Middletown City Commission race shapes up with few firm candidates
Incumbents Fred Van Scoyoc Joe Lewis and others face a crowded field as petitions loom. Van Scoyoc hints at retirement while Lewis signals uncertainty. Possible contenders include James Saunders Armco foreman John Stromquist and local businessman Herb Cutter with petitions filed or planned. Deadline to file is September 5 at 4 p.m.
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Ging
City Commission
Fred van Scoyoc
William Denham
Middletown
Mary Lord
Dudly Inword
Ray Brown
Joe Lewis
van Scoyoc
James Saunders
11Th Ave
Armco Steel Corp
Human Relations Council
Joe Giiden
John Stromquist
Rike’s
Dayton
Herb Cutter
Armco Drive
Herb
Chiggers Bite: Itch Facts From Local Health Official
A health official explains chiggers or red bugs are tiny biting pests found in tall grass lawns and wetlands. They attach to skin near hair, inject saliva, and cause days of itching though they do not feed on blood. Prevention includes cutting weeds and applying repellent every two to five hours, then washing after exposure.
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Cindy Starr
Alfred Dugesi
Tropics
Tropics and Subtropics
WL. Duff
Middletown
102-Year-Old Won't Believe Walk On Moon
In West Helena Arkansas Frank Harris aged 102 doubts Apollo 11 and the moon walk saying the moon would have to leave the sky and people would freeze to death before anyone could walk on it. He was born Christmas Day 1866 near Baton Rouge Louisiana and still questions the feat despite television coverage.
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West Helena
Ark
Frank Harris
Padio
Harris
Baton Rouge
Huge Scope To Study Moon Rocks
Pittsburgh AP report says the nation's largest electron microscope, owned by U S Steel, will study Apollo 11 moon rock. It uses a million volt beam to image interior details at near light speed, examining slices as thin as one ten thousandth of an inch.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
Ex Postmaster On Probation In Embezzlement Case
Donald Edward Hickman 43, former Amanda postmaster in Fairfield County, given two years probation and $300 fine after pleading guilty to embezzling mail. Thomas J. Simons 33, Weilston clerk, also two years probation and $160 fine after pleading guilty to embezzling postal funds on July 11.
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Columbus, Ohio
Donald Edward Hickman
Amanda
Fairfield County
U.S
Hickman
Weilston
Thomas J. Simons
Laser Beam Sharpshooters Question If They Hit Moon Reflector
Scientists at McDonald Observatory and partner stations fire intense laser bursts toward the moon to test the Apollo 11 reflector. Distortions from bright daylight hinder precision until lunar night reduces glare. success would measure exact Earth Moon distance and potential continental shifts.
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Fort Davis
Tex
C.O. Alley
University of Maryland
Alley
McDonad Observatory
McDonald Observatory
Lickad
San Jose
Calif
Catalina
University of Arizona
Earth
Moon
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