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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1977
Page
13
Six sticks of dynamite found in a knapsack at the city landfill were shot to test stability and then burned to destroy them. Det. Jerry Chapman and Det. Lt. Earl Smith described cautious handling because moisture could indicate instability. Army ordnance would have assisted if the explosive was fully unstable.
February wrapped with frigid days and a snowfall cover while temperatures swung between 65 degrees and subzero lows. Morningstar observers report a mean February of 28 degrees, one point two inches below normal, with 1.30 inches of precipitation. Robins return as hopes rise for spring.
Police report two break-ins in near downtown buildings yesterday afternoon. United Accounts and Herr & Herr at 1221 First Ave saw entries with no losses. The Barton Building at Central Ave and Baltimore St and the Ewald Pet Shop suffered damage and thefts during the weekend with $56 cash from a pet shop register and about $655 in items from a Plymouth Ave apartment including a stereo system and leather coat.
Butler County suits allege wrongful deaths from the 1975 Easter dinner massacre at Charity Ruppert’s home. Administrators seek damages for Charity Ruppert and eight children, plus Leonard Ruppert and Alma Ruppert. Reppert, convicted of 11 counts, faces life terms and an appeals case.
Armco will keep the 1977 CAP accord and new seniority system in effect while awaiting court direction. Judge Marrs voided the modified seniority and CAP as exceeding union authority, noting the membership should vote on the plan. Plaintiffs welcomed the ruling while studying it further.
A Trenton woman Linda Gibbs 21 sustained shoulder pains after a car driven by Brenda Batton 18 left S Marshall Road hit a construction ditch just north of Creekview Drive at 2 10. The vehicle suffered over 150 dollars in damage. Gibbs was taken to Middletown Hospital and released. A flagman for Don Cisle contractors cited high speed before the impact.
Thirteen dismissed Hamilton County Sheriff's Department employees filed suit to retain their jobs after being fired February 3 by incoming Sheriff Lincoln Stokes. The group, including 12 jail guards and a court worker, alleged civil service test scores were inadequate during the Fricker administration. Judge Thomas Heekin was set to rule on a preliminary injunction.
Cincinnati Federation of Teachers President Roger Stephens said the union would seriously consider a strike if the school board insists there are no funds for teachers raises. Finance committee member John Rue backed the $88.4 million budget report, saying the money is simply not there. CFT seeks its first contract after winning bargaining rights from CTA.
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