783 Elk Creek Road reported to Butler County deputies that vandals broke a window yesterday in a farm building on his property.
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Jess Short
Elk Creek Road
Butler County
Two injuries as drivers face charges after rear crash
A 17 year old boy was injured when a car struck the Mason vehicle on Lafayette Avenue near Verity Parkway at 11 40 p m. A seven year old girl received elbow injuries after running into a car on Yankee Road near Lynn Street. Wootan treated at Middletown Hospital and Hollon cited for following distance. Additional accidents listed with multiple preliminary charges and damages totaling over 1400 dollars.
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David Wootan
Oxford State Road
James R. Mason
Finley St
Lafayette Avenue
Verity Parkway
Navaho St
Wootan
Middletown Hospital
Holton
Pamela Cooper
Louis Cooper
Yankee Road
James M. Fossier
Lynn St
Franklin
Gene Middleton
Superior St
Stephen Zeller
Kensington St
Bertha D’varga
Alameda
Woodlawn Avenee
Richmond Street
D’varga
James F. Thompson
Springfield
Richard L. Stahl
Factory Road
Grand Avenue
Highview Road
Stah
Dennis Pieratt
Garfield St
Richard D. Stephens
Flemming
Lebanon Rt
Joyce Brewer
Smith Ave
14Th Avenue
Middletown Police to add three captains under streamlining plan
The Middletown City Commission re established the captain rank to create three line shift commanders and an admin captain as part of a long range police streamlining. The department will have 15 officers above patrolman, with detectives reduced to lieutenant pay and three lieutenants to head traffic, detective and juvenile divisions. Lieutenants can take the captain exams in about 60 days.
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Middletown
City Commission
Division of Police
James Howerton
Howerton
Police
YMCA Camp Opens New Openings for Middletown Boys
Middletown YMCA announces extra openings at Camp Campbell Gard near Hamilton. For the last two camping periods July 16 to 29 and July 30 to August 12, five more registrations will be accommodated for each period. Ten local Middletown boys are currently enrolled in the second period, while Hamilton Y leads in total enrollment. Local youths should contact the Middletown Y youth department to register.
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Middletown Ymca
Camp Campbell Gard
Hamilton
Hamilton Ymca
Middletown
Middletown “Y
Flasher Stolen From Franklin Fireman Car
A red light valued at 65 dollars was stolen from an auto owned by firefighter Wilburn Depew of 624 Lake Ave in Franklin. Police report wires were also pulled from his fire radio in the incident last night.
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Franklin
Wilburn Depew
Lake Ave
Depew
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