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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1969
Page
5
A dispute over misquotation from Rev. James Holloman arises after a Journal report misrepresented his remarks at a Community Center event. The minister clarified that white responsibility was acknowledged and urged Black Americans to move beyond past wounds to claim equal status.
James Townsley general superintendent for Armco Steel Corp. is named general chairman of the 1969 YMCA membership drive. He will direct volunteers to seek renewed and new memberships starting September 4. Associate chairman is Tom Wiley of Middletown Hospital. Townsley and Wiley bring military and civic service backgrounds to lead a four week campaign offering programs and activities for adults and youths.
Hamilton Council held a public hearing on a proposed 1970 tax budget totaling 20 649 174 with 4 833 304 for general funds and allocations for street maintenance conservancy sinking gas electric water sewer fire and police pension funds. The budget goes to the Butler County Budget Commission to set tax rates for the coming year.
In Cleveland Ohio a 14 month old girl Tammy L Gray drowned after being left alone in a bathtub with water running by her sister at the family home. Police identified the child as the daughter of Gene L and his wife.
Middletown resident Mrs Genevieve Davis, 428 McGuire Ave, recounts two letters from Lyndon B Johnson. One notes Johnson’s sympathy after Kennedy’s assassination and his commitment to peace and justice. The other, from his executive assistant, includes a book titled The Choices We Face. Davis says her letters affirmed her regard for the president.
Canton Ohio AP reports Ge lesky Tire Co owner Gelesky estimates $350,000 to $400,000 in damage after a Wednesday fire levelled the one story building along with three cars and stock in Plain Township.
Senate leaders Mansfield and Kennedy urged prioritizing Earthly needs over a Mars mission, arguing hunger housing poverty and education require attention before costly space ventures. They noted Apollo 11 and shifts in space policy while backing continued NASA funding and unmanned missions to Mars Venus Mercury and Jupiter without a firm Mars landing plan.
Salvation Army Bible Camp opens Monday at Fresh Air Camp on Rosedale Road for ages six to 14. Reservations on first day. Two buses serve Miltonville Trenton Oxford area and Rolling Mill Park Lincoln school. Camp runs 10 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. Graduations Friday at 1 p.m.
The term barn is traced to the Saxon berern from bere meaning barley and ern meaning a building for storage. This etymology explains why barns are associated with grain storage in agricultural history.
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