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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1972
Page
2
The Provisional Wing of the Irish Republican Army proposed a conditional cease-fire in Northern Ireland to begin at midnight Monday if terms are reciprocated by the British army. The group offered no details on terms or duration, while a British spokesman said they hoped for quiet but questioned the plan.
James H. Smith of Camden Arkansas and his wife Patricia sue John Lane of Lane's Lebanon Air Service Joan Lane and Arnold Sonander seeking 125000 in Warren County Common Pleas Court. They allege Smith was struck on the head by a plane propeller during an FAA inspection at Lane's airfield on June 24 1970.
Edison fire investigators said flammable liquid was poured on the floor of the vacant Edison School on St Main Street. Middletown Fire Prevention Chief Robert Curtis reported the Tuesday night blaze as incendiary, noting entry signs and vandalism despite the building being boarded and locked. He estimated damage at 20 000 to 25 000 dollars and said there are no plans to use the structure again.
Four members of the local Parents Without Partners chapter will attend the international convention in Toronto from July 8 to 11. Ethelene Pressler and Joyce Rowe will serve as delegates with Fred Frye and Carol Waits as alternates. The chapter also announced receiving the PWP International Award for Outstanding Children's Programming for January.
Jacksonville AP report says Bobby Wayne Wallace was acquitted of air piracy and related charges in a Nashville kidnapping tied to a fatal skyjacking at Jacksonville International Airport. The jury found him not guilty of transporting a kidnapped person, intimidating pilots, and carrying a concealed weapon aboard an aircraft.
Herschel N. Brown Sr. 47 of Hamilton-Trenton Road died 3 45 p.m. Wednesday at the Veterans Administration Hospital Dayton after 30 months of declining health since open heart surgery He was World War II veteran former Miles Moving driver Survived by wife Patricia four sons James Robert Keith Herschel Jr two daughters Carolyn Jonston Donna Bennett three steps Douglas Ringersen Robert Vaughn Leroy Donathan one step Dorothy Vaughn a brother Courtney two sisters Eula Brewer Elsie Lykins Services 10 20 a.m. Saturday at Joseph R Baker Sons Funeral Home Rev Henry Howard officiating Burial VA Center Cemetery Dayton Friends may call Friday 3 5 and 7 9 p.m.
John Norbert Day aged 63 of 1604 Columbia Ave died at 4 10 p m Wednesday at Middletown Hospital after a four and a half year illness. A retired mail carrier from the Middletown post office since 1967, he is survived by Dolores a son Father Michael Day of San Francisco and a daughter Rosemary Day at home. Mass of the Resurrection will be sung at 9 am Saturday at Holy Trinity Church with the son officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home hosts calling hours Friday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm with a vigil service at 7 30 p m.
Mrs. Bogle Robertson, 63, of 91 Stephen Street, will have graveside services at 10 am Friday at Greenwood Cemetery. Also listed is Mrs. Anna Pater, 70, of 3504 Pleasant Avenue, with Mass of the Resurrection at 9:30 am Saturday.
Fairfield Sergeant Ray Wolf of the Fairfield Police Department, dismissed last month by Safety Service Director Dale Price for allegedly making derogatory remarks about him, was reinstated by the Civil Service Commission. Wolf received 25 working days added to his suspension, amid a tape played for Fairfield Councilman Ben Groh. Police Chief Sam Bowling said Wolf did not come through the chain of command.
Mrs. Carrie Burnett, 90, of Crestwood Nursing Home, will have services at 10 am Friday at St. Ann's Church. The death notice lists her as a member of the community with arrangements under church care.
AP reports on The Wit and Wisdom of Archie Bunker a Popular Library paperback compiling Archie’s provocative remarks from All in the Family on sex race politics and women’s lib. Examples show Archie’s sharp misuses of words and caustic takes on public figures and culture.
A twin engine Beech aircraft crashed on Cleveland's West Side killing the pilot. The plane plummeted between two houses, sparking a blaze but occupants of the homes were uninjured. Witnesses described the plane dipping and striking a tree before impact. The craft had recently left Cleveland Hopkins Airport and officials found no prior distress signals.
At 9:06 a.m. a fire at 503 Orchard St. home of Roger Lawson damaged an upstairs bedroom due to a pillow touching a light bulb, costing $45. Later at 7:17 p.m. a car owned by William Perrin at the corner of S University Blvd and McCurry Ave sustained $150 damage after a witness, Maria Torma, said backfire caused underhood fire while driving.
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