Cumberland Queen Pontoon Boat Built in Middletown
The Cumberland Queen, a 60-foot pontoon party boat built in Middletown by Doebler brothers, arrived at Lake Cumberland Kentucky on June 18 after a six hour trip from Cincinnati Dayton Road. It weighs about 19 500 pounds and features three Armco steel pontoons and a 225 horsepower International engine. The two-year labor of love involved retiree mentors William Doebler Sr C W Young and numerous family members.
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Lake
Cumbriand
Kentucky
Middletown
Doebier Brothers Inc
Cincinnati-Dayton Road
Richard
William Doebler Jr
William Doebler Sr
Armco
C. W. Young
Young
Richard Doebler
Don Ferguson
Dave Spencer
Jake Berry
Billy
Somerset
Queen
Doebler
Burnside Boat Dock
Black Poets In Concert At Middletown Center
The Black Poets from Middletown bring a free 9 pm performance at the Community Center featuring seven musicians narrators plus a poetry segment. Performers include Darnell Watson Harold Johnson Kenny Hart Michael Johnson Gary Jones Mike McCord and Merle Frazier in a blend of music and verse.
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Middletown
Community Center
Darnell Watson
Harold Johnson
Kenny Hart
Michael Johnson
Gary Jones
Mike McCord
Merle Frazier
Mill Worker Hurt On Job At Middletown Plant
A 4 year old Diamond National forklift operator was listed in very serious condition at Middletown Hospital after a 900 pound bale of paper knocked him from a forklift. Police and fire crews responded to Diamond Mill No. 1 at 710 Central Ave at 2 p.m. Firemen noted the lift lacked an upper guard rail.
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Diamond National
Middletown Hospital
Fire Department
Diamond's Mill No. 1
Central Ave
Ronald Lawson
Leme St
Robbers Sought After Williams Market Hold Up
Police search for two men who staged an armed hold up at Williams Market 600 Garfield Street. One suspect wore a striped shirt and was armed. Witnesses described the two men and the getaway car used before the crime.
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Williams Market
Garfield St
Franklin Woman Injured In Ohio 73 Head-On Crash
A Franklin woman in serious condition underwent surgery at Kettering Hospital after a head-on collision on Ohio 73 west of Waynesville. Linda T. McDonald of Waynesville was treated for minor injuries and released. Patrolmen say McDonald, in a rain slicked roadway, attempted to pass a third car and lost control.
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Franklin
Kettering Hospital
Waynesville
Ohio
Harriet J. Roberson
Foster St
Linda T. McDonald
N. Main St
Lebanon
Lightning Kills Boy at Forest Park Field
Cincinnati AP report says Billy Wethington aged nine was struck by lightning while playing baseball at Forest Park Playfield. He died after arrival at Forest Park Medical Center and officials investigated the incident.
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Cincinnati
Billy ‘Wethington
Lightning
Forest Park
Forest Park Medical Center
Journal Photographer Wins Honorable Mention
Journal staff photographer John F. Sheckler won honorable mention in a regional contest run by National Press magazine. Fifty five working news photographers submitted 281 entries from Ohio and five neighboring states. three honorable mentions were chosen alongside first second and third places. Sheckler, 24, of 3213 Elman Drive, has been on the Journal staff nearly a year.
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Joural
John F. Sheckler
National Press Magazine
Ohio
Sheckler
Elman Drive
Journal
City Schools Chief Frets Over Bus Complaints
Supt Johnson says bus plans will curb after school activities and curric ulum while state rules offer more liberal options. Study groups examine eliminating eight of 43 buses and the impact on elementary riders within one mile and high school students beyond two miles.
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Middletown
Lemon-Monroe
Kroger Earnings Fall Amid Wisconsin Losses and Wisconsin Closures
Kroger Co reports a 9.5 percent drop in first half earnings for 1971 despite a 4 percent sales increase. The decline reflects a $4.056 million loss from closing 55 Wisconsin supermarkets, with 19 sold and talks to sell the rest. Net income per share stood at $1.14, down from $1.26, and after taxes 24 weeks ending June 19 yielded $15,265,117, down $1,423,213 from a year earlier.
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Cincinnati
Wisconsin
Kroger Co
Netcome
Former MU Staffer Takes Oswego NY Job
Dr. James C. Walters former director of admissions at Miami University Middletown campus and IU administrator has been named director of admissions at State University College at Oswego New York. Oswego enrolls about 8000 coed students. Walters a Fremont Ohio native earned a doctorate in higher education from Indiana University last month. At IU he was associate head counselor for residence halls in 1969 70 and coordinated staff programming and counseling for a 1000 plus resident undergraduates. In the past year he served as administrative assistant to the assistant dean of students with primary veterans counseling duties.
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James C. Walters
Middletown
Miami University
Indiana University
The
State University College
Oswego NY
Oswego
Fremont
Ohio
Walters
Indiana
Powell intern struggles with big city living on small pay
Dan Fening a summer intern for Congressman Walter Powell describes the high cost of Washington living on 75 dollars a week. He works four weeks in Powell's office with teammates Morehead and Heinkle. Fening faces long commutes from Annandale Virginia and juggles mail reading sightseeing and softball in spare time. The program ends August 13 before he attends Xavier University to study political science.
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Washington, D.C
Dan Fening
Walter Powell
Washington
Fening
Randy Morehead
Connie Heinkle
Middletown
Miami
Feniig
Capitol Hill
Panhaouis
Annandale
Virginia
Jim Friend
Powell
Annondale
Cincinnati
Morehead
Georgetown
Dan
Xavier University
Ohio Nursing Home Panel Names Seven State Officials
Ohio Gov. Gilligan announced seven appointees to a welfare department advisory panel on nursing homes. Otterbein Home administrator Charles Dilgaard is among the selections to help enforce the Life Safety code and review waivers for qualified homes with deficiencies.
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Columbus
Charles Dilgaard
Otterbein
Lebanon
One Car Crash Sends Lebanon Man to Bethesda North
Earl A. Grisham of Donald Road Lebanon Rt. 3 was treated and released from Bethesda North Hospital Cincinnati after a one car accident on Ohio 741 north of Bunnel Hill Road at 8 02 p m last night.
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Lebanon
Earl A.grisham
Donald Road
Rt. 3
Bethesda North Hospital
Cincinnati
Ohio 741
Bunnel Hill Road
Walters Career Path Through Miami University and Indiana
A 1960 Bowling Green graduate with a history and political science degree earned a master’s in guidance and counseling from Western Reserve in 1963. He taught in Rocky River, then joined Miami University as assistant admissions director in 1963 and became director of admissions and records at Middletown in 1965. He left Miami in 1969 to pursue doctoral studies at Indiana University.
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Bowling Green State University
Walters
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Miami
Oxford
Rocky River
Miami University
Middletown
Indiana
Actor Keefe Brasselle Arrested in California Bar Shooting
Actor Keefe Brasselle was arrested in North Hollywood for investigation of assault with intent to commit murder after a man, Richard B. Crawford of Los Angeles, was shot and seriously wounded in a predawn dispute at a bar in Studio City.
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North Hollywood
Calif
Keefe Brasselle
Eddie Cantor
Brasselle
Richard B. Crawford
Los Angeles
Studio City
Franklin Fines Sixty Speeders in City Court
Sixty motorists cited by state troopers paid a near record 1582 dollars in fines and bond forfeitures at Municipal Court Friday. Judge John B. Tracy ordered the sums. The largest fine 150 dollars plus costs went to Harry Reedy for driving while intoxicated after a rare jury trial. Other drivers received smaller penalties for license and title violations and related offenses.
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Franklin
John B. Tracy
Harry Reedy
Franklin St
Middletown
Donald Tincher
Dayton
Law Saunders
Cincinnati
Clarence Collins
Earl Brockman
Ormond Road
West Carrotctn
Coney Island Program Highlights at Middletown Center
Middletown Senior Citizen Center hosts a Wednesday program presented by Charles Stanley director of special events at Coney Island Amusement Park. Singer Alena Robertson also appears. The show starts at 2 p.m.
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Middletown Senior Citizen’s Center
Charles Stanley
Coney Island
Alena Robertson
Weekday Activities At Centre Include Social and Craft Events
The schedule lists Monday to Friday programs for chorus outings service circle luncheons card games social events crafts and dancing. Highlights include a 2:00 afternoon program by Charles Stanley and Alene Robertson on Wednesday and a canceled 3:30 pm Dance Committee meeting Thursday.
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Sunshine Committee
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JOB Opportunity, Inc
Westinghouse
Melampy
Journal Photog
Supt. Johnson
Oswego, N.Y
Capitol
Nursing Home
U.S
Carl M. Little
Woodburn Ave
Park St
2Nd Ave
Studio Theater
Grand Ave
Gideon Ra
Poasttown
Mobile Home Court
Trenton
Ceriifie
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