Today in History highlights for July 18 1970
This AP recap lists events on July 18 across history including the great fire of Rome in 64 A.D. the death of John Paul Jones in 1792 and the 1964 Harlem riot after a police shooting. It notes a 1932 U S Canada Seaway treaty and other milestones through recent years.
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Associated Press
Rome
Nero
John Paul Jones
Paris
U.S. Army
Signal Corps
United States
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
Douglas Corrigan
Ireland
New York
California
Corri
Horoscope and Legal Notices Mix in Middletown Archive
The page combines astrological guidance for daily life with multiple estate and divorce notices. It lists upcoming propitious periods for career and money, personal relationships, and romance, alongside notices for executors and administrators in several Ohio estates and a divorce case filed in Butler County Common Pleas Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Barnes
J. Barnes
Common Pleas Court
Butler County
Ohio
Edward §& Robb, JR
Barbara Carter
Thomas H. Stubbs, Jr
Castell
Middletown
One Third Of Blind Persons Are Indians
NEW DELHI AP report quotes Health and Family Planning Minister K K Shah stating there are 15 million blind people worldwide and one third are Indians.
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New Delhi
K.K. Shah
Moral Up grade Organization Folding After Wary Decline
Los Angeles AP Marion Newkirk founder of Operation Moral Upgrade says the 9,000 member national group is going out of business due to weariness and discouragement. In a final bulletin to 43 states she recalls the group started ten years ago with 16 members to oppose filth and scum in movies. She blames this year’s Academy Awards as overly annoying and says it crushed hope that good people in the industry would rise in righteous wrath against profit driven use of the medium.
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Los Angeles
Operation Moral Upgrade
Marion Newkirk
Essex Withdraws From U S Education Commissioner Consideration
Martin Essex Ohio superintendent of public instruction informed U S Rep William H Ayres in a letter that he is withdrawing his name from consideration as United States commissioner of education. Ayres said Essex offered no reason for his withdrawal.
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Akron
Ohio
Martin Essex
Superintendent of Public Instruction
U.S
William H. Ayres
United States Commissioner of Education
Ayres
Essex
Bird in the Governor’s Office Startles Staff
Marya Pettit of Gov Burns staff found a baby sparrow the prior week and brought it to the office. A reporter was told by Pettit that the phone scare caused the bird to burst loose prompting the cautionary remark.
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Honolulu
Marya Pettit
John A. Burns
British Parents Share Homes
London AP reports a Health Department survey showing over 40 percent of Britain’s elderly live with children. In comparison 28 percent in the United States 20 percent in Denmark and under 10 percent in Sweden are noted by a spokesman.
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London
Health Department
Britain
United States
Denmark
Sweden
Fleet Tugboat Hit By Torpedo Near Guantanamo Bay
Navy destroyer escort W. S. Sims fired a practice torpedo toward a target but struck the fleet tug Papago instead. The nonexplosive projectile made an 18 inch hole. no injuries occurred and Papago returned to Guantanamo under its own power.
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Norfolk, Va
W. S. Sims
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Guantanamo
Appalachia Funds Approved for Ohio Health Demo Area
The Appalachian Regional Commission in Washington approved 848,633 dollars in federal funds for Ohio's seven county health demonstration area. The counties Athens Gallia Hocking Jackson Lawrence Meigs and Vinton compose the region.
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Columbus
Ohio
Appalachian Regional Commission
Washington
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Lawrence
Meigs
Vinton
Party Vows Action Over Nude Photos in Youth Journal
In Budapest the Communist party condemns nude photographs that accompanied a 20 page sexual article in a youth journal. Nepszabadsaga accuses the youths of publishing sexy and sadistic material to provoke readers.
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Party
Budapest
Hungary
Communist Party
Nepszabadsay
Opera to Perform In Arctic Town for One Night Preview
The Canadian Opera Company plans to fly in cast, orchestra, and crew to a 3,200 resident Arctic town 120 miles inside the Arctic Circle for a one night production of Jacques Offenbachs Orpheus in the Underworld this winter.
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Muvik
Arctic
Canadian Opera Company For
Toronto
Arctic Circle
Jacques Offenbach
Dee
Grissett Demoted Then Heads Jacksonville Rules Committee
City Councilman W. E. Grissett Jr. failed to abolish the rules committee and was later named its chairman. He announced the next rules committee meeting was canceled until further notice.
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Jacksonville, Fla
W. E. Grissett Jr
Grissett
Obituaries for Lloyd Chamberlain and Arthur Cecil Triplett
Obituaries report the deaths of William Lloyd 84 of 3004 Seneca Middletown Hospital July 16 7 35 a m services at McCoy Leffier Funeral Home and Woodside Cemetery led by Rev Henry Howard visitation times listed Jacob H Chamberlain 69 of 1919 Woodlawn Ave Middletown Hospital May 16 with rosary at 7 30 p m funeral at St Johns Church and interment Middletown Cemetery Riggs Funeral Home 422 4545 Arthur Cecil Triplett 62 formerly of Middletown Cincinnati Hospital July 15 no visitations funeral at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Woodside Cemetery officiated by Rev Edwin Bobbitt arrangements by McCoy Leffier 423 9443.
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William Lloyd
Seneca, Middletown Hospital
McCoy-Leffier Funeral
Henry Howard
Woodside Cemetery
McCoy-Leffier Dial
Jacob H
Woodlawn Ave
Middletown Hospital
F Euneral
St. Johns Church
Middletown Cemetery
Riggs Funeral Home Inc
Arthur Cecil
Middletown
Cincinnati Hospital
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Edwin Bobbitt
McCoy-Leffier
Dave
Enid
Layne
Crest Area
Maple Park
Igiehart
Jeff Kendrick
Manchester Ave
William Jones
Ohio Mission
Mayfield
R. C. Edwards
In Loving Memory of Cathrine Getter
The getter family thanks relatives friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death of Cathrine Getter beloved daughter mother and sister Special thanks to the minister Middletown Hospital doctors and nurses telegrams sympathy cards floral tributes donors of cars food Elks Silver Leaf Lodge 456 Mrs Maxberry and Bailey Funeral Home for their service Roberta Getter and Family
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Cathrine Getter
Middletown Hospital
Elks
Silver Leaf Lodge
Maxberry
Bailey Funeral Home
Roberta Getter
In loving memory of Alfred Wells
Memory Lane notices honor Alfred Wells who died July 18 1963 seven years ago and recalls his gentle kindness and cherished presence. His wife children and grandchildren mourn and remember him with love and tears. Also remembered is father Alfred Wells by daughter Marie and Delbert with hopeful sentiments of reunion in the better land.
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Weever
Ual Aero
Wells
Alfred Wells
Uly
Marie
Delbert
Funeral Homes and Contacts in Middletown Monroe Area
Funeral directors listed include McCoy Leffler 423 9443 and Wilson Schramm Memorial Homes 423 6516. Joseph R Baker Sons Funeral Home 422 5405 and Riggs Funeral Home 422 4545 also serve Middletown Monroe area.
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Lebanon
DIAL
Gan
Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harlem
Soviet Union
el Salvador
Honduras
John Franklin Quiett
John Franklin Quiett, Jr
Harry JF. Walsh
Joseph EE. Newlin
Hamilton
Clifford Witham
W. M. Florence Witham
Oho
Harry F. Walsh
Walter R. Bender
Neal Delver
Wanda Delver
Co. H. Taylor
Cecil May Luscombe
Joe E. Dixon
John Andrew Race
First National Bank of
Tate
Monroe
Wilmer & Wilmer Attorneys At Law
Edgewood
Board of Education
Edgewood High School
Oxford State Road
Trenton
S .Ay M
Grac Blair
St. Clair Leavell
Edna Leavell
Elliott & Boyd Attorneys At Law
Inve
Appalachia
Opera
Artic
Journal
Wov
Warren County
Waynesville
Mason, Banon
Lost
Johns Rd
Joey
Call
Chamberlain
Triplett
Getter
Husband
Riggs Funeral Home, Inc
End
Florist Flowers
Diver Garden Store
First Ave
Ree
Kadle Tree Service
Armbruster Hardware
State
Bowman’s
Verity-Tytus-Nelbar
Freida
Bud
Ginger
Phil
West Elkton
Madam May
Ridgecrest
JO Ann Carter
Building Trades
Sokley Const
M. Combs
Stokley Const. CO
Debord
Mason Valley
Mason
Dixie Fence
Call Ajj Enterprises Inc
Middletown Shopping Plaza
R. Lacey
Artie
Lowe Brothers
Gene Agee
H. Unamaker & SO Inc
N. Verity Pkwy
Eldora
Hasselbach
Denny Lumber CO
HANDY
R. E. Lovely
HANK
Small Motors
Tolson Sharing
Middletown- Eaton Rd
W. Midd
Norelco
Schmidt
Central Ave
Chuck Emrick
Charles St
Wright's TV
Franklin
Dayton
Tibball St
Middlestown
Jo-Mar
TYTUS
C. L
Home Supply
St. Franklin
Ace'yurs — Realty
S. Broa
Middletown Journal
Co Journal
Three Oaks
Tom’s Barber Shop
Highland St
Burbank St
Gillen Crow Drugs
Danner’s
Oxford State Rd
Engie's Corner
Maude’s
Mayfield D
ROVER
SLIM
Slim Gym
Gell Maxine
Henry Brooks
Holaday
Ginny Holaday
Studio Girl
Gillen
T.R.A. Call
American Business Equip
Allen Water Softener
Consolidated
Paul's
Craycraft & Spencer
Hur-Fit Dist., Inc
N. Main St
Causndes
David Hers
E - Doyle & Son
John's Carpenter
Emanuel Jackson Cement Contractor
Waltham-Hampden Grinding Wheel Co
Detroit
Michigan
National Trailer Convoy, Inc
Department
P. O
Tulsa
Oklahoma
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