Area Orchards Surviving Cold Despite Frost Threat
Apple growers in the area breathed relief as freezing temperatures apparently spared a potential bumper crop. Many orchardists avoided protective measures while some fruit and tomato growers used heaters or brush fires. Temperature readings ranged from 32 to 36 degrees, with Middletown at 34. Weather observer C. T. Morningstar noted plans to spray water if another freeze looms. Operators reported varied tactics and outcomes across Warren and neighboring counties, with several farms saying blossoms remain plentiful and resilient.
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Partia
Middletown
C. T. Morningstar
Garland Owens
Ohio 177
Darrtown
Michigan
Owens
William Owens
Matson
Monroe
Homer Weikel
Trenton
Franklin Road
Extra Chuckle Success Article Headline
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Forms Needed Walkers Told for Walk for Mankind
Nearly 5,000 registration forms for the Walk for Mankind sponsored by Project Concern have been distributed. Co chairs Alan B. Cooper and R I Trowbridge urged participants to return forms this week for a May 15 walk starting at Middletown High School. Youth require parent signatures. awards include Readmore $5 gift for oldest, Elite $5 gift for youngest, and four Studio Theater tickets for top fundraiser.
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Project Concern
Alan B. Cooper
R. I. Trowbridge
Middletown High School
William Wooley
Readmore
Elite
Studio
Judge Hopes Symbolic Fine Sets Tone for Plywood Case
U S Plywood Champion Papers Hamilton plant was fined 7500 for discharging a toxic material into the Great Miami River last Oct killing about 1.8 million fish. Judge Porter called it the maximum under law while EPA official Adamkus said the penalty is symbolic but shows the courts mean business. Champion pleaded no contest and halted production of the affected paper grade after the spill.
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Cc3-S
David S. Porter
Champion
Cincinnati
Valadas V. Adamkus
Environmenntal Protection Agency
EPA
Porter
Great Miami River
Adamkus
Journal
Congress
Car Missing After Heber Jones Break-In at Verity Parkway
Intruders damaged a safe and offices at Heber Jones on 440 N Verity Parkway scattering papers. A 1970 blue Cadillac in for repair was reported missing. Police noted damaged doors files and a vending machine. Jones called it the third similar incident in 25 years.
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Heber Jones
N. Verity Parkway
Dick Jones
Jones
VFW to Sell Buddy Poppies Downtown and at Mall
VFW Post 6405 will be on the streets of downtown Middletown and at the Shopping Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday selling Buddy Poppies in memory of fallen comrades disabled veterans and the children at the VFW National Home. Robert Frazier chairs the sale and Warren Stallworth is post commander.
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VFW
Middletown
Robert Frazier
Warren Stallworth
Fire damages prison storeroom at Ohio Penitentiary
A Columbus report says a late Monday fire in a storage room at the Ohio Penitentiary caused at least 5000 dollars in damage. Paper and office supplies were destroyed before firefighters contained the blaze. the cause remained under investigation.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
Franklin Adopts Rules On Trash
Franklin approves a solid waste ordinance banning large trash barrels and requiring standard cans or plastic bags. The measure takes effect June 3 as the city prepares its disposal plant to begin May 17. Council considers a separate dispute over alleged harassment of a tenant in a Forest Avenue rental home and pledges to review the charges.
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Steve Vorhis
Franklin
Forest Ave
Harrison
Bernard Eichholz
Joe Baxter Jr
Council
Daniel Moore
Baxter
Har
Robber Holds Up Mike's Place Bar Patrons
An armed assailant wearing a nylon stocking mask robbed Mike's Place cafe on Old U S 25 near Coles Road yesterday evening. He robbed the cash register, looted wallets, and held a young woman hostage before releasing her across the street at a roller rink. He carried a black steel revolver, wore brown pants, a green shirt, and a moustache with a scar on his nose. The suspect is described as about 35, 5'10", 150 pounds.
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Mike
Jakarta Earthquake Shakes Downtown, No Damage Reported
An earthquake of medium intensity measured 5.6 on the Richter scale shook Jakarta in the morning. Hundreds of office workers fled into the streets from multistory buildings, but there were no reports of damage. The meteorological department placed the epicenter in the Sunda Strait about 135 miles west of Jakarta.
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Jakarta
Metorological Department
Sunda Strait
Refiling Of Charges In Drug Case Stirs Court Move
Eighteen adults and juveniles were involved in a Southline Drive raid with eight adults facing revised charges. Municipal Court dismissed eight cases and will refile in Juvenile Court, which has exclusive jurisdiction for adults charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Five other adults face pending hearings upon drug test results from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
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Lebanon
Southline Drive
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Fred Hubble
Bruce Israel
Kerry Kean
Terry Collingsworth
William C
Tickets for Bond speech at Middletown University
Civil rights activist Julian Bond, Georgia state legislator and SNCC founder, will speak at Middletown University in the Dave Finkelman Auditorium at 8:30 p.m. The event, sponsored by the Black Students Action Association, offers free tickets available 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the campus reception desk. Bond will also speak at the Oxford Campus on Thursday.
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Julian Bond
Middletown University
Clare Easton
Bond
Georgia
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNCC
The
Black Students Action Association
Dick Gregory
Dave Finkelman
Oxford
Armco Names Committee for Young Memorial Scholarship
Armco Steel Corp establishes a Whitney M. Young Jr. Memorial Scholarship for a Middletown area black youth covering tuition room and board. A five member selection panel including Mrs. Hattie Holmes Earle Mundell Mrs. Grace Rankin Dr. Rollins and Oliver Smith will pick the recipient, with possible four year renewal and eligibility at any accredited college.
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Whitney M. Young Jr
Middletown Area
Armco Steel Corp
Samuel
Hattie) Holmes
Earle D. Mundell
Charles
Grace) Rankin
David M. Rollins
Oliver D. Smith
Armco
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Dayton
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Civic Association Board of Governors
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Butler County Legal Assistance Association
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Manchester Ave
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Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry
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Young St
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