Deaths and Funerals in Middletown
William Lloyd Blankenship 84 of 3004 Seneca St died yesterday at Middletown Hospital from a gunshot wound. Services 10 a.m. Monday at Enterprise Baptist Church with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Jacob H. Chamberlain Sr. 69, of 1919 Woodlawn Ave died yesterday at Middletown Hospital after long illness. Burial at Middletown Cemetery. Mass 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. John's Church. Friends may call Riggs from 5 to 9 p.m. and Rosary Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
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William Lloyd Blankenship
Seneca St
Enterprise Baptist Church
McCoy-Leffler Funeral
Woodside Cemetery
Blankenship
Middletown Hospital
Jacob H. Chamberlain Sr
Woodlawn Ave
Mr. Chamberlain
Middletown
Black Clawson Co
Lillian
Louis
Jacob Jr
Richard
John
Carl
Harry
Mildred Davis l
Pearl Clifford
William
Hamilton
St. John’s Church
Riggs Funeral
Parcel Post Rate Boost Is Clared
The Inter state Commerce Commission approved average 15.2 percent increases for fourth class parcel post and withheld the 35 cent bulk surcharge for hard to handle packages. The ICC said rates could start today while the Post Office plans to consult with users before applying the changes. The bulky package surcharge would take effect April 1 1971. Fourth class mail includes merchandise or printed matter over one pound.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Bankrupt Ohio Travel Firm Probed Over Student Stranding
Ohio Attorney General Paul W. Brown said his office is probing World Academy Inc of Cincinnati after its bankruptcy left about 3 500 American students stranded in Europe. He noted many inquiries from parents and students who booked charter trips abroad before departure and called for a sweeping review of federal charter flight regulations. Brown assigned two full-time investigators to examine the firm’s practices.
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Columbus, Ohio
Paul W. Brown
Ohio
Europe
U.S. District Court
World Academy, Inc
Cincinnati
Brown
Jena Named Best Speaker at Toastmasters Meeting
Ray Jena won best speaker at the Toastmasters Club gathering atastern Lanes. Cliff Gorski earned most improved speaker and Ray Hannah was named best critic. John Walker served as toastmaster with Bob McGehean as topic master.
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Ray Jena
Toastmasters Club
Astern Lanes
Cliff Gorski
Ray Hannah
John Walker
Bob McGehean
Fire Run Reports And Medical Ailments Across City
Fire crew logged responses at 4 15 p m 2408 Queen Ave and 6 49 p m Anchor Bar Central Ave. James Brown of 929 Lafayette Ave fell ill and was hospitalized in a private car. At 10 02 p m Shelby Thompson 33 of 2221 Fernwood St also fell ill and was treated and taken to hospital by private car.
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Queen Ave
Central Avenue
James Brown
Lafayette Ave
Fernwood St
Shelby Thompson
Funeral services for Arthur C. Triplett in Ohio
Arthur Cecil Triplett aged 62 formerly of Middletown will have services at 10 a.m. tomorrow at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev. Edwin Bobbitt officiating. Burial follows at Woodside Cemetery. He died Wednesday in Cincinnati with no visitations.
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Arthur Cecil Triplett
Middletown
McCoy-Leffler
Edwin Bobbitt
Woodside
Mr. Triplett
Cincinnati
Franklin Dixon Dies. WWII Air Force Veteran and Korean War Marine
Kenneth Dixon 42 of 515 North Main Franklin died at 1 30 am today at Veterans Hospital Dayton after a year as a patient. He was a meat cutter for Franklin Ice and Party Service. He served in the Air Force in World War I and the Marine Corps in the Korean War. Surviving are wife Doris a son Gary and a daughter Jeni at home three sisters Mary Dean Alice Moore and Inez Reedy. Private services 10 am Monday Eaton Funeral Home Rev Edward Bates officiating Burial in Miami Valley Memory Gardens. Friends may call Sunday 2 to 5 pm at the funeral home.
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Franklin
Kenneth Dixon
N. Main St
Veterans Hospital
Dayton
Dixon
Franklin Ice & Party Service
Air Force
Marine Corps
Doris
Gary
Jeni
Mary Dean
Alice Moore
Inez Reedy
Middletown
Eaton Funeral Home
Edward Bates
Miami Valley Memory Gardens
Paxson services set for Weldon Paxson in West Alexandria
Weldon A Paxson 80 of New Lebanon father of Wilson Paxson of Gratis will be buried at Fairview Cemetery after services at Zimmerman Funeral Home. He died Wednesday at Grandview Hospital Dayton. He leaves wife Dorotha two sons Eugene and Paul two stepdaughters Patsy Via and Susan Sewell a stepson Doyle Thomas two sisters Golda Dafler and Treva Bellar 13 grandchildren five great grandchildren.
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West Alexandria
Weldon A. Paxson
New Lebanon
Wilson Paxson
Gratis
Zimmerman Funeral Home
Fairview Cemetery
Paxson
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Dorotha
Eugene
West Alexandria Rt. 3
Paul
Patsy Via
Brookville
Susan Sewell
Doyle Thomas
Vandalia
Golda Dafler
Eaton
Treva Bellar
Mrs Ivie A Mendenhall Dies in Hamilton Nursing Home
Mrs Ivie A Mendenhall formerly of Somerville died at Center Haven Nursing Home Hamilton at 10 15 p m yesterday where she had been a patient three years Her husband Edwin died in 1951 She survives a daughter Mrs Rosaline Guiler Fairfield five grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren Services will be held at 2 p m Monday at the Inman in Somerville Cemetery funeral home Sunday from 6 to 9 p m
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Somerville
Ivie A. Mendenhall
Center Haven
Hamilton
Edwin
Rosaline Guiler
Fairfield
Inman Funeral Home
Funeral
Memorial Services for Local Residents Tomorrow
Obituary notices list Mary Haskell age 79 of Liberty Fairfield Road James Bowling age 71 of Belle Avenue Walter Porter age 80 of Fairfield all with services scheduled for tomorrow at 10 am or 9 am Webb Brown Dawson and private graveside for infant Todd Davison five months old son of John and Mrs Davison of Staunton Drive at Rose Hill Memorial Park.
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Mary Haskell
Liberty-Fairfield Road
Webb
James Bowling
Belle Ave
Brown-Dawson
Walter Porter
Fairfield
Todd Davison
John Davison
N. Staunton Drive
Rose Hill Memorial Park
Cooper Church amendment stalls in early conference talks
Senate conferees and House members clash over the Cooper-Church amendment to restrict U S troop actions in Cambodia. With six senators backing the amendment and five House members opposing, leaders warn of a drawn out impasse as possible compromises are discussed ahead of next session.
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Washington
Senate
House
U.S
Cambodia
Mike Mansfield
Newsmen
House Foreign Affairs
Thomas E. Morgan
D-Pa
Mansfield
Morgan
Cooper Church
White House
State Department
Senate House
Aramburu’s Body Found in Farmhouse in Argentina
The government said former President Pedro Aramburu’s body was found buried in a Timote farmhouse basement after a May 29 kidnaping. Doctors identified the decomposed remains by dental work, a birthmark, and an old operation scar. A state funeral was decreed, but Mrs. Aramburu declined.
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Buenos Aires
Pedro &. Aramburu
Rodolfo Baltierrez
Aramburu
Timote
Inaki de Aspiazu
Father de Aspiazu
Gen. Aramburu
Peron
Cordoba
Juan Carlos Ongania
Roberto M. Levingston
Fall Basis of 825000 Suit
A Middletown couple filed a 25000 damage suit in Butler County Common Pleas Court over injuries from a January fall. Plaintiffs Tom Arthur Maze and Helen Maze name Daniel Leach and Kay Leach as defendants, alleging Maze suffered back chest injuries and rib fractures while helping Leach empty trash at a four unit apartment building.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Tom Arthur Maze
Helen Maze
Woodlawn Ave
Daniel Leach
Kay Leach
Wilbraham Road
Maze
Highland St
Leach
Catfish Theft Report From Holt Farm In Milan
Milan Tennessee AP reports a thief took 75 head of L. D Holt may have stock losses from an isolated pond two years after stocking catfish. Holt found the missing fish during a farm check.
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Milan
Tenn
L. D Holt
Holt
Elks Vote To Retain Whites-Only Membership Policy
In San Francisco the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks voted 1550 to 22 to keep a whites-only rule on joining. Grand Exalted Ruler Glenn L. Miller disclosed the tally after a five day convention held behind closed doors. Norman Nolan had urged eliminating the restriction, but his bid failed. The order also requires members to be over 20, believers in God, U.S. citizenship and free of subversive ties.
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San Francisco
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Glenn L. Miller
Logansport
Ind
Norman Nolan
Madison
Wis
Nolan
U.S
Stennis urges careful cuts to defense procurement bill
Sen. John C. Stennis, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, warns large cuts to the $19 billion defense procurement bill could jeopardize U.S. security. He notes commitments to 40 nations justify maintaining funding while urging judicious cuts and reevaluation of treaty obligations.
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Washington
John C. Stennis
Senate Armed Services Committee
United States
Mississippi
Stennis
Nixon
U.S
Pentagon
GE Bill Loan Cutoff Near For War II Vets
Time is running out for World War II veterans not yet using their GI loan benefits. The final cutoff is July 25 for those with active eligibility not expired. Mrs. Robert Hall of the Middletown Red Cross says the July 25 deadline applies only to certain loans and urges veterans to contact their nearest VA office with discharge papers if unsure of dates.
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Robert Hall
Middletown
The
American Red Cross
Cleveland
Veterans Administration
New Evidence Links Blood Clots To Pill
London AP reports two British doctors linking oral contraceptives to higher blood clot risk after surgery. Professors Doll and Vessey found three to four times more vein and lung clots in pill users, especially with high estrogen. They suggest stopping the pill a month before surgery and note surgeon practices vary.
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Richard Doll
Radcliffe Infirmary
Oxford
Martin Vessey
Doll
Vessey
Stabbing At Palmer House Fatal For 18 Year Old From Stockton
An 18 year old girl Evelyn Okubo was found stabbed to death in a hotel room at the Palmer House in downtown Chicago. A roommate Carol Yamada, 17, was found wounded and in poor condition. All three were attendees of the National Japanese American Citizens League convention.
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Chicago
Evelyn Okubo
Stockton
Calif
Palmer House
Carol Yamada
Henrotin Hospital
Patti E. Iwazaki
San Jose
Miss Okubo
Miss Yamada
Stagg High School
Paul Hashaguchi
House Education Bill On Very Shaky Ground
Washington AP report notes a non appropriation education bill nearing final House action amid Nixon veto risks over added funding. The measure faces Senate revisions and includes desegregation provisions, with $551 million for schools expanding due to federal activity and $167.7 million in college grants.
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Washington
White House
House
Senate
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William Blankenship
Jacob Chamberlain
Ohio Travel Outfit
Jena
Arthur Triplett
Weldon Paxson
Ivie Mendenhall
Congressional
Congress
Spiro Agnew
Norman Trager
Columbus
Agnew
Trager
Glen Leet
FE. C. Kip Finch
Baltierrez
Here
Edwards Sidewalk
Springboro
Elks
John Dobrozsi Jr
Ins., Inc
First Ave
London
Rep
Robert H. Michel
Ill
House Appropriations Committee
Armstrong
Oswalt
Spencer
Ory
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