Inmates to Attend Miami University Classes at Middletown Campus
Twelve Lebanon Correctional Institution inmates will take evening college courses at Miami University Middletown this summer in two terms from June 19 to Aug 25. Inmates will enroll in degree programs, with tuition funded by a $150,000 federal grant supporting the program and related vocational education efforts.
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Lebanon Correctional Institution
LCI
Middletown
Miami University
LCT
Wilmington College
Miami
Imon Mobley
Mobley
Collection Under Way For Family After House Fire
Clothing furniture and household items are requested for a family of four whose home and contents were destroyed by a fire Saturday. Andrew Mason Jr. and his wife and two sons need sizes and items as the South Middletown fire department sponsors the collection. Mason Sr. can be reached at 424-0110 with offers of furniture clothing or other usable items.
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Clester Brewer
South Middletown
Mason
Charges To Be Filed After LCI Walkaway at Middletown
Earl Waller, 25, an inmate at Lebanon Correctional Institution, is expected to face escape from confinement charges in Middletown Municipal Court after walking away Wednesday night from an auto mechanics class at Freshman High School. Waller yielded to deputies last Friday at his Lawrence County home near Ironton. He is serving one to 25 years for unarmed robbery and was in an inmate vocational program with 24 others meeting five evenings weekly.
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Lebanon Correctional Institution
LCI
Middletown Municipal Court
Earl Waller
William Dallman
Waller
Dallman
Lawrence County
Ironton
Wailer
Robert K. Johnson
Middletown
James R. Howerton
Middle Schoolers Start Freshman Tours at New Orientation
About 1 100 eighth graders set for freshman year tours at the Freshman High School with 90 minute sessions at 10 a.m. and 1 30 p.m. Guides include 30 Student Senate members and Principal Donald Reedy. Ewart notes the program eases middle to high school transition. tours run by the Student Senate steering committee.
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Five
Charles Ewart
Student Senate
Donald Reedy
Ewart
Extra Chuckle Women Drive Cars as Well as Men
A humorous remark notes that women can drive cars just as well as men, suggesting the idea is not a remarkable achievement but a common sense realization. The comment challenges gender stereotypes with a light tone.
Red Cross Seeks 2310 for South Dakota Disaster Relief
Middletown area Red Cross asks for 2310 in a national campaign to aid South Dakota flood victims. Emergency care shelter clothing and rehabilitation estimated at over 5 million dollars as 3 200 chapters nationwide receive quotas.
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American National Red Cross
Middletown Area
South Dakota
Garwood Weiss
Red Cross
United States
Wells
National Red Cross
New England
Texas
California
Kentucky
West Virginia
Mason Council rejects fluoridation without voter vote
Mason Ohio residents will wait for a state ruling after the City Council unanimously refused fluoridation of the town water for its 5700 residents. City Manager Walter O’Bryant said the health department gave Mason until June 18 to fluoridate or explain the delay.
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Mason
State Health Department
O’bryant
Walter O’bryant
State Department of Health
Paul Weber
Department of Health
O'Bryant
the Journal
Ohio
Middletown
Franklin
Bernard Eichholz
Sisson Sails For England
Vincent Sisson of Middletown launches a 35 foot sloop the Lydia on a 3000 mile voyage from New London to Falmouth England with crew David Bell and Joseph Berry and John Jelnek. The trip should take about 25 days under hand steering with four hour shifts for helmsmen and cooking duties shared among crew. Mrs Sisson will join in England then voyage to France with Lydia possibly staying in England for winter or shipping home next year.
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New London, Conn
Vincent Sisson
Middletown
Tydia
Falmouth
England
Mnc Od
Sisson
Long Island Sound
New London
Joe Berry
Paul Berry
Berrys
David Bell
Sailors Departure Sparks Homefront Sendoff
Mrs. Fran Sisson of 15 Santa Fe Road watched as her husband Vincent Sisson and three fellow sailors sailed from Mystic Seaport for Europe at 1 p.m. yesterday. She described seeing them from cars three times, praised clear weather, and noted final provisions aboard the Lydia including 114 eggs and ten loaves of bread.
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Fran Sisson
Santa Fe Road
Mystic Seaport
Conn
Vincent Sisson
Europe
Picnic Area To Open On Schedule In Madison Township Park
The W. W. Sebald Park picnic area in Madison Township is slated to open in mid July despite grass growth concerns. Parks Director John Paschal urged delaying till spring, but the city plans to proceed with July opening featuring Elk Creek as the main attraction and a nearby field for picnics after August grass planting. A committee was formed to explore funds for park land near Veri ty Middle School, and pool attendance since June 3 has been strong.
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W. W. Sebald
Madison Township
John Paschal
Park Board
Bob Metz
City Planning Department
The
Journal Today
Elk Creek
Cecil Runyon
Robert Cordray
Rose Bowen
Verity Middle School
Ralph Connor
Parks and Recreation
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Carson and Barnes Circus
Rings
New Hills Department Store
Sheckler
MUM
Gardner-Harvey
C. Eugene Bennett
LCI Walkaway
Main Optical
S. Main ST
Security
Strassburger
Carpet and Furniture Cleaners
West
Middletown, Ohio
Evesee
Weiss
Mason Council
By Thom Hall
Joseph Berry
Monroe
Lydia
Paul
Hear
Lissa
Huron
Eric
Atlantic
Berry
Bell
Ben Ligon
Gulf Service
N. Main St
Manchester
Central Avenue
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