Jury Hails Butler County Jail After New Facility Opens
A June grand jury praised the Butler County Jail, calling the new 1.3 million facility humane and well run. It examined 122 witnesses, returned 24 indictments, and found prisoner discipline, diet, and accommodations excellent under Sheriff Harold J. Carpenter.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Grand Jury
Common Pleas
Arthur J. Fichter
Ben N. Groh
Fairfield
Harold J. Carpenter
Middletown
George Seigrist
Charles Blevins
George L. Spivy
Gary Wayne Roberts
Donna Jean Hartman
Off-Duty Officer Foils Escapee on I 75 With Stolen Car
An off duty patrolman Sgt Jack Elsaesser intercepted Roert Chapman 21 minutes after he stole a car from a Crawford Street resident and fled on I 75 toward Hamilton. Chapman an armed robbery parolee from Stark County was recaptured at I 75 near Ohio 123. A second escapee, 21 year old Roger Hall, walked away from a tractor job near Ohio 63 heading toward Mason as he awaits parole board review next month.
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Lebanon Correctional Institution
Crawford Street
Interstate 75
Jack Elsaesser
Hamilton
Roert Chapman
Chapman
I-75
Elsaesser
Ohio 122
Ohio 123
William Vassar
LCT
Middletown
Stark County
LCI
Roger Hall
Butler County
Ohio
Charles van Buren
Mason
Hall
Kentucky
Parolle Board
Area Blazes Checked Loss Placed At 20000
Four fires struck Middletown and Franklin causing over 20000 in damage with no major injuries. A Middletown Hospital fire damaged equipment valued at 6000 and disrupted operations at Mercy Hospital. A man hurt in a bedroom fall was treated in hospital with back and leg injuries. Firemen blamed a hooded hospital machine short circuit for another blaze. Damages to a two story house exceeded 5000 and a bedroom fire at 4523 Pennyroyal Road caused 3000 to the home and 2000 to furnishings.
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Middletown
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Pinkerton
William Wilson
Carolina St
Franklin Department
Bruce Klines
Pennyroyal Road
Ohio Bell Names Watts Commercial Manager in Franklin Area
Robert F Watts, a Dayton native and longtime Ohio Bell employee since 1968, has been named commercial manager for Franklin Monroe and Trenton areas including Middletown. He succeeds Robert P Stelzer who becomes district commercial manager for Ohio Bell in Springfield. Watts will handle customer and community relations while planning a move with his wife Pam and their son to the Middletown area.
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Robert F. Watts
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Franklin
Monroe
Trenton
Middletown
Watts
Dayton
Robert P. Stelzer
Ohio Bell
Commerce i
Transylvania College
Lexington
Navy
Pam
Boy, 13, to Face Possible Charges in Death of 1 Year Old
In Sunbury Montgomery County a 13 year old boy who shot and killed 1 year old playmate Donald Duane Creech was under review to determine possible charges. The incident occurred at a gift and antique store on Eby Road around 3 pm with witnesses describing the youths handling a pistol. Investigators traced ownership of the weapon while Mrs Creech remained hospitalized. Survivors include the Creech family and both paternal and maternal grandparents. Arrangements were pending at John Arpp Funeral Home in Germantown.
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Sunbury
Montgomery County
Wth
Donald Duane Creech
Eby Road
Here
Donald Creech
Creech
Theft reported of $100 go cart from home
Bobby Myers of 7640 Hetzler Road reported the theft of a go cart valued at $100 from his residence yesterday.
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Bobby Myers
Hetzler Road
Old Jail Still Has a Friend in Haddix
Roy Lee Haddix a 61 year old Germantown man who spent nearly 11 of the past 30 years in the old Butler County jail now faces 30 days in the new jail after a Friday intoxication conviction. He has 174 police record notations including 130 intoxication arrests and five drink related offenses. Judge J T Lamb sentenced him with 30 days plus 20 suspended from a month ago.
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Butler County
Roy Lee Haddix
Germantown
Haddix
Middletown
J.T. Lamb
Lamb
Franklin Council Grows to Seven Seats by November
Franklin will expand its city council to seven seats due to population growth surpassing 10 000. The move follows a state law mandating a seven member council for cities with 10 000 to 25 000 residents. Four seats will be filled at the November election. terms are four years. Council members earn 650 dollars and 500 dollars per year respectively.
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Franklin
County Board of Elections
Bernard Eichholz
Daniel Moore
Paul Smith
Moore
Former South Lebanon mayor found guilty of concealed weapon
JaceSue Lebanon county jury found Kelly Byrd former mayor of South Lebanon guilty of carrying a concealed weapon. He was released on $1000 bond for a pre sentence investigation after a trial that lasted about six and a half hours. Byrd had prior drunken driving charges, pleaded guilty to reckless operation, and resigned as mayor following indictment. He faces further patrol charges including drunken driving speeding and license infractions.
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Lebanon
Warren ‘County Common Pleas
Kelly Byrd
South Lebanon
Byrd
Daniel P. Fedders
Highway Patrol
John Zopff
Apartment Hearing Tops Agenda
A public hearing on 24 dwelling units proposed by Art Kimberlin on Roosevelt Boulevard near Jackson Lane will be held at 7 p.m. in the City Building commission chamber before the weekly meeting. Commissioners will also consider a cooperative maintenance contract with Butler County Park District for W.W. Sebald Park.
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Art Kimberlin
Roosevelt Boulevard
Jackson Lane
City Commission Tone
Commission Chamber
Butler County Park District
W.W. Sebald Park
Open hearing urged on downtown parking meters plan
Milley supports an open hearing before action on parking meters. Reinstalling the 100 meter posts may curb all-day downtown parking, with current two hour limits hard to enforce without meters. The concern is potential bias toward shopping centers with ample free parking.
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Milley
Editors appoint panel to push minority newsroom hires
In Charlotte AP reports the American Society of Newspaper Editors formed a committee to seek to place more Black and other minority races in newspaper careers. The panel will study hiring practices and report recommendations to increase minority representation across newspapers.
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Charlotte, NC
American Society of Newspaper Editors
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John Hoffman
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Larry Logram
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District 13 Crime Control Council
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City Commission
Robert Walton
William Brewer
Cohen Brothers
Hessel
Cty
Miami River
Chappars
Springfield
Hunter
Herb Falcon
Tor
Reds
Lionfires
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Craig
Scott
Tina
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Ernest Miller
John Arpp
Varsity Town
OE. & Son, Tue
Lou
Central Ave
Franklin Council
We Grow
Thom Hall Journal
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Hollingsworth
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Union Beanery
Renault
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