Murder trial reveals police lied to obtain statement
In Clermont County Ohio police admitted under cross examination they lied four or five times to Larry M Ralston to obtain his disputed confession in the death of Diane McCrobie 16 of Greenhills. The trial moves into its fourth day as Ralston 28 of Norwood faces aggravated murder charges.
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Batavia, Ohio
Larry M. Ralston
Diane McCrobie
Cincinnati
Greenhills
Clermont County Common Pleas Court
Ralston
Norwood
Ohio
Miss McCrobie
Clermont County
Robert L. Stout
Elena Bear
Stout
FBI fugitive turns self in in Ohio case
Cletis Martin Sr., 47, once sought by the FBI for unlawful flight after a 1975 fatal one car crash, turned himself in at Middletown City Building. He had been missing for three years while police sought him. his Springfield Municipal Court appearance was postponed to tomorrow.
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Hamilton
FBI
Middletown
Cletis Martin Sr
Springfield
Ohio State Patrol
Martin
Jim Daniels
Carnival at Franklin Opens Monday
Franklin Lions Club and Russell McElfresh Post 149 of the American Legion announce a week long carnival in Lions Community Park. Bob's Amusements will provide seven major rides and five children's rides with local service groups running concession booths. Evening hours start at 7 p.m. each day through next Saturday.
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Franklin
The
Franklin Lions Club
Russell McElfresh Post 149
American Legion
Lions Community Park
Bob's Amusements
Twirlers win at Ohio State NBTA contest in Lancaster
Local twirlers took top honors at the Ohio State NBTA meet in Lancaster. Decker's Dolls won junior division team with Vickie Etter Janet Evick Lee Ann Brewer and Rene Childers. Libby Curtis and Tabatha Rothermel led state duet and Rothermel captured queen title. Multiple teens won firsts across beginner and advanced solo events, with several placing in additional events. Participants included Miss Evick Miss Etter Libby Curtis Julie Conrad Kathy Bowling Misty Weathers Jeni Rose and others.
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Ohio State
Lancaster
Decker's Dolls
Vickie Etter
Janet Evick
Lee Ann Brewer
Rene Childers
Shirley's Reflections
Libby Curtis
Tabatha Rothermel
Miss Rothermel
Misty Weathers
Miss Etter
Julie Conrad
Kathy Bowling
Melissa Given
Jeni Rose
Miss Evick
FBI help sought in central Ohio gun slayings
Franklin County Prosecutor George Smith asked FBI ballistics experts to reexamine bullets from nine murders since December in Columbus Newark Fairfield and Licking counties to determine if a single .22 caliber gun caused all deaths. Investigators say victims were shot multiple times and a .22 caliber Luger pistol is suspected.
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Columbus, Ohio
FBI
Ohio
Franklin County
George Smith
Smith
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification
Columbus
Newark
Fairfield
Licking
National
Novatney
James O'Grady
Ex-Warren jailer pleads not guilty to falsification charge
Ralph Royal, former Warren County jailer, pleads innocent in Lebanon Municipal Court to delivering false testimony in the January trial of Sheriff Roy Wallace. A 1:30 p.m. June 29 pretrial hearing was set, with bond remains at 1000 dollars. Royal was fired in April 1977 after repeated sick calls connected to letters from inmate Becky Sue Syphers to a judge. Syphers faces perjury charges and is jailed for probation violations. service of papers on her case was not yet completed.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Roy Wallace
Ralph Royal
Wallace
Albert Herrick
Royal
Becky Sue Syphers
Mrs. Syphers
Revenue sharing plans revealed by Butler County
Butler County commissioners outlined tentative expenditures of 993000 in next year’s federal revenue sharing funds. Major use for capital improvements, with 100000 earmarked for social services. Proposed outlays include 270000 for courthouse renovation 200000 for county data processing 250000 for other capital improvements 100000 for county equipment and 73000 for miscellaneous uses. A public hearing at 1030 AM Monday will collect citizen suggestions as required by federal rules.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Public
Juveniles Caught In Break-In At The Jug Restaurant
Two juvenile boys were apprehended inside The Jug restaurant after hours when the owner found them handing out canned goods. One is reported to be a former drive-in employee. They forced a basement window and were held for juvenile authorities on breaking and entering charges awaiting a court appearance.
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the Jug
Richard Henderson
Henderson
McCoy and Oglesby Deaths Highlight Middletown Obituaries
Fred Paul McCoy aged 83 of Otterbein Home Middletown died at Otterbein Campus Center after three months illness. He worked at Armco 1916 to 1960 and leaves wife Mildred son Marshall sister Cynthia Allen and four grandchildren. Graveside rites at Woodside Cemetery Wednesday. Edwin E. Oglesby 88 of Farmington formerly Middletown died at a Farmington nursing home after three weeks illness. He retired from Keuthan Foundry in 1955 and is survived by two sons two sisters a brother and many grandchildren. Services Friday at Riggs Funeral Home and burial Woodside Cemetery. Hazel Mae Dawson 83 formerly Winston Drive now Crestwood Care Center Fairfield. Thelma L Estes 0 of St Bernard with services noted.
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Lebanon
Fred Paul McCoy
Phillips Hall
Otterbein
Chillicothe
McCoy
Armco
First United Presbyterian Church of
Middletown
Marshall
Taylors
S.C
Cynthia Allen
Rochester
Minn
Woodside Cemetery
Irvin Emmons
McCoy-Leffler
Edwin E. Oglesby
Farmington
Mr. Oglesby
Edwin R
Chicago
Keuthan Foundry
Helen
Frank R
Markham
Robert J
Elizabeth Dell
Mildred Rupp
Hamilton
August H
Timberlake Talbott
Tenn
Riggs Funeral Home
Stacy Evans
Vandals Damage Machinery and Cars In Local Weekend Incident
A Walter L. Follmer Construction foreman reported vandalism at the old State Highway Garage on Tytus Avenue. A crane and a portable cement mixer were damaged with fuel and hydraulic tanks sabotaged and parts removed. Three vehicles at Bentley and Morrissey’s garage on Vail Avenue suffered gas cap thefts and broken mirrors and lights.
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Walter L. Follmer Construction Co
Old State Highway
Tytus Avenue
Bentley
Morrissey
Vail Ave
Montclair State Teacher-Poet garners academic honors
Gerald L. Ratliff, assistant professor at Montclair State College, is cited for teaching and poetry. He earns a Fellow in the International Academy of Poets and is listed in Who's Who in Poetry and related directories, plus newly elected to the National Writers Club. He represents Inscape, the Cambridge England journal, and will present three papers at a Speech Communication Association convention.
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Montclair State College
Upper Montclair
N.J
Middletown
Gerald L. Ratliff
Frank Denisi
Charles St
International Academy of Poets
Dictionary of American Scholars
National Writers Club
U.S
Inscape
Cambridge
England
Speech Communication Association
Ratliff
National Popular Culture Association
Cincinnati
Middletownian Wins Big On Card Sharks TV Show
Victor B. MacFarlane Jr., 26, of Middleton, wins nearly $15,000 on NBCs Card Sharks. Son of Dharma Bess and Victor B. MacFarlane Sr., he will graduate from UCLA Law on June 18 after earning a UNM bachelor’s degree. He attended Middletown Schools until ninth grade and finished Manuel High in Albuquerque.
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Victor B. MacFarlane Jr
Dharma Bess
Fifth Ave
Victor B. MacFarlane Sr
Dayton
MacFarlane
Ucla School of Law
University of New Mexico
Middletown
Manuel High School
Albuquerque
N.M
John Bors Graduates From University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
John Gregory Bors son of Mr and Mrs John Bors of 26 Red Bud Drive graduates from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He will begin a residency at Cincinnati General Hospital in physical medicine and rehabilitation. A 1970 Fenwick High School graduate he earned a BA in chemistry in Dayton in 1974.
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John Gregory Bors
John Bors
Red Bud Drive
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati General Hospital
Fenwick High School
University of Dayton
Kidney Foundation drive raises 5700 for Butler County
The Kidney Foundation of Greater Cincinnati reports 5700 raised in the spring drive for Butler County. Co chairs Mrs Steven Ebbesmeyer and Mrs Gerald Enright note late but solid returns from outlying areas and some local businesses. Funds aid Butler County kidney patients as 24 receive dialysis in Cincinnati hospitals. A CORVA backed survey at Middletown Hospital seeks need for a Butler County dialysis unit.
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The
Kidney Foundation of
Greater Cincinnati
Kidney Foundation
Butler County
Steven Ebbesmeyer
Gerald Enright
Ebbesmeyer
Cincinnati
Middletown Hospital
CORVA
Regional Health Planning Organization
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Syphers
Fred McCoy
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Mildred
Bellemonte St
Funeral Home Is
Edwin Oglesby
Crestwood
Proeschel-Crawford
Thelma L. Estes
St. Bernard
Webb
Dodds Monuments
Verity Pkvy
14Th Ave
Charles
Bud) Steller
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