Young People Concerts Begin With Idea From Mothers
A Middletown arts program started by one mother grew into a 17-mother effort to bring children to concerts at Dave Finkelman Auditorium. The two inaugural mothers expanded the event into a full day of arts with music from around the world, ballet, and student art displays. Sessions run 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tickets 75 cents at schools and local stores. call organizers for availability.
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Middletown
Dave Finkelman
John Donnelly
Dayton
Cincinnati
Roosevelt School
Stewart Stewart
Peter and the Wolf
Ball State
Roosevelt
Miami University
Donnelly
Stewart
Ohio Arts Council
Bruce McKinney
Middletown Symphony
England
Spain
Germany
Russia
United States
Roland Gadd
Wilson School
Tri-Arts
Readmore Book Store
Campus
Davidson's
Richard Netherly
Donald Malarkey
Dayton Ballet’s Cinderella Sells Out Twice in January
Dayton Ballet Company staged two performances of Cinderella in January, both sold out. The company reports expanding its ideas with strong community support and plans to build on the success.
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Dayton Ballet Company
Cleveland Man Gets Death Sentence
Ivory Reed, a 27 year old Cleveland man with a sparse institutional history, was sentenced to death in the electric chair by a Cuyahoga County Common Pleas jury for the February 1970 slaying of neighbor Jack Washington, 47. Judge John T. Patton imposed the sentence after jurors did not recommend mercy.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland
Ivory Reed
Cuyahoga County
Group To Protest Clinton AFB Closing
State Sen. Max Dennis and Wilmington Mayor Dale Min ton lead a local delegation to Washington to protest plans to close Clinton County Air Force Base. They seek a meeting with Defense Secretary Melvin Laird to present economic impact statistics on the community.
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Wilmington
Ohio
Max Dennis
Dale Minton
Washington
Clinton County Air Force Base
Defense
Melvin Laird
Buzzards Return On Schedule To Hinckley
Cleveland rangers report the buzzards have returned to Hinckley on schedule, marking the seasonal wildlife resurgence observed by the Cleveland Metropolitan Park system.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Buzzards
Hinckley
Cleveland Metropolitan Park System Rangers
Monroe Trenton Sewer Talks Set For March 31
Monroe and Trenton officials with the state health department and Miami Conservancy District will meet March 31 at 10 a.m. in the Courthouse Annex to discuss sewage disposal for Trenton Monroe and LeSourdsville. A Wolpert Engineering Co. representative will outline a community plant concept as one possible solution.
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Hamilton
Trenton
Monroe
State Health Department
Miami Conservancy District
Butler County
Nelson M. Clinton
Clinton
Wolpert Engineering Co
Dayton
Conservancy District
LeSourdsville
William Denham
Middletown
Cale Logsdon
Arthur F. Reiff
Logsdon
Robert W. Bogan
The
Safety Council of
Furs Worth Up To Twenty Thousand Stolen From Brandenburg
Middletown detectives report a strong-arm robbery at Brandenburg Furs on Clinton Street. A store employee was tied and released, with 21 mink items including jackets capes and stoles stolen and possibly six mink hats. Loss estimated from ten to twenty thousand dollars with two vehicles involved, one possibly Dayton plates.
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S. Clinton St
Middletown
Eddie Garrett
Iocal
Garrett
Brice Major Brandenburg
Hamilton
Mary Brandenburg
Oscar G. Kelly
Kelly
Clinton St
Brooks Ackerman
Ackerman
Fire and accident reports from Temple Beth Sholom and local streets
Fire at 610 Gladys Drive due to an overheated furnace caused by a faulty control with no damage reported. Car at 700 block Yankee Road owned by Pearl Ward sustained minor underhood fire possibly from a backfire, damage estimated at $100. John Perrin, 60, of 326 Vanderveer Street on Central Avenue and Clinton Street area was ill and treated by squad.
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Gladys Drive
Temple Beth Sholom
Yankee Road
Pearl Ward
Central Avenue
Clinton Street
John Perrin
Vanderveer St
Break-in at Parkway Service Station on Verity Parkway
Police report a weekend break-in at Parkway Service Station corner Verity Parkway and Winona Drive. Items stolen include trading stamps, $125 in change, three sets of spark plugs, a radio, and an electric shaver. manager Causby King said an overhead doorpane was broken to enter.
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Parkway
Verity Parkway
Winona Drive
Causby King
Stolen Jewelry From Car of Kay Smith on Flemming Road
Mrs Kay Smith reported two hubcaps and two diamond earrings stolen from her parked car at 1517 Flemming Road. The theft was observed by the owner who notified police. Further details were not provided.
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Kay Smith
Flemming Road
OKI Approves Grants for Monroe Waynesville Projects
The Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Planning Authority endorses federal grants for a Monroe trunk sewer project worth 295000 with a 50 50 match and a Waynesville 321000 secondary sewage plant funded by a 93600 federal grant and 227400 loan from the Ohio Water Development Authority. OKI also approves a 27 million rural water system in Warren Clermont and Brown counties and will name a new executive director in about two months with acting director Anthony Hessling considered.
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Monroe
Waynesville
Ohio- Kentucky-Indiana Regional Planning Authority
OKI
I-75
Rt. 63
Little Miami River
Federal Water Quality Administration
Ohio Water Development Authority
Warren
Clermont
Brown
Anthony Hessling
26 Killed On Ohio Highways
The Associated Press reports springlike weather spurred Ohio drivers and raised the weekend traffic death toll to 26, the highest in over three months. Five multiple-death crashes caused 15 deaths with incidents near New Lexington Perry County, Tiffin, Marion, Cincinnati, and Vandalia. The toll surpasses the 1971 high of 19 and matches a February peak, marking the worst weekend since December.
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Associated Press
Ski Masked Gunman Hits Franklin Station
A ski masked robber held up Hudson's Texaco in Franklin, raising area armed robberies to nine since Feb 2. Attendant Larry Miller described the suspect as white, about 6 feet tall and 190 pounds, wearing green, with a ski mask. Police note related holdups may involve at least three different men.
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Franklin
Hudson
Texaco
Larry Miller
Lebanon
Miller
Frank Harbach
Victim of Plant Accident Dies at Diamond National
Robert Vogelsang 46 of 2358 N Verity Parkway died 6 30 a m Sunday from injuries suffered Tuesday in an industrial accident at Diamond National Packag ing Products Division. He was caught between cylinders of an idling press and his right leg was amputated at the scene. Vogelsang served in the Marine Corps in World War II and was active in veterans groups. Surviving include his wife Martha two daughters Sherry and Pam a step daughter Cindy Herndon a sister Emma Stacey and two grandchildren. Funeral services set for 10 a m Wednesday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with burial at Woodside Cemetery military rites. Friends may call at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home Tuesday.
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Robert Vogelsang
N. Verity Parkway
Packaging
Diamond National Corp
Vogelsang
Middletown Hospital
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Gardner Federal Credit Union
Gardner Mutual Benefit Association
Middletown
Martha
Sherry Steele
Middletown J
Pam
Cindy Herndon
Emma Stacey
Mason
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Paul Bergdall
Soldiers Lot
Woodside Cemetery
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Australia Braces as Floods Bring Mosquito Menace
Floods after a decade of drought strike eastern Australia. Three sheep dogs at Summerville station died from mosquito bites on their noses as kangaroos and livestock suffer. Civ il defense officer Lawrence Goodman notes painful deaths. Residents cover pools with kerosene. NSW council plans spraying after floods subside as up to 10 inches of rain drenches parts of the upper desert region.
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Summerville
Australia
Civ
Lawrence Goodman
Bourke
New South Wales Council
South Australian
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Dora Derrico
Sheckler
JOY Jones Journal
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America
Russ TV
N. Front ST
West Middletown
CALL
Cleveland Man
Clinton Afb
Sol Reigel
Journal
Mon
Thea Aammemides
U.S
Union Saniterv
Diamond National
Marine Corps
Mr. Vogelsang
Melbourne
Outback
Central Ave
Beck-Talbert
Pontiac
Henry L. Weidner
Marvinem
Tveret
Sarah Ann
Bell Vault & Monument Inc
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