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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1978

Page

2

CAC vote upholds firing of director

Victor Davis, head Start director and Hamilton NAACP president, was fired by the Butler County CAC after a three hour session. The board, by secret ballot 6 to 5 with one abstention, upheld the firing amid protests by about 200 Hamilton residents and a NAACP statement citing racial overtones. Davis cited professional disagreements with CAC Director Michael Rench.

Hamilton Butler County Community Action Commission CAC Victor Davis Davis National Association For the Advancement of Colored People NAACP Michael Rench Head Start Policy Council Rench Head Start Policy Head Start Chicago Pilgrim Baptist Church Annex James Cooney Reach Irene Lewis Faye Walker Middletown

Rhodes asks Carter to aid sale of Columbus glass plant

Gov. Rhodes appealed to President Carter to approve a sale of Federal Glass plant in Columbus to Lancaster Colony to save about 1500 jobs, after FTC blocked the deal as a potential monopoly. Federal Paperboard Inc. plans to close and liquidate assets, with 25 million payroll and losses cited.

Columbus, Ohio James A. Rhodes Carter Columbus Rhodes Federal Glass Co Lancaster Colony Corp Federal Trade Commission FTC Federal Paperboard Inc Montvale, N.J Federal Glass Jack R. Kennedy Federal Paperboard South Kennedy

Singer Wayne Albin to play at City Centre Mart Saturday

Wayne Albin a 28 year old Middletown area singer will perform country and western music at the City Centre Mart on Saturday at noon one two and three pm He has been playing guitar since age twelve and recently signed with Nashville Authentic Productions for a single. His three piece group the Country Albineers have played at charity benefits clubs and lodges He is employed at Miami Carey Co near Monroe for eleven years replacing an earlier scheduled act Ann Diamond.

Wayne Albin Middletown City Centre Mart Albin Nashville Authentic Productions Country Albineers Miami-Carey Co Monroe Ann Diamond

Resurfacing of Butter Street Gains Approval

German Township trustees and two village councilmen agreed to a one mile deep patch and resurfacing of Butter Street half in the village and half in unincorporated German Township. Cost estimated above 30000 dollars with county engineer bid specs to be drawn. The village would fund its share from 1978 permissive tax funds pending county approval.

Germantown German Township Phillip Green Dayton Eby Ron Boyer

Grand Jury To Hear Drug Case In Cincinnati

Cincinnati AP Robert A Bergman husband of actress Judy Carne is bound over to a Cincinnati grand jury on illegal possession of a drug document. Bergman was arrested June 6 when he appeared at Carne's drug charge trial in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court. Carne, who suffered a neck injury in a car crash near Doylestown on June 16, was found innocent of heroin possession. The jury did not reach a verdict on a charge of using a fake prescription to buy sleeping pills from a Harrison pharmacy.

Cincinnati Robert A. Bergman Judy Carne Bergman Regional Enforcement Narcotics Unit Hamilton County Harrison

Hamilton Deaths and Obituaries Notice

William R. Davidson Jr. 37 of Fairhaven dies. services 10 am Saturday at Webb Funeral Home. Nellie M. Simpson 82 of 855 Stahlheber Road dies. services held today at Klaus Weigel.

Hamilton William R. Davidson Jr Fairhaven Webb Funeral Home Nellie M. Simpson Stahlheber Road Klaus- Weigel

Legislators Back Restructured Pay Plan Proposed by Kurfess

State Rep Charles F Kurfess with Ohio House Minority Leader urges pay reform linking salary to daily attendance capped at 140 days. Reps William Denham Corwin Nixon concur that legislators should spend more time serving constituents and less time in Columbus.

Charles F. Kurfess Ohio House Kurfess Columbus William Denham Corwin M. Nixon Nixon Donham

Geauga Park ride repaired after 26 stranded

Geauga Lake Park officials announced Sky Glide was fixed after 26 riders were stranded when a cable clamp failed. Firefighters rescued the last two occupants with ladders as the ride reopened later that day. no injuries were reported.

Aurora, Ohio Geauga Lake Park Harry Peck Gary Edgar Akron Edgar Ray Antonio Gary Antonio

Infant dies after premature birth at Fort Hamilton Hs

The infant son of Mr and Mrs Mark Mapel of 1626 Lamberton St died shortly after delivery Thursday morning at Fort Hamilton Hughes Hospital Hamilton. Graveside services were held at Woodside Cemetery with arrangements by Wilson-Schramm Memorial Home.

Mark Mapel 1626 Lamberton St Fort Hamilton- Hughes Hospital Hamilton Kenneth Thomas Germantown Steve Koster Middletown Earl Thomas Trenton Lyda Thomas William Mapel Oxford Mary Ann Mapel Margaret Hatfield Miamisburg Woodside Wilson-Schramm Memorial Home Alice L. Melton Curtis St Middletown Hospital Melton John H Michael Donald Donna Ferguson Viola Palmer Waco Texas Daisy Martinez Carlsbad N. M Nora Bush McCoy- Leffler Steve Faulkner Buria Woodside Cemetery

Fire and Injury Reports From Local Incidents Today and Yesterday

Fire crews responded at 8 43 a m to Interstate Folding Box where Warren Klitz 56 of 5270 Montgomery Ave Franklin sustained an injured thumb and was taken to hospital. At 3 25 a m Herbert Stein 66 of 10 Forest Glen Drive ill was treated and released. Yesterday at 8 23 p m a 1907 Circle Ginny entry listed no transport. At 7 26 p m Central Avenue and Monroe Street Nancy Driscoll 21 of 320 Thorn Hill Lane reported pains from an auto accident and was taken to hospital for treatment.

Warren Klitz Montgomery Ave Franklin Forest Glen Drive Herbert Stein Central Avenue Monroe Street Nancy Driscoll Thorn Hill Lane

Slough Elected to Ohio Mental Health Board Delegation

Ken Slough of the Butler County 648 Board was elected to serve a one year term as delegate at large during the Ohio Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Association annual board division elections. The 648 Board covers all 88 Ohio counties and oversees funds from federal, state, local and private sources to improve treatment access.

Ken Slough Butler County 648 Ohio Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Association Ohio

Cement Masons Reach Tentative Cincinnati Pact

Cement Masons Local 524 and Allied Construction Industries avert a midnight strike with a one year contract. The union, which had rejected the prior offer 85 to 16, gains a one dollar per hour raise and 25 cents more for foremen but loses a daily concrete limit clause. A special vote to ratify the agreement has not been scheduled.

Cincinnati Cincinnati-area Cements Masons Allied Construction Industries Cement Masons Local Paul Cobb

Franklin cyclist injured in I-75 crash near Moraine

A Franklin motorcycle rider was struck from behind by a speeding car on I-75 near Ohio 725 just north of Dayton early today. William H. Williams Jr. suffered a broken arm back injuries and facial cuts and was listed in fair condition at Kettering Medical Center. The driver fled the scene. the car was found in Moraine and troopers continued the search.

Franklin Dayton Ohio William H. Williams Jr Roberts Drive Kettering Medical Center Williams Moraine

Shriver Reappointed IUC Chair At Miami University

Phillip R Shriver, Miami University president, will take the Inter University Council of Ohio chair for 1978 79 on July 1, starting his 14th year as Miami president. He succeeds Walter B Waetjen of Cleveland State University, has held the post twice before, and leads a council representing Ohio's 12 state assisted universities plus the Medical College of Ohio at Toledo.

Oxford Phillip R Shriver Miami University Inter-University Council of Ohio Miami Shriver Ohio Walter B. Waetjen Cleveland State University IUC Omo Medical College of Ohio Toledo

Nixon honors Springboro girl cagers

State Rep. Corwin M. Nixon hosted a brunch at Kings Island Inn honoring Springboro standout Amy Teeker, coach Don Ross, and the Springboro girls basketball team. Teeker will join Ohio State on a basketball scholarship after the team finished second in the Class AA State tournament.

Amy Teeker Springboro Don Ross Corwin M. Nixon Nixon Kings Island Inn

Shriners publish hospital work in statewide drive

The Shriners plan the first issue of Shrine Hospital News to be distributed on streets and in malls across Butler and Warren Counties. The four page tabloid highlights free services of Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children and Cincinnati Burns Center, with 300 000 copies handed out by 3 000 Shrine members on Saturday.

The Shriners Shrine Hospital Butler Warren Counties Masons Knights of Columbus Boy Scout Lexington Shrine Burns Center Cincinnati Burns Center

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Federal Wayne Albin Area Butter Street Dale Shafer Jr Ken Emrick Council Street Committee Douglas Fenske Fenske Montgomery County Geauga Park Ride Alice Melton Willa Scout Willa R. Scott Fisher Road Grandview Hospital Community United Methodist Church Grace Erwin Somerville Grace C. Erwin West Elkton Road Woodland Manor Erwin Friends Church West Elkton James C Paul F James V Kenneth Story Fairmound Cemetery R. C. Nein & Sons Funeral Home Camden Slough Cement Masons Agee Ottopere Burns Dodds Monuments Verity Pkvy 14Th Ave Charles Bud) Steller Mgr
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