Senior year to require four courses at Middletown and Lemon Monroe
Seniors at Middletown and Lemon Monroe high schools face a shift to a four period senior year starting next fall under a two year plan by the Curriculum Council. The change aims to raise academic standards, reduce early departures, and boost elective enrollments while allowing four guided learning experiences to exempt vocational or work-based seniors.
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Middletown
Lemon-Monroe
Curriculum Council
MHS
Girard Avenue
Ohio Department of Education
Norman Hayes
Hayes
Americans in Uganda Express Calm Amid Travel Curbs
Les Cottrell, 55, of Shadron Nebraska, among Americans living at Lake Victoria Hotel, says locals treat them with respect and safety concerns faded after Amin delayed a departure deadline. He and four colleagues golf on Entebbe’s course while Ugandan and U.S. officials monitor the situation.
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Entebbe
Uganda
Les Cottrell
Lake Victoria
Cottrell
Shadron
Neb
Idi Amin
United States
Ganda Airlines
Jim Ferguson
Fort Worth
Tex
R.J. Reckner
Winter Park
Fla
Vernon Phillips
John Vogel
Miami
Outage Hits Middletown Area as Phones Go Silent
Before service was restored to 45 000 customers in Middletown area about 12 30 p.m. yesterday an electrical equipment failure in Ohio Bell offices knocked out service for 9 hours. About 15 000 lost total service and 30 000 partial. Emergency calls rerouted by police and mobile Ohio Bell trucks.
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Middletown
Ohio Bell
Gene Glotfelter
Dayton
Franklin
Monroe
Trenton
Gratis
Germantown
Ann Baines
Dial Amateur Radio Club
Miami Valley Amateur Radio Club
No. 1
Barbara Park
No. 5 Fire Station
Ernie Howard
Dial
Stan
Deaths Arthur A. Garrison 73 longtime Armco retiree
Arthur A. Garrison age 73 of 3015 Navaho Street died yesterday at 8 20 AM at Middletown Hospital after a one week illness. He retired in 1962 from Armco Steel Corp. where he worked.
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Arthur A. Garrison
Navaho St
Obituary notices for Lora Stidham and spouse survives long service
The obituary notes a man retired after 44 years of work and four years Army service after World War I. Survivors include his wife Virginia Marie a daughter Mrs Dolores Brooks of Franklin a brother Charles D Garrison of Middletown and three grandchildren. Services are Tuesday at Faith Baptist Church with burial in North Monroe Cemetery. Lora Stidham 84 of 4822 Central Ave died at Middletown Hospital after arrival by squad at 8 40 p m CPR attempted. Funeral arrangements not available.
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Virginia Marie
Dolores Brooks
Franklin
Charles D. Garrison
Middletown
Faith Baptist Church
Norman Meadows
North Monroe Cemetery
Joseph R. Baker
Lora Stidham
Central Ave
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Stidham
Rescuers Free Miner After Four Day Entombment
Rescuers reached Ronald Adley in a 400 foot mountain chamber in Tower City Pennsylvania after more than four days trapped by flood waters. A tiny 4 foot wide hatch was opened and Adley communicated via a drilled hole as drills battled hard quartz. two men died and seven others remained missing.
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Tower City
Ronald Adley
Adley
Ronald Jr
Ronald
Anna Mae
Robert
Chautauqua Home Ravaged by Early Morning Fire
Fire gutted a two story home at 24 Third Ave in Chautauqua. Nora Land was not believed to be home. A Miami Township firefighter was hospitalized after a fall from a second story roof while fighting the blaze. Franklin firefighters also battled a vacant one story house on McGuire Lane nearby.
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Nora Land
Third Ave
Miami Township
Franklin
McGuire Lane
Kindness to Speak to Chamber on Legislative Update
U S Rep Thomas N Kindness of Hamilton will headline the Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative Update. The session offers current legislative briefing and chance for direct contact with area lawmakers. Meeting begins 7 40 a m at Ruthven Conference Center Manchester Inn. Reservations not required.
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U. S
Thomas N. Kindness of
Hamilton
Middletown Area
Public Utilities Commission Sets Hearing on Dayton Power Case
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio schedules a public hearing for Case 76-536-EL-FAC Subfile A to review Dayton Power and Light Company fuel cost adjustments and procurement practices on March 7, 1977 at 10:30 AM in Columbus. The commission invites interested persons to attend and provides contact details for more information.
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Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Dayton Power and Light Company
Commission
East Broad Street
Columbus
Ohio
Ion
Music in Our Schools Week Highlighted by Harmony Theme
The Middletown School District marks Music in Our Schools Week March 6 to 12 with activities led by Roosevelt Middle School music teacher Dolores Revelos. The theme harmony represents both musical and social goodwill, discipline, cooperation, and healing through music education. The observance is sponsored by the Music Educators National Conference, a 64 000 member group.
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Music Educators National Conference
Middletown
Roosevelt Middle School
Dolores Revelos
Miss Revelos
Music Teachers
Butler County Real Estate Taxes Clarified for 1976 Half
Journal correction states that taxes due are for the first half of 1976, not the second seal period. The notice confirms real estate tax deadlines apply to the first half of 1976 in Butler County.
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Yesterday's Journal
Butler County
Fire and medical calls span several local addresses
Emergency run at 1906 Vance St occurs after a false alarm at 1118 Yankee Rd. Laura Armitage 93 with heart failure admitted in fair condition at hospital. Antoinette Diorio 19 ill admitted after visit to 309 N Clinton St. Barbara Park Nursing Center reports overheated ballast causing smoke with minor damage. Florence Engle 82 ill to hospital. Joe Gomia 50 cut left hand at Sorg Paper Co Mill 2. oxygen given after surgery.
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Vance St
Yankee Road
Baltimore St
Laura Armitage
Topital
N. Clinton St
Antoinette Diorio
Roosevelt Blvd
Kensington St
Barbara Park Nursing Center
Gideon Road
Florence Engle
Sorg Paper Co
Columbia Avenue
Joe Gomia
Brown Ave
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Art Toalston
Arthur Garrison
Mr. Garrison
Shutack
Pown Mountain
Cane’ Ang
Jack Tisdale
Mesa
Cg&e
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company
PUCO
Randell G. Applegate
Music
Union Sanitary
Bessie Gibson
Park St
2Nd Ave
Grand Ave
Gideon Rd
Trenton Shopping Center
Carlisle Sweepin Center
Orthmore Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Middletown Mall
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