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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1972
Page
13
City Manager Dale Helsel says the 1973 preliminary budget projects about a 3 percent spending rise, with many items still uncertain. He notes revenue sharing, potential pay raises, and a shift to private sanitation could shift funds, while core items remain restrained and no new programs are planned.
A 27 year old Middletown man was fatally shot in Jim s Tavern Hamilton Pa. The tavern owner James Rutherford 40 faces first degree manslaughter charges after saying he struck the victim during a closing time dispute. Rutherford was released on bond. survivors include the victim s mother a brother and two sisters. Arrangements are pending at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home.
Three people were jailed as police investigated two break-ins and several thefts with loot reported over 1000 dollars. Dennis Bailey 32 Dayton Shalloe Bailey 24 Dayton and Thomas Frazier 18 Middletown were named. Bailey allegedly broke into Davey’s Pony Keg stealing 24 dollars and 20 cigarette packs.
Testing of fire hydrants continues this week with possible tap water discoloration in four city areas starting tomorrow. Assistant Fire Chief Jess Border notes flushing will occur west of Verity Parkway and south of Central Avenue near Engine Company 1, north of Central near Company 2, east of University Boulevard near Company 4, and N Breiel Boulevard north of Central near Company 5.
A lighthearted note urges kindness among friends with a playful reminder that companionship shapes how we see others. The message emphasizes friendship as a social bond and a source of personal cohesion.
Seven city parks host summer mini-park sessions for 5 to 10 year olds with leaders aged college students or graduates guiding manipulative games, running relays, team sports, and story hours. Some parks offer full day or partial programs to meet growing demand.
At 1:47 am Mrs. Hester Hughes, 60, fell ill and was taken to the hospital by ambulance after a fire at 2826 Plymouth Ave. Earlier, at 11:06 pm, a one story frame house at 1106 Madison St was unoccupied with unknown owner. fire suspected set by unknown persons causing about $500 damage.
The group Official Name Community Concerned held a youth talent show at the Community Center yesterday and plans more activities this summer including another talent show and an art exhibit. Winners receiving $50 $30 and $15 were Three Notes Old Respect Band and Soul Dynamics. Judges included Williams Preston Rawls Snow Walden and Dotson. Gillis and Calhoun will organize a meeting for youth group leaders soon.
Helsel serves on a subcommittee of the Ohio Commission on Local Government Services assessing budget pressures and services from townships counties and municipalities. He expects to hear in Cleveland and Cincinnati as regional meetings precede public hearings while detailing needs for centralized authority and unified organizational functions.
An Israeli army court finds Kozo Okamoto guilty on all four charges in the Lod Airport massacre case and delays sentencing until later today. Prosecutors seek life imprisonment though capital punishment is at issue. death is the maximum penalty for three charges, with Eichmann as a singular historical example.
A basement kindergarten room at Amanda Elementary suffered smoke and fire damage in a morning blaze. Estimates ranged from ten thousand to three hundred seventy thousand dollars with authorities noting a suspect fled toward Amanda Middle School and the fire remains under investigation.
Howard Hobbs reports a billford containing 146 dollars taken by force at 3 45 a m from 1834 Woodlawn Ave at Woodlawn and Crawford Street Hobbs says two white men in their twenties grabbed him from behind one tall blond and the other short with dark hair police were notified
A Nelbar Street resident, Mary Kovacs, 59, remained in fair condition at Middletown Hospital with arm and leg injuries after a 6 p.m. crash at North Avenue and Shafer Street. Her car, a 1967 model, was struck by a 1971 compact driven by Robert Roberts, 26, who was cited for failure to yield. The impact sent Kovacs’s car into Arthur Lehman’s residence at 121 Shafer, damaging a house and two autos. Roberts reported no injuries.
A Hamilton man Damon Seagraves 20 S Erie Blvd is in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after a three car crash on Ohio 4 at Pinta Avenue yesterday afternoon. Bruce Carpenter 115 Fifth St Miamisburg stopped to turn left. Charlies Wolf Jr 120 Johns Franklin hit Carpenter from behind pushing his car into Seagraves. Carpenter was treated and released for arm leg and head injuries.
Vandals toppled a telephone booth from its foundation and shattered one glass panel near the Sohio service station at Jacksonburg Road and Ohio 74 in Jacksonburg Butler County. Police said six brick fence posts valued at 300 dollars were broken at Indian Creek Pioneer Park on Indian Creek Road in Reily Township yesterday.
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