City Manager and Empl oyes Clash Roils Middletown Meeting
City Commission edged toward mediation after a sharp clash between City Manager Howard H. Kramer and Patrolman of the Year Theodore Thompson over salary talks. Thompson objected to meetings with the manager and urged a new contract negotiation through a departmental committee. Kramer apologized for out of line remarks and accused Thompson of false statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Thompson
Howard H. Kramer
Thompson
Kramer
Robert Curtis
Division of Fire
Thomson
Fampson
Commission
Francis Carmody
C. B. Stiles
William W. Denham
Sanderson
Arthur Sanderson
City Commission
R. A. Hill
Stiles
Denham
Commis
Rupp
Polio fund kickoff aided by 21 donation drive
Eight youngsters turned in 24 for the polio fund, starting a series of benefit parties. They raised the money at a junior lady fete hosted by Mrs. Courtney Short, with neighbors contributing cakes and treats. Donations will be collected at the Middletown Police Department per Charles Reuthe of the county NFIP chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fitzgerald
Middletown
Courtney Short
Logan Ave
Kay Yarber
Ricky Short
Eddie Pieratt
Susan Smithson
Billy Carr
Clark Thomas
Romy
Donny Havens
Charles Reuthe
Butlers County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Bible Quoting Prize Winner Gets TV Shot
Catherine Kreitzer, a 54 year old Camp Hill Pennsylvania grandmother known for Bible quotes, won $32,000 on The $64,000 Question and will appear on Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town next Sunday with a $2,500 per show contract to fund her youngest son's education. She works as a typist at the Naval Supply Depot in Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Catherine Kreitzer
Ed Sullian
Cbs-Tv
Kreitzer
American Motors Rejects CSO Plan in Detroit
American Motors Corp. rejected the CIO United Auto Workers demands calling it a pattern plus agreement. Edward L. Cushman said the union seeks the GM and Ford contract plus fringe benefits, including a layoff pay plan which AMC also rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
American Motors Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers
Edward L. Cushman
General Motors
Ford
American
Vagrant Tags Piling Up At Traffic Bureau
About two dozen license plates have accumulated in the Police Traffic Bureau over the last month. Most are Ohio tags with some out of state plates. Owners have 30 days to claim them. unclaimed plates go to the Auto License Bureau.
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Police Traffic Bureau
Traffic Bureau
Ohio
Auto License Bureau
Reds Blamed For Explosive Food In Formosa Strait
Formosa Taiwan Chinese Nationalist Defense Ministry accuses Chinese Communists of floating cans filled with high explosives in the Formosa Strait. It warns fishermen to avoid them after a fisherman who picked up a can was blown to bits.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chinese Nationalist Defense Ministry
Formosa Strait
State eyes Cincinnati to Conneaut turnpike plan
Ohio state highway department bases long range programs on a Cincinnati to Conneaut turnpike, noting probable economic feasibility and potential reordering of bond projects if the route advances. Engineering studies continue with results due in December as federal aid uncertainty shapes two year investment blocks. The report lauds the Chillicothe to Portsmouth four lane completion and plans for Northern Ohio Turnpike access roads opening Oct. 1 along with truck hill climbing lanes.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Department
Cincinnati
Conneaut
Frank J. Lausche
General Assembly
Samuel O. Linzell
Linzell
Chillicothe
Portsmouth
Troop Air Lift In Final Stage At Fort Bragg
History's largest airlift enters final stage as 38 Globemaster transports airlift 3 100 troops from Itazuke Japan back to Fort Bragg North Carolina. Arrival began at 5 06 a m CST with 77 men aboard the first ship. landings to continue through Sunday.
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FT. Bragg
N. C
187Th
Itazuke Air Force Base
Japan
H8th Rct
Ft. Campbell
Itazuke
Wake Island
Camp Mackall
Hawaii
Travis Afb
Calif
Curtis J. Herrick
Alton
Roy Lindquist
Lindquist
9Th Corps
Sandai
Norman Tipton
508Th
Too Sleepy To Worry About Two Snake Bites
Robert Fisher, 45, Mason Warren County Ohio, was bitten twice by a northern rattlesnake while sleeping in a tent. He went back to sleep afterward. A doctor said the bites are not fatal to an adult.
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Parry Sound
Robert Fisher
Mason Warren County
Ohio
Fisher
Pomatoes Spark Potato Pod Debate in Ohio Town
Mrs. Kauffman of West Middletown notes potato vines produce brown seed pods resembling tiny tomatoes. Chester Aldridge found pods on a Winona Drive vine matching normal fruit. She recalls similar events in thirty years and cites Czech farming lore about seeds in pods growing potato plants next year.
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Chester Aldridge
Winona Drive
Advice To Bike Riders Get License In Middletown
Middletown authorities warn unlicensed cyclists face citations. Lt. James Combs notes adults go to Traffic Court and juveniles go to Bicycle Court. Licenses cost 25 cents and can be purchased at four fire stations. hours are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
James Combs
Traffic Bureau
Lt. Combs
Overhaul Set On Survivors Pay
The House voted for a broad overhaul of government payments to survivors of servicemen. Passage by voice vote sends the measure to the Senate where action before session end is uncertain. The bill would end the $10,000 free insurance, place all service members under social security, and expand VA compensation for widows, dependent children, and parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Veterans Administration
Hamilton Ups Salary of Employes
Hamilton council approves emergency ordinance raising city salaries by $10 monthly and six cents per hour for hourly workers after a Northway survey. City manager Schwalm says annual cost around $76,000, about 3 percent of payroll, despite protests by a delegation of employees claiming the raise is insufficient.
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Hamilton
Charles Schwalm
James E. Northway
Civil Service and Personnel
At The Movies Showings This Week Across Local Theaters
Paramount presents Abbot and Costello Meet Keystone Kops at 1 15 4 15 7 20 10 15. Man Without a Star screens 2 40 5 40 8 50. Strand offers Naked Alibi 2 40 5 35 8 40 Phefft 1 15 4 05 7 10 10. Friday Frankenstein 2 25 4 55 7 36 Dracula 1 15 3 45 8 50. Coliseum shows Gang Busters 2 30 5 00 7 35 10 15 Five Guns West 1 15 3 40 6 20 9. Seven Year Itch runs 1 30 3 30 5 30 7 35 9 35. Dixie Cruise In screens Private Hell 36 8 30 11 45 and Miami Story 10 00.
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Paramount
Abbot and Costello
Keystone Kops
Strand
Colontal
Miami
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Sioners
Aramer
Curtis
Fire Department
Marwoog Rupp
Sion
Barney Massa Construction Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
9Th Avenue
Moore-Wilson-Grang - Crawford
Crawford-Arlington-Moore
Barney Massa
Butler County
Colin Hardware & Paint Co
Middletown Hydraulic Co
Heinkel
Breiel Boulevard
Middletown Planning Commission
Freeman’s
Ara TM Aktres
Marnin
Freeman
Central Ave
American Motors
Kenneth Kuzner
Mich
Pontiac
Flint
Kuzner
Reds
Cincy-Conneaut Turnpike
By Bill Terry
Big Troop Air Vhift
Idave
Delicatessen
PEG
PT. Kiz
Nem Og
Econ
Grimes
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