Brave convict and campers save girl from 150 foot ledge
Lloyd White, serving a life term for murder, helped rescue 12 year old Debbie Smith after she slipped onto a gorge ledge in Hocking Hills State Park. Four inmates lowered White on a rope, and he carried her 10 miles to safety despite a sprained ankle. Debbie kissed the rescuer as they left.
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Logan
Ohio
Lloyd White
Centerville
Hocking River
Hocking Hills State Park
Hocking Honor
White
Would Do It Again Fired General Says
Former U S air commander in Vietnam Gen John D Lavelle testifies before a House subcommittee that if given the chance he would order the same unauthorized air strikes again claiming they were justifiable protective actions. He halted raids March 10 after discovering three falsified reports.
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Washington
U.S
Vietnam
John D. Lavelle
House
Armed Services
Lavelle
Creighton Abrams
John D. Ryan
Air Force
U.S. 7Th Air Force
Indochina
Hanoi
Demilitarized Zone
Abrams
Ryan
Humphrey Seeks Aves Of Texas Amid Texas Campaign tour
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey seeks Texas delegates for the presidential nomination amid a Texas tour. He vows to knockout Nixon in a rematch and presses uncommitted delegates while meeting with Dolph Briscoe. Mary Linda Moncrief, 14, remains missing from Monroe since June 2 after being seen leaving home on a bus.
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Mary Linda Moncrief
Ray Moncrief
Wexford Drive
Monroe
San Antonio
Tex
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nixon
Texas
Humphrey
Representa
Miami
Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
Minnesota
Assistant Fire Chief On Agenda
City Commission will consider an emergency ordinance to create an additional fire deputy chief position for training. If approved, Deputy Chief Ernest Gehm will join a year-round program, and promotions will elevate Scottie Cox to deputy chief, Warren Johnson to captain, and Robert Bush to lieutenant.
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City Commission
Dale Helsel
James L. Mattson
Ohio State
Ernest Gehm
Mattson
Scottie Cox
Warren Johnson
Robert Bush
Knee-Deep In Muck Olson Keeps Digging in Rapid City Flood
Clayton Olson a Coca Cola bottling plant manager digs through knee deep mud after his two bedroom home on Canyon Creek was swept away. He vows to rebuild and stay, pointing to surviving fruit trees and a rebuilt resolve amid the flood’s destruction.
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Rapid City
S.D
Olson
Clayton Olson
Coca Cola
Canyon Creek
Olsons
Beth
Sharri
Young Girl, No Job Send Man To Jail
A 19-year-old Middletown youth received an indeterminate term in Mansfield Reformatory after violating probation terms tied to an automobile theft conviction. Judge Marrs found he associated with a 15-year-old girl, kept her out all night, and failed to secure employment or restitution.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Mansfield Reformatory
Miller
Frank South
Croquet Origins Traced to Britain in Mid 19th Century
The article notes croquet began in Britain during the mid 1800s, marking the sport's early development and spread from its homeland to global popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Middletown Man Guilty of Grand Larceny in Drug Habit Claim
Kevin Holpuch, 24, of 1302 Elwood St in Middletown, found guilty of grand larceny for stealing $79 from a Sohio station on Yankee Road and Verity Parkway last March 14. Det. Doug Nichols testified the cash belonged to Peter Pal of the K Lynn Apartments. Holpuch admitted he needed the money for a heroin addiction. Sentencing set for Friday, June 30.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Butler County Common Pleas
Arthur J. Fiehrer
Kevin Holpuch
Elwood St
Sohio
Yankee Road
Verity Parkway
Doug Nichols
Peter Pal
K-Lynn
Manchester Road
Holpuch
Cambodian Exiled Chief of State to Visit Romania
Prince Noro dom Sihanouk of Cambodia and his wife will undertake an official visit to Romania next week according to the New China News Agency.
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Tokyo
Norodom Sihanouk
Romania
New
China News Agency
Obituary for Fau Potts of Stanton Ky
Services for Fau Nelson Potts 37 of 2204 Winton Street are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wells Funeral Home Stanton with burial in Stanton Cemetery. Potts died Sunday at Middletown Hospital.
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Nelson Potts
Winton St
Wells Funeral Home
Stanton, Ky
Stanton Cemetery
Mr. Potts
Middletown Hospital
Hamilton Death: Samuel Wallace 67 Services Today
Samuel Wallace 67 of 1038 Summer Street died recently. Funeral services are set to take place today at Webb.
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Samuel Wallace
Summer St
Webb
Amendment to curb and gutter program excludes Shafer Street
City commissioners will consider Amendment A to modify the 1972 curb and gutter program by excluding Shafer Street at owners' request due to hardship from a five year assessment period. Shafer to be included next year on a long range basis. Also on agenda are two downtown renewal area property ordinances and a fixture appraisal contract. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the City Building commission chamber.
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Shafer Street
Shafer
Commission Chamber
Fire incidents and medical assists reported in city
At 11 05 a m 820 Auburn St Dale Patrick 1 ill taken to Mid dletown Hospital by ambulance condition today fair A fire at rear of vacant oil station building at 1822 Tytus Ave caused by discarded cigarette no damage At 5 12 p m 415 McGuire Ave Alvin Burg 38 ill taken to hospital by ambulance condition today fair At 11 11 p m 1901 Sheffield St Mrs Mary Dearly 31 ill taken to hospital by ambulance treated False alarm at 10 35 am 1804 Jackson Lane
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Auburn St
Dale Patrick
Middletown Hospital
Tytus Ave
McGuire Ave
Alvin Burg
Sheffield St
Mary Dearly
Jackson Lane
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Bethany
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Evendale
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Red Cross
South Dakota
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Miami University
EB. University
Robert L. Marrs
Billy Miller
Omaha St
Court of Common Pleas
Oxford
Earl Stang
College Corner Pike
Orea P. Brown
Trenton
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Stang
Bell
Central Ave
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DODDS
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14Th Ave
Woodside Cemetery
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Bud) Steller Mor
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