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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1975
Page
9
Area residents faced sleet and ice with power interruptions in Middletown and surrounding communities. Most schools canceled for the day though Franklin High School planned to present Fractured Fairy Tales tonight and tomorrow. Traffic incidents were limited and lines were restored by noon.
The Middletown school board postponed action on elementary boundary changes to study three options. The Spring Hill Wildwood plan keeps Wildwood students there and adds 154 Maple Park students, with Wildwood and Spring Hill splitting Maple Park students in key blocks. Southwest wedge students go to Wildwood. northeast wedge students go to Spring Hill.
The Middletown school board agreed to restart negotiations with the Middletown Teachers Association for 1974 75 salaries after impasse. An $8 300 starting figure was accepted by teachers but rejected by the board, while a December $8 125 starting salary was also rejected.
A heated meeting questioned the makeup of a committee to find a new Middletown superintendent. Protesters claimed the panel favored Armco ties, excluding educators. Board members defended the choice while others urged broader community cross sections. The session also moved to negotiate a master contract with nonteaching staff.
Hamilton police say 28 year old William Murphy, just sentenced for armed robbery, fled Butler County Courthouse with two male hostages in a pickup. One hostage was released. search by ground and air continues with officers on the West Side. Murphy's brother Harold is jailed on complicity to armed robbery charges.
A journal misreported Armco Park lake length. Officials confirm the lake spans about 117 acres, not 14 miles long. The article notes witnesses described a dramatic confrontation as Harold Murphy threatened Masana, used him as a shield, fired a gun, and fled with deputies locating Murphy in a restroom near Judge Marrs office.
The Ohio-Kentucky- Indiana Regional Council of Governments approved Middletown’s three year plan to spend 16.1 million dollars in federal funds. City officials expect to deliver the plan to HUD in Columbus on Monday. The funds come from a Congress approved program to eliminate slums and blight and raise living conditions in low to moderate income areas.
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