Two area traffic deaths in separate crashes
A Wayne Township man Venters Gayhart 79 and an Eaton man James F. Miller 68 were killed in two separate area crashes. Gayhart died at the scene when a car driven by Martha Gayhart 55 went out of control striking a bridge abutment on Jacksonburg Road. Miller died when his pickup collided with a tractor trailer on Ohio 122 while attempting to pass. Both crashes occurred within hours of each other. Survivors and funeral details follow for both men.
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Wayne Township
Eaton
Venters Gayhart
Jacksonburg Road
James F. Miller
E. Wadsworth St
Gayhart
Tolbert Road
Butler County
Buford
Martha) Gayhart
Box 173
West Elkton
West Elkton Village Council
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Kelly George
Shelly George
McCul Hyde
Ohio
Preble County
Miller
Dayton
Roland L. Rider
Murriel Mattix
Castine
Ben
Indianapolis
Barnes
Edward L Winter
Sugar Grove
West Alexandria
Visitation
Eagle's Lodge 2202
Middletown Police Plan July Petition Drive for Pay Raise
Fraternal Order of Police President Paul Lewis announced an all out petition effort in Middletown to place a police and fire pay raise issue on the November ballot. Volunteers will gather signatures July 23 at 9 a.m. in the city parking lot to reach 1,700 valid signatures. If approved, starting officers would gain about 5.25 percent in January and firemen’s pay would be set relative to the highest se rate among large Ohio cities, with Middletown’s base set at 2 percent under that benchmark.
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Middletown
Fraternal Order of Police
Paul Lewis
Lewis
Ohio
Theater screen cut again at Colonial Theater
Vandals struck the Colonial Theater on Monday night slashing the screen and causing 4000 damage, following a similar incident last Friday that caused about 2000. The perpetrator exited through a side door after the final showing, and police were alerted at 9 a.m. yesterday.
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Colonial Theater
Middletown School District avoids operating levy for 1978
Supt. Samuel Dalton told The Journal that budget cuts and growth allow Middletown to forego an operating levy in fall ballots. He will present the 1978 budget plan to the Board of Education showing expenditures rising to $18,619,703 from $17,449,920 this year, with a $218,157 contingency included.
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Middletown
Samuel Dalton
Board of Education
Dalton
Middletown High School
the Journal
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Doctor Wagoner Leaves Middletown for Ecuador Missionary Work
Dr Gilbert Wagoner ends 23 years of internal medicine at his Middletown practice this fall to join HCJB affiliated mission work in Quito Ecuador. He plans to transfer records by Nov 15, 1977, with family departures set for January 1978.
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Gilbert Wagoner
Middletown
Ecuador
South America
Wagoner
Rimmer Memorial Hospital
Quito
HCJB
World Radio Missionary Fellowship, Inc
Locka
Flemming Road
States
Jack
Ohio State
Jim
Colorado
Rosemary
Costa Rica
Fire and medical incidents reported across city area
A string of daytime incidents lists fires, injuries, and transports. Doris Easter, 45, unconscious at Ta-Ho Tavern, treated and released. Steve Oaks, 22, ear laceration at 200 N Breiel, admitted later, good Samaritan Hospital. James Brewer, 68, chest pains at 200 N Breiel, heart damage, no information released. Multiple head lacerations, breathing difficulties, and knee pains noted with varying hospital statuses. A grease fire at Janet Day’s apartment caused $350 damage with no injuries.
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Columbia Ave
Mazie Bachman
Janet Day
Woodridge Drive
Logan Ave
Patty Kahne
Sorg Paper Mill
Larry Sims
Village Drive
S. Broad St
Bill Burton
Germantown Road
Clark St
Patrick Sneed
Easton Ave
Linda Caudill
Police Briefs Include Break-In At McKinley School
A razor valued at 25 dollars disappeared from Dan Powers at 723 to Charles St. Four people were spotted near an east McKinley Middle School window. they fled and Jettie Bailey Jr. was arrested for breaking and entering. Inside found nothing missing. Over the weekend a gas cap was pried from James Hall’s car at 606 Mary Etta St causing 162 dollars in damage. A battery was stolen from O W Bowling’s car parked at Aeronca Inc on Strebee Road yesterday.
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Dan Powers
Charles St
McKinley Middle School
Jettie Bailey Jr
James Hall
Mary Etta St
O.W. Bowling
Strebee Road
Aeronca Inc
Ravenwood subdivision wins preliminary OK on Dick's Creek realignment
The City Planning Commission approved the 67 lot 19.3 acre Ravenwood subdivision east of Verity Middle School with private ownership of a creek section and a land swap with Jaggee Inc. The panel rejected delaying permits until streets and utilities are installed, citing homeowner and contractor protections and concerns about unfinished roads.
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Dick's Creek
City Planning Commission
Ravenwood
Verity Middle School
Jaggee, Inc
Robert Keays
Park Board
Butler County Fair arts and crafts entry deadline
The deadline for articles to be turned in for the household arts and crafts booth is July 21. Entries should be submitted to Madison Township Estella Schaefer 4844 Jacksonburg Road Trenton Lemon Monroe Mrs Ray Roell 6617 Hamilton Middletown Pike Wayne Township Mrs Darrell Hoelle 4528 Middletown Oxford Road Middletown Mrs Lee Palmer 5802 West Alexandria Road
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Butler County
Madison Township
Estella Schaefer
Jacksonburg Road
Trenton
Lemon-Monroe
Ray Roell
Hamilton-Middletown Pike
Wayne Township
Darrell Hoelle
Middletown
Oxford Road
Lee Palmer
Alexandria Road
Salaried Auxiliary Signs New Armco Contract
Armco Middletown Works officials and Armco Employes Independent Federation representatives reached a settlement on a new labor contract for about 300 salaried auxiliary members. The pact promises substantial salary increases, a cost of living adjustment, pension and fringe benefit upgrades, and an extended CAP with a $200 company contribution to a stock purchase plan. increases take effect in July 29 pay and retroactively from May 1.
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Armco Middletown Works
Armco Employes Independent Federation
AEIF
Robert Arrell
Arrell
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Girard Avenue
DR. Wagoner
Ta-Ho Tavern
Crawford St
Doris Easter
Whittier St
R. Paul Christiansen
Jaggee
Verity School
Lefferson
Marshall Road
Marshall
Fred Hampton
Nat
Hampton
Berwick Lane
Stratford Drive
Stratford Manor
Manchester Road
Breiel Boulevard
Ward Browning
Jim Kunkler
Mary Jones
Browning
Kunkler
Manchester
Bunnells Pharmacy
Bunnell's Pharmacy
Vannest
McGee
Blazers
Mrs. C's
Central Avenue
Studio Theatre
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