Butler County eyes fixes after election foul up
The Butler County Board of Elections reviews causes of November delays cited as machine breakdowns and training gaps. A draft report recommends poster ballot previews, uniform precinct sizes, enhanced voter education, and better polling place processes, with a plan to meet school systems March 29 to discuss super precincts.
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Hamilton
Butler County Board of Elections
Richard Koehler
Edna Fath
Board of Elections
Middletown
John Moser
Moser
Republican Party
Coyle
Obituaries and funeral notices from Middletown area
Deaths reported for Karen Armstrong Anna Augspurger August Chupka Effie Lawson Stanley Stewart James Poe Charles Harget Helen Spychaj include multiple Middletown residents with services set at churches and private gravesidees. Burials at Woodside Cemetery Mennonite Cemetery and Wilson-Schramm Memorial Home, with funeral home arrangements by Joel F. Bailey and Sons Baker & Sons McCoy Leffler and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Sue Armstrong
Sixth Ave
Tried Stone Baptist Church
Herbert Hart
Woodside Cemetery
Miss Armstrong
Middletown Hospital
Joel F. Bailey and Sons, Inc
Amelia Coder
Seattle
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
James Arne
Trenton
Effie A. Lawson
Harrison Street
Joseph R. Baker, & Sons
Everett Crockett
Stanley W. Stewart
Hamilton-Mason Road
Stewart
Monroe
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
James Poe
Cleveland Ave
Webb
Charles Harget
Reservoir St
Zettler
Helen Spychaj
Shuler Ave
St. Veronica's Church
Lutheran Church president dies at 48 in Minnesota
Dr Kent Knutson president of the American Lutheran Church died Monday at age 48 after five months in hospital with Jacob Kreutzfeld disease a rare brain disorder He had recently traveled the world visiting Lutheran churches and was based near Minneapolis with his wife and six children He had previously led Luther Theological Seminary in Dubuque Iowa and headed systematic theology before his 1970 election as church president
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August F. Chupka
Lewis St
Mr. Chupka
Pittsburgh
Middletown
Armco Steel Corp
Armco Veterans Club
Holy Name Society
St. John’s Church
Anna
David
Philip
August Jr
Jack Wills
Minneapolis
Far East
India
Knutson
ALC
Luther Theological Seminary
Dubuque
Iowa
Murder hearing delayed in Sharonville theater shooting
The arraignment of Douglas W. Willis, 23, Brookville Indiana, charged with first degree murder in the Saturday shooting of Paul C. Cole 34 at the Academy Drive-In has been postponed to next Tuesday. Warren County Prosecutor Morris Turkelson cited need for further investigation and potential defense continuance requests, with a Mason Municipal Court arraignment and a possible special grand jury discussion ahead.
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Lebanon
Douglas W. Willis
Sharonville
Academy Drive-In
Willis
Brookville
Ind
Paul C. Cole
Warren County
Morris Turkelson
Mason Municipal Court
Turkelson
Divorces Granted and Suits Filed in Butler Domestic Relations
Divorces granted include Della Drake and Paul H. Drake at 224 Britton Lane Monroe. Gloria J. Deal and Robert L. Deal at 3112 Judy Drive New Kensington Pa. Kathleen Townsend and David Townsend at 2216 Woodlawn Ave and 1852 S Breiel Blvd. Divorce suits listed against Emma Jean Thomas Atlanta Ga. Martha Branham unknown address. Eugene Campbell and Mildred Campbell. Deborah Grunner and Timothy Grunner. Sondra Lee Patrick and Gary David Patrick. Shirley J. Parker and William R. Parker Trenton with neglect or cruelty noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Drake
Britton Lane
Monroe
Paul H. Drake
Goldman Ave
Gloria J. Deal
Judy
E. Norris Thomas
S. Main St
Emma Jean Thomas
Atlanta
Billy J. Branham
Jackson Lane
Martha Branham
Mildred Campbell
Howard Ave
Eugene Campbell
Meadow Ave
Deborah Grunner
Aberdeen
Timothy Grunner
First Ave
Sondra Lee Patrick
Elmo Place
Gary David Patrick
Grand Ave
Shirley J. Parker
Rodabaugh Road
Trenton
William R. Parker
Fire damages home on Crawford Street and injures residents
Fire at 23 Crawford Street injures Brenda Napier 20 and Mel Dance 38 who are assisted by emergency squad. Dance treated and released at Middletown Hospital. At 304 S Marshall Road an overheated furnace motor causes $50 damage to George T Irwin’s home.
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Crawford St
Brenda Napier
Park St
Mel Dance
Middletown Hospital
S. Marshall Road
George T. Irwin
Police Briefs Report Auto Thefts And Burglary Losses
Kathy Capozzi of 104 N Highview Road reported a tape player stolen from her car in the Middletown High School lot. Pam Taulbee reported an eight track tape player valued at 100 dollars stolen from a parked car at the Hill Department Store lot. James Harkins of 1609 Grand Ave reported a burglary with missing television set radio and stereo from his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Capozzi
N. Highview Road
Middletown High School
Pam Taulbee
Hill
James Harkins
Grand Ave
Body still not found in Great Miami River drownings
The search for Kermit Smith, 36, of Miamisburg and another fireman drowned during a rescue in the Great Miami River continues. Four fire departments and one rescue unit are sweeping from Chautauqua Park upstream toward the site of the two drownings near the Dayton Power and Light building.
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Chautauqua
Great Miami
Kermit Smith
Miamisburg
Chautauqua Park
Dayton Power & Light
First Lady to Accept 73 Seals At White House
First Lady Pat Nixon will receive the 1973 Easter seals at the White House on Wednesday. She will meet with the national Easter Seal child Peter Ross Stinson of Sacramento California.
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Washington
Pat Nixon
White House
Peter Ross Stinson
Sacramento
Calif
Passenger Train Derails After Collision in Hortense
A passenger train bound for Florida collided with a lumber truck in Hortense, Georgia. The truck driver was killed and about 10 people were injured in the derailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hortense, Ga
Florida
Powell backs anti abortion bill amid other concerns
Rep. Walter E Powell announced support for a bill allowing hospital staff to refuse participation in abortions after Mercy Hospital employees urged conscience objections. The measure, led by Rep. Margaret Heckler, had 32 co sponsors. Powell also criticized postal service management, tax credits for non public school parents, and opposition to hidden funds for North Vietnam and to impact aid for schools.
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Supreme Court
Walter E. Powell
Margaret M. Heckler
Rmass
Powell
Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
Mercy
Postal Service
North Vietnam
Elmer T. Klassen
Postal Department
Barricades Reimposed to Cut Off Supplies at Wounded Knee
Federal marshals FBI agents and BIA police reestablished roadblocks around Wounded Knee S D to halt supplies to militants who have occupied the village for two weeks. The move followed a gunfight in which FBI agent Curtis Fitzgerald was wounded, as about 300 people remain in the encampment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wounded Knee
S.D
Justice Department
FBI
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Wayne Colburn
U.S
Pine Ridge Reservation
Vital Births and Dismissals Log For Local Families
Birth notices list multiple families with address details for newborn girls and boys, including Norman, Melton, Johnston, Baumgartner, Deck, Sausville, Griffith, and Johnson. Dismissals name individuals and relatives released from various hospitals and facilities, with several updates across Germantown, Oxford, Carlisle, and Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth H. Norman
Mohawk St
Michael Melton
Wicoff St
Robert R. Johnston
Village Drive
Franklin
Gary L. Baumgartner
Wilshire Drive
Leon Deck Jr
Auburn St
Franklin Sausville
Buena Ave
Robert Griffith
Griffin
Carolina St
Apt. C
Warren jail breakout foiled by deputies in Lebanon
In Warren County the sheriff's office foiled a jail breakout plot at the Lebanon facility. Everett Bailey 58 of Avalon Heights stood held on $1000 bond for attempting to pass items to aid an inmate escape. Col Ferrell Baker said Tommy Lemaster allegedly masterminded the plan and faces charges after transfer from London CI.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Everett Bailey
Avalon Heights
Dane
Col
Ferrell Baker
Tommy Lemaster
Lemaster
London
Bailey
Baker
Ron Blount
Sheriff’s Office
Suharto Dedicates 17 Story Building in Jakarta
President Suharto dedicates a 17 story building in Jakarta honoring veterans of Indonesia's 1945-49 struggle against the Dutch. The ceremony emphasized national memory and the role of veterans in shaping postwar Indonesia.
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Jakarta
Suharto
Indonesia
Five speeders fined in Franklin Municipal Court
Franklin Municipal Court yesterday fined five speeders for a total of 147.50. Eugene Jones age 36 of 519 Riley Blvd received two 10 day jail terms, both suspended, with 100 dollars and costs on each charge of assault and battery, 50 of which was suspended. Norman Dakin of 625 Crawford St Middletown was sent to the Warren County grand jury on two charges of check forgery on his own recognizance. Merrion Spencer age 25 of 1806 Central Ave Middletown was fined 50 dollars and costs for issuing a check with insufficient funds. Earl Quillen age 21 of 3956 Pennyroyal Road was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined 100 dollars and costs on each of two charges of driving with a suspended license, plus 50 dollars and costs for driving with unsafe taillights.
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Franklin
Franklin Municipal
Eugene Jones
Riley Blvd
Norman Dakin
Crawford St
Middletown
Warren County Grand Jury
Merrion Spencer
Central Ave
Earl Quillen
Pennyroyal Road
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Karen Armstrong
Anna Augspurger
Anna M. Augspurger
West Middletown
Barbara Park Nursing Home
August Chupka
Edward
George
Milford
Arnold Krause
Wilson-Schramm Memorial
Mrs. Effie Lawson
Stanley Stewart
Lutheran Church
Dodds Monuments
Verity Pkvy
4Th Ave
Charles
Bud) Steller
Mgr
Butler
Middletown Bank
WPFB
Justice and Interior Departments
William P. Johnson
Fairborn
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Dayton
Edwin Johnson
Woodlawn Ave
Roger Carter
Germantown
Judy Cheesman
S.S. Main
Frederick A. Rice
Oxford State Road
Bill T. Bush
Church St
Henry C. Marshall
Young St. Frank V. Jolley
Glenn Doebler
Carmody Place
John Jones
Robert Yeary
Mildred Y. Sherron
Centennial Ave
Donald Gose
Eastline Drive
Bernard Barrett
Mabelle Drive
Joyce Hall
Holt Hall
Brad O. Fogle
Carlisle
Melvin Tucker
Ohio Ave
William Shannon Dobbins
Larry Dobbins
Warren
Ewithade
Ben Ligon
N. Main St
Manchester
McCoy-Leffler’s
M‘coy-Leffler Funeral Home
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