Airman survives Hampton apartment fire. roommate dies
In Hampton Virginia a fire destroyed an apartment killing Mike Kent 25 of South Carolina. Airman David L Derksen who woke Kent and helped others escape sustained burns but survived. Investigators list a lit cigarette as a possible cause and note two other apartments also caught fire.
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David L. Derksen
Leon Derksen
Gideon Road
Hampton
Mike Kent
South Carolina
Air Force
Derksen
Kent
Butler County Council on Alcoholism elects leaders
Edward J. Mulvey of Mosler Safe Co Hamilton is named president succeeding Lou Rossi. Other officers include Helen Davis Middletown first vice president Stan Newkirk Champion Paper Co second vice president Betsy Smith Liberty Township secretary and Cal M. Willis Hamilton treasurer. Middletown residents receive scholarships to summer alcoholism institutes Sarah Lewis Middletown High School attends a Toledo teens program and John W. Lafay ette Armco Steel goes to a Midwest institute at Western Michigan University Kalamazoo Mich.
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Edward J. Mulvey
Mosler Safe Co
Hamilton
Butler County Council On
Lou Rossi
Middletown
Helen Davis
Stan Newkirk
Champion Paper Co
Betsy Smith
Liberty Township
Cal M. Willis
Rossi
Sarah Lewis
University
Bradley Mitchell's Silent Stomach Pain Ends in Surgery
Ten year old Bradley Mitchell of South Unity swallowed a five inch xylophone stick with a rubber end around May 21 and said nothing. His mother noted his odd walking and poor Memorial Day meals. Doctors at Thayer Hospital performed exploratory surgery to remove the object which had punctured his intestine, causing peritonitis. He was reported improving after the operation.
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Waterville. Main
Bradley Mitchell
Kenton Mitchell
South Unity
Bradley
Thayer Hospital
Warren County Man Killed In Accident
Warren County recorded its third traffic fatality of the year in a one car crash near Butlerville. David Boyd, 41, of Clarksville, died at the scene after his southbound vehicle on Rt. 132 failed to pass a car driven by Daniel H. Pugh 18 of Pleasant Plain. He was not wearing a seat belt.
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Daniel H. Pugh
Pleasant Plain
Boyd
Pugh
Injured Youths Improve After One-Car Crash Southeast Of Franklin
Two youths injured in a one car crash southeast of Franklin early Saturday have improved to serious condition in Kettering hospital. Frank Leight 16 of 5320 Dearth Road and Mark Mote 18 of Pekin Road were listed in critical condition at Kettering Memorial Hospital after their auto hit a large tree on Dearth Road.
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Lebanon
Franklin
Kettering
Frank Leight
Dearth Road
Mark Mote
Pekin Road
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Hiram Names New President for Hiram College
Elmer Jagow 44, Knox College official from Galesburg Illinois, was named the 17th president of Hiram College with effective date September 1. He succeeds Dr. James Neal Primm who left to teach history at the University of Missouri St Louis.
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Hiram, Ohio
Elmer Jagow
Knox College
Galesburg
Ill
Hiram College
Jagow
James Neal Primm
Hiram
University of Missouri At
DP & L To Acquire Miamisburg Electric
The power commission ruled Dayton Power and Light Co. may acquire Miamisburg Electric facilities. The move aims to form an integrated system, potentially improving service and in some cases lowering rates for customers.
Loss Runs High In City Accidents
Three auto crashes in Middletown caused about 1.40 in damage. Doris Downs of Carlisle and Sam Ellison of 809 S Main collided near N Verity Parkway. Ellison cited for failing to yield. Byron Gilliland and James Mullins in a Woodlawn Crawford crash caused 150 damage. Glenwood Hopkins cited for unsafe lane change after Middletown Main Street collision.
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Doris Downs
Elm Drive
Carlisle
Sam A. Ellison
S. Main St
N. Verity Parkway
Access No. 1
Ellison
James Mullins
Shartz Road
Franklin
Woodlawn Avenue
Crawford Street
Glenwood Hopkins
Middletown
Valedictorian and mother killed near graduation in South Carolina
In Due West at Carver Elementary School, the class valedictorian Josie Harriett Fair, 13, and her mother Mary Fair were struck by a car while walking from the school shortly before the 8th grade graduation. Graduation exercises that night were postponed.
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Carver Elementary
Josie Harriett Fair
Mary Fair
Trucker Brigade Supports Boy Ahead of Heart Surgery
In Defiance, 11 year old Mike Rau, confined by rheumatic fever, gains daily encouragement from truck drivers who wave, honk, and visit. Cadillac Trucking of Detroit presents a lucky watch. Mike becomes an honorary member as volunteers rally before his summer operation.
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Defiance
Mike Rau
Mike
Donald R. Rau
Rt. 6
Wilson
Cadillac Trucking Co
Detroit
Mich
Cadillac Trucking
Ohio
Robbery and Vandalism Reports From City Police Briefs
Police logged an attack on Terry Hampton 18 of 205 S Broad St in front of Tees Restaurant 515 Yankee Rd with $115 stolen. A 14 year old was arrested for stealing $5 from his mother and fled from officers before rearrest. Margie Taylor reported a rock thrown at her car windshield under Nelbar St overpass causing $125 damage.
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Terry Hampton
S. Broad St
Tees Restaurant
Yankee Road
Margie Taylor
Evelyn Drive
Nelbar Street
Kennedy Humphrey Both To Visit Ohio In Campaign Push
Ohio Democrats plan fall help from U S Senator Edward M Kennedy and Vice President Hubert H Humphrey. Morton Neipp said Kennedy will speak in Toledo and Humphrey at Cleveland ox roast, as the party prepares a coordinated campaign through August to support statewide candidates against GOP incumbents.
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Columbus
Ohio
U. S
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Hubert H. Humphrey
Morton Neipp
Kennedy
Humphrey
Frazier Reams Jr
Neipp
Cleveland
Toledo
Cincinnati Man Kills Wife and Self
A 25 year old Cincinnati mail carrier shot his wife Sandra 22 Friday night then took their two children to his father's home before killing himself. Police found Mrs Fain in the couple’s Western Hills trailer Saturday and Fain’s body nearby. No motive established.
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Cincinnati
Russell Jackson
James Fain
Sandra
Ben
Fain
Western Hills
Jackson
Marietta College Completes 65 Forwar Fund Drive
Marietta College in Ohio reports the 65 Forwar Fund campaign raised 2.3 million dollars. Funds support a new biology building classroom building endowment increases and extra physical education space and facilities.
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Marietta, Ohio
Marietta College
Deaths and Funerals in Middletown area
Obituary notices describe Mary A Apple 89 of Middletown died at Middletown Hospital after three days in serious condition She was born in Preble County and active in Mt Pleasant United Presbyterian Church Missionary Society LeSourdsville Ladies Aid Monroe Grange and had two sons a daughter and a sister Funeral services set for 2 p m Tuesday at Wilson Memorial Home burial in Woodside Cemetery Visitation Monday and Monday night. An employee of Shartle Division of Black Clawson Co. died after long illness Survived by wife Lelia son Lewis and extended family A Masonic and Odd Fellows memorial services scheduled Monday with church services Tuesday at Meadowlawn Church of God Burial follows.
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Mary Apple
Mary A. Apple
Middletown Rt
Middletown Hospital
Preble County
Mt. Pleasant
Lena Brubaker
Gratis
C. S. Sullivan
Centerville
Wilson Memorial Home
Frank FE. Wiley
Woodside
Funeral
Shartle
Black Clawson Co
Mt. Sterling
Sanders
Jefferson Lodge F
A. M
Council
Middletown
Odd Fellows Lodge
Meadowlawn Church of God
Lelia
Lewis
William Sanders
Monroe
William
Lucille Reffit
Frances Jones
Cynthiana
Joseph R. Baker and Sons
Funeral Home
Ramah Johnson
Woodside Cemetery
Infant Carmen Penn Dies 23 Hours After Birth
Carmen Penn infant daughter of Mr and Mrs John Penn died at Middletown Hospital 23 hours after birth. Survivors include parents a sister Tawanna and grandparents Mr and Mrs Harry Penn of Franklin and Mr and Mrs Irvin Dove of Washington Court House. Graveside services 10 am Monday at Woodhill Cemetery in Franklin. Eaton Funeral Home of Franklin in charge.
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Carmen Penn
John Penn
Fairmount Ave
Middletown Hospital
Tawanna
Harry Penn
Franklin
Irvin Dove
Washington Court House
Woodhill Cemetery
Eaton Funeral Home
Death of G Thomas Sanders at Middletown Hospital
G Thomas Sanders, 60, of 301 Burton Road died yesterday at Middletown Hospital. The report notes his passing occurred during treatment but provides no further details. Authorities have not released additional information pending next of kin notification.
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G. Thomas Sanders
Burton Road
Middletown Hospital
Coal To Be Mined From Under Jefferson State Park
North American Coal Co. signed a lease with Ohio Department of Natural Resources to mine four million tons of coal beneath Jefferson State Park in Jefferson County. The project will generate about half a million dollars in royalty payments to the department under the lease terms.
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Columbus, Ohio
The
North American Coal Co
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Jefferson State Park
Jefferson County
Four Ohioans Drown On Lake Narrow Fishing Trip
Four Ohio men, Raymond J. Hornung 65, Joseph Baum 27, his wife 25, and Carl Baum 72, drowned when their fishing boat capsized on Lake Narrow near Ville Marie Quebec. The party of seven had traveled from Columbus area to a camp at Lake Simard a week earlier. Carl Baum was Hornung’s brother-in-law.
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Ville Marie
Que
Lake Narrow
Raymond J. Hornung
Canton
Joseph Baum
Baum
Carl
Columbus
Carl Baum
Groveport
Canal Winchester
Horning
Ohio
Lake Simard
Moffet
Quebec
Montreal
Government raises estimate for business plant and equipment
Washington officials say government economists now project total spending on new plants and equipment at 60.8 billion dollars this year. The 17 percent rise exceeds last year, but analysts do not expect it to alter administration economic policy as capital outlays likely grow at a slower pace after a sharp first quarter.
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Washington
U.S
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Council On Alcoholism
Jaycee
Roger Gardner
Rusty
Melinda Stearns
Keds
Gardner
Jaycees
William Stearns
Sands Ave
John Kittel
Weith
Brad
Warren County
Verity
DP &L
Miamisburg Electric
Castellano
Jackson Lane
DUE West
Chuck Haxter
Chuck
Herb Wilson
Eighth Avenue
S. Verity
Reed-Klopp
Central Ave
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