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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1977

Page

2

On the Spot Legal Aid Aids City Police Chief

Police gain legal guidance from Chris Rothermel a city law department worker in a police office as advisers on warrants searches charges and evidence He assists fraud cases and liaises with the county prosecutor while pursuing law studies and CETA funded support.

Tom Muchmore Chris Rothermel Rothermel University of Dayton Rothermen Lloyd Brewer Denis Daly Rotherme John Holcomb Earl Smith Smith Chris Miami University Jake Lowe Hamilton

Stolen car left at MHS after break-in

A 1977 sports car valued at 10500 stolen from Howe Motors was abandoned behind the high school body shop on Breiel Boulevard. A man drove it to the school around 9 a.m. and left. police were called at noon.

Howe Motors Breiel Boulevard

Butler County Murder Case Tops Grand Jury List

The Butler County grand jury will hear the case of George E. Combs 37 Middletown charged with aggravated murder in the 1972 Surfside Inn shooting of Sylvia Rodgers and weapon under disability. Also bound over from Middletown Municipal Court are Roger Waye Christopher Burns Danny Bess Ronald Bess James Chupka Robert Bryant Donna Helton Phillip Byrd Milton Good Jettie Bailey Jr Jethro Dean Curtis Spencer and William Roach among others with charges including rape forgery grand theft and felonious assault.

Hamilton Butler County Grand Jury George E. Combs Garfield St Middletown Combs Surfside Inn Tytus Avenue Sylvia Rodgers Milton Good Lincoln St Jettie Bailey Jr Elm St Jethro Dean Curtis K. Spencer Germantown Road Franklin William Roach Maple St Middletown Municipal Court

Hamilton March of Dimes Bike Hike plans April 17

The Hamilton-Fairfield Jaycettes sponsor a March of Dimes Bike Hike and Walk on Sunday April 17 starting at Fair Acres Center Fair Avenue. The ride covers 25 miles while the walk is 15 miles. Children under 12 must be with an adult with all funds staying in Southern Ohio and supporting Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Registration guides are at county schools and fire stations or by calling 893 2115.

Hamilton March of Dimes The Hamilton-Fairfield Jaycettes Fair Acres Center Fair Avenue

Lot Split Approved by Board on Carolina Street

The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a 9000 square foot lot split at 2029 Carolina St despite a city planning denial. The action creates two substandard lots with a single residence and cafe parking across from Glen's Cafe at 2032 Carolina. The vote was 4 to 1.

Board of Zoning Appeals Carolina St City Planning Department Glen's Cafe Carolina Betty Sexton Elmo Place Metz Sam Mulloy Riverview Ave Mulloy

Schippers Cancels Seasons Over Illness

Conductor Thomas Schippers of the Cincinnati Symphony cancels the rest of his year due to a persistent illness. He has been ill since January and cites multiple doctors' diagnoses while noting tests hint at a possible lung issue. Cancellations affect the Met Opera appearance in New York, a spring tour, Lincoln Center chamber music, several European engagements, and a Dallas Symphony weekend. He remains a sought host conductor with ties to La Scala and major houses.

Cincinnati Thomas Schippers Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Schippers New York Metropolitan Opera Lincoln Center Cincinnati Symphony la Scala

Roosevelt School Variety Show Friday Night

Roosevelt Middle School presents its annual Teddies Talent 77 show tomorrow at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium. Acts include the Sixth Grade Chorus Seventh Grade Girls Glee Club Seventh and Eighth Grade Boys Chorus clowns pantomimes banjo and flute solos vocal duets gymnastics The Flora Dora Girls The Flea Circus Hoboes Twinkle Toes and A Barrel of Bums. Dolores Revelos directs with Mrs Joseph Sabo as accompanist Tickets 75 cents at the door.

Roosevelt Middle School Dolores Revelos Joseph Sabo

Kindness denounces Vietnam for demanding aid as MIAs ransom

U S Representative Thomas N Kindness calls Vietnam a contempt for international law over claims of postwar aid tied to missing in action personnel. He cites Phan Hien remarks on three linked issues and urges President Carter to demand a clear accounting without conditions.

Hamilton Thomas N. Kindness Vietnam Phan Hien White House Hanoi Terview Hanoi Radio South Vietnam Carter

Fire Destroys Barn and Equipment at Rudolph Pate Farm

A barn at 5307 Howe Road on the Rudolph Pate farm was destroyed by fire of undetermined cause. Wayne Township firefighters arrived about three minutes after the 7:24 p.m. alarm and fought the blaze for over an hour, with hay and farm equipment among the losses.

Jacksonburg Rudolph Pate Howe Road Wayne Township

Deaths Hobart Creech 75 at 3112 Omaha Street

Readable fragments report multiple obituaries including Hobart M Creech 75 of 3112 Omaha Street who died at home after two months illness. Also noted are deaths of Mrs Lela Rogers 61 Middletown and Mrs Helen Fowler 82 Hamilton with funeral details and survivors.

Hobart M. Creech Omaha St Mr. Creech Campton Hazel Bessie Weimer Grace Salley Geneva Back Franklin LeeVerne Trimble Camden Madge Theiss Wilmington Ethel Lykins Milwaukee Wis McCoy- Leffler Howard Sears Butler County Memorial Park Lela Rogers Shawnray Drive Middletown Hospital Marcia Jones Middletown Richard Rogers Elsie Silberman Delva Rose Stanton Charles B F. Harold Gillespie Woodside Cemetery Riggs Funeral Home Helen Fowler Garden Manor Hamilton Fowler Hudson Hosiery Martin's Women's Apparel Shop St. Mary's Church Rosary Society Jesse Zettler Funeral Home Laura Oaks Greenwood Ave Breathitt County Proeschel-Crawford Rose Hill First Baptist Church of Hamilton

Fire incidents and injuries reported across multiple locations

A series of emergency calls yesterday include treatments and hospitalizations. People treated at various sites include Matthew Goghlan 72 Velma Lewellyn 74 Bertha Hillman 60 Thomas Dunham 55 Albert Stidham 13 with conditions ranging from chest pains to breathing trouble. A vacant house garage fire at 321 Moore St caused $1250 in damage and sparked a nearby tree fire.

Moore St Howard St

Denison appoints new admissions director

Granville Ohio AP Richard F Boyden will become director of admissions at Denison University starting July 1 He is currently associate director at Bowdoin College Brunswick Maine and replaces Dr William Hoffman who returns to full time teaching

Granville Ohio Richard F. Boyden Denison University Boyden Bowdoin College Brunswick Maine Denison William Hoffman

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Ches Rothermel MHS E. L.fassler Joseph Peil Fassler Norman Phillip 14Th Ave Butler County Danny Bess Ronald Bess S. Main St James Fk. Chupka Manchester Road Robert G. Bryant Jackson Lane Donna Helton Cleveland St Phillip Chester Byrd Mount Vernon St Children’s Hospital Middletown Bank WPFB Bob Metz 16Th Ave Jerry Gump 10Th Ave John H Moon Switzerland Dallas Symphony Washington D.C New York Metropolitan Roosevelt School J. D. Ramkissoon India Trinidad Ridgecrest Church of God Hamilton-Middletown Road S. A. Luke Edelbert Bakt Featuring Delbert Baker West Middletown Hobart Creech St. Mary Church Rose Hill Burial Park American Cancer Society Roscoe Mink High St Webb Central Ave Matthew Goghlan N. Verity Parkway Velma Lewellyn S. Highview Road Bertha Hillman Armco Hospital Thomas Dunham Louis Place Albert Stidham Roosevelt Blvd Denison Admissions Converse Monument CO Memorial Company Russell J. Nicols Manchester Rd
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