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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1977
Page
2
Ohio Emergency Board refuses blanket travel funding for Department of Transportation after an internal memo calling the board a kangaroo court surfaces. Deputy finance chief Brace outlines travel request rules while Shoemaker demands an apology before approval.
Ohio Attorney General William J. Brown in town to back H R 6805 creating a federal consumer protection agency. He argues it would streamline 13 agencies, protect buyers, and return dollars to the public. The plan faces opposition and a six year sunset clause with an estimated annual cost of 13 million dollars.
Hamilton Watson Podiak and Associates of Dayton submitted the lowest bid for cement on two Hinkle Road bridges in Madison Township. The bid totaled 51 257, more than 10 percent over the county engineer's estimate of 46 571 dollars. Butler County commissioners reviewed bids, sent them to Engineer William Foster, and warned rebid is likely as bids may not exceed the estimate by more than 10 percent.
Local talent arranged all 16 musical numbers and two overture selections for the Middletown Summer Theater production of Dames at Sea. The piano and percussion parts came from New York. Performances run Friday to Sunday at 8 p.m. in Middletown High School theater with $2 admission and reserved seats.
Rep. Thomas N. Kindness of the 8th District opposed H.R. 6805 in the House Government Operations Committee vote, 22 to 21, arguing the proposal would transfer regulatory decisions to courts and misrepresent diverse consumer interests. He urged reform of existing agencies instead of creating a new federal consumer protection body.
Trustees approved a 1978 budget totaling 206199.55 dollars exclusive of 150000 dollars in bonds to be presented to voters in November for the purchase of two new main fire pumpers.
Funeral notices from Hamilton and surrounding towns report the deaths of Mrs Mertie McLaughlin 87 at Garden Manor Extended Care Center and Harry Murphy 73, with services planned at Joseph R. Baker Funeral Home and McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. Other obituaries include Mrs Helen E Childs 52, Mrs Janice Cook 54, Earnest Earnhart 88, and local private services for Caroline Schwab Ollie Bishop and J Sherman Durham, with various burial and memorial arrangements.
An Energy Fair sponsored by the Energy and Resource Development Agency will showcase home improvement and weatherization products on July 27 and 28. The event highlights energy efficiency options for residents and local businesses with demonstrations and expert guidance.
Lewis Weishofer, Middletown United Way general chairman, named five division heads to the campaign cabinet. Ray Craycraft heads service division. John Davis leads special projects. Donald Langhorne directs contractors. Charles Mills oversees neighborhood contacts. Jerold Pennington runs industrial division. Each has held prior campaign roles and will guide agencies, clubs, and industries in raising funds for the October drive.
In Washington on Wednesday Senators John Glenn and Howard Metzenbaum both Democrats cast opposite votes on a motion to send the strip mining bill back to a conference committee. Glenn joined the majority while Metzenbaum favored returning the measure.
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