Downtown Mall Safe as Freeze Bites South Prospect
A federal funding freeze will not severely affect the downtown mall project which has already received most of its anticipated funds. The South Prospect rehab program faces jeopardy with loans and grants cut, risking completion. city seeks private loans to bridge the gap while targeting remaining funds to the South area.
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Thom Hall
Journal
R. Paul Christiansen
Christiansen
Civic Center
West Middletown youth charged in string of break-ins
A 17 year old West Middletown boy faces delinquency charges in Butler County Juvenile Court on March 15. Accused with two others of break ins at Riley's Grocery on Navaho Street and theft of loot valued near 300 dollars. Police also allege thefts from Geneva Barnett's home on 2001 Oneka Street on March 2 including jewelry cash and frozen meat.
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West Middletown
Butler County
Mon Township
Riley's
Navaho Street
Geneva Barnett
Oneka St
Police accept city pay offer
Police vote to approve a city pay deal with a reported 4.5 percent raise for one year. Signing is set with City Manager Dale Helsel after Fraternal Order of Police approval led by Lt. Russell Dwyer. Future talks target a 1974 agreement and mediation for nonuniformed employees and firemen.
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Een
Apteda
Fraternal Order of Police
Russell Dwyer
Dale Helsel
Randall Harrison
Richard A. Clark
FOP
Dayton
Harrison
Clark
Cincinnati
Afl-Cio
City Auction Clears Unclaimed Property Hoard
City auction of unclaimed items raised 8337 dollars including 19 cars and trucks that brought 7940 and 20 other goods plus a water heater. Purchasing agent K A Jefferies urged owners to check for reclaimed bicycles and other property and noted a fall auction is likely.
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K. A. Jefferies
Jefferies
Roosevelt Middle School presents radio to hospitalized student
Eighth grade students at Roosevelt Middle School gave a multi band radio to Mark Ble 14 now hospitalized at Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati. He is the son of Mr and Mrs William H Trimble of 4308 Walton Court and has been in hospital over a month following recent surgery to repair a blood vessel.
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Roosevelt Middle School
Mark Ble
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati
William H. Trimble
Walton Court
Commissioners Approve 1973 General Fund Budget Near 5 Million
Hamilton Butler County commissioners unanimously approved a 1973 general fund budget of 4,948,520 dollars. The plan includes a 5 percent raise for county employees, praised as well deserved by Commissioner Donald Schirmer. The increase appears on upcoming paychecks, excluding those already raised earlier this year.
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Holly Wissing
Hamilton
Butler County
Coley
Donald Schirmer
Fire causes $2700 damage in Wayne Avenue blaze
A second fire in two days on Wayne Avenue caused about $2700 in damage to a two story frame building. Frank Scheibert, 1819 Wayne Ave, was awakened by the blaze in the rear of the house owned by the Sam Dennis estate. Cause is undetermined. damage to structure $2500 and contents $200. Five gunna home residents perished in earlier Tuesday fire at 1913 Wayne Ave. Deanna Johnson, 6 months, died. Commissioners reported no new general fund appropriations. 1972 budget totaled $4,358,460 with over $200,000 in additions. They scheduled ground breaking for Middletown Adult Training Center for the Mentally Retarded March 19. They reviewed annexation petition for 133 acres in Fairfield Township to Hamilton and approved purchase of three vans for the mentally retarded program at $3510 each.
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Wayne Avenue
Frank Scheibert
Wayne Ave
Fire Department
Sam Dennis
Gunn
Deanna Johnson
Schirmer
Arthur Reiff
Middletown
University Boulevard
14Th Avenue
Garfield Industrial Park
Fairfield Township
Hamilton
Fiehrer Motors
Parking Woes Grow as Cities Stall Between Illegal and None
Urban centers face worsening congestion with only two parking states left reported as illegal or unavailable. traffic pressures and planning delays spark concern among residents and officials about future mobility and street space.
Trenton Sewage Studies Under Review by Miami Conservancy
A consulting engineers report on a new sewage plant for Trenton was submitted to the Miami Conservancy District and is under review. Studies cover an independent Trenton plant and a regional plant including Monroe and a Gregory area option. A final regional report is due in about five months. A preliminary Trenton report is expected soon.
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Trenton
Miami
Conservancy District
Conservancy
Monroe
Gregory
Zoning Board Approves Beckman & Dickerson Expansion
The City Board of Zoning Appeals approved a 3000 square foot addition to Beckman and Dickerson Distributing at 38 Crawford Street, extending a non conforming structure in C-2. It also granted La Hones a detached garage loading permit at 312 Aberdeen Drive and two sign variances. Victoria Christy may erect a 2 by 22 foot business sign at 2843 Burbank Avenue for a laundromat. Boyd Morgan received a 2 by 20 foot sign permit at 225 N Sutphin Street for a carry out. The Robo Car Clean Center at 2223 N Verity Parkway had a third sign variance tabled for next meeting.
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Beckman & Dickerson Distributing Co
Crawford St
City Board of Zoning Appeals
la Hones
Aberdeen Drive
Victoria Christy
Burbank Ave
Boyd Morgan
N. Sutphin St
D-3
N. Verity Parkway
Market and School Break-ins Reported in Middletown
Middletown police investigated break-ins at Sorrell's Market on 717 Yankee Road where five guns and merchandise were taken and a fan removed. McKinley School on Verity Parkway sustained a safe turned, $1 stolen, and a principal’s office door pane broken with an exit from the roof. Police also noted thefts at the homes of Harry Berry and Herbert Netherly.
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Middletown
Sorrell's Market
Yankee Road
Stan Sorrell
Sorrell
McKinley School
Verity Parkway
Ear Mundell
Harry Berry
Crawford St
Herbert Netherly
Florence St
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Walter Hartman
Sheckler
Kroger
Cincinnati Convention Center
Addition
Holiday Inn
Red Slipper
Breiel and Roosevelt
Barnitz Bank
Ana
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