Westfall Shot To Death in Saigon Police Report
Former Hamilton mayor Robert E. Westfall, 45, died of five bullet wounds in Saigon South Vietnam Thursday. A 34yearold Vietnamese woman who shot herself also died. Bodies found by a maid near 3 a.m. neighbor heard gunfire. Westfall served as Hamilton city councilman in 1960 and 1961 and mayor in 1962 and 1963. He held multiple labor and construction roles including with McGraw Construction Co and later Fishbach Moore in San Francisco.
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Hamilton
Robert E. Westfall
Saigon
South Vietnam
Westfall
The
Electrical Workers Union
Lcio Labor Council
Butler
Warren
Clinton
McGraw Construction Co
Middletown
Armco
Fishbach and Moore International
San Francisco
Trans- Associates, Inc
Budget-Cutting Still GOP Aim
Ohio Republicans in the House press on with cutting Gov. Gilligan’s 9.1 billion budget ahead of a floor vote. Rep. Lloyd Kerns predicts cuts could shrink the package to about 7 billion, with three committees trimming 1.6 billion in new taxes. House sessions run into Friday and Saturday as leaders push a vote this week and consider a 18 year old voting age measure on the ballot.
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Columbus
Ohio House
John J. Gilligan
House
Charles F. Kurfess
R. Perrysburg
Gilligan
U.S. Supreme Court
A. G. Lancione
Kerns
Lancione
Grace Leona Patterson obituary in Florida death notice
Mrs Grace Leona Patterson 79, of Travares Florida former Bethany resident died yesterday at Eustis Hospital Florida She lived in Florida nine years Survived by husband Hinton J Patterson Born in New Middletown Indiana Services 2 p m Tuesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Rev David Hogg officiating Burial Springhill Cemetery Bethany Friends may call 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm
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Grace Leona Patterson
Travares
Fla
Bethany
Eustis Hospital
Eustis
Florida
Hinton J. Patterson
New Middletown
Ind
McCoy- Leffler
David Hogg
Springhill Cemetery
Fishing Is For Kids Only Derby At Smith Pond
The Exchange Club of Middletown hosts a Sunday Fish in Derby at Smith Pond from noon to 4 pm with more than 500 dollars in prizes. Children ages 1 to 16 may participate bringing their own gear while adults must accompany younger groups. First aid will be provided by Red Cross and parking organized by local civil defense and police reserves.
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Smith Pond
Exchange Club of
Middletown
The
Red Cross
Butler County Civil Defense
Middletown Police
Ohio man killed in Bowie head on crash
Bobby R. Phillips, 22, of Portsmouth Ohio, died in a head on collision near Bowie Maryland early Saturday. The other car’s four occupants escaped serious injury.
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Bowie, Md
Bobby R. Phillips
Portsmouth
Ohio
Here
Prince Georges County
FTC Eyes Energy Mergers in Two Year Probe
The Federal Trade Commission launched a two year study into mergers among major energy producers amid concerns over reduced competition and higher prices. The investigation will assess market boundaries, concentration trends, investment effects, and potential collusion in natural gas reserves, with emphasis on Continental Oil Co. and Consolidation Coal Co. The Senate supports a broader energy supply study and ownership audit.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Senate Committee
Commission
Miles W. Kirkpatrick
Continental Oil Co
Consolidation Coal Co
Consolidation Coal
United States
Philip A
Hart
D-Mich
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Joint Economic Committee
Kirkpatrick
Congress
Senate
Man Cut As Car Hits Crossing Gate
Franklin area man Stankley Kreforth, 63, suffered head and hand cuts after driving through a lowered railroad crossing cross-arm at 14th Avenue. He said he did not notice the barrier in time as a train passed and the arm remained down. Car damage was estimated at $125.
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Franklin-area
Stankley Kreforth
S. Dixie Highway
14Th Avenue
Baltimore & Ohio
Dismissal Sought in Kent State Indictment Cases
Kent State indictments tied to the May 1970 Ohio National Guard killings faced defense motions for dismissal. Judges set two weeks for briefs as four defendants plus a fifth awaiting transfer faced court hearings. A grand jury had returned 25 indictments in the Kent State violence case.
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Ravenna
Ohio
Ohio National Guard
Kent
Portage County Common Pleas
Edwin Jones
Uni
William J. Brown
Portage County
Lebanon Cyclist Critical After Lebanon Collision
A motorcycle rider, Donald Shelton, 21, remained in surgery in Middletown Hospital after an accident at 2 p.m. in Lebanon. His brother Robert J. Shelton, 25, was in fair condition. The crash involved a car driven by 80 year old Louis Patrick Huber and occurred on North Street near Lebanon police report.
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Lebanon
Middletown Hospital
Donald Shelton
Sharon Drive
Robert J. Shelton
Louis Patrick Huber
Garage Hit By Looters
Thieves looted a garage taking a mower a boat motor a record player five albums four tires a circular saw a drill and other tools. They pried open a window and fled after being frightened off leaving two tires on a car jacked up, Ottis Patterson of 2022 S Main St told police yesterday.
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Ottis Patterson
S. Main St
Patterson
Rescue Info Was Incorrect
Marion Moore of 536 Cincinnati Road Be declared that a Journal report on the rescue of his allegedly choking stepdaughter was wrong. He said he and his wife were away and that at least six witnesses said the girl stopped coughing without aid. Bethy Ann May denied losing consciousness.
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Marion Moore
Cincinnati Road
Moore
Bethy Ann May
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Richwood
House Finance Appropriations Committee
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Collaway Sen
Louisiana
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State University
Jerry Rupe
Larry A. Shub
Cleveland Heights
Peter C. Blick
Rochester
N.Y
Mary Helen Nicholas
Richard Felber
Akron
Mansfield Reformatory
Felber
Reformatory
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Were
U.S
Union Sanitary Sweepstakes
J.R. Johnson
Springboro Pike
Springboro
Park St
2Nd Ave
Studio
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Westinghouse
Melampy
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