Dynamite Death in Austintown Sparks Narcotics, Gambling Probe
Police investigators in Youngstown are examining possible narcotics or gambling debt links in the bombing death of 26 year old Nicholas F. Alexander Jr. of Austintown. Alexander, son of a vending machine firm owner, died after a dynamite device wired to his car exploded as he left an apartment complex. Authorities say six to eight sticks were used and there is no known connection to raids in Portage, Wayne, or Summit counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown, Ohio
Nicholas F. Alexander Jr
Austintown
Alexander
Alexander Distributing Co
Portage
Wayne
Summit
Armco Plans $13.8 Million Pollution Control Bond Issue
Armco Steel Corp will issue about 7 million water pollution control revenue bonds and 6.3 million air quality development pollution control revenue bonds to be sold by Ohio. The $13.8 million offering should be marketed the week of July 7 by Smith Barney and Goldman Sachs as underwriters. Proceeds fund water and air pollution controls at Armco Middletown Works where a coke oven facility is under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco Steel Corp
Ohio
Smith Barney & Co., Inc
Goldman, Sachs & Co
Armco
Middletown Works
Four police agencies join search for break-in suspect at Elk Creek Shell
Officers from Middletown Trenton Lemon Township and Liverpool Area assisted in locating a man believed to have broken into the Elk Creek Shell on Ohio 122 in West Middletown. A 45 year old Middletown man James Kabler pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon and faces sentencing July 14. A teenage Brookville girl claimed a Middletown cousin was involved and was questioned in Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk Creek
Ohio 122
West Middletown
Butler County
Hamilton
James Kabler
Lafayette Ave
Middletown
Robert L. Marrs
Kabler
Trenton
Lemon Township
Brookville
Two Local VFW Men Given All State Honors in Cincinnati
Two VFW men from the area will receive state honors at a Cincinnati banquet. John D. Lovely, Post 3809 commander, is named an all state commander and serves as 4th District surgeon and district membership chairman. Allen Treadway, former Post 3809 commander, is named state inspector and outgoing District 4 leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Cincinnati
John D. Lovely
Lovely
Queen Ave
Allen Treadway
DAV
American Legion
Military Order of the Cooties
Highview Road
Miami Ohio budget cuts reduce Miami share by 210000
Miami University faces a $210,000 cut in its total three campus two year state subsidy totaling $45,053,940 under Substitute House Bill 155. Oxford will receive $19,390,860 the first year and $21,853,920 the second, while Middletown gets $1,002,830 and $1,149,450 respectively. University officials call the result equanimous despite the smaller first year allotment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Miami University
Middletown
Phillip R. Shriver
Miami
Lloyd Goggin
Senate
Board of
James A. Rhodes
House
Goggin
Hamilton
Deaths and Funerals in Middletown Area
Obituaries note multiple deaths with funeral plans in Middletown and nearby towns. Entries include Samuel Taylor 42 of 6695 Evelyn Drive with services at Joseph R. Baker & Sons, Sally B. Clark formerly of Middletown, Edna Violet Ingram 69, Cassie Lee Nickell 88, Ada V. Fenno 90 tied to Pleasant Mills, and Ruth Mildred Post 54. Burial sites include Rose Hill Cemetery and Woodside Cemetery. arrangements by Silmon and McCoy Leffler Funeral Homes. Towns mentioned include Middletown, Opelika, Batsto, Pleasant Mills, and locations in Ohio and New Jersey.
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Samuel Taylor
Evelyn Drive
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
James Sutton
Rose Hill
Hamilton
Taylor
Middletown Hospital
Sally B. Clark
Middletown
Opelika
Clark
AME Methodist Church
Silmon Funeral Home
Edna Violet Ingram
Shaker Road
McCoy-Leffler
Robert Clark
Woodside Cemetery
Ingram
Ruth Mildred Post
Lindy Drive
LeSourdsville
Albert
William
Daniel
Monroe
Leroy
Floyd
Kenneth
Wilford Palmer
Harold Palmer
Deer Park
Tex
Veda Wilson
Edith Easter
Norma Stewart
Marjorie Gardner
Mabel Huff
Franklin
McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home
Motorcyclist Still Critical After Road Crash
Michael E. Shedden, 17, of 4256 Springboro Road, remained in critical condition at Kettering Medical Center after a Tuesday night motorcycle crash on Corwin Road four miles south of Ohio 63 when he struck a five foot rock wall.
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Lebanon
Michael E. Shedden
Springboro Road
Kettering Medical Center
Dayton
Shedden
Corwin Road
Ohio 63
Police K-9 Show Brings 31 Teams to Smith Park This Weekend
Region 5 of the U S Police K-9 association sponsors a two day event at Smith Park with 31 teams from Ohio Indiana and Kentucky. Middletown officers Ptl Russell Hess with Smoky and Ptl Bill Hollister with Thor compete against teams from Cincinnati Fairfax Willard Newark and several Indiana counties. Judging covers obedience agility article search suspect search and attacks with 420 points needed for Nashville nationals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Muchmore
Smith Park
Region 5
U.S. Police
Middletown
Ptl
Russell Hess
Smoky
Bill Hollister
Thor
Cincinnati
Fairfax
Willard
Newark
Allen County
Ohio
Garrett, Wabash
Columbia City
Churubusco
Allen and DeKalb Counties
Indiana
Newport, Ky
Teachers Seminar Friday in Middletown Workshop
Thirty area teachers enrolled in the 1975 Community Resources Workshop will attend a seminar on government, business, and education. Participants include C. Dudley Inwood, David Armbruster, and Larry Thurston. The event is part of a five week program now in its 24th year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Dudley Inwood
David Armbruster
Larry Thurston
Heritage Realty Co
Tom Wiley
Middletown Hospital
Crystal Tissue
Wilson- Schramm Funeral Home
Warren County Museum
Lebanon Correctional Institution
McGee's Market and Farm
Middletown
Ohio Bell
First National Bank
Franklin Market Day vote keeps Market Days plan alive
Franklin merchants voted to continue Market Days with the next event set for July 19. Local vendors will fill sidewalk spaces by contacting Linda Hollon at the 1 2 3 Gift Shop, while commercial sellers are barred. Some merchants oppose outsiders and discuss relocating events amid festival plans tied to the bicentennial celebration.
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Franklin
Downtown Business Association
Linda Hollon
Kyle Cook
Cookie’s Grocery
Franklin National Bank
Fourth Street
Main Street
Riley Boulevard
Allen F. Betzler
Betzler’s
S. Main
Betzler
Carlisle-Franklin
Springboro
Short change artist targets local store and service station
A man attempted to short change a United Dairy Farmers cashier at N Verity Parkway, taking a $20 bill, change, and cigarettes after a second payment. A separate attempt at a Sohio station at Germantown Road and Woodburn Avenue was foiled, with the suspect fleeing north. Police traced a Warren Ohio resident and car license to the incidents.
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United Dairy Farmers
N. Verity Parkway
Sohio
Germantown Road
Woodburn Avenue
Warren
Ohio
Democrats Picnic in West Middletown at Murphy's Woods
The Middletown Democratic Club hosts its annual picnic at Murphy's Woods 5996 Kalbfleisch Road West Middletown starting 1 p.m. An auction of Democratic memorabilia and other items, plus a raffle with a $100 prize, will occur. The event is free and open to the public. Ada Marchetti chairs the committee with Ruby Nelson Donald Murphy John Johnson Ray Nelson Leonard Fugate Vic Slezak and Ruth and Bill Cundiff listed as members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Democratic Club
Murphy’s Woods
Kalbfleisch Road
West Middletown
Ada Marchetti
Ruby Nelson
Donald Murphy
John Johnson
Ray Nelson
Leonard Fugate
Vic Slezak
Ruth
Bill Cundiff
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Youngstown
Man
VFEW
Sally Clark
Edna Ingram
Cassie Nickell
Cassie Lee Nickell
Garden Manor
Nickell
Morgan County
Dayton Electric Co
Sorg Paper Co
Rollie
Mary Vick
Vesta Fields
N. Jersey
Rodney Williams
Ruth Post
Vernon Shearer
N. E St
Webb
George Barns
Hilda Ave
Colligan
American Kennel Club
Charles Art
Plymouth
Mich
Nashville
Tenn
Hollister
Fraternal
Order of Police Associates
Franklin Merchants
Converse
Monument CO
Russell Nicoll
Russ
Manchester Road
Fenwick High School
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