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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1977
Page
2
Kings Island Lion Country Safari opens this spring with eight lion cubs aged two to four months. Among the cubs are six pictured with Nancy Sheckler. Belle the first kaffe born at Kings Island is shown with her mother Jingles, born March 9.
Death notices from Middletown and surrounding towns list George Childs 48 of 216 Cooper Alley died yesterday at Iddletown Hospital after being stricken at home. Lewis William Bates 52 of Sarahsville died at Guernsey Memorial Hospital in Cambridge. Thomas C Runyon 82 of 8072 Mt Holly Road died Monday at home. Ernest Smith 54 of 8736 Deardoff Road died in Tazewell Tennessee while visiting. Viola Allen 80 of 1811 Hancock Ave and Scott Zoller 96 of 401 New London Road listed with services tomorrow.
Wendell Fishwick, president of the Butler County Easter Seal Society, asks county residents to pledge to the National Easter Seal Telethon airing Saturday and Sunday on Channel 12. County units provide summer day camp, epilepsy clinic, counseling, preschool, and loaned medical aids. In Middletown callers dial 424-5321. pledges may be made via the Middletown branch or county office in Hamilton.
Scout Troop 25 schedules a two week house to house survey at the Trenton ranch Library. Six brief questions will assess library use and guide future branch library needs as part of an Eagle Scout service project.
The Germantown youth center opening is pushed back by several weeks as Lions Club finishes township hall repairs. Officials say funds to hire two recreation leaders are unavailable pending county property tax payments, with a $514.16 year deficit and debate on transferring funds from the general fund.
The Military Order of the Cooties and Auxiliary Pup Tent 64 will install officers at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Hunter-Clark Veterans of Foreign Wars Post. Matthew Bledsoe will be installed as seam squirrel and Oretta Tinson will be installed as president. Leon Hall and Betty Green will oversee the installation.
Middletown officers will engrave guns silver CB radios and other items free of charge in Operation Identification from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Retainable IDs help thieves and aid recovery while others recruit residents for the Neighborhood Block Watch program with aims for each city block to have a participant. Gerri Hart of WPFB hosts a 10 a.m. live broadcast and JA trade fair runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Middletown Freshman High School Concert Bands perform a mid winter concert tomorrow at 7 30 p m in the freshman school auditorium. The Maroon Band directed by Christopher L Brandenburg opens with Patrol 76 March followed by Tanglewood and pop tunes. The White Band directed by Ken Amburgey plays Eagle Creek and other pieces in the second half. Admission is 1 for all, with proceeds funding music and equipment.
Fire crews and emergency responders were called to multiple incidents. A 13 year old girl Charla Perry suffered a seizure and was taken to hospital. A 30 year old woman semi conscious from an overdose was admitted. Roetta Ferguson aged 86 had difficulty breathing and was treated. Pauline Adkins aged 55 was choking and released after treatment. A fire at Sorg Paper Co power house involved a cutting torch igniting coal dust with no damage.
A motion to suppress statements by Donald Korn in the July 13 1974 murder case against retired Hamilton teacher Ruth H. is postponed as defense briefs are due within 15 days and the state responds in 15 days. The three judge Butler County panel earlier heard testimony on rights warnings and Doench case references amid questions of counsel access.
Middletown health officials report about 175 poisoning deaths in Ohio annually. National Poison Prevention Week highlights child victims and urges parents to poison proof homes with locked containers, proper labeling, and safe storage while listing local poison control centers in Cincinnati and Dayton.
Leesburg Florida AP reports Baynard H Kendrick longtime dean of American mystery writers and director of the Florida Historical Society died Tuesday at age 82. He led literary causes and historical preservation work in Florida.
A Cleveland Clinic official said a mechanical fault caused nitrous oxide to mix with oxygen during surgery, leading to heart stoppage in Dessie Ollie and William Eskew who died within 90 minutes of each other while under general anesthesia. Suzanne Armstead survived after a second episode. The defect has been corrected.
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