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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1970
Page
13
Lebanon sheriff reports a jail riot by prisoners last night at Warren County jail. Fires were set and furnishings overturned as inmates expressed anger in an overcrowded facility. Deputies described the event as a messy but non-productive disturbance in a 150 year old penitentiary.
Deputies identified two ringleaders in a 20 minute disturbance at 9 55 pm causing small fires and shifting 18 prisoners to the drunk tank. Lebanon police and fire departments responded, order restored in about 20 minutes. Sheriff Roy Wallace will decide on further discipline.
Police and fire officials continued investigations into apparent firebombing at two supermarkets. At the A P Market on Clinton Street and First Avenue the manager reported closing Saturday night, then finding a firebombed area and a burnt window area on Sunday morning. Evidence included a cloth wick fragment and a stained area near the northeast window.
Middletown campus of Miami University reopens for classes after shutdown as students protest lack of input on administration decisions. Petitions circulate and meetings planned to press for dialogue on student fees and campus governance amid tensions with Dr. Phillip R. Shriver and regional campuses.
A 23 year old Middletown mother of three pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter in the shooting death of her husband Gary Edwards 22. The incident occurred at Webb Cafe and Pool Room after a confrontation with another woman. She testified she fired toward the floor but recalled firing the gun during a scuffle. Sentencing set for June 1 with pre sentence investigation ordered.
Firefighters rushed to the rear loading platform of the Kroger store at 1915 S Main St after reports of a blaze. Investigators said scrap paper on the loading dock may have been set to start the fire, causing estimated damage of 1250 dollars to building and dock.
Local lawyer Robert Bednarczuk seeks Ohio Supreme Court relief from his indefinite suspension for unprofessional conduct and alleged attacks on the judiciary. He vows to appeal to the U S Supreme Court, citing political overtones and alleged bar association and insurance industry schemes. Bednarczuk links his six verdicts ranging from 10 000 to 212 500 to jealousy and industry pressure.
Kimberly Clark Corp in West Carrollton denies sponsoring a telephone survey in the area. A spokesman said calls asking personal questions are not from the company and would be conducted by a professional survey service. Franklin police had no report of such calls as of this morning.
Middletown school chief Gene T. Lubera will headline the annual spring conference of the Ohio School Supervisors Association in Columbus. His luncheon speech, titled Innovations Can Break Locks, will focus on new approaches to schooling.
In Middletown area schools 8322 rubella vaccine doses were given last week. Health commissioner Robert F. McConaughy said 6024 were to school children up to age ten and 2298 were given to preschoolers at 23 clinic sites. Donations totaled 720 to a county rubella fund.
Mrs. Sheila Phillips, 42, of 507 Tremont Court, died at 3 a.m. at Good Samaritan Hospital from head injuries after a bicycle chain came off while she rode along the beach at Cowan Beach section 8B. Born in Cleveland, she lived in Middletown most of her life and was a member of the Middletown Hospital Auxiliary. Surviving: Garrett, husband. Bruce Hopper of Germantown. Kathy Leopold of Lebanon. Regina Phillips of Middletown. William and Mrs. William King. siblings William J. King, Mrs. Mary Margaret Laver, Mrs. Agnes Martsn. two grandchildren. Funeral Mass at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary’s Church. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Visitation at Wilson-Schramm Memorial Home tomorrow 2–5 and 7–9 p.m. Rosary 8 p.m. Memorials to hospital auxiliary.
Curtis A. Rains, 24, of West Chester, was killed in a late Saturday night auto crash at Trotville and Stubbs Mill roads near Morrow in Warren County. Services are at Lindenwald United Methodist Church Hamilton at 10 a.m. Wednesday with burial in Corbin, Kentucky. He worked in Armco Steel Middletown Works engineering and formerly lived in Hamilton. survivors include his parents Edward and (name) Rains and sister Mrs Lloyd Tirey.
Six Middletown Police Briefs High School seniors received National Forensics League awards at a Friday night ceremony in the school auditorium. Recipients included Colin Warren Wisecarver as best debater and Jerry Everhart as best individual to police. SHerry Calhoun named best girl NFL member. Lesly Clinton noted as best boy NFL member. A separate car-damage report involved Raymond Gates whose vehicle was damaged on Somerville-Jacksonburg Road. Ten radio and STANLEY D. Otis honors were given, with Paul Cruse earning a second-place district drama finish and Carmody Boulevard’s Carmody Inn reporting a theft of a $94 stereo tape player.
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