Metzenbaum Tickets Available for Friday Dinner
Tickets for Friday's Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner in Hamilton feature U S Senator Howard Metzenbaum as speaker. The 6 30 p m event at Local 1967 Union Hall requires advance purchase, with limited door sales. Contact multiple locals for reservations. tickets cost 20 each. The public is invited. Large fruit bats in the Philippines are hunted for meat and other uses.
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Hamilton
Butler County
U.S
Howard Metzenbaum
Union Hall
Hamilton- Richmond Road
Althe
Robert Pfirrman
Doris Nell
Fairfield
Kevin Lawson
Middletown
Joyce Woodruff
Oxford
Donna Nicol
Louise Trombetta
Union Township
Philippines
Navy captain fills gaps in Old Ironsides lore on Constitution
Tyrone Martin, retiring next month, becomes the 57th commander of the USS Constitution. He has spent four years compiling ship records, lore, and descendants’ accounts to document Old Ironsides. His research reveals a 1845 Southeast Asia incident where Captain Mad Jack Percival sank a Vietnamese ship to rescue a French bishop, then fled harbor without the bishop.
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Boston
Tyrone Martin
Navy
USS. Constitution
Lronsides
Martin
USS
Constitution
Danang
Turon
Tourane
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Jack Percival
John B. Dale
U.S. transportation deaths rise in 1977 report
Washington report notes the U S transportation death toll climbed about four percent in 1977 the largest rise in five years with highway fatalities leading the increase according to officials from the National交通
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Washington
Transportation Safety Board
Penty - Area
Safety Board
James B. King
King
Canary Islands
The
U.S
American
Pan American World Airways
Four Middletown students inducted into Miami U Alpha Lambda Sigma
Four Middletown area students joined 194 undergraduates inducted into the Miami University chapter of Alpha Lambda Sigma, a national honor society for freshman scholars. Initiates: Sheri K. Anderson Lauren A. Larson Michael K. E. Feltner and Lisa R. Hedric, all meeting a 3.5 GPA criterion. The Miami MU chapter honors high scholastic achievement among first year students.
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Middletown Area
Miami University
Alpha Lambda Sta
Sheri K. Anderson
Panther Road
Lauren A. Larson
Fisher Ave
Michael KE. Feltner
Spring Drive
Franklin
Lisa RK. Hedric
Legion Circle Court
Queen Elsie Fouch Crowned Queen For A Day In City Centre Mart
Elsie Fouch of 2104 Wilbraham Bldg named Queen For a Day from 50 plus entrants in City Centre Mart Contest. She supported Meals on Wheels United Way drives and several charities while assisting Clothing Depot RSVP Pleasant Ridge church. Six finalists were narrowed by judges and audience chose the winner. Emmyrtle Bennett and Ada Amburgey were runners up. Mrs. Paul Perkins crowned the queen.
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Elsie Fouch
Wilbraham Bld
City Centre Mart
United Way Fund
American Heart Association
The
American Cancer Society
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
Arthritis Foundation
Clothing Depot
Pleasant Ridge United Methodist Church
Fouch
Emmyrtle Bennett
Ada Amburgey
Paul Perkins
Susan Perkins
Judges named for mental health drive in Middletown
The Mental Health Association of Butler County announced Reach-Out nominees for a community kindness campaign led by Jackie Mooar. Judges Millie Conn William Hart and Mrs Richard Jones will select representatives, with a reception planned for June.
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Middletown
Mental Health Association of
Butler County
Jackie Mooar
Millie Conn
Carter couple leaves Sydney after Australia week visit
Chip Carter and his wife Caron departed Sydney for home on Saturday amid praise for Australia. The president's son recalled memories from the Australia-America friendship visit and said he enjoyed cuddling a real live koala bear. Mrs. Carter wished they could have stayed longer.
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Sydney
Australia
Chip Carter
Caron
Mickey Mouse Visits Kids at Middletown Hospital
Mickey Mouse made a promotional visit to Montgomery Ward in Middletown and surprised hospitalized youngsters Clifford Kendrick Jason Hill and John Morris who enjoyed the visit in bed and out.
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Middletown Hospital
Mickey Mouse
Clifford Kendrick
Jason Hill
John Morris
Mickey
Montgomery Ward
Two Injured in Head On Crash on Girard Avenue
Early Friday morning a head on collision on Girard Avenue near Curtis Street left Judy L. Richardson 30 with minor injuries. Dorothy King 34 driving without a license and excessive speed was cited after her car veered left of center and struck Richardson’s vehicle. King was treated and released after Middletown Hospital evaluation. Richardson declined treatment.
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Girard Avenue
Curtis Street
Judy L. Richardson
Eck
Girard
Dorothy King
S. Sutphin Sr
Curtis
Richardson
Middletown Hospital
King
Orbital Test Satellite Reaches Stationary Orbit
A spacecraft motor aboard the Orbital Test Satellite fired Saturday to place the satellite in a stationary orbit 22,300 miles above Earth over the mid- Atlantic. ESA launch operations chief Brian Atkinson said the mission is in a good orbit and the OTS is in extremely good shape.
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Cape Canaveral, Fla
mid-Atlantic
Brian Atkinson
European Space Agency
OTS
Police Briefs Include Theft From Car And Trespassing Charge
Police report several incidents. Bill Tuttle 48 of 308 S Main St had credit cards and papers stolen from his car parked behind Duff's Cafe on Charles St. George A Back 18 of 1609 Vail Alley was charged with criminal trespassing after a man fled on All-Cast Products grounds at 1700 Grand Ave. A billfold with Eula F Bakers license was stolen from 600 Catalpan Dr. Eleece Helvey 21 of 918 18th Ave reported threats after a man took her gun from her wallet near Yankee Road 1100 block.
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Bill Tuttle
S. Main St
Duff's Cafe
Charles St
Grand Ave
Gordon Pergram
George A. Back
Vail Alley
Eula F. Baker
Catalpan Dr
Eleece Helvey
18Th Ave
Yankee Road
Middletown High Pops Orchestra Concert at Towne Mall
The 65 member Middletown High School Pops Orchestra performs its annual pops show at 3 PM in Towne Mall. Senior Jenny Nickell sings selections arranged by James Veith and John Ridge including Don’t Rain on My Parade and medleys from What’ll I Do You Are So Beautiful and I Believe In Love. The program features Star Wars music Broadway tunes from Fiddler on the Roof and Annie plus That Old Devil Moon and other numbers.
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Middletown High School Pops Orchestra
Towne Mall
Jenny Nickell
James Veith
John Ridge
Deaths in Trenton and Franklin Emerge in Obituary Notes
Victoria L. Bruck, 19, of 403 S First St died in Cincinnati General Hospital after a nine month illness. She graduated Edgewood High School class of 1977 and earned an Ohio University scholarship before illness. survived by parents Edward and Mrs Bruck and brothers Edward Jr and Daniel. Visitation Monday 6 8 p.m. with 7 p.m. prayer at Wilson Schramm Memorial Home. services 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Name Church. Burial at Butler County Memorial Park. Frank Nemcek, 90, of Zartman Nursing Home died Saturday at Middletown Hospital after being a patient since April 26. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Wilson Schramm Memorial Home in Middletown.
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Trenton
Victoria L. Bruck
S. First St
General Hospital
Cincinnati
Edgewood High School
Ohio University
Edward, Jr
Cambridge
Mass
Daniel
Wilson-Schramm
Holy Name Church
Vincent Robers
Butler County Memorial Park
Franklin
Frank Nemcek
Zartman
Middletown
Wilson- Schramm Memorial
Multiple Injuries Reported In Town Medical Transfers
A sequence of medical transfers from Carmody Place, Germantown Road, and nearby locations shows Rosie Balsley aged 41, Ethel Domineck aged 73, Thomas Minor aged 57, Jessie Wagner aged 93, and Dorothy McKenney aged 57 being admitted to hospitals. Conditions range from serious to fair, with several placed in intensive care or coronary care units.
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Carmody Place
Germantown Road
Rosie Balsley
Highland St
19Th Ave
Ethel Domineck
Wildwood Golf Course
Thomas Minor
Euclid St
Jessie Wagner
Regal 8 Inn
Verity Parkway
Dorothy McKenney
Martel Defeats Moors at Tours in 732
Frankish ruler Charles Martel led forces against Moorish troops at Tours France in 732 ending in a decisive victory that halted northward expansion and shaped early medieval European history.
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Charles Martel
Tours
France
Jaycees elect new officer state Middletown
Ron Jerdon has been elected president of the Middletown Jaycees succeeding Bernie Straub. Jerdon, an Armco industrial and systems engineering employee, has been active in Jaycees the past eight years and previously chaired the first vice president post. Also elected for one-year terms were Bob Wilson as first vice president Bob Hayden as second vice president Ernie Rummier as secretary and Sam Nelson as treasurer. Directors elected for two-year terms were Duane Corn Jack Nenni and Scott Lemke.
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Ron Jerdon
Middletown Jaycees
Bernie Straub
Jerdon
Armco
Jaycees
Phnce
First Vice
Bob Wilson
Bob Hayden
Ernie Rummier
Sam Nelson
Duane Corn
Jack Nenni
Scott Lemke
South Main group charts future path at PRISM forum
PRISM members plan a Wednesday discussion titled Where Do We Go From Here at 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church. City Manager Dale Helsel attorney Mary Lord realtor Herb Boren and architect Dale Martlage will attend to shape South Main Street district plans and public perception.
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PRISM
South Main Street
First United Methodist Church
Dale Helsel
Mary Lord
Herb Boren
Dale Martlage
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Walter Gross
Cmdr. Martin
America
C Mdr. Martin
England
Cmdr
Perkins
Middletown Journal
Mooar
United Way
Middletown Federal Savings & Loan
Reeves Jewelers Diamond Merchants
Central
MHS Pops Orchestra
Victoria Bruck
Frank Nemecic
South Main Group
Union Sanitary
Lloyd R. Chapman
Howe Road
Park St
2Nd Ave
Rand Ave
Gideon
Carlisle Sing
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