Damaging winds sweep area causing outages and damage
High winds early this morning caused power outages and property damage across the area. A Cincinnati Gas & Electric line was toppled by a rotted tree near Yankee Road and Broad Street around 3 30 a.m., with restoration expected by 10 or 11 a.m. No injuries were reported.
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Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Yankee Road
Broad Street
Taft
McKinley
Congress Inn
I-75
Ohio 63
Monroe
Main
Fourth Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Yankee
Prosector to open probe into matters tied to sheriff resignation
Butler County Prosecutor John Holcomb says he will pursue an outside investigation into possible illegal deals or criminal activities connected to Sheriff J Carpenter and his staff. He requests state and federal help, including the attorney general, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, and IRS files, to examine income from 1969 through 1976. Carpenter resigned after pleading guilty to two counts of tax evasion.
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Shawnee Culbertson Journal
Hamilton
Butler County
John Holcomb
Ohio General Assembly
Ohio Attorney General
Attorney General
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
Holcomb
Carpenter
Theor
U.S
Ralph Winkler
Internal Revenue Service
Ohio
Florida
Tennessee
Winkler
General Assembly
Middletown Area News Friday March 5 1976
Local page reports happenings in Middletown and surrounding area for Friday edition. Brief items cover civic updates, community events, and short notices from area organizations.
Police Briefs Report Car Burglars Targeting CB Radios
Two citizens who removed their CB radios from cars still faced break ins. Jim Heller of 1837 Oberon Drive saw his truck wired and antenna stolen. Glen Dixon of 06 Florence St. reported a wing broken in an attempt to reach a removed radio. James Shull of 4017 Nelson Road was robbed as two youths fled from 1619 Hoskins Lane after taking a CB radio valued at 152 dollars.
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Citizens Band
Jim Heller
Oberon Drive
Glen Dixon
Florence St
James Shull
Nelson Road
Hoskins Lane
Guilt verdict in porch slaying
Jurors in Hamilton found Anthony Ray Bullock guilty of murder in the December 10 porch shooting death of Fred Lakes in Middletown. The 24 year old Lebanon man was convicted after a roughly 12 hour deliberation in Butler County Common Pleas Court.
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Hamilton
Lebanon
Fred Lakes
Highland St. Middletown
Ohio
Butler County Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Lakes
Bullock
Ernest Patrick
Dayton
Patrick
Cramer
Doty House Eyes Fund Drive and Expansion Plan
Doty House of Middletown seeks bids to estimate construction costs for a 18 000 square foot addition to its Timber Trail Drive facility. The agency plans a spring fundraising drive pending United Way board approval and aims to consolidate services for 81 handicapped children. A $377 400 state grant supports expansion with local matching funds.
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Doty House
Timber Trail
Doty House of Middletown, Inc
al G. Decatur
Decatur
United Way
Hughes
Handica
St. Luke United Presbyterian Church
Ohio Controlling Board
State Board
Middletown
Curtis Street
Butler County Welfare Workers Protest Medical Payments Cut
More than 100 Butler County Welfare Department employees gathered to oppose the rescission of a 1972 resolution that paid half of their Blue Cross and Blue Shield premiums. Commissioners say the county cannot cover the cost. the bill would be paid from welfare funds unless workers contribute half. Legal actions and deadlines loom as workers weigh premiums versus coverage.
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Hamilton
Butler County Welfare Department
Commission
del Evans
Ohio Civil Service Association
Mium
Civil Service
Association
Warren Bisdorf
County Legal Assistance
Lights On Sunset Jacot and Old South Courts Middletown
The Middletown park department announced lighting for Sunset Jacot and Old South tennis courts from dusk to 10 p.m. First come, first served, with a one hour limit if others wait. Sebald Park on Elk Creek Road is now open weekdays 10 a.m. to dark and weekends 8 a.m. to dark.
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Jacot
Old South
Sunset
Old South Parks
Middletown
Sebald
Elk Creek Road
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Liberal Market
S. Verity Parkway
Firestone
N. Verity Parkway
Sheckler
City
Weith
Sheriff's Office
J. Carpenter
Harold Carpenter
Journal
Area News
Anthony Ray Bullock
Gordon Hughes
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