Oxford Man County's 69th Victim
An 84 year old Oxford man, Lewis Henry Pierson, died in a three car crash on US 27 near Oxford becoming Butler County's 39th traffic death of the year. Pierson died at McCullough Hyde Hospital about 1½ hours after the 11:20 a.m. collision.
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Hamilton
Oxford
Butler County
Taylor Road
Lewis Henry Pierson
W. Withrow St
McCullough - Hyde Hospital
Garret J
Marjorie Gallagher
Patrick Gallagher
James Cupp
Greg Hays
Gallagher
Richmond
Ind
Arson Charges Filed Against Robert Smith
Arson charges were filed this morning against 42 year old Robert Smith in connection with a fire at his wife 1501 Yankee Road July 1. Police say Smith used inflammable material to start the blaze. Detective Lt. Harold Grey said the case was solved through extensive investigation with fire inspectors. Smith had been released that morning from Butler County jail after serving 110 days and witnesses placed him at the residence before and during the fire.
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Robert Smith
Yankee Road
Smith
Harold Grey
Butler County
Farmer Killed In Field In Warren County
A Warren County farmer was shot and killed while working in a field. He reported the shooting to the sheriff before continuing to work, and was later fatally wounded as a massive search for the assailant proceeded.
Local Youths Hurt In Crash On Brown's Run Road
Two Middletown youths injured in a one car crash Saturday at 8 05 p m on Brown s Run Road north of Sleebig Road William A Hatton 17 of 3225 Jefferson Road was southbound at speed when the car left the road struck a guardrail and rolled down an embankment He was charged with reckless operation and treated for head and chin lacerations then released Donny Wells 14 of 1334 Manchester Ave was admitted for forehead lacerations and later dismissed
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Middletown
Brown’s Run
Sleebig Road
William A. Hatton
Jefferson Road
Hatton
Middletown Hospital
Donny Wells
Manchester Ave
Executive Survives Boat Mishap
Cecil A. Ellison a 49 year old chemical engineer with Procter and Gamble drowned in the Ohio River below Chile while fishing in an outboard cruiser. His companion Robert D Weyman 48 a Middletown industrial executive escaped to shore after the boat sank when the anchor rope tangled in the propeller. Ellison body recovered last night police said. Weyman a vice president of the Middletown division of Diamond National lives at 61 Mt Pleasant Ave Wyoming.
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Cecil A. Ellison
Hartwell
Procter & Gamble Co
Ohio
Chile
Robert D. Weyman
Middletown
Ellison
Weyman
Anthony Meldahl Dam
Diamond National
Mt. Pleasant Ave
Wyoming
Hydrant Tests Planned East of Breie Boulevard
Fire department officials announce a hydrant testing program for all fire hydrants east of Breie Boulevard and north of Central Avenue from Tuesday through Friday. Streets affected include the east Breie area and surrounding blocks as crews perform pressure checks and maintenance.
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Breie] Boulevard
Central Avenue
Fire destroys vacant Reynolds Ave building
Fire destroyed a vacant cement block building at 1317 Reynolds Ave after starting on a sofa in an adjoining office. Investigators say a group of boys was seen nearby before the 1:10 p.m. alarm as three engine companies, a ladder company, and an emergency squad fought the blaze for over an hour with no injuries reported.
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Reynolds Ave
Jacone Glass Shop
H. C. Finkleman
Accident damages totaling 875 dollars across two weekend crashes
Police reported damage of 875 dollars to three cars in two weekend accidents. On Saturday 23 year old William T. Dearth was cited for failure to yield after a stop sign violation at Arlington Avenue and Moore Street, pushing Larry L. Buell’s car into George Egleston’s yard. Sunday a hit and run damaged Ottis Mack’s parked car on Grove Street.
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William T. Dearth
Sutphin St
Arlington Avenue
Moore Street
Larry L. Buell
Greenburg
Ind
George Egleston
Moore St
Ottis Mack
Grove St
Loss Heavy In Accidents At Franklin
An 18 year old Miamisburg driver blamed faulty brakes for a Saturday morning crash causing 700 dollars damage. Gary White 18 of Miamisburg drove a 1960 model taxi in a collision with Charles Abshear 37 at S Main and Fourth Street at 2 30 am. Police charged White with a red light violation and each car was listed at 350 dollars damage. Rocky Quillen 19 of 701 E Second St charged with reckless operation after a 1967 auto owned by Edwards Furniture collided with Glen Collins 34 at E Second Street at 8 18 pm Friday. Total damage listed at 1800 dollars.
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Franklin
Miamisburg
Gary Lee White
Whites Taxi Co
E. Second St
Charles C. Abshear
N. Main St
S. Main Street
Fourth Street
White
Rocky Quillen
Edward's Furniture
Glen W. Collins
E. Second Street
$2,000 Injury Suit Filed in Butler County
William W. Burns of Mason sues for $2,000 in damages after a truck car collision on Interstate 75 near the Butler County Hamilton line on April 4, 1966. Burns claims back injuries and seeks medical expenses lost earnings and car damages from William E. Voris of Franklin Indiana who changed lanes and struck his vehicle.
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Hamilton
Mason, Ohio
Butler County
Common Pleas
Hamilton County
William W. Burns
David Lane
Mason
William E. Voris
R. R
Franklin
Ind
Burns
City to Act on Miami Avenue Rail Overpass Study
City Commissioners meet at 8 p m in the City Building courtroom to authorize an engineering study. The study will decide whether to build a railroad overpass or underpass at Miami Avenue where it crosses the New York Central Railroad.
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Miami Avenue
New York Central Railroad
Drinkers Fight State Liquor Raid at Cleveland Lounge
About 70 patrons and others pelted state liquor agents during a raid at the Three Coins Lounge on Lorain Avenue in Cleveland. One agent was struck and treated at Lakewood Hospital. owner Carmen Basile, 47, of Parma, and three young men were arrested.
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Cleveland
Lakewood Hospital
Carmen Basile
Parma
Lorain Ave
Central State Ponders New Tech School
Central State University trustees approved a $20 000 appropriation for a survey on establishing a college of technology at the school near Xenia Ohio The move aims to train students for jobs between the skilled trades and engineering and builds on the existing industrial arts education program led by board chairman John H Bustamante Cleveland attorney.
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Cleveland (Ap
Central State University
Xenia
Ohio Central State
John H. Bustamante
Cleveland
Ohio's Largest Law Firm Formed by Merger
A Sunday merger created Ohio's largest law firm with 115 attorneys. Squires, Sanders Dempsey will join McAfee, Hanning, Newcomer, Hazlett & Wheeler to form the new firm. Squires, Sanders and Dempsey, founded in 1890, handle municipal bond work. McAfee, formed in 1875, focuses on corporate and general law.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Squires, Sanders Dempsey
McAfee, Hanning, Newcomer, Hazlett & Wheeler
Squires, Sanders and Dempsey
McAfee
Looting at residence steals coins watches valued at 468
Intruders broke a basement window to raid Arnold Cox home at 7109 Hetzler Road over the weekend taking coins and watches valued at $468. Butler County deputies are investigating the burglary.
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Arnold Cox
Hetzler Road
Cox
Butler County
Seven Nations May Hold October Summit in Bangkok
Premier Thanom Kittikachorn said seven allied nations in the Vietnam war may convene a summit in October with Bangkok as a probable site. He noted the exact date is not fixed and a foreign ministers meeting could precede it in August. The Manila summit last October involved the United States, South Vietnam, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Thanom Kittikachorn
South Vietnam
Thanom
Tran Va Do
Philippines
United States
South Korea
Australia
New Zealand
Manila
Defining the meter as one ten-millionth of Earth's quadrant
The text explains the meter's original basis as one ten-millionth of the earth quadrant, with a quadrant defined as one quarter of a circumference. The concept links a unit length to Earth's size and shapes early metric development.
Middletown Rail Strike Halts Through Town Traffic
Rail workers in Middletown cripple mail and passenger service as three lines halt operations. NYC and B&O trains stop, with 49 to 50 NYC workers and 16 to 17 B&O staff affected. Postmaster notes 25 to 30 percent of town mail moved by train, while most first class moves by truck amid limited service.
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Armco Steel Corp
Middletown
New York Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ohio State Limited
NYC
Hamilton
B&o
West Middletown
Frank Dobrozsi
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Dobrozsi
Red Ideals Perish In Light Of Truth
In Montgomery a legislative hearing on a bill to bar Communists from Alabama university campuses drew Ralph Callahan executive vice president and general manager of the Anniston Star and Alabama Press Association representative stating the best way to fight communism is by exposing it to the light of truth and letting it perish.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Ralph Callahan
The
Anniston Star
Alabama Press Association
Services Set For Local Boy Died In Crash
Tommy Harold Sneed a 17 year old Middletown resident died in a one car crash at Rosedale and Mechanicsburg roads four miles from Mechanicsburg. Funeral services set for 10 30 a m Wednesday at Riggs Funeral Home. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. The youth born in Jellico Tenn lived in Middletown 12 years and would have graduated Lemon Monroe High School next year. Surviving mother four brothers three sisters and many relatives. Brother James lives in Los Angeles and others at home. Father James W Sneed died in January 1965.
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Tommy Harold Sneed
Evelyn Sneed
Middletown Trailer Court
S. Main St
Riggs Funeral Home
Howard Sears
Woodside Cemetery
Jellico
Tenn
Middletown
Mechanicsburg
Lemon - Monroe High School
Robert
Morristown
James
Los Angeles
Mark
Timothy
Barbara
Donna
Margaret
Shird Lerner
Lafollette
Joseph W. Sneed
Andersonville
Mary Steep
iCoryville
James W
Society Execs to Attend Ohio Leadership Institute
Mrs. Maxine M. Tawney of Butler County will participate in the second annual executive leadership training institute of the Ohio Society in Columbus. Representatives from local Easter Seal units will meet tomorrow through Thursday to plan the 1968 Easter Seal Campaign and discuss change in handicapped services and rehabilitation trends.
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Maxine M. Tawney
Arcadia Drive
Butler County Society For Crippled Children and Adults
The
Ohio Society
Columbus
Thick-Skinned Man Avoids Serious Mishap
Columbus Ohio AP reports Robert Norcerdt thirty Evanston Illinois escaped injury when a bullet glanced off his body at a gun show in Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Police had no explanation for why the gun was loaded.
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Columbus, Ohio
Robert Norcerdt
Evanston
Ill
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
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Paul T. Gallagher
Mr. Pierson
Central Ave
Highview Center
Thomas
Central State
New Tech
Armco Steel
Sohn
Jim
First National Bank OF
F.D.I.C
Rosedale
Madison County
Donald Jenkins
Jenkins
Gary Gallimore
London
Roy Crane Construction Co
Tommy Sneed
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Cremeans
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