Student shot and robbed in Oxford apartment
Miami University junior marketing major Martin Richardson, 21, was listed in critical condition at Mercy Hospital after a gunshot wound to the chest during a campus-area robbery at Campus Courts. Scott S. Fisher, 21, roommate, was bound and gagged but not injured. both students are from Gahanna, Ohio. Police said the motive was robbery and a nonMiami tenant reported the incident.
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Miami University
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Martin Richardson
S. Campus Ave
Scott S. Fisher
Miami
Campus Courts
Fisher
Gahanna
Ohio
Richardson
School of Business Administration
Cable TV seeks rate hike for Middletown customers
Miami Valley Cable Television seeks a $1.05 increase from $5.95 to $7 for 6,800 customers in Middletown. Tele- Communications vice president Bob Towe says profits are not being earned at current pricing and the city commission must approve the measure tonight at 6 p.m. If approved, similar increases to $7 may follow in Franklin, Hamilton, and Fairfield.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Tne
Towe
Franklin
Hamilton
Fairfield
Earth station to be erected on Manchester Road
An earth station with a 10 meter dish will be built on Manchester Road near Breiel Boulevard to receive signals from the SatCom II satellite. Miami Valley Cable Co will use the dish at its microwave tower as part of a two station home entertainment service feeding local subscribers a special pay channel. Events from Madison Square Garden may be relayed live or prerecorded.
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Manchester Road
Robert Towe
Tele- Communications, Inc
Miami Valley Cable Co
Breiel Boulevard
Hamilton
New York
Madison Square Garden
Jujuveniles say drug bought from woman on streets
Eleven teenagers aged 15 to 17 were treated for overdoses at Middletown Hospital after reportedly buying prescription tranquilizer Haldol from a woman in the Mayfield area. Narcotics Officer Roger Knabel said all youths described the same woman, though purchases occurred at different locations. The hospital would not release names, as treatment was voluntary, and four youths have spoken to police so far.
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Middletown Hospital
Mayfield
Roger Knabel
Knabel
AARP Luncheon With Egypt Exchange Photos Planned
Members of the AARP and Retired Teachers Association will host a covered dish luncheon Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center. Debbie Niederman, a 1977 delegate to Egypt with the International 4-H Youth Exchange, will present pictures of life and customs from Egypt. Guests aged 55 and over are welcome.
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The
Retired Teachers Association
Senior Citizens Center
Debbie Niederman
Egypt
Fire and medical calls log for multiple addresses
Fire crews responded today at 6:09 a.m. to 103 Lylburn Road with no transport. Yesterday at 3:11 p.m. Todd Toler, 5, suffered a nose bleed at 1709 Sheffield Street and was treated and released after hospital care. At 2:23 p.m. Ronald Lawson, 51, at 4107 Lewis Street, bled and was taken to hospital and admitted for treatment.
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Lylburn Road
Sheffield St
Todd Toler
Lewis St
Ronald Lawson
Conservation Urged As Water Shortages loom in County
County residents in Liberty Union and Fairfield townships on the water system were urged to conserve amid expected low pressure this summer. County Sanitary Engineer James Hinchberger warned nine months of demand meet the system, with outdoor use driving summer peaks. He projected 4.5 million dollars in upgrades over 20 years for southeastern county growth and outlined a prospective rate increase for eastern Union Township users to curb peak usage. Commissioners set July 20 for bids on the Upper Mill Creek Regional Waste Treatment Facility. Oxford residents pressed for safe intersection at Ohio 732 and Stillwell Beckett Road, and Union Township homeowners aired concerns about their subdivision developer.
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Liberty
Union
Fairfield
James Hinchberger
Butler County
Hinchberger
Union Township
Upper Mill Creek
Oxford Area
Ohio 732
Stillwell-Beckett Road
MUM director elected secretary of Adrian College alumni group
Bill Russell, director of admissions at the Middletown Campus of Miami University, was elected secretary of the alumni association at Adrian College.
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Bill Russell
Middletown
Miami University
Adrian College
Kissed co worker case ends with director found innocent
Warren County Council on Aging director David Smith was acquitted of assault and battery in a civil suit by former outreach worker Pam Wadsworth who alleged improper advances in April 1977. She sought $20,000 damages. Jury ruled unanimously for Smith after less than an hour of deliberation. Wadsworth no longer works in Outreach.
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Lebanon
David Smith
Warren County Council On Aging
Pam Wadsworth
Franklin
Smith
Chillicothe
Council On Aging Board
Mental Health Office Opens In Middletown
The Mental Health Association of Butler County opens a part time office in the Middletown Area United Way Building on Thursdays from 1 to 4 30 p m. The same telephone as Family Service 423 4637 will be used. A staff member or volunteer will handle literature films speaker's bureau information and referrals Seanna H Reese executive director notes the association works to promote mental health improve attitudes toward mental illness and improve services for the mentally ill.
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Mental Health Association of
Butler County
Middletown
Middletown Area
United Way
Seanna H._ Reese
Mental Health Associations
Public hearing on elderly services in Butler County
A Hamilton public hearing on services for seniors will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center on Ross and C streets. Jim Elder, president of the Butler County Council on Aging, urges residents to attend. The meeting, under the Cincinnati Area Council on Aging, concerns area plans under the Older Americans Act across Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton and Warren Counties. Proposals for the year include information and referral, transportation and escort, outreach, nutrition programs and home chore services. Nine senior centers and related groups serve about 28,000 residents over 60 in Butler County.
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Senior Citizens Center
Jim Elder
Butler County Council On Aging
Cincinnati Area Council On Aging
Butler
Clermont
Clinton
Warren
Butler County Council
Butler County
United Way to Sell Camp Middlemoor This Summer
Middletown United Way plans to sell the 4.3 acre Girl Scout Camp Middlemoor by bid this summer as part of reducing real estate holdings. The Girl Scouts will lease through Aug 31 1979 and continue using the site this summer and next. The camp on Thomas Road in Madison Township has a long scouting history and was originally owned by George M Verity.
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Middletown
United Way
Middlemoor
Thomas Road
Madison Township
George M. Verity
Armco Steel Corp
Franklin court clerk retiring after long service
Fay Litsch, the first clerk of the Franklin Municipal Court, is retiring after many years of service. The retiring official helped establish court procedures and supported daily operations for the municipality.
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Franklin Court
Franklin
Fay Litsch
Franklin Municipal Court
Prisoner’s suicide attempt at Middletown City Jail
A female prisoner in the Middletown City Jail reportedly tried to hang herself with a sheet in the early hours. Arrested on intoxication charges, she was found by a jailer on a top bunk with a sheet tied around her neck, aiming to reach a light fixture.
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Middletown City
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