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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1967
Page
15
Police fired one shot into the air to break up a disturbance between white and Negro youths at Eighth Avenue and Yankee Road after midnight. About 30 to 40 people clashed as bottles were thrown. no arrests were made and white youths were questioned.
A lighthearted observer notes husbands fear stock market entry due to the overwhelm of supermarket shopping common in households. The remark highlights domestic tasks as a barrier to financial market participation.
Dairy farmers from area major producers say raw milk prices are miserably underpaid for years. They argue for a price rise not passed to consumers and note storage actions despite no local shortage. A Cincinnati “super pool” provides extra pay. producers say many have left the business, and holding actions aim to secure fair prices.
Middletown Area civic surveyors discussed a plan to survey all 18 school district chairmen and conduct house to house inquiries in Madison and Trenton. The goal is to gauge resident needs for the Civic Association over the next decade and invite every citizen to complete a questionnaire. Don Driscoll outlined the forward planning committee's aims.
Orville Moore president of Local 1171 PS E Union at Middletown Hospital says no negotiations have begun with hospital administration though the union prefers talks to a strike. Administrator Walter Mischley was notified of the potential walkout by food service and maintenance workers. Moore notes no reply yet and union would strike Monday unless recognized as bargaining agent.
Middle town police and health department urge caution in Easter purchases. A city ordinance bans selling chicks and ducklings under three weeks and rabbits under two months within city limits except by commercial breeders and bans coloring. Violators face 100 dollar fines and 30 days in jail. Health officials link the rise in salmonellosis cases in children to Easter pets and advise planning for pet care.
Teenagers from Clayton Street Church of God hold a 6 a.m. sunrise Easter service at Armco Park near the concession stand. Adults worship at 2010 Clayton St. with Rev. H. C. Jenkins in charge. Music by Amor Steffen. Glenn Thomas speaks on He Is Risen As He Said. Afterward teens dine at Frisch's on Germantown Road.
Two men die in a one car wreck on U S 27 near Millville raising Butler County 1967 traffic deaths to 17. Victims Donald Davis and Herbert Norris were passengers in Larry Jeffers's car. Jeffers survived with injuries.
Armco Steel Corp masonry department will support the Carlisle firehouse project with bricklayers and a possible auxiliary steel structure. Masonry superintendent Carl Shupert announced to the village council. A 5 member committee will coordinate with firemen during construction as locals have raised funds with Lions Club donations aiding the project. Purchase of a Lincoln Fairview lot is expected next week. The Carlisle Fire Department will assume village protection on April 1 with new personnel appointments and a new fire desk number 746 4544.
Two carloads of Middletown League of Women Voters members will join delegations from Cincinnati and surrounding areas in Columbus on April 5. They will meet state legislators, attend legislative committee meetings, tour the State House, and hold discussions with the state league's legislative chair Mrs. James Briers of Cleveland. Expected attendees include Middletown president Mrs. Cal Grier and April president-elect Mrs. Floyd Starr. Local women planning to join should contact Mrs. John Sticklen.
Contributions for this year reach 33 percent of the 43188 goal with 1459 donors and new 100 percent participants Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co Armco divisions donate large sums Armco leads with 6889 while fifty four percent stays local and the rest goes to national headquarters.
Hamilton sheriff deputies report a 34 year old Seven Mile man was robbed of 86 by three men at 3 am. The victim said one man brandished a pistol and demanded his billfold outside the B and B Truck Stop on Hamilton Trenton Road. The assailants absconded after taking the cash.
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