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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1977

Page

13

Lakota Board Lines Up Track Feasibility Study and Projects

Lakota school board discussed an architect cost and feasibility study for a new track around the football field. They plan to continue March 28. The board favored a Butler County water line extension on Princeton Road and advertised bids for three new buses and five replacements. They also refined plans for a high school library expansion and a Lawndale Avenue access to the new elementary site at West Chester Glen.

Westchester Butler County Water Line Princeton Road Ohio Yankee Road Liberty School Lawndale Avenue West Chester Glen

Studio Theater to be divided into two new venues

Middletown Theaters Inc announces remodeling of the Studio Theater on Central Avenue to create Studio I and Studio II with a 120 by 35 foot wall. two new screens and automatic projection equipment will be installed, and the interior refurbished. Work starts soon and will take two weeks suspending Studio operations. A separate building will house two additional mini theaters in Middletown’s east end, each seating about 400, with modern projection and furnishings.

Studio Middletown Earl Cox Middletown Theaters, Inc Studio I Studio II Cox Middletown Theaters S. Main Street Cincinnati- Dayton Road

GermanTown considers secondhand sale as downtown conditional use

Germantown Planning Commission votes 4 0 to back allowing secondhand merchandise as a conditional use in the B-2 downtown zone. Retail only not auction, no exterior displays, permit from Board of Zoning Appeals, possible reconditioning rule debated. Also notes road name changes and downtown improvement plans.

Germantown Board of Zoning Appeals Chamber of Commerce Russell Wise Zoning Appeals Board Center St Appeals Board Montgomery County Planning Commission Sigal, Oxford, Mudlick Astoria Montgomery Commission John Dapps Jr

Middletown Teachers Set Vote on Board Offer

MTA members will vote on a board of education negotiating proposal in their own schools tomorrow. Mail ballots may delay the vote to Thursday. An MTA official declined to comment on other potential delays.

MTA Middletown Teacher's Association Board of Education

Two Women Report Rapes In Separate Incidents

Two women described rape incidents in Jackdenia. A 15-year-old alleged she was abducted near Tytus Avenue around 9 p.m. and raped at Miami River Park. A 19-year-old said she was raped several times by two men after being abducted from an ad near Eighth and Ninth Avenues around midnight. Both treated at Middletown Hospital with no arrests reported.

Jackdenia Tytus Avenue Miami River Park N. Verity Parkway Middletown Hospital

Four Women On Final Police List For Cadet and Officer Posts

Four women are among twelve names sent to Police Chief Russ Dwyer for possible patrol officer or cadet appointments. The city commission will review the list tonight to fill four vacancies in each rank. The process began with 127 applicants last October and includes a 16 week recruit training course awaiting approval by the Ohio Peace Officers Training Council.

Russ Dwyer Dwyer Ohio Peace Officers Training Council

Two Cars Damaged in Verity Parkway Collision

A swerve to avoid a crossing child causes a two car crash at Verity Parkway and 14th Avenue yesterday afternoon. Larry Plowman 26 Fairfield and Walter Ewen 33 both sustained injuries but refused medical transport. Barry Sims 9 of 1009 14th Ave collided with Plowman then fled the intersection but declined treatment himself.

Verity Parkway 14Th Avenue Larry Plowman Fairfield Verity Barry Sims 1009 14Th Ave Sims Walter Ewen Charles St Sims Boy

Middletown Man Arrested in Reported 13-Year-Old Incident

A Middletown man, Ronda Slatton, 20, was arrested on investigation after a 13-year-old boy provided a license number. The boy was forced into Slatton’s car on the city’s west side around 9 p.m. He is set for a preliminary hearing in Municipal Court Friday.

Hamilton Middletown Leroy Henes Ronda Slatton Spencer Lane Slatton Henes

Menace to Planes Do Not Fly Kites at Airport Runways

Middletown officials warn kites near Smith Park can damage aircraft. George Wedekind says high flying kites risk engine damage and propeller fatigue. Park leaders urge flying only in eastern park areas away from runways and avoid metal strings to prevent hazards.

Park and Safety Council George Wedekind Middletown Smith Park Wedekind

Ohio Farmers Lobby Against Grain Surpluses Plan

About 80 members of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation traveled to Washington to lobby against proposed federal measures that could trigger stabilizing loans or target prices for agriculture. C William Swank said the delegation opposed such schemes and also opposed an international grain stockpile, arguing it would be costly and disrupt markets.

Washington Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Ohio Farm Bureau Rayburn House C. William Swank Bureau Congress Federation Swank

Grand jury opens special session in Hamilton

A Butler County grand jury convened a special session to probe Hamilton school district records findings totaling over 20000 against Harold Flowers former school board clerk treasurer and associate superintendent for business affairs. Investigators also consider payroll fraud charges tied to a former CETA program employee and the June 8 death of a Hamilton man at a VA hospital after a stabbing. The panel is due to report tomorrow.

Hamilton Butler County Harold Flowers Veterans Administration CETA

One-car mishap injures Eaton youths on Roosevelt

Beverly Dull 19 of Eaton swerved to avoid a turning car on Roosevelt Boulevard near Marshall Road at 1 25 pm. Her vehicle struck the median causing moderate damage while passengers Alan 3 and Amy 4 Dull were treated and released at Middletown Hospital.

Eaton Middletown Hospital Roosevelt Boulevard Beverly Dull Roosevelt Marshall Road Alan Dull Amy Dull

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