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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1969
Page
3
Mary Lord told a Butler County audience that non-competitive wages hurt city staffing. She cited losses in engineering and budgeting, a shrinking skilled workforce, and urged passage of the May 29 income tax increase to fund higher pay.
City reports show no supervised playground programs this summer due to shifting funds from the Park Department budget. Plans remain for activities if a tax increase is approved, allowing immediate start after. The Journal notes an annual financial report is published, once as a supplement, and required by law.
Suffolk County police arrested 14 students on felony narcotics charges on the Stony Brook campus early today. A riot followed with rock throwing at police cars and firetrucks, the burning of a gatehouse and two campus police cars, and fires in several buildings including the infirmary. Three students and a security guard were treated and released at Mather Hospital.
Franklin Municipal Court fined Barbara Ann Phipps 35 dollars and costs for driving with no operator license and 50 dollars for reckless operation. Judge J T Riley sentenced the car owner. Jerry Proffitt was fined 25 dollars and costs for permitting an unlicensed operator to drive and 25 dollars for intoxication. Verna Richmond was fined 25 dollars for disturbing the peace with probation. Glenn Lewis was fined 10 dollars for unsafe brakes. Three people forfeited bonds: Gary Lamb 25 dollars for loss of vehicle control, Michael Bishop 25 dollars for same charge, Hugh Murray 50 dollars for disorderly conduct.
Two drivers who were swapping vehicles in a planned trade wrecked their cars in separate crashes on Ohio 48 north of Lebanon. Steve Benner 22 of 411 East Mulberry Street wrecked into a guardrail. John Lilly 47 of 508 Warren Street hit a turning truck into Turtlecreek subdivision. Both cars demolished and citations issued for driving faults. Wyoming reference appears in error.
Senate advocates Hart and Case push to extend their financial disclosure bill to federal judges amid the Fortas affair. They seek full outside income and holdings transparency for lawmakers and judiciary to win public trust after Life magazine alleged Fortas received 20,000 from Louis Wolfson. Hart warns opponents must explain to voters if assets remain hidden.
A mother urges residents to back the May 20 income tax increase to fund local government, arguing strong local governance shapes her children’s future. Pol. Adv. paid for by the Live Middletown Committee, Herry Heliday, Chairman.
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