Noted attorney Joseph H. Herr dies at 59 in Middletown
Joseph H. Herr president of the Butler County Bar Association dies at home of an apparent heart attack. He led the firm Herr and Herr with son John and daughter Nancy and held multiple legal and civic roles. Funeral plans and survivors listed.
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Joseph H. Herr
Butler County Bar Association
Herr
Park Lane
Herr and Herr
John W. Herr
Nancy Herr
Middletown Bar Association
County Association
Middletown
Magnode Products Inc
Trenton
McCoy Oil Co
John
University of Cincinnati Law School
J. Michael Herr
Dayton
College of Law
Ohio State University
Nancy
University of Cincinnati
Catherine Mulligan
Miami University
Monroe Log Cabin Days committee selected for fall festival
Members of the Monroe Log Cabin Days committee were chosen to plan the citys second fall festival on October 3 4 and 5. Chairman Tom Heing heads the group with Jim Ellis John Jordan Mrs Randy Rolich Roger Hirt Blair Frazee Mrs Mitzi Burkhart John Musgrove and Ray Luckey as members.
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Monroe
Union votes to strike at Marion Power Shovel Co
About 1,000 United Steel Workers members voted to strike the Marion Power Shovel Co after rejecting a 30 percent wage hike with a cost of living escalator. The contract, Marion’s largest employer, expired at midnight Saturday. the firm makes heavy equipment for strip mining.
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Marion, Ohio
United Steel Workers
Marion Power Shovel Co
William Burga
USW
Marion
Woman robbed at Kinney's Dine Bar in Franklin
Police report a lone gunman robbed Alma Kinney, owner of Kinney's Dine Bar at 543 S Main St, escaping with cash. A suspect was arrested for questioning but released without charges. investigation continues.
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Franklin
Kinney
S. Main St
Alma Kinney
Sixth Street
Dispute ends in accident on Jewell Avenue
Police report a dispute between Darrell Oaks and Nolan Brate led to a 2 p.m. chase on Illinois Street. Brate’s truck struck Oaks’ car after a U turn, causing minor damage. no injuries or citations. All parties threatened warrants.
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Jewell Avenue
Poe Street
Darrell Oaks
Jefferson Road
Nolan Brate
Tytus Ave
Illinois Street
Oaks
Brate
Homer Brate
Jewell
Ex-policeman begins two jail terms in 1974 burglary case
Former Cincinnati police officer David Lee Planitz, 46, started two prison terms for a July 1974 safe cracking and for possession of burglary tools. He received two to 10 years for the $4,000 robbery and six months to five years for burglary tools in Norwood. Planitz served in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, and Fairfax departments.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
David Lee Planitz
Norwood
Planitz
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Fairfax
Thompsons sue Armco over million-dollar discrimination claim
Ola Mae and Frederick E. Thompson file in Cincinnati federal court seeking more than 1 million dollars alleging discrimination and wrongful firing of Mrs Thompson after seven years at Armco Steel Corp The suit names Armco and three guards Charles Blazer William Mantz and Dean Girton as defendants and seeks damages wages medical and attorney expenses The case follows a prior Butler County suit for 230000 asserting physical restraint at Armco offices and a not guilty verdict for Mrs Thompson on assault charges in Common Pleas Court
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U.S. District Court
Cincinnati
Armco Steel Corp
Ola Mae
Frederick E. Thompson
Bonita Drive
Armco
Charles Blazer
Franklin
William Mantz
Trenton
Dean Girton
Middletown
Three Guards
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Thompson
Common Pleas Court
T Sing
Ford confirms 1976 presidential bid despite health debates
President Ford states he will run in 1976, brushing aside aides’ comments about Betty Ford's health. The White House clarifies she is not currently ill. Lukash says chemotherapy side effects are not evident and no cancer recurrence is found.
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Washington
Ford
Betty
White House
Ron Nelsen
Warren S. Rustand
Associated Press
Rustand
Cured cancer delegate chosen from Middletown unit
Mrs. Jerry Roberts will represent the Middletown- Butler County Unit of the American Cancer Society at the Ohio Division Cured Cancer Assembly in Columbus this month. Richard C. Nein announced that a cured cancer patient is cancer free for five years and noted Mrs. Roberts surgery seven years ago and her active service as public education, Christmas card, and events chairman plus secretary. Each of 90 state units sends a representative to show cancer can be cured and offer hope. Ohio Division Crusade co leaders are screen star John Wayne and George Murphy, both cured cancer patients.
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Jerry Roberts
Middletown- Butler County
American Cancer Society
Columbus
Richard C. Nein
Roberts
Assembly
Cochairman
Ohio
John Wayne
George Murphy
U.S
Madison speller to represent school in Cincinnati contest
Susan Markle, a seventh grade student at Madison Junior School, will represent the school in the Cincinnati Post spelling contest on March 22 at Hughes High School in Cincinnati. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glendon Markle of 4946 Trenton-Franklin Road. Thirty students competed in the final oral round. Runner-up was Lori Molenaar, also a seventh grader, daughter of Norman Molenaar of 8293 Meyers Road.
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Susan Markle
Madison Junior School
Hughes High School
Cincinnati
Miss Markle
Glendon Markle
Trenton-Franklin Road
Lori Molenaar
Norman Molenaar
Meyers Road
Middletown Vocational Club Plans Ohio Statehouse Visit
Delegates from the Middletown school system's vocational industrial club will tour the Ohio Statehouse under supervisor Richard Hopper at 2211 cer Lane. The program aims to give students insight into how state government functions.
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Middletown School System
Vocational Industrial Club
Richard Hopper
Cer Lane
Fire and medical calls from yesterday and today
A false alarm at Armco Coil Paint Plant on Yankee Road occurred yesterday at 7:37 p.m. At 6:30 p.m. Daniel Doty, 72, at 1107 Nelbar Street, received oxygen and was admitted in serious condition after a breathing difficulty. At 5:10 p.m. Nora McHone, 812 Auburn Street, at 555 WN Verity Parkway, became dizzy while eating and declined transport.
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Armco Coil
Yankee Road
Nelbar St
Daniel Doty
Verity Parkway
Nora McHone
Auburn St
Man Hit by Car on 14th Avenue
A 19 year old man, Jerry McKnight of 1101 Madison Ave, was hit on 14th Avenue near Young Street by a car driven by Ronald Rose 24 of 300 Cranewood Drive Trenton. McKnight was treated for back injuries, dismissed, but collapsed after running. Rose was not cited.
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Middletown Hospital
14Th Avenue
Young Street
Jerry McKnight
Madison Ave
McKnight
Ronald Rose
Cranewood Drive
Trenton
Rose
Bomb linked to bank failure in Cleveland area
A Beachwood man linked to a bank collapse and the fatal bombing of Richard Moss, found with a gift wrapped package in his car. Harvey Rieger, a Cleveland lawyer under investigation for check fraud, was tied to the bank loan and suspected of converting checks to cashier’s checks. Police call the bombing professional and connected to the bank’s downfall.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Beachwood
Northern Ohio Bank
Richard Moss
Cleveland
Harvey Rieger
Northern Ohio
Savings and Loan Association
Rieger
Moss
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Pete) Herr
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Ardmore Drive
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Charles Ortman
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S. Dixie Highway
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Oklahoma City
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Your Heart Association
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Butler County
Garret Boone
Payco, Inc
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Ohio Statehouse
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Sands Monroe
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Gideon Rd
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