Bull on I 75 Baffles Deputies and Police in Town
A 450 pound bull wandered Interstate 75 for over an hour tying up traffic as Hamilton County deputies Union Township and Monroe police state troopers chased it across both lanes. The animal rammed a car causing about 75 dollars in damage before officers corralled it off the highway toward Warren County. The bull belonged to Robert Long of West Chester.
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Hamilton
Union Township
Monroe
Warren County
Cliff Dye
Sheriff's Department
Tylersville Road
State Highway Patrol
Dye
Willard Samuels
Southgate
Hich
Robert Long
Cincinnati-Dayton Road
West Chester
Free Weekend Concert Draws 2000 In Middletown
Middletown youth enjoyed a trouble free Smith Park concert featuring Candal and East End Blues Bands with 2000 attendees. A fuse blew at 10 p.m. briefly, extending the show to about 10:45. Promoters Mike Wolf and Ron Moore plan another park concert if the city approves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Smith Park
Candal
East End
Mike Wolf
Ellen Drive
Wolf
Ron Moore
Smith Pond
Moore
City Commission
Cathedral
Fire incidents report across several city locations
Fire data shows incidents at 24 Crawford St apartment of Marilyn Spicher with mattress fire caused by smoking in bed causing 150 dollars damage. A cigarette started a median strip fire at 1300 Reinartz Blvd with no damage. A mattress rekindled at 24 Crawford St yard. At 22 Ardmore Drive a man burned tree limbs with no damage after alarm by motorists. An 8:38 am fire at Olde Towne Apartments 1074 Park Lane involved a trash dumpster with no damage.
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Crawford St
Marilyn Spicher
Reinartz Blvd
Ardmore Drive
Olde Towne Apartments
Park Lane
Wire Possible Cause Of Ohio River Death
Clermont County coroner investigates the death of Patricia Harding 32 of West Chester after she and others swam in the Ohio River near Shademore boat dock at US 52 and Nine Mile Road. Two women survived. one man reported numbness and temporary shock. Sheriff reports an unconfirmed sighting of a bare electric wire in the water.
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Ohio River
Clermont County
West Chester
Shademore
US 52
Nine Mile Road
Patricia Harding
Kinglet Road
Donald Watson
Mrs. Harding
Three Vehicle Crash Injures Three In Warren County
A three car collision near S. Dime Highway and Coles Road in Middletown at 9:56 a.m. injures Robert Bond Jr. 24 of Middletown, Warren Henkaline 21 of Dayton and Kenneth Linton 23 of Franklin. Bond Faces reckless operation citation. Williams and Mamie Williams 65 and 67 were not hurt. Bond admitted to Middletown Hospital in good condition.
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Lebanon
Coles Road
Middletown
Dayton
Franklin
Robert Daniel Bond Jr
Lamberton St
Middletown Hospital
Warren Mathias Henkaline
Kenneth Ray Linton
Olive Drive
Warren County
Bond
Clifford Columbus
Williams
Elaine Road
Linton
Mamie
Chuckling about retirement coffee routines
A humorous line notes the downside of retirement as drinking coffee alone, implying quiet routines and solitary moments in later life.
Three Youths Injured After Central Avenue Crash
Three youths suffered minor injuries when their car left Central Avenue and struck a telephone pole at 3 19 a m Police cited Brian Crawford 20 of Franklin Mark Rohde 19 and William Sibert 18 for injuries Crawford head and lip Rohde nose Sibert neck All declined medical aid Police estimated Crawford 1970 auto damage at 900 In three other incidents yesterday no injuries occurred and vehicle damage totaled 1150.
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Central Avenue
Brian Crawford
E. Third St
Franklin
Mark Rohde
Follmers Court
William Sibert
Fisher Ave
Crawford
Five Girls Win at National Baton Twirlers Contest
Five area girls won honors at the National Baton Twirlers Association contest in Newark Ohio. Jennifer Gilbert captured first in the 9-10 intermediate solo and fourth in best appearing fancy. Donna Cox took first in 13-14 intermediate solo and third in 11-14 beginners fancy strut. Ann Given finished fourth in 11-14 advanced solo and second in 11-14 beginners fancy strut. Renee Childers placed third in 7-8 beginners solo.
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Newark
Ohio
Jennifer Gilbert
Fancy
Donna Cox
Ann Given
Renee Childers
Big Prisons Out Of Step With Modern Correction Theory
Crime panel at Columbus seminar decries Lucasville as too large and out of keeping with evolving aims of rehabilitation. Officials urge smaller houses, community integration, and clearer purposes with adequate staffing for parole and treatment. Public apathy toward government enforcement noted.
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Lucasville
Palmer
Sandlin
Carnival raises 437 for cancer fundraiser in Middletown
Marymont Court Cancer Carnival drew about 400 attendees Saturday from families and raised 437 dollars. Ronald McDonald aided by interviewing and encouraging participants, boosting turnout. Forty five percent stays in the Middletown unit for direct patient services and hospital supply loans. The rest supports the Ohio Division research funds.
Franklin Man Dies Of Injuries In One-Car Crash
Franklin man James Chester Ratliff aged 36 of 915 Melvin Lane died at Middletown Hospital at 9 am Sunday from injuries suffered Friday night in a single vehicle crash on Cincinnati Dayton Road near Manchester Road. Survived by four sons in Warsaw Kentucky, mother Nannie Ratliff of Lexington, Kentucky, seven sisters and seven brothers. Services Monday at Porter and Son Funeral Home Campton Kentucky with burial in Hazel Green Cemetery. Local arrangements by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
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James Chester Ratliff
Melvin Lane
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Cincinnati-Dayton Road
Manchester Road
Mr. Ratliff
Wolfer County
Bradford ‘Landscaping & Excavating
Middletown
James
Jack
Guy
Herbert
Warsaw
Nannie Ratliff
Lexington
Lester
Trenton
Samuel
Richmond
Roy
Elmer
Mid
Dletown and Cash
Verona
Darrel Lykins
Garnet Leach
Judith Keith
Mae Ratliff
Ethel Hubbard
Sheila Ratliff
Norma Cozine
Marlene Cozine
Porter & Son Funeral
Campton
Hazel Green
McCoy-Leffler Funerall Home
Fire destroys two Hamilton downtown buildings
A Sunday early morning blaze destroyed the Max Joe Fee Furniture Co warehouse at 310 S Third St and the Hamilton Hardware Co at 312 S Third St in Hamilton. Firefighters faced heavy flames with roof collapse. loss estimated by officials at over 125000 with entire contents gone and no injuries reported. Investigators continued work to determine the fire’s cause.
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Hamilton
Max Joefee Furniture Co
S. Third St
Hamilton Hardware Co
Larry Rose
Clarence Gatliff
Woman Burned As Kitchen Stove Explodes
Mrs. Sue Boster, 25, of 704 Granda Ave, was burned on face and arms and shocked after a kitchen range explosion around 10 20 am. A gas leak caused the blast which briefly ignited clothing. She was transported to Middletown Hospital by ambulance for treatment.
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Sue Boster
Granda Ave
Middletown Hospital
Ptl
C.A. Nixon
Lemon Township
Firesin Butler County Cause Smoke and Water Damage
A Sunday fire at Couch's Super Market near New Miami caused smoke and water damage to the building, with cause suspected to be a couch ignition at the rear. A second blaze at 215 Clark Street in Williamsdale damaged a vacant residence, with wiring suspected and neighbors noting prior wiring complaints.
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Hamilton
Couch
New Miami
Williamsdale
Clark St
Burglars Hit 2 Businesses Home Church
Police reported burglaries over the weekend affecting two businesses, a residence, and Zion Lutheran Church. Items stolen include $150 from a safe at Reno Car Clinic, $30 plus a cash box from Jack’s Wheel Alignment, a TV and clothing totaling $339 from Floyd Hurston’s home, and four outdoor speakers from Zion Lutheran Church.
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Reno
N. Verity Parkway
Jack
Atco Avenue
Floyd Hurston
Lincoln St
Dead Boy’s Mother In Critical Condition After Warren County Crash
Mrs Isabelle Atchison of Washington Pennsylvania remained in critical condition at Christ Hospital Cincinnati nine days after a truck camper crash on Interstate 71 near Lebanon. Her 86 year old son Brian died and four others were injured. Her husband William Atchison 40 and two daughters Brenda 13 Janet 10 and friend Linda Hughey 13 also were treated. The 1972 Warren County traffic death toll rose to nine.
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Pennsylvania
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Warren County
Isabelle Atchison
Washington, Pa
Lebanon
William Atchison
Brian
Atchison
Brenda
Janet
Linda Hughey
Canonsburg
KSU Student Drowns in Private Kent Pool
Jeffrey Wayne Hurley, 20, a Kent State University student and former Portsmouth resident, drowned early Sunday in a private pool on East Summit Street in Kent, Ohio. Police reported the incident.
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Kent, Ohio
Jeffrey Wayne Hurley
Blanchester
East Summit Street
Hurley
Kent State University
Portsmouth
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Robert Kolthoff
Simith Park
Sheckler
Bob Grimes
North Main Street
Cpreden Aglat
Pete Chappars
Journal
New State Penitentiary
Ohio State Penitentiary
Columbus
Concensus
Harry Allen
Center For Study of Crime and Delinquency
Ohio State University
Iwo
Joseph R. Palmer
Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
William J. Ensign
Ohio Youth Commission
Henry J. Sandman
Ensign
California Youth Commission
Carnival
Marymont Court
Lancer Society
Betty Selby
Ronald McDonald
McDonald’s Restaurants
Paul Hegg
Butler County
The
Cancer Society
International Society For Research
Dead Boy
KSU
Rogers
Central Ave
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