Unnamed disease killing new babies linked to Group B Strep
Houston AP. Baylor College of Medicine researchers Drs. Carol Baker and Morven Edwards warn of a new Group B Strep disease infecting about 15,000 infants yearly. Half die, others suffer blindness, deafness, retardation, or meningitis. Parents may carry the infection. transmission is not venereal. Vaccination efforts target mothers and women of childbearing age, with education programs proposed in schools and pre-marriage health measures.
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Houston
Baylor College of Medicine
Carol Baker
Morven Edwards
Dr. Baker
Baker
Deaths in Lebanon Bessie Iona Ward 84
Bessie Iona Ward 84 died Tuesday at Otterbein Home where she had lived 15 years. No immediate survivors. Funeral services Friday at 11 a.m. at Otterbein Home Chapel with Rev. Carl Robinson and Rev Charles Peckham officiating. Burial in Woodland Cemetery Dayton. Friends may call at the chapel from a.m. until service.
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Lebanon
Bessie Iona Ward
Otterbein
Carl Robinson
Charles Peckham
Woodland Cemetery
Dayton
Lebanon City Council Approves Study For Service Complex
The council authorized Baxter Hodell Donnelly and Preston to plan a city service complex on the north side of Ohio 63 near the water treatment plant to house street repair sanitation and auto maintenance facilities The city owns about acres for the site The council also gave first reading to an ordinance imposing a 3 percent tax on hotel and motel receipts
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Lebanon
City Service Department
Ohio 63
Baxter, Hodell, Donnelly & Preston
Pair arrested after shots fired near Congress Inn
Two men, Danny Longman and Russell A. Perry, both 20, were stopped by police in the 4100 block of Grand Avenue after reportedly firing shots from a car near the Congress Inn. A pistol was found in the glove compartment and a four-bullet clip in Perry’s pocket. They were charged with improper handling of firearms in a motor vehicle.
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Grand Avenue
Congress Inn
Monroe
Danny Longman
Russell A. Perry
Harkie St
Perry
Missing rings and tape recorder case involving Haddix home
Police reported a set of rings and a cassette tape recorder missing from Henry Haddix at 2914 Burbank Ave yesterday. A juvenile was arrested at Kroger on Breiel Boulevard for shoplifting and resisting arrest. Two juveniles seen on a raft in Dick's Creek were sent home due to high water yesterday afternoon.
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Henry Haddix
Burbank Ave
Kroger’s
Breiel Boulevard
Dick’s Creek
Home ransacked in Middletown area break-in case
Butler County deputies reported Mary Jackson of 7844 Preble County Line Road said her home was broken into and ransacked sometime in the past month. She had been away for four weeks and could not provide an itemized list until she completes an inventory.
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Mary Jackson
Preble County Line Road
Butler County
Middletown Area
Local man pleads guilty in Middletown break-in case
Roger Lanier 23 of 2109 Finley St Middletown pleaded guilty Monday in Butler County Common Pleas Court to breaking and entering. Judge Arthur J. Fiehrer ordered a presentence investigation and scheduled sentencing for April after his March 12 arrest by Middletown police in the West Gate Gate break-in.
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Hamilton Roger Lanier
Finley St
Middletown
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Arthur J. Fiehrer
Lanier
West Gate
Scouts Honor Roll At Troop 72 Court Of Honor
Special recognition was given to Jeff Morgan during a court of honor held by Scout Troop 72 sponsored by Christ United Methodist Church. Morgan earned first class rank for service to the troop. Rick Lawson received life rank while John Williams Steve Schneider Robert Branin and Matt Thomas earned second class. Tender foot recipients included Mark Schneider Jeff Schneider Ken Streiff Dan Williams George Dumaine Mike Werner John Smith John Longworth and Dave Banks. New scouts inducted were Scott Stephens Jammie Horton Tad Hayes Tim Owens Bill Piersall Robert Piersall Darryl Bowman Mike Duhamel Andre Dumaine Todd Davis Chuck McGuire Ken Cox Dave Chandler and Stan Kahrn. Leaders are Paul and Norman Griffin.
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Jeff Morgan
Scout Troop 72
Christ United Methodist Church
Morgan
Rick Lawson
John Williams
Steve Schneider
Robert Branin
Matt Thomas
Mark Schneider
Jeff Schneider
Ken Streiff
Dan Williams
George Dumaine
Mike Werner
John Smith
John Longworth
Dave Banks
Doys
Mental health board gains new member
Mrs. Paul Slezak was elected to the Middletown Area Mental Health Center board last night, replacing James Mack who resigned. Barry Cobb distributed a budget worksheet on staff time by administration, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, and Pocolia Jefferson will run child rearing programs at Lemon Monroe High School. David Miller and Clair Maroney attended from the local center and presented client poetry at the All Ohio Poetry Therapy Conference in Columbus.
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Paul Slezak
Middletown Area
James Mack
Barry Cobb
Pocolia Jefferson
Lemon-Monroe
Columbus
David Miller
Clair Maroney
Middletown High woodshop redesigns work with hands
Power cuts limit shop tools at Middletown High School yet students adapt with hand powered methods. Ellis South notes drills are replaced by chisels and hand drills, lathes altered with a board handle, and mortices done manually while heat remains bearable in the basement shop.
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Middletown High School
Ellis South
South
Pupil's Car Destroyed at Freshman High School Lot
Police report a freshman student’s car worth about 150 dollars was damaged by several classmates in the school lot yesterday. Witnesses say the group beat the vehicle with a hammer and concrete block then jumped on it. The incident occurred around 2:30 PM.
Clearcreek trustees eye safety items
Clearcreek Township trustees discussed safety measures at a recent meeting. They accepted the resignation of Officer Dewayne Napier and hired a part time officer, Tommy Bond. Fire Chief Chenault was approved to buy two nozzles and 500 feet of hose for 2415. Life squad chief Price can spend up to 500 on supplies.
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Springboro
Clearcreek
Dewayne Napier
Tommy Bond
Lebanon
Everett Manning
Manning
Dick Chenault
Life Squad
Bob Price
Fire contract approved between Gratis Township and West Elkton
Village Council tentatively approved a five year fire protection contract with Gratis Township. The deal pays West Elkton and Gratis $10 000 annually each for rural coverage, up from $2 750 under the current agreement expiring April 1. Quarterly village reports and equipment reserves are required with liability limitations for firefighters and equipment. A committee will pursue a new pumper truck and seek state or federal aid, along with possible funding for a new firehouse. Children safety at a vacant building on Ohio 503 and Beechwood Ave was raised.
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West Elkton
Gratis Township
Gratis
Tom McKee
Corwin Talbert
Bud Wing
Tom Harrison
McKee
Wing
Barnet Mills
Science fair open tonight at Edgewood Junior School
The Edgewood Junior School gymnasium in Seven Mile will be open from 6 to 7 45 p m for public inspection of about 200 projects by seventh and eighth graders for the school s third annual science fair Judging will follow at 7 45 p m.
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Seven Mile
Edgewood
Lakota Official to Speak at Toronto Research Symposium
Westchester Darrell K. Root, Lakota schools assistant superintendent, has been selected to participate in the American Educational Research Association annual meeting in Toronto on March 28. He will discuss the district needs survey completed about a year ago.
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Westchester
Darrell K. Root
American Educational Research Association
Toronto
Canada
Miami U libraries cut hours during spring break
Miami University libraries across three campuses will close Sunday and Monday for spring break from March 18 to 26. Next week, hours run 8 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday, with Gardner Harvey Library in Middletown open 10 am to 6 pm. Saturday hours vary: Rentschler Library Hamilton closed this Saturday, King Library Oxford open 1 to 5 pm. Some buildings open 3 pm to midnight Sunday March 26 before normal hours resume.
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Oxford
Miami University
Miami
University
Gardner Harvey
Middletown
Rentschler
Hamilton
King Library
Gardner
Harvey
King
Lemon Township 4-H Enrollment Night March 28
The 4 H enrollment night in Lemon Township is set for March 28 at 7 30 p m at Mount Pleasant United Presbyterian Church. Enrollment is open to youths ages 9 through 19 with no fees or required books. Deadline for county fair entry is May 1. call Martha Lloyd at the Butler County Extension Office for details.
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Monroe
Lemon Township
Mount Pleasant United Presbyterian Church
Martha Lloyd
Butler County
Liberty Two disaster plan approved by township trustees
Liberty Township trustees approve a disaster plan drafted by the fire department outlining notice procedures for emergency personnel and a chain of command. They grant an easement to the county engineer for township frontage at Princeton and Hughes roads to enable hill removal and bridge replacement on Princeton Road.
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Bethany Liberty
Fire Department
Butler County
Princeton
Hughes Roads
Princeton Road
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