Lefferson Road Closure Plans Hinge on Overpass
Armco Steel Corp aims to close Lefferson Road by July 1 pending Roosevelt Avenue completion and the Penn Central overpass. City official C. A. Boeke says contractors strive for the overpass opening by July 1, weather permitting. Final opening requires paving curb and gutter work, with a four lane divided roadway at S Breiel and Roosevelt slated for July 1.
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Lefferson Road
Dana
Armno Steel Corp
University Boulevard
Penn Central
Roosevelt Avenue
Armco
Jefferson
Yankee Road
Highland Street
C. A. Boeke
Public Service
City
Boeke
S. Breiel Boulevard
SK Construction Co
Jackson Lane
Breiel
Blue Ball Pike
Bohman
Three Middletown youths shot at at Clark Oil station
Robert Barnett 17 fired from near 20 feet at three Middletown boys at the Clark Oil service station after they allegedly harassed staff and insulted his wife. The victims suffered injuries from shot pellets as the three were accused of throwing rocks and damaging vending machines. Station manager Lonnie Lainhart provided details of the incident and the events leading up to the shooting.
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Clark Oil
N. Verity Parkway
Robert Barnett
Pleasant Ave
Fairfield
Middletown
Barnett
Lonnie Lainhart
Hamilton-Richmond Road
Hamilton
The
Journal
Lainhart
Tina Undergoes Her First Surgery
Six year old Tina Cornett undergoes plastic surgery for facial scars from a 3 year old traffic crash that killed her mother near Gratis. Her father Alfred Cornett died in another accident in January. Tina and brother Teddy live with aunt and uncle Ed and Mary Powers. sister Tami with grandmother in Carlisle. First operation targeted lip top and jaw, with bottom lip scars planned for July or August. She was dismissed from Middletown Hospital and played outside yesterday.
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Tina Cornett
Gratis
Alfred Cornett
Tina
Teddy
Ed Powers
West
Alexandria Road
Tami
Carlisle
Powers
Middletown Hospital
Guard Rescues 14 Year Old From Yankee Pool
A Yankee Road Swimming Pool lifeguard saved 14 year old Aletta Ray Kidd who swallowed water after a jump from a three foot diving board. She was in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after being pulled from the pool. bystanders and staff assisted in reviving her and she was conscious on arrival.
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Yankee Road
Aletta Ray Kidd
Kyles Station Road
Hamilton
Middletown Hospital
John E. Dunn
John Dunn
N. Sutphin Sr
Dunn
Jimmy Smith
Lafayette Ave
Attendance at City Pools Over Weekend Report
Ralph Connor park department general recreation director cites total weekend attendance at Douglas Sunset and Yankee pools at 5 205 with over 1 800 at Sunset on Sunday and about 3 230 for Saturday and Sunday. Yankee pool counted 1 350 for the two days while Douglas pool had 625.
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Douglas
Sunset
Yankee Pools
Ralph Connor
Park Department
Sunset Pool
Yankee Pool
Donham Chosen Head of Ditch Improvement Board
William Donham of Middletown was named chairman of a new interstate board for the ditch running from Union County Indiana through Preble and Butler counties Ohio. Lucian S. Byrd was named secretary. A ditch view is set for June 30 at 2 30 p m with a public hearing July 17 at 10 a m at Eaton Preble County courthouse.
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Hamilton
William Donham
Middletown
Butler County
Lucian S. Byrd
Union County
Ind
Denham
College Corner
Preble
Butler
Ohio
Preble County
Eaton
Fire Probe Continues in Pennyroyal Barn Fires
Franklin Paul Evans of the Ohio fire marshal's office examined a spate of barn fires in Pennyroyal early Thursday. Five fires occurred within 2.5 hours, with three handled by Franklin, one by Clearcreek, and one by Miami Township. Damages ranged from minor to about $5,000 at the Middletown site on Upper Springboro Road. Four animals died at the Robert White farm on Weaver Lane. loss estimates remain unavailable.
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Franklin
Paul Evans
Ohio Fire Marshal’s Office
Pennyroyal
Richard Berger
Evans
Franklin Fire Department
Clearcreek
Miami Township
Middletown
Upper Springboro Road
Ray Kinder
Pennyroyal Road
Robert White
Weaver Lane
White
Berger
Charles Beal
Byers
Miamisburg
Springboro
Monkey Escapes Springfield Zoo. police to shoot Timothy
In Springfield, Missouri, Timothy the spider monkey fled Springfield Zoo and authorities issued shoot-on-sight orders. Zoo Director Bill Swinen said Timothy is vicious and a danger to the public.
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Springfield, Mo
Timothy
Springfield Zoo
Zoo
Bill Swinen
Deputies Seek 4 Suspects in Insurance Burglary
Warren deputies hunt four suspects in a Western & Southern Life Insurance Co burglary. About $120 stolen after breaking in and prying the safe door at 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Sheriff Col. Walter O Bryant notes fingerprints taken but no warrants issued. two men have prior indictments and one is in Chilli cothe Correctional Institution.
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Western& Southern Life Insurance Co
Franklin — Sheriff’ S
Walter O’bryant
O'Bryant
Western & Southern
City Buses to Run to Middletown High for Summer School
Two city buses will shuttle students to Middletown High School for summer classes starting June 16. Buses depart from Broad Street station at 7:30 a.m. daily, with routes via Central Avenue to Marshall and N Verity Parkway to Tytus Avenue, returning at noon. Students off-route may ride regular buses to get a transfer.
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New
Middletown High School
iortman-Stewart
Broad Street
George Thomas
Middletown High
Central Avenue
Marshall
Manchester Road
Thomas
N_ Verity Parkway
Tytus Avenue
Middletown HEW status report eyed by school board
The Middletown Board of Education will hear a status report on HEW's investigation into civil rights compliance in the Middletown school system at 7:30 p.m. at the administration building on Girard Avenue. HEW alleges discrimination in Taft School placement, boundaries, and Negro teacher assignments, with $400,000 in annual federal funds at risk. The agenda also includes a review of remodeling bids for the old Middletown High School, to become the freshman high school in fall.
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Board of Education
Middletown
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Girard Avenue
Taft
Howard Cromwell
Jury Picked In Hospital Damage Suit
Mrs. Helen Johnson of Franklin seeks 18400 damages from Middletown Hospital in Butler County Common Pleas. She alleges a Jan 19 1965 lung biopsy improperly removed a rib fragment, and hospital staff failed to examine and report tissue, necessitating a second lung operation on May 6 1966.
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Hamilton
Court of Butler County Common Pleas
Robert L. Marrs
Helen Johnson
Sandy Lane
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Pope title usage in early bishop history
The term Pope, once an ecclesiastical title used for various bishops, became exclusive to the head of the Roman Catholic Church in the 4th and 5th centuries, shaping church hierarchy.
Band Fails To Place In State Battle Of The Bands
The Determinations from Middletown did not place at the State Battle of the Bands held in Marion at the Coliseum on Saturday night. They won $300 and advanced by winning the local Middletown Jaycees Battle of the Bands to reach the regional contest in Franklin, and then the state event. First place went to Sticks and Stones of Newark, earning $500 and a trip to the national contest. The Determinations are a 10 member band managed by Frank Arrington.
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Determinations
Middletown
Marion Coliseum
Marion
Middletown Jaycees
Franklin
Sticks and Stones
Newark
The
Frank Arrington
Ohio Woman Killed in Lorain Train Crossing Crash
Lorain Ohio AP report states Joan Daly aged 28 died early today when the car she rode in collided with a train at a Norfolk and Western crossing in Lorain. The incident occurred this morning and details are under investigation by local authorities.
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Lorain, Ohio
Joan Daly
Lorain
Norfolk & Western
Second Degree Murder Charged in Middletown Shooting
Mrs. June Edwards, 22, of 1411 Jacoby Ave., is charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of her husband Gary Edwards, 22. Bond set at 5000 cash or 10000 property. court appearance scheduled for 9:30 a.m. tomorrow. The victim died at Mercy Hospital after an early morning incident at Webb pool room. Witnesses say a dispute with another woman preceded the shooting. The coroner reports a .32 caliber bullet removed from the brain. Services for Gary Edwards are set for Thursday at Triedstone Baptist Church. burial at Woodside Cemetery.
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June Edwards
Jacoby Ave
Gary Edwards
J. T. Lamb
Douglas Nichols
Edwards
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
Webb Pool Room
Michigan Ave
Middletown Hospital
Richard Wessel
Middletown High School
Air Force
Armco Steel Corp
Huntsville
Ala
Triedstone Baptist Church
Gary W. Jr
Kimberly
Kirby Edwards
Middletown
Lee
Edward
Tommy
Eloise
Peggy Edwards
Bessie Lane
Triedstone
Strike at Raymond Bay Co Ends Sixth Day In Sight
About 200 production workers remain off the job at Raymond Bay Co on Enoch Drive as the union Local 316 bargaining with the company stalls. F Bennett Williams, the general manager, would not comment on the strike. A separate 40 day dispute at Manchester Machine Co in Monroe continues with a mediation meeting planned at Congress Inn with federal mediator James Wilson after a 150 worker walkout on April 30.
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Raymond Bay Co
Enoch Drive
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and
F. Bennett Williams
Manchester Machine Co
Monroe
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Roosevelt Road
U.S
IBM Data Processing
Data Training and Service CO
Central Ave
Donham
Dale Logsdon
Butler Board
Donald S. Bacon
Chester S. Raynak
Stanley M. Perin
Leonard L. Duke
Joe Pierson
Edwin S. Brubaker
Monkey
Warren
Chillicothe Correctional Institution
William Duhamel
Wilbraham Road
Lebanon
Charles Spencer
Newport
International Association of Machinists
Afl-Cio
Fenwick
FenwIck SchOol
Manchester RD
Biergarten Midway
TEM
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Rmites
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