Motorcyclists Die in Millville Car Collision
Two motorcycle riders, Michael C. Osborne and his passenger Sheri Steimel, were killed when an auto driven by Carolyn Hagquist left of center on U.S. 27 near Ohio 129 and struck them head on. Hagquist and two children were treated at Ft. Hamilton-Hughes Hospital.
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Millville
U.S
Ohio
Butler County Sheriff's
Michael C. Osborne
Belle Ave
Hamilton
Sheri Steimel
Hamilton-Mason Road
Mason
Miss Steimel
Osborne
Ft. Hamilton-Hughes Hospital
U.S. 27
Ohio 129
Carolyn J. Hagquist
Betty Drive
Retiring Garfield teacher honored luncheon plaque
Mrs Ruth Greathouse retires this year after 30 years at Garfield Elementary School and is honored at a PTO luncheon which presents a plaque for continuous and outstanding work. Fellow faculty donate a sterling silver bowl. PTO officers for the coming year include Mr James Jones and Mrs James Jones as presidents, Ms Cecelia Snow as vice president, Mrs Louise secretary, assisted by Mrs Freda Burks and Mrs Janis Radabaugh as treasurer.
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Ruth Greathouse
Garfield Elementary
PTO
Garfield
James Jones
Cecelia Snow
Louise
Freda Burks
Janis Radabaugh
Middletown Board of Education Acts on Personnel Moves
The Middletown Board of Education held an executive session to discuss a suit by Rev. Joseph E. Lewis and approved several personnel actions. Grace Losh, a 41 year veteran, retires from Garfield Elementary, while four teachers receive rehired contracts and others resign or take leaves. Superintendent Sam Dalton said the district’s attorney Tilmon Ellison is handling the Lewis suit.
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Middletown Board of Education
Grace Losh
Joseph E. Lewis
Sam Dalton
Tilmon Ellison
Lewis
Pastor sues over secular humanism in Butler schools
The Rev. Mr. Lewis files in Butler County Common Pleas Court claiming the school system promotes secular humanism and violates his First Amendment rights. He says he is unfamiliar with the term. school officials say no courses are listed as secular humanism.
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Lewis
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Trinity Baptist Church
Hon
Dalton
Butler County Keeps Pattern In District Primary Results
Unofficial district wide results released by the Butler County Board of Elections show the 8th Congressional District race for Republican incumbent Thomas N. Kindness winning 31 158 to 5 136 over John Brown of Lebanon. Democratic primary in the 4th District Senate seat sees Donald Lukens lead with 19 926 while Walter Powell and F Harrison Green tally 10 805 and 1 781 respectively. Presidential district delegates show Ford leading in the 8th with 18 958 votes to Reagan 18 282 and Carter 13 285. Udall 4 449, Wallace 1 556, Jackson 1 033, Harris 482. State central committee results cite Rogers 22 032 and Edna Fath 16 910 beating Fern Perin 11 862. Griffin leads Democrats with 9 863 while Johnson and Pfirrman post 6 023 and 4 409. Schroeder edges Reiff for Democratic state central committeewoman with 8 064 to 7 230.
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Jimmy Carter
Carter
Morris Udall
George Wallace
Henry Jackson
Fred Harris
Clarence Rogers
Edna Fath
Fern Perin
John Griffin
Dale Johnson
Robert Pfirrman
Luella Schroeder
Ada Reiff
Schroeder
Reiff
Linda Le’Tourneau
Middletown Bicentennial Committee Eyes Fireworks Fund Plan
The Middletown Bicentennial Committee discussed a possible share-holding financing plan for a roughly $2,000 Fourth of July fireworks display. They also talked about the July Fourth parade, a cornerstone theme for the new city building, and a Parade of dresses at Middletown Mall on June 26. Carol Ernst announced Middletown’s recognition by the National Conference of Mayors for its forward looking Bicentennial planning.
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Middletown
Carol Ernst
Man suffers burns while battling kitchen grease fire
Franklin resident Clay Wood, 51, is in fair condition at Cincinnati General Hospital after flames broke out in the kitchen of neighbor Hugh Depew at 72 Skokiaan. Wood, attempting to move hot grease outside, was burned on face arms hands and feet and transported first to Middletown Hospital then to Cincinnati. Fire damage to the store hood cabinets and surroundings is estimated at 400 dollars.
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Franklin
Clay Wood
Skokinan Drive
Cincinnati General Hospital
Hugh Depew
Skokiaan
Depew
Wood
Middletown
Cincinnati
Woman acquitted in pinball pay-off case
Jean Cox aged 44 of Franklin was acquitted by Judge J Lam in a pinball payoff case from a February raid led by Lemon Township Police and the Ohio attorney general's office. A co defendant's gambling charge was withdrawn and no pinball machine was confiscated.
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Lemon Township
J Lam
Jean Cox
Shaker Road
Franklin
Ruthie's
Omaha St
Lamb
Police protests at sergeant promotion exam heard
The Civil Service Commission met to hear protests from 29 city patrolmen who took the 178 question 27 page exam for sergeant. Ptl Terry Alfrey led the protests while pursuing a court case seeking appointment to a vacancy and contends the eligibility list should extend to the most recent list due to a missed promotion exam after Sgt Frisby’s retirement.
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The
Civil Service Commission
Ptl
Terry Alfrey
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Fred B. Cramer
Common Pleas
Alfrey
Paul Frisby
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Poinciana Road
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James Stiver
Roger Hopper
Gayle Flynn
Stephanie Waltz
EMA
Miss Losh
Verity Middle
Ry Ann Brehany
Diane Brown
Taft
Dennis R. Akers
Middle
Town Freshman High
Jelina Ferguson
McKinley Middle School
Melinda Norris
McKinley
Sandra Baker
Butler County
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Warren, Montgomery
Mercer
Thomas N._ Kindness
John Brown
Lebanon
Kindness
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Miamisburg
Griffin
Donald E
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GOP
Walter Powell
Fairfield
F. Harrison Green
Butler
Preble
Miami and
Senate
Paul J. Keegan
William Meyer
Oxford
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Ford
Ronald Reagan
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