City Union Talks Stall Over Ferguson Act Dispute
Talks between city officials and 66 fired sanitation workers stalled as unions push back against the Ferguson Act terms. Workers locked out at the city garage gate, 151 applications submitted to city personnel, and city plans to fill vacant positions to resume garbage collection amid ongoing dispute.
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Eva Stanton
City Personnel Department
Richard Clark
Randall Harrison
James Levendusky
Cincinnati
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AFSCM
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Journal
Dale Helsel
Levendusky
Middletown
MU Students OK Moratorium Thursday
MU and Western College students vote to observe a one hour 9 to 9:30 p.m. lights out on Thursday in memory of Kent State and Jackson State deaths and protests over Vietnam. Miami referendum passes moratorium with most classes canceled 1 am to 4 pm Thursday. candlelight march planned at Western Chapel to the water tower.
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Miami University
Kent
Jackson State
Western College
U.S
North Vietnam
Miami
Western
Western Chapel
Mark Friedman
Free University
City Water Is Now Softer After New Treatment Plant
City water hardness is at 10 grains, about half the prior level since the $4.2 million treatment plant began last summer. Superintendent Kelsie Singleton says the water will not be made softer beyond this level, and the change reduces soap use for families without water softeners. He notes gradual hardness reduction to prevent mains deposits loosening and that iron and manganese buildup will gradually clear, with no taste change expected.
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Kelsie Singleton
Singleton
Woman Forfeits $350 Bond in Franklin Court
A Huntsville Alabama woman Hollie Ownes 42 forfeited 350 bond posted after failing to appear in Franklin court on driving while intoxicated charges. Separate cases include Rowland Roy 18 of Miamisburg receiving 10 days in jail for petty larceny with seven days suspended. Donald Collins 27 of Franklin fined 5 plus costs for disorderly conduct with 25 suspended. Lester Collins 24 of Cincinnati fined 15 plus costs for failure to maintain control.
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Huntsville
Ala
Hollie Ownes
Rowland Roy
Miamisburg
Donald Collins
E. Jackson St
Middletown High Student Injured in Main Street Fight
An 18 year old Middletown High School student Darrell Whitaker was treated at Middletown Hospital at 11 15 a m for three cuts on one arm after a fight on Main Street. Police gave no further details at this time.
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Middletown Hospital
Darrell Whitaker
Riverview Ave
Main Street
Diamond Earnings Increase at Diamond International Corp
Diamond International Corp of Bangor Maine posted higher first quarter earnings at 8.685 million dollars or 73 cents a share versus 8.565 million dollars or 72 cents last year. First quarter sales rose to 131.409 million dollars from 125.625 million.
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Diamond International Corp
Bangor
Maine
Problems Reported as Voters Face Minor Disruptions
Early voting saw minor issues with polling sites and equipment while Cleveland area voters encountered locked polls and outside machines. The main Democratic primary ballots drew attention amid reported problems, with officials predicting turnout but awaiting fuller reports as the day progressed.
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Cleveland
Democratic Party
Middletown
Sam Noblet
Roosevelt Middle School
Selec
Results Available Tomorrow in Local Elections
The Journal will not provide election return service by telephone this evening as results are not expected until late. Returns will be available starting at 6 30 a m Wednesday. Call 422 3611 for results tomorrow morning.
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Long Night of Voting Frustrations in Oxford
A reader recounts an election day in Oxford with mixed ballot access issues. Precincts A to L and L to R succeeded while R to Z lacked ballots until found on a window sill. A voting machine and ballot tab process caused confusion, delays, and a near mishap with large delegate ballots.
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Oxford
Oxford Methodist Church
Supreme Court
Iid
Moving Company
Board of Elections
Newsline Wins Again for Middletown Teachers Newsletter
The Newsline newsletter of the Middletown Teachers Association earned a first place award at the Ohio Education Association conference in Columbus, marking a second win in three years. Editor James Stork, from Lemon Monroe High, notes the journal’s sharp satire and its 1000 monthly circulation, with plans for outgoing president James E. Porter and Kyle Carmony succeeding as editor.
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Middletown Teachers’Association
MTA
Ohio Education Association
OEA
Ohio
Columbus
James Stork
Lemon - Monroe
Lesley Lane
Stork
Grace Baptist Church
Grace Baptist
Franklin
James E. Porter
Kyle Carmony
Verity
Newsline
Franklin Annexation Approved for 52 and 66 Acre Tracts
Warren County commissioners approved annexation of a 52 acre L shaped tract owned by R and Hester White to the City of Franklin and set a July 6 hearing date for annexation of a 66 acre Ruppert family tract led by James D Ruppert. Other owners include Patricia and Corwin Talbert and Robert E Wade. The Ruppert site lies north of Harpland subdivision and across from the White property.
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Warren County
Franklin
Hester White
Deardoff Road
James D. Ruppert
Rupper
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