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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1965
Page
5
Ohio lawmakers clash over a bill to cut required train crews from five to four on through freights and switch engines. Support from the Ohio Railroads Association contrasts with opposition from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.
Gov. Rhodes signs six bills allowing major Ohio counties to raise bonded debt limits to 2.5 percent subject to voter approval. The 17 counties with tax duplicates of 300 million dollars or more gain the higher cap while 71 counties remain at 1.5 percent. Other measures permit village councils to appoint volunteer firefighters and authorize state building and loan associations to lend similarly to federal entities. The law also requires deeds show surveyors name and notifies nonresident judges when a bill of exceptions is ready.
In Franklin municipal court Judge J. T. Riley fined two motorists. Ernie Turner, 52, 6490 Shaker Road, improper turn ten dollars plus costs. John Peters, 52% S River, reckless operation ten dollars plus costs. Bonds forfeited: Sammy Stone, 24, 288 Sycamore St, unnecessary menace twenty five dollars, reckless operation twenty five dollars, expired license twenty dollars. Marcus Turner, 27, 912 Park Ave, stop sign ten dollars.
A 19 year old Dayton man, Terry Darby, was killed when he stepped onto railroad tracks at the American Aggregate Co while directing a bulldozer. The train hauling gravel along the company rail line struck him.
Russell F. DeBolt of Denny Lumber Co was installed as president of the Middletown Evening Optimist Club in ceremonies at Eastern Lanes. Other new officers include John Bueh Bill Denton Walter Crenshaw Frank Martin Dell Don Cox Jack Wiley Gerry Davis and Gene Webber. The club chartered in 1962 with 33 members and is active in building the Jacot Park soap box derby track set for completion around July 1.
Defense officials could not explain why a battalion size or larger sweep into the Viet Cong jungle stronghold was not attempted after the B52 strike. Recon teams found the Viet Cong dazed and regrouping, with limited destruction from scarce explosives and hand grenades. State Department said government forces could enter the area for the first time in over a year.
A year-old Carlisle man received minor injuries in a two car collision on Rt 4 one and a half miles south of Middletown. Raymond H. Sturgis was southbound when his car was struck by Paul C. Marshall. Marshall, 20, Hamilton, was turning left onto the S Main Street extension. Sturgis said he would seek a physician. Marshall cited for failure to yield.
British actor Peter O'Toole signs to play General Tanz, a psychotic S S commander, in The Night of the Generals. American producer Sam Spiegel announced the film with filming set to begin in Europe next January.
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