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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1970
Page
13
Butler County to vaccinate ages one to ten during May 4 week at area schools but no other vaccines 30 days before or after per public health director Laura Crist. Friday clinic suspended until June 8. parents with April May appointments asked not to bring children.
The Middletown Board of Education approved a balanced 1969 budget of 11,988,953.49 with three members present. Superintendent Gene T. Lubera cited no year end surplus and noted 88.7 percent of funds go to salaries and fixed accounts while keeping new programs and repairs tightly controlled.
A West Carrollton man suffers second degree burns and a fire captain a knee injury as three fires yesterday and today cause more than 10000 dollars in damage. A garage blaze at 18 Franklin Street destroys a 1957 Corvette and car contents valued at 4700, while a Sixth Avenue home loses 8000 dollars. Firefighters cite a broken bulb igniting gasoline fumes and a defective chimney as causes, with smoke damage to multiple residences and one victim treated at Middletown Hospital.
John Paul Jones, 22, of Temperance Michigan, reenlists in the U S Navy at Pearl Harbor Hawaii. He works with computers in the Fleet Control Center, a departure from the Revolutionary War hero image.
Edgewood School Board approved a new 1970 71 pay schedule boosting bachelor and master degree salaries and extending cumulative sick leave to 135 days. 110 teachers were renominated as the district consolidates Edgewood High School with recent district mergers and staffing changes.
Secretary of State Ted W. Brown is in Grant Hospital Columbus for diagnostic tests. Doctor Kenneth N. Carpenter of Dublin recommended the tests. The nature and duration of the tests were not disclosed.
Ohio candidate Mrs. Jackie Kolodzik denounces a Middletown black white meeting organized by Rev. William King as brainwashing and Communist inspired she says the session manipulated minds. King defends sessions noting afterglow realizations may follow participation and Adrian Justice of the American Independent Party calls the encounter part of Communist infiltration.
Franklin Municipal Court continued the cases of Benny J. Dykes and Redford McGuire until April 6. McGuire, 32, of Franklin, and Dykes, 34, of Dayton, face multiple charges including extortion, petty larceny, disorderly conduct, and two counts each of menacing threats. They were released on combined bonds of $4450 each after an incident at the Little Inn on South Main Street Saturday evening.
Middletown deputy registrar Kathryn Agee reports slow vehicle plate sales across Clermont Hamilton and Butler counties as Easter shifts demand. She warns a rush is certain near April 15 with 10 minute processing possible if people go to the Montgomery Ward special desk or the Ohio BMV office before weekend closures.
Carlisle residents faced a 1.95 million dollar decision in a special election to fund a new high school through a 3.9 mills bond. The measure follows prior failed attempts and a state inspector’s critique citing 46 deficiencies, chiefly space shortages, in the district.
Five Census Bureau phones in Hamilton rang continuously as residents seek help with forms. John Cranmer notes elderly callers struggle with small print and fear mistakes. Workers use a training reference book for tricky questions and anticipate mid April enumerator openings. He aims for all forms mailed back tomorrow.
Virgil Maines of Zee Tool Die Co. will head a permanent Better Schools Committee, chosen by Board of Education President Sloward Schueller. The panel will stay active to inform the public on school needs, with Maines noting a few weeks to recruit diverse participants.
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