Strike Ends At Square D After Wildcat Walkout
Square D Co employees and Local 2258 union members voted to return to work ending a wildcat strike that began April 30. About 123 workers were idled and a meeting with the company is planned. a related strike at Manchester Machine Co in Monroe continues into its sixth day with a mediation set for 9 am tomorrow.
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Square D Co
Manchester Machine Co
Square D
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Afl-Cio
Dan Halsey
Halsey
Monroe
Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service
International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers
Suspect Held as Material Witness in Mansfield Dancer Slaying
Mansfield Ohio police hold 22-year-old man as a material witness in the shooting death of Libby Baker a 30 year old go go dancer found shot in the chest inside a North Side house trailer. Investigators say Baker did not live at the trailer.
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Mansfield, Ohio
Libby Baker
Mansfield
Middletown Faces Higher Costs for City Thoroughfare Plan
City Commissioner Ray Brown says inflation and stricter pollution rules push Middletown’s $7.362 million thoroughfare project and a $3.5 million sewage plant beyond prior estimates. He notes existing contracts will finish, but some links may delay without more funds. a May 20 vote would raise the income tax 1.5 percent to support both projects.
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Middletown
Ray Brown
Thomas C. Wortley
Hampton Place
Brown
Will
Roosevelt Avenue
University Boulevard
Miami
Bresel Boulevard
Armco
Crawford Street Tubes Open To Traffic May 19
The steel lined Crawford Street tunnels will open to traffic May 19 providing access to Armco Steel parking areas. Roosevelt Avenue overpass and eastward street enhancements target July 1 completion with weather a key factor. Large trucks will use Wicoff Gate until full openings.
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Crawford Street
Armco Steel Corp
C.A. Boeke
Roosevelt Aveue
Roosevelt Avenue
14th‘Avenue
Garfield Area
Highland Street
Boeke
Roosevelt
Fine Steel Corp
Lefferson Road
Lefferson
Yankee Road
Woman Charged In Accident In Franklin
Bernice Lakins, 19, of 12% E Second St Franklin, was charged with driving without a license and failure to maintain an assured clear distance after pulling from the curb into an oncoming eastbound car at 10 E Second St. The collision with Kenneth Green, 20, of Lebanon Rt 2 caused 225 dollars in damage.
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Franklin
Bernice Lakins
Second St
Kenneth Green
Lebanon
Rt. 2
Questions About City Income Tax In Middletown
The Middletown Journal invites readers to mail questions about the proposed city income tax. For two weeks, questions will be printed with answers and sources. Send inquiries to Income Tax The Middletown Journal Middletown Ohio 45042.
City Issues Parade Permit for Black Friday March
A parade permit for the Black Friday march was approved by the Avondale Police Chief James Howerton Community Council and City Manager Dan Rothe. The permit requires the west entrance to the City Building stay open and Central Avenue not be blocked by the crowd. Louie Cox of the Middletown Council for Human Dignity applied for the permit, with two scheduled speakers from Douglas Park at 2 30 p.m. Friday. A Wednesday 8 p.m. church meeting will discuss a business compromise on Black Friday closings.
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Central Avenue
Avondale
James Howerton
Dan Rothe
Cox
Douglas Park
Louie Cox
Middletown
Bailey Turner
Cincinnati
Former bank teller linked to fake Warrensville Heights holdup
Angela C. Lucas a 21 year old former teller from Painesville and Dennis K Fried 23 of Warrensville Heights were arrested on a secret federal grand jury indictment. Lucas released on 5000 bond with arraignment set for May 14 on embezzlement charges while Fried is held on 10000 bond facing bank larceny charges. Authorities say Lucas handed 6250 to an accomplice dressed as a woman and the plan unraveled after she delayed sounding the alarm.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Warrensville Heights
Angela C. Lucas
Painesville
U. S
Ben C. Green
Dennis K. Fried
Cuyahoga County
Harry E. Pickering
Hagia Sophia Cathedral Origins in Constantinople
Santa Sophia in Constantinople began as a 6th century Christian cathedral dedicated to Hagia Sophia, the Sacred Wisdom aspect of the Trinity, not to a saint named Sophia.
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Santa Sophia
Constantinople
Sophia
Hagia Sophia
Skating Show to Aid Doty House
A skating show themed The Time Age will raise funds for Doty House. Held Thursday at 7 p.m. at Roller Haven Skating Rink 5025 Central Ave the event features Roller Haven Dance and Figure Club numbers. Adults pay 1.25 and children 0.75 with Doty House staff and children admitted free.
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Doty House
Roller Haven
Central Ave
Roller Haven Dance
Police Officer To Speak To Parents Without Partners
An officer from Middletown Division of Police will address Parents Without Partners on how to protect yourself when living alone. The PWP meeting starts next Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the University Branch of First National Bank at Sunset Street and Manchester Road. Open to all single parents.
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Middletown
Miami University Middletown showcases industrial technology program
About 20 local mill and factory executives toured the Miami University Middletown campus to view the Science and Technology Building. They learned the two year industrial technology program trains technicians in electrical, electronics, mechanical, metallurgical materials and secretarial science, with potential for new offerings based on industry needs.
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Miami University
Middletown
David Young
Young
Industrial Council Division
Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce
Treva Crosthwaite to be kept at Lima State Hospital
Treva Crosthwaite, 17, will be confined at Lima State Hospital pending sanity review after an Allen County Common Pleas Court verdict found her not guilty by reason of insanity for a murder to guide future custody. Judges in Cincinnati denied habeas relief, upholding the presumption of insanity and leaving Treva in confinement until sanity is restored or further orders issued.
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Lebanon
Treva Crosthwaite
Lima State Hospital
Ohio Law District Court of Appeals
Lima State
Common Pleas
Miss Crosthwaite
Simbert
Clarksville
Fred B. Cramer
Treva
Allen County Common Pleas Court
Tris
Treva Washen
Fee4 Jones
Morris Turkleson
Cincinnati
Youth Hits Car and Driver Cited in Minor Collision
Robert Hawkins seven of 703 15th Ave was treated at Middletown Hospital after a bicycle car collision on Minnesota Street near 15th Avenue. Police say Hawkins bike ran into a car driven by Joe Richard Hardy of 818 16th Ave as the boy rode south on the west side of Minnesota when the car emerged from an alley between 14th and 15th avenues. Hardy was cited for no driver's license and expired license tags.
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Robert Hawkins
15Th Ave
Middletown Hospital
Minnesota Street
15Th Avenue
Joe Richard Hardy
16Th Ave
Minnesota
14Th
15Th Avenues
Hardy
Indian Stolen from Wallach Estate
Actor Eli Wallach reports the theft of a seven foot tall metal Indian statue weighing several hundred pounds from his Brewster New York estate over the weekend. The missing sculpture is described as a cultural artifact. Police are investigating the burglary and seeking leads.
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Brewster
N.Y
Eli Wallach
Burro Origin Traced to Early North African Donkey Taming
The burro is said to descend from the North African gray donkey and was likely first tamed by humans in the New Stone Age about 12,000 years ago.
Hearing For Latham Continued In Murder Case
Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Fred Cramer postponed habeas corpus action for Samuel Latham, charged with first degree murder in the slayings of Dr. Bertram Roden and Leona Roden. Defense petition delayed due to improper docket placement and service. Possible hearing next Friday or Monday pending availability of Judge Marrs.
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Hamilton
Butler County Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Samuel Lee Latham
Pueblo Drive
New Miami
Bertram H. Roden
Leona
Hugh D. Holbrook
H.J
Joe) Bressler
Latham
Cramer
Holbrook
Robert L. Marrs
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