Progressive swing fuels United Methodist Church conference
The merged United Methodist Church ends its two week governing meeting in Dallas with a shift toward racial inclusiveness and world problem action. Black Methodists for Church Renewal influence grows as church leaders push for social unity and merger, while regional Negro conference integration remains contested. Bishop Eugene M. Frank elected president of the Council of Bishops as the new church structure takes shape.
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United Methodist Church
J. Robert Nelson
Boston University
Eugene M. Frank
St. Louis
Council of Bishops
Methodist
Evangelical United Brethren
Middletown honors Dobrozsi for MS drive chair role
Middletown Postmaster Frank Dobrozsi was named honorary chairman of the 1968 Multiple Sclerosis drive by Butler County chairwoman Mrs. Jean Blazer. Seven area chairmen were appointed by Middletown Drive Chairman William Denham at the kickoff meeting, with the May 19 door-to-door drive needing more volunteers.
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Middletown
Frank Dobrozsi
Butler County
Jean Blazer
Middletown Drive
William Denham
S. A. Bell
Manchester Rd
Ann Dawson
Schrrm Dr
Travis Haus
Dobrozsi
Denham
Northwestern students seize office as talks begin
In Evanston Illinois representatives of Negro students who seized Northwestern University’s business office on Friday met with officials including three vice presidents. A secret reply to the demands was issued late Friday and a second meeting occurred Saturday morning. The protesters seek more Negro enrollment, separate living quarters, courses and professors in Negro culture, counselors and a black student union. The incident was peaceful with no police involvement and 450 faculty attended a briefing on the demands.
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Evanston, Ill
Northwestern University
Roland J. Hinz
Uni
Versity
Hinz
Northwestern
Evanston
Ing
Chicago
W. Clark St
James Turner
Thieves Take Motor From Lawn Mower Belonging to Stamper
Police report a motor valued at 20 dollars was stolen from a lawn mower owned by Millard Stamper of 1509 Jackson Lane.
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Millard Stamper
Jackson Lane
Nixon and Humphrey assail Columbia campus protest
Nixon called the Columbia demonstration a national tragedy and disgrace while Humphrey criticized campus violence and the use of force. They condemned the protests as leaders of the educated elite and urged restraint amid ongoing sit-ins linked to a disputed gymnasium project.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Columbia University
Nixon
Humphrey
Columbia
Bucknell University
Lewisburg
Gracie Mansion
John W. Lindsay
New Haven
Conn
Morningside Park
Harlem
Obituary for Eugene Compton of Middletown
Eugene Compton 66 of 300 Garfield St died 10 20 am Saturday at Middletown Hospital after a week as a patient He worked for a local contractor He was born in Pike County Kentucky Survived by five sons Charles Middletown Ronald Lonnie Roy of Hamilton DeWitt of Pikeville Kentucky five daughters Janelle Richter Bay Park NY Joyce Mayhew Columbus Judy Cobb Hurst TX Ellen McKenzie Ironton Norma Lofland Hamilton one sister Opal Johnson Pikeville KY two brothers Holly Pikeville KY and Dewey Englewood and 22 grandchildren Services Tuesday at 2 pm at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Rev Russell Chrisman officiating Burial Butler County Memorial Park Friends may call Monday 3 5 and 7 9 pm at the funeral home
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Eugene Compton
Garfield St
Middletown Hospital
Pike County
Charles
Middletown
Reginald
Lonnie
Roy
Hamilton
DeWitt
Pikeville
Janelle Richter
Bay Park
N.Y
Joyce Mayhew
Columbus
Judy Cobb
Hurst
Tex
Ellen McKenzie
Ironton
Norma Lofland
Opal Johnson
Holly
Dewey
Englewood
McCoy-Leffler
Russel Chrisman
Butler County Memorial Park
Mrs Mary Jane Dennis 75 West Liberty Ky dies in Paintsville
Mrs Mary Jane Dennis 75 of West Liberty Ky died Friday at Paintsville Hospital where she had been a patient nine weeks. She is survived by husband Gar land, two sisters Emma Back and Icy Manns, a son in West Liberty and two grandchildren plus two great grandchildren. Services set for 10 a m Tuesday at Potter Funeral Home with burial in Back Cemetery.
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Mary Jane Dennis
West Liberty
Orewe Peyton
Middletown
Paintsville Hospital
Paintsville
Garland
Emma Back
Icy Manns
Scranton
Potter Funeral Home
Back Cemetery
Oxford Lecture Sets West Africa Agriculture Topic
Dr. R. K. Uda of Ibadan Nigeria will discuss Problems of Agriculture in West Africa in a Monday 7 30 p.m. lecture. The Miami University Geography Department Bureau presentation will be in Room 215 Shideler Hall Oxford Campus.
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Oxford
West Africa
R. K. Uda
University of Ibadan
Nigeria
Shideler Hall
Miami University
Miami
Department of Geoography
Four Hurt in Two City Traffic Crashes
Police report four persons were taken to Middletown Hospital after two yesterday accidents. In the first on First Avenue at Curtis Street at 10 55 a m the drivers were Herschel Knopp 54 of 4980 Franklin Lebanon Road James Childres 27 of 2704 Oxford State Road and Robert Berry 17 of 417 Crawford Street Childres and Berry were hospitalized. The Berry auto rear ended the Childres car which had halted in traffic then Childres struck Knopp. No violations and 750 dollars damage. The second at Sutphin Street and Central Avenue at 4 40 p m involved Patricia Ann Tucker 41 of 223 Shafer Street and Sharon Tipton 19 of 202 Harrison Street both hospitalized. Tucker stopped for a red light and was rear ended by Tipton who was cited for assured clear distance with 425 dollars damage.
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Middletown Hospital
First Avenue
Curtis Street
Herschel Knopp
Franklin-Lebanon Road
James Childres
Oxford State Road
Robert Berry
Crawford St
Childres
Berry
Knapp
Sutphin Street
Central Avenue
Patricia Ann Tucker
Shafer St
Sharon Tipton
Harrison St
Tucker
Tipton
McKinley Junior High Chorus Earns Top Rating at Mt Healthy
McKinley Junior High ninth grade chorus received a superior rating from all three judges in the Junior High Band Orchestra and Chorus contest at Mt Healthy on Saturday. They sang Born To Be Free The Lotus Dust and Ain a That Good News in the event.
Three Heart Transplant Patients In Fair Condition Worldwide
Three heart transplant recipients were in fair condition after procedures within 24 hours. Joseph Ritzer of Stanford, Everett Claire Thomas of St. Luke’s Houston, and Frederick West in London all survived initial operations. Ritzer’s recovery faces a lung complication from the donor heart. Thomas’s operation used the heart of a 15-year-old bride, while West’s case marked Britain’s first heart transplant.
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Associated Press
United States
London
Joseph Ritzor
Stanford University
Rizer
Norman E. Shumway
Everett Claire Thomas
Thomas
Denton A. Cooley
Frederick West
Britain
National Heart Hospital
West
Extra Meeting Set in Cincinnati on Student Reinstatement
In Cincinnati public schools a Sunday meeting was announced to press reinstate ment for suspended students amid demonstrations. Parents and students may sign required statements Sunday and Monday, as six high schools open at 2 p.m. Sunday and more sessions follow Monday. Over 1,300 students, mainly Black, were suspended during last week’s protests at six of eight high schools.
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Cincinnati
Shreve
John W. Shreve
Escapees from Preble jail nabbed after shootout in Detroit
A 22 year old Preble County jail escapee was shot in the shoulder by Detroit police and is in good condition in a Detroit hospital. The other suspect, Herbert Leroy Krauter of Michigan, remains at large after the Detroit incident involving stolen vehicle and weapons.
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Eaton
Preble County
Detroit
Ing
Michigan
Minor
Gettysburg
Who are the Shakers historical society program
Middle town Historical Society hosts a Wednesday 8 p.m. discussion in Central Elementary School cafeteria about the Shakers. Teachers from Dunlavy Elementary School in Lebanon answer questions on beliefs occupations dress and communities. The program stems from local study and a 1966 Resources Workshop project for fourth graders organized by Mrs. Stanley Lewis.
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Middletown Historical Society
Central Elementary
Rowena Gutheil
Gladys Franz
Mildred Vian
Dunlavy
Lebanon
Hazel Phillips
Warren County
Stanley Lewis
Lewisburg Man Killed In Accident
A Lewisburg man died and another was badly injured in a two car collision on Lewisburg Salem Pike about a mile east of Lewisburg at 5 30 am Saturday. Jack L Burris 37 was pronounced dead on arrival at Good Samaritan Hospital at 7 am Robert Jackson 25 was in a determined condition in the same hospital last night. Ohio State Patrolmen said the cars driven by Burris and Jackson were coming from opposite directions and the accident is under investigation.
Chuckle Windshield Sticker Promptly I Need My Poverty Check
A light hearted cartoon style caption features a driver with a windshield sticker declaring a quick demand for a poverty check. The phrase plays on urgency and humor in a street scene setting.
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Black Methodists For
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Manhattan
South
MS Drive
Man
Moore St
Ralph Irons
Euclid St
Tom Kimbrough
15Th Ave
Charles O'Connell
James Wilkins
Lisa Lane
HHH
Mrs
Mary Dennis
McKinley Group
Olsen
Ical Center
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Salinas
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Houston
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