Eyewitness Trips Up Pair In Middletown Drug Store Burglary
A 3 a.m. Lamark Drug Store burglary in Middletown led to two arrests after an eye witness described suspects with shopping bags on their heads and a red shirt. Police nabbed James Passmore and Nancy Gibson as Johnson confessed plans to commit the break in with a juvenile accomplice.
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Pete Chappars
Middletown
Colorado
James A. Passmore
Glen Shortt
William E. Johnson
Lamark
14Th Ave
Passmore
Nancyjhankbill
Miss Gibson
Gibson
Yankee Road
Johnson
Detec
Union woman dies in early morning crash on I 75
Shirley Ann Murray 19 of Union Ohio died from severe facial and leg lacerations after her car crashed into a disabled vehicle on Interstate 75 three miles north of the Hamilton Butler County line at 3 50 a m. James Newman 38 of Dayton View is in serious condition with head lacerations. The collision left Butler County at 24th traffic fatality this year, with Newman facing charges for reckless operation and failing to stop within assured clear distance.
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Union
Ohio
Widdletown
Hamilton-Butler County
Shirley Ann Murray
Latch Drive
Moore
Union Township Life Squad
James Newman
Hepburn Ave
Dayton View
Murray
Miller Funeral Home
West Milton
Campton
Butler County
Newman
Raymond P. Moore
W. Garlan Road
Kroger Cash Drawer Theft Under Investigation
Franklin police probe the theft of an undisclosed amount from a Kroger cash drawer at 110 E Sixth St. The incident was reported Saturday morning as Kroger officials say the stolen sum is confidential. Police have not released further details.
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Franklin
Kroger
E. Sixth St
Dayton
Lukens Praises Ohio Tough Campus Disorder Bill
U S Representative Donald Lukens of Middletown praised the Ohio General Assembly for approving a stringent campus disorder bill. He urged incorporating the measure into a broader fedPublican gubernatorial platform while noting September enactment allows dismissals of students staff and others involved in campus disturbances.
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U.S
Donald Lukens
Middletown
Ohio General Assembly
Lukens
Islature
Ohio
Butler Pa Salutes Armco For Environmental Efforts
A former Middletown resident presented Armco Steel Corp. in Butler with a plaque praising its pollution control work. Armco President William Verity credited Butler Works with early water pollution efforts since 1929 and described the plant as a model of environmental quality. The plant employs about 4,200 and has invested $18.4 million in air and water systems, closing the last open hearth furnace last fall.
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Middletown
Armco Steel Corp
Butler
John Weber
Butler Area
Africa
Verity
Butler Works
Armco
Grass fire and two minor incidents reported
A grass fire occurred Saturday as 1:56 p.m. near WPFB radio station possibly started by children playing with matches. Earlier at 9:07 a.m. Richard Weibendach, 66, of 1305 Forest Ave., was semiconscious and taken to hospital. his condition today is fair. At 11:01 a.m. Alice Haddix, 67, of 606 Wilson St., fell and remained at the scene.
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WPFB
First Avenue
Curtis Street
Richard Weidenbach
Forest Ave
Wilson St
Alice Haddix
Boy Hurts Dad Feels Effect In Injury Crash
Patrolmen respond to an injury accident at 329 N Broad St at 3 10 p m. They attend 9 year old David Robinson with a head wound and his father Charles Robinson 40 who suffers a suspected mild heart attack. Firefighters provide oxygen and both patients are treated and released.
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James Daniel
Douglas Hampton
N. Broad St
David Robinson
Charles Robinson
Auto Hits Parked Car After Out of Control Crash
A 16 year old driver, Steven Combs, and his 16 year old passenger, John Kincaid, were treated at Middletown Hospital after a University Boulevard crash at 8 50 p m. Combs was charged with speed excessive for conditions. The car traveled 210 feet on the median struck a no parking sign and a tree after colliding with a parked vehicle owned by Robert E Sabo. Estimated damages totaled 1835. Police reported seven accidents Saturday and seven yesterday with five minor injuries and total property damage of 5835.
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University Boulevard
Steven Combs
Clarendon Ave
John Kincaid
University Blvd
Middletown Hospital
Richardson Drive
Combs
Kincaid
Robert E. Sabo
S. First St. Trenton
Poling Improves. Detective Allows Visitors at Middletown
Lt Edward Polling 63 longtime city detective has improved and now may receive visitors a Middletown Hospital spokesman said yesterday. Polling suffered an apparent heart attack ten days ago.
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Edward Polling
Middletown
Poling
1000 Meeting Tuesday In Middletown Community Center
The Committee of 1,000 will meet Tuesday at 8 00 p.m. in the Middletown Community Center per secretary Mrs. Virginia Swisher. Reports on police community relations housing and by laws are planned. Two new committees on youth and education will be formed and all are welcome especially young people to help with projects.
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Middletown Community Center
Virginia Swisher
Rotary Clubs Meet Thursday on Waste Disposal and Ecology
Malcom G. Lyon of Champion Paper Co will speak on Waste Disposal and Ecology at the Hamilton Oxford Middletown joint Rotary meeting. The Hamilton club hosts Thursday in LeSourdsville Lake dining room. Middletown Rotary has no regular meeting tomorrow.
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Malcom G. Lyon
Champion Paper Co
Hamilton
Oxford
Middletown
LeSourdsville Lake
Hamilton Club
Middletown Rotary
Rainfall Arrives Slightly Easing Middletown Drought
Long awaited rain fell on Middletown and surrounding areas in a drenching morning. three quarters of an inch measured, bringing July totals to 1.32 inches for 1969 and 1.33 so far this month. Cooler days ahead with no more rain through Wednesday, the weather bureau says.
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Middletown
Weather Bureau
Arrest in Thefts Tied to 15 Year-Old Suspect in Hamilton
In Hamilton a 15 year-old boy was arrested after a trading stamp book led detectives to him. Police recovered more than 4000 dollars in valuables including a rifle revolver and jewelry from multiple burglaries at homes on Oakwood Drive Washington Boulevard and S Washington. detectives credited the stamp book clue for the break in the case.
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Hamilton
Jake Thomas
Fugitive Caught After Weeklong Search in Kentucky
After a week of alerts and lost clothing, 22 year old Terry Compton of Lexington was apprehended by Kentucky police near Georgetown on a hitchhiking charge. He fled from a stolen car at a rest area on I 75 last Monday with a 14 year old companion who was later caught. Compton allegedly stole a carbine, a shotgun, a pistol and shells from a Cincinnati Dayton Road home.
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Terry Compton
Lexington
Kentucky
Franklin
Compton
Georgetown
Middletown
Monroe
Cincinnati-Dayton
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