City hub for helicopter service aims big in Middletown
American Helicopters, Inc. plans a Middletown base with a new hangar and maintenance facilities at Hook Field. Richard H. Laird says operations could grow to four or five helicopters by year end, with a broader network across Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Col. Charles Shipman will join as senior line pilot as the firm expands its on call executive shuttle service.
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American Helicopters, Inc
Middletown
Kentucky
Hook Field
Richard H. Laird
Ohio
Columbus
Indiana
Wedekind
Laird
Darnell Martens
American Helicopters
Laird and Martens
Booz, Allen & Hamilton
Boone County
Bell Jet Ranger
Richard Goecke
Ted Howell
Middletown Christian students win at state speech contest
Students from Middletown Christian School earned honors at the Ohio Association of Christian Schools state junior high speech contest in Mansfield. Eighth grader Scott Haynes won first in the amorous costumed monologue category with Any Junior's Nightmare. Bruce Moore took second for Beach Warmer. Beth Lewis placed fourth in dramatic prose and poetry with The Touch of the Master's Hand, Beth Miller fifth for If Jesus Came to Your House, Jana Bishop honorable mention for What Is Man, and the grade fourth in humorous prose or poetry with Forgiven. Six coaches and Principal Dean Seigneur accompanied the team of sixty participating schools.
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Middletown Christian School
Ohio Association of Christian Schools
Mansfield
Scott Haynes
Anotheriddletown Christian
Bruce Moore
Beth Lewis
Beth Miller
Jesus
Jana Bishop
Middletown Christian
Mark Bohland
Dean Seigneur
Franklin Township and City Plan Joint Public Pool
Franklin Township trustees and City Council will meet at 7 30 p m in the City Building to review final plans for a Lions Community Park pool and discuss joint financing and operation. An Olympic size pool with junior pools and tennis court options are planned with bids coming soon and a projected 180 day timeframe. A housing rehabilitation loan grant fund transfer of 50 000 may be handled through an associated housing group. A police cruiser purchase contract and a discussion session precede the business meeting.
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Franklin
Franklin Township
Lionsmunity Park
Onn
Pa Council
Widening and repairs planned for I 275 this summer
Cincinnati AP reports widening and bridge repairs on a six mile stretch of I 275 between Springfield Pike and Reading Road will close parts of the expressway for at least two years. DOT District 8 says peak hour delays could reach about 15 minutes in each direction due to heavy traffic.
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Cincinnati
Springfield Pike
Reading Road
Charles Wittee
Department of Transportation
District 8
First National Bank declares 40 cent dividend
The board of directors of the First National Bank of Middletown declared a 40 cent dividend payable April 5 to shareholders of record March 25. At the annual meeting Edward Barker chairman reported total resources rose to 115,559,046, up 11 percent from 1974 end, operating earnings 3.80 a share, up 6.4 percent. All directors and officers were re elected.
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First National Bank of Middletown
Monroe
Edward Barker
Middletown police captain among five named for Butler sheriff
The Butler County GOP narrowed 16 applicants to five for the unexpired sheriff term. Remaining candidates are Middletown Police Capt. Robert Walton, Ben Fox of Hamilton PD, James Imfeld of the Butler County Domestic Relations Court, Capt. Harold May of the sheriff's office, and Ed Shelton, a Hamilton developer. Final selection is slated for Monday, with the winner to be the Republican candidate in November after Harold Carpenter resigned and pled guilty to tax evasion.
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Middletown
Robert Walton
Butler County
Harold Carpenter
Ben Fox
Hamilton Police Department
James Imfeld
Butler County Domestic Relations Court
Harold May
Sheriff's Office
Ed Shelton
Hamilton
John Moser
GOP
Clearcreek Township weighs new grass fire unit proposal
Fire Chief Richard Chenault urged trustees to fund a new grass fire unit, warning the aging vehicle risks in field work. Trustee Noel Poe asked for a full cost estimate for March 26 consideration. Township police coordination with Middletown police was noted during a busy two weeks of activity including arrests and assists.
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Springboro
Clearcreek
Richard Chenault Hos
Chenault
Noel Poe
Bill Johnson
Township Police
Middletown Police
Johnson
Richard Rogers
George Johnson
Board of Zoning Appeals
Two Oxford Teens Die in Ohio 177 Crash
Two 16 and 15 year old girls from Oxford were killed in a two car crash on Ohio 177 near Hamilton just after midnight. Brenda Hall and Lisa Schwab died in the wreck. The other driver Gaston Parker was in critical condition. William Poole's car was damaged and Poole was treated and released. Deputies reported no citation issued at this time.
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Hamilton
Oxford
Ohio 177
Brenda Hall
Lisa Schwab
Gaston Parker
Ft. Hamilton Hughes Hospital
Butler County
Parker
Hof
William Poole
Hamilton Poole
Ft. Hamilton Hughes
Break-ins Reported at Sylvia Cunningham Home
Two break-ins and one attempted break-in were reported yesterday. An unknown person forced a door at 907 S Main St and entered the basement bedroom of her son, taking a radio worth 129 dollars, a police scanner worth 149 dollars, and a component set worth
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Sylvia Cunningham
S. Main St
Flag presented to Franklin man by Ohio senator
John Sparks of Franklin received a flag from Senator John Glenn that had flown over U S buildings in Washington and Annapolis and Fort McHenry. He is a VFW leader and held a military order title. Reported losses include about 40 in cash from Lois Jewell and a $175 tube tester theft. A burglar damaged a storm door at Dorothy Coleman’s home during the break in.
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Franklin
John Sparks
Julie Drive
Washington
D.C
Ohio
John Glenn
U.S
Sparks
VFW
Lois Jewell
Pearl St
Dorothy Coleman
14Th Ave
Bible Conference at Faith Baptist Church Next Week
Evangelist Lynn Scales from Murphreesboro Tennessee will lead a Bible conference at Faith Baptist Church in the Miami Valley area. Sessions start 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. tomorrow through Saturday with the church open to the public. The event is conducted in cooperation with area churches of the Miami Valley Baptist Fellowship.
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Lynn Scales
Murphreesboro, Tenn
Faith Baptist Church
Miami Valley Baptist Fellowship
Camper shell blow injures four on I 75 near West Chester
Four people were treated after a camper shell blew off a truck and slid into a guard rail on I-75 about 2.3 miles north of the Hamilton Butler county line. Treated at Bethesda North Hospital were Sandra Harden 36 Trenna Harden 12 Jamie Harp 12 and Scottie Rouse 6. The shell came off the southbound vehicle driven by Larry J Harden 33 in windy conditions.
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Westchester
Here
Bethesda North Hospital
Sandra Harden
Trenna Harden
Jamie Harp
Tulip Court
Scottie Rouse
Larry J. Harden
Post 9
The
Highway Patrol
Hamilton
Butler County
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