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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1975
Page
2
The Middletown school board approved a state mandated study of vocational education for next autumn. The review aims to evaluate local vo ed programs as required for every Ohio school district.
Johnson 32 former resident of Tylersville Road faces trial for rape and kidnaping judged by Common Pleas Judge Fred B. Cramer. He previously was found guilty on related counts and faces another set of identical charges in this proceeding.
Madison High School presents Once Upon a Mattress April 3 4 and 5 at 8 P M with tickets 1 50 at the door. The medieval farce features Princess Winnifred and Prince Dauntless as Dianne Hendricks plays Lady Larkin and Tim Girton is Prince Dauntless with Sharlana O Haire as Winnifred and Henry Hagaman directing.
Thieves smashed a glass door at 1916 Court Donegal home of Jack Harkrader and stole jewelry and a .22 rifle. James Pieratt, 29, was arrested after a disturbance at King Kwik Market and later treated for a head injury. Antiques, bed spreads, and curtains were taken from 313 S Sutphin St. Entry was through a basement door. A break-in attempt was reported at 1601 Oberon Ave. A floodlight system was damaged at the Harkrader residence.
Franklin Township trustees study a proposed four year renewable contract with the Warren County sheriff to station two full time officers in a township unit. The plan calls for owning cruisers, funding equipment, and paying manpower totaling about thirty thousand dollars annually. Supervising authority remains the sheriff's department. The board also seeks bids for a new township garage at Fairview Drive and Union Road in Carlisle, with the village renting a bay for a maintenance area.
Obituaries note the deaths of 20 month old James David Stacy of 612 Young St and Grover C. Bishop 63 of 3928 N. U.S. 42 with services planned at local churches and burial in area cemeteries. Other notices include Harry M. Blangy 70 of 7110 Carson Road obituary with services at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home and Woodside Cemetery.
A 22-year-old woman told police she was raped by two men at her home yesterday afternoon while a third man, naked, watched. She said the men arrived at 2:30 p.m. and forced her into a bedroom, but she waited four hours to contact authorities.
Two men claimed minor injuries after a van driven by Larry Frye 24 lost control at a curve on Aberdeen Drive at Elmo Place and flipped onto its top at 4 05 a m. Frye and passenger Michael Cochran 19 declined hospital treatment as the vehicle was a total loss valued at about 1000 dollars.
Red smoke from the Armco open hearth furnace over the past two days was caused by broken lines in the water recirculation system. Maintenance workers repaired the lines late yesterday. Open hearth emissions are usually kept to a minimum by pollution control systems.
Mrs Nellie Baker Moorman 35 of Dayton formerly of Middletown dies after childbirth at Good Samaritan Hospital. Visitation at Bowman Funeral Chapel Dayton tomorrow 4 to 11 p m. Funeral 1 30 p m Friday Cambridge Avenue Kingdom Hall Dayton Burial Greencastle Cemetery. Also listed are deaths Kenneth Swing 55 Westbrook Drive private services Hicks Terrel 83 Front Street services Thursday Louis Antes 61 Oakmont Drive services Thursday Ruth Bekemeier 65 Ross Avenue services today.
Warren County commissioners appoint Charles Blazer 44 of Hunter as director of disaster services replacing John Keller. Blazer will organize executive and advisory committees and integrate city townships plans into a countywide disaster program. He is Armco Steel security head and a Butler County deputy. The board also awarded bids for Criminal Justice Center seating fencing and carpeting totaling 27 170 and approved 30 000 for road improvements funded from Springboro allocations.
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co waits PUCO action on a plan balancing a Cincinnati rate increase with a $3 million reduction for 68,152 customers in unincorporated Butler and Warren counties. The amended request lowers the unincorporated hike to 10.9 percent, or about $0.86 monthly for typical usage, with a two year decision delay cited.
Acting City Manager Henry Sandman demoted Public Utilities Director Wallace Power to assistant city solicitor as Cincinnati vows to oppose CG&E rate hikes. Mayor Berry backs PUCO appeals resistance while CG&E seeks 19.3 percent gas and 23 percent electric rate increases before the state utility board.
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