Middletown Soldier Dies in Vietnam Mortar Fire
A 21-year-old Middletown area soldier, Pfc. James Dale Adkins, was killed by mortar fire in Vietnam last Sunday while serving as a cook with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 11th Brigade. He enlisted 14 months ago after working at a Middletown restaurant, and is survived by his wife Nickie and infant son David, his parents, three brothers, and eight sisters. His body is due to arrive in the U.S. Wednesday with services planned in Spanaway, Washington.
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Middletown
Vietnam
James Dale Adkins
Gingrich Road
Headquarters and Headquarters Co
11Th Brigade
Monroe
Seven Mile
Nickie Adkins
David Adkins
Seattle
Wash
Lemon Adkins
Charley
Lemon Jr
Mason Adkins
Geneva Devito
Cleveland
Imogene Adkins
Columbus
Ruby Adkins
Mary Adkins
Albert Lyndon
Dayton
Lilie
Lila
Katherine
Ohio Girls' State opens at Capital University
About 1 275 junior girls arrived at Capital University in Columbus to participate in the 23rd annual Ohio American Legion Auxiliary Buckeye Girls' State. The weeklong workshop teaches government in action and responsible service to community, state, and nation. The girls will elect local and state officials, including a governor to be inaugurated Wednesday night. Gov James A Rhodes will speak at the inaugural ceremony and Ohio Supreme Court Justice C William O Neill will swear in the officials.
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Columbus
Ohio
Capital University
Ohio American Legion Auxiliary
Buckeye
James A. Rhodes
Ohio Supreme Court
C. William O'Neill
State
Joyeuse the name of Charlemagne's legendary sword
Joyeuse appears in medieval romances as the famed sword of Charlemagne. The epic tradition links the blade to imperial power and heroic deeds, though exact historical specifics vary by source.
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Joyeuse
Dayton Driver Hurt On 175 In Forsyth Ohio
A Dayton motorist was treated at Middletown Hospital for minor injuries after a collision on Route 175 south of Ohio 122. He was cited for following too closely. The other driver William L. Robinson, 31, Mobile, Ala., was uninjured. Both cars left the road and went into a ditch after the Fresnour car struck Robinson's rear.
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Dayton
Middletown Hospital
Ohio
William L. Robinson
Mobile
Ala
Fresnour
Robinson
Fresh Air Playhouse Revived by Community Donations
At Fresh Air Camp the steel playhouse is lively again as Middletown residents donate toys and games. Camp director Mrs. Ella Hines notes the gifts fill the building and support girls play during rainy days, with many items now in use in dormitory activity rooms.
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Fresh Air
Ella Hines
Middletown Area
Armco
Income Taxes Double In Decade
New York reports that from 1959 to 1969 federal individual income tax collections rose from 41 billion to 91 billion, more than doubling. Total federal tax collections increased from 81 billion to 179 billion in the same period, according to Tax Foundation, Inc.
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New York
Tax Foundation, Inc
Rose Princess Allergic To Roses In Portland Event
Toni a Twigger has sneezing fits since being named a Portland Rose Festival princess. She is allergic to roses, yet carries the title amid the festival activities in Portland Oregon.
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Portland, Ore
Tonia Twigger
Portland
Runway Extension At Hook Municipal Airport
Federal approval and a $72,000 grant clear the way to extend Hook Municipal Airport runway. C A Boeke expects announcements this week as S and K Construction begins a 700 foot northeast extension plus a 300 foot overrun. Total cost 129,077.16.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Hook Municipal
C. A. Boeke
Public Services
S&k Construction Co
Hamilton
Carmody Boulevard
Aviation Club
Boeke
Wilbraham Road
Tattooing by machine gains Hamburg crowds
In Hamburg a tattoo salon owner touts a new high speed machine capable of 420 pricks per minute. Herbert Hoffmann says prejudice blocks wider acceptance though a diverse clientele including seamen officials and academics are getting inked. Women visit less often due to intimate associations. People request tattoos ranging from roses to hearts with arrows and names.
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Herbert Hoffmann
Hoffmann
No Hangover With Christ Graham Says
Evange list Billy Graham urged young people to turn to Christ for a spiritual experience without hang-ups or hang-overs as 23 000 attended the second night of his New York crusade at Madison Square Garden and Manhattan Center. He said LSD and drugs are an artificial quest and urged students to seek answers in the Bible.
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New York
Billy Graham
Graham
Madison Square Garden
Manhattan Center
Fenwick Festival extends into Monday amid rain delays
Rain disrupted the 14th Fenwick Festival at Fenwick High School on Manchester Road with crowd drops. Organizers say events proceed today 12 noon to 11 pm, dinners 12 noon to 7 pm, no meals Monday, festival hours 6 to 11 pm, closing events moved to Monday.
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Fenwick High School
Manchester Road
Valuables Loss After Break-In At Whitt Home
William O. Whitt, local car dealer, reported a $3,000-plus break-in at his house while away on vacation. Thieves took wedding gifts for three generations, a $1,200 wedding band, a ring set, a $1,000 TV console, a portable TV, $60 cash, an electric razor, and a $450 watch engraved London England March 1942, with two other watches missing. A portable TV was abandoned on the rear lawn as entry was gained. Further items to be inventoried when his eldest daughter returns from Florida. In a separate incident, Beatty Electronics Shop in Franklin reported a $129.95 TV taken and $2 from a cash register.
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William O. Whitt
Beatty Electronics
Iglehart Street
Loren Beatty
Franklin
Forty five motorists fined in Franklin municipal court
Judge J T Riley’s weekly traffic session in Franklin fined forty five motorists. Notables included James Earls Dayton 30 with 100 fine and three days jail plus 60 day driving suspension for intoxication and additional fines for muffler and other violations. Other defendants included John Miller 66 with 20, Barbara Tussey with two 10s for license and unsafe vehicle, Vernon Ransom 27 with 10 for following distance, George Myers 18 with 10 for signaling, Norval Longworthy 19 with 10 on unsafe brakes, Kathleen White 19 with 10 for following distance, and William Groves 27 with 10 for improper backing.
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Franklin
J. T. Riley
James Earls
Dayton
John Miller
Beech St
Barbara Tussey
Staley Road
Vernon Ransom
Klaber Lane
George Myers
Renee
Germantown Road
Middletown
Kathleen ‘White
Gladys Road
William Groves
Trenton‘Franklin Road
Police Briefs Record Break-In At Local Plant
For the second morning in a row the glass door at the Verity Parkway entrance to the Interstate Folding Box Co plant was broken by a rock. Estimated damage $100. William Lawson of 3103 Morgan St reported his truck windshield broken by a stone on S Main Street yesterday.
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Verity Parkway
Interstate Folding Box Co
William Lawson
Morgan St
S. Maine Street
Lennon and Ono plan love in in Tokyo protest
Beatle John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono announce a love in protest in Tokyo this fall against the U.S. Japanese security treaty. The event aims to showcase antiwar sentiment and draw attention to opposition from Japanese and international supporters.
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Tokyo
John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Obituary for John Harold Hilton Sr.
John Harold Hilton Sr. 53 of 244 S Sutphin St died after an apparent heart attack at Middletown Hospital Saturday. Services Tuesday at 2 p.m. at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev. Clifford D Stearns officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Visitation Monday 3–5 and 7–9 p.m. Lincoln Lodge 693 F&AM holds services at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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John Harold Hilton Sr
S. Sutphin St
McCoy-Leffler ‘Funeral Home
Buria
Woodside Cemetery
Clifford D. Stearns
Lincoln Lodge
F&am
Hilton
Middletown Hospital
Princess Margaret to tour Cambodia after Tokyo trip
Informed sources say Princess Margaret sister of Queen Elizabeth II plans a Cambodia tour on her way home from Tokyo's British Week in late September.
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London
Margaret
Elizabeth II
Cambodia
Tokyo
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