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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1975
Page
13
Lemon Monroe High School held its commencement outdoors as David Flick reports the weather cooperated, ending a ceremony that faced uncertain forecasts.
Middletown police arrested 22-year-old Donna Casey of 2314 Waneta Ave on possession and sale of marijuana, marijuana cultivation, receiving stolen property, and dangerous ordnance charges. Her husband Don is still sought. The search, conducted with Butler County deputies and ATF, uncovered marijuana, plants, pipes, scales, and six blasting caps in a burglary-linked haul valued at 3500 to 4000 dollars.
At 6 03 a.m. a fire at 3915 Vannest Ave sent Asa Gibson aged 50 to hospital for treatment and release. Earlier at 1 01 a.m. no transport from the 900 block of 18th Ave. Yesterday 9 37 p.m. Middletown Mail reported Bill Neal aged 41 with head pains from an alleged assault at 113 S University Blvd.
Community brief from Middletown reports on local events and notices appearing on page 13 of the Friday edition, 1975. Details are fragmentary but indicate typical local briefs in a small-town newspaper sector.
Plans for a permanent memorial fund honor Dave Regan, retired The Journal editor and Humane Association board member. Money already received will fund shelter projects and the annual Animal Tales contest for local children. contributions are tax deductible and can be mailed to the Humane Association in Trenton, Ohio.
In Columbus a common pleas court judge issued a permanent injunction against enacting six bills rushed through the opening week of Ohio's legislature. Judge Frederick T. Williams ruled that the lieutenant governor must certify passage and barred Gov. James A. Rhodes and Secretary of State Ted W. Brown from enacting the measures, calling them incomplete and ineligible for filing.
The Middletown Council for Human Dignity hosts a weekly open forum on the United Missionary Baptist Church lawn from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thomas Kimbrough of the Ohio Youth Commission will discuss juvenile delinquency in Butler County.
James A. Ruppert 41 faced charges in the Easter slaying of 11 relatives. He appeared in Butler County Common Pleas Court to waive a jury trial before Judge Fred B. Cramer. Trial is set for Monday June 16 before Judges Cramer Marrs and Fiehrer and expected to last one to three weeks.
Diamond International mills resumed production after Local 1973 of the United Papermakers International Union approved a new contract by 236 to 67. The agreement adds 99 cents per hour, boosts major medical to 50 000, increases holidays to 11, and expands pension and vacation benefits. A three day extension of the old contract expired prompting a preliminary, self sanctioned work stoppage. About 460 union members work at the No 1 and 2 Middletown plants and Charles Street facility.
19 year old Lebanon woman Kathleen Ann Donovan, an Ohio University freshman, was crushed by a large tree during a severe storm on the Athens campus. She lived at Tiffin Hall dormitory and was finishing exams. Funeral plans were pending.
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