Middletown Journal Honors Top Newspaper Boys in State Contest
The Middletown Journal announces scholarship awards and honorable mentions in its state newspaper boys competition. Richard Ross 15, from Middletown High, wins a $409 senior division scholarship. Stephen Norman, eighth grade at Roosevelt Junior High, earns a $3 savings bond as top junior. Honorable mentions include David Brown Scott Nickell Patrick Welsh Greg Heffron Steve Hornback Ron Hall and Mark Bruggeman. The judging panel includes Howard Cromwell James O Connor and Russell Elker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weners
Middletown Journal
Roosevelt Junior High
Stephen
S. Broad St
Catherine Goans
Committee of Judges
Journal
Howard R. Cromwell
James J. O'Connor
Fenwick High School
Russell L. Elker
Raings
David Brown
Ralph Brown
Byron St
David Fouch
Roy Fouch
Wilbraham Road
Scott Nickell
Etta Nickell
Whittier St
Patrick Welsh
Thomas M. Welsh
Iglehart St
Greg Heffron
Donald Heffron
Karen Drive
Steve Hornback
Cletus Hornback
Valleyview Drive
Ron Hall
George Hall
Highland St
Mark Bruggeman
Paul B. Bruggeman
Red Bud Drive
Vietnam shelling marks Ho Chi Minh birthday attack
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces shelled Saigon and other cities on Ho Chi Minh's 78th birthday, killing six in Saigon and wounding 27, including policemen. Fire and smoke rose across multiple targets, with U.S. casualties minimal and no reported ground assaults. Air raids and shelling continued near Da Nang and Gio Linh, while a U.S. Phantom was missing after antiaircraft fire near Dong Hoi.
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Saigon
Popular Force
Gio Linh
Samese
da Nang
Dak
Cenin
Nam
U.S
Panhandle
Vinh
Dong Hoi
Wayne Gordon infant obituary graveside services announced
Graveside services for Wayne Gordon infant son of Mr and Mrs Glen Gordon of 3974 Kenny Lane will be at 10 am Monday at Springboro Cemetery He died after birth at Mercy Hospital Hamilton Surviving grandparents are Albert Gordon Middleown and Mark Parker Franklin Arrangements are by Eaten Funeral Home.
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Franklin
Wayne Gordon
Glendon Gordon
Kenny Lane
Springboro
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Albert Gordon
Middleown
Mark Parker
Cleveland Driver in Seven Mile Crash Leaves Wrecked Car
A 26 year old Cleveland man, David Armagida, was injured in a crash on U S 127 just north of Ohio 503 at Seven Mile about 3 50 am Saturday. He collapsed after exiting his wrecked car and walking to a nearby porch. His car struck two parked vehicles owned by Robert L Slick and John C Lane.
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Hamilton
Cleveland
U. S. 127
Ohio 503
Seven Mile
David Armagida
Mercy Hospital
Robert L. Slick
John C. Lane
Camden
Ramsey seeks 12520 in damage suit over collision
Kenzie W Ramsey of Hamilton sues Frank R Maus alleging injuries from a February 7 traffic crash on Millikin Road near Princeton Glendale Road. Ramsey claims fractured ribs and a collapsed left lung after Maus backed from a private driveway into his northbound car.
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Hamilton
Kenzie W Ramsey
Shafer
Butte County Common Pleas Court
Ramsey
Millikin Road
Princeton-Glendale Road
Frank R. Maus
Princeton-Glendale Rd
Fire reports two calls at separate addresses
At 11 10 am a false alarm rang in the 405 S Highview Road area. At noon Elizabeth Leftheris of 322 Charles Street was found unresponsive at 1801 Manchester Ave Albers and was transported to Middletown Hospital for treatment.
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S. Highview Road
Manchester Ave
Albers
Elizabeth Leftheris
Charles St
Middletown Hospital
Soviet Spacecraft Landing Tests Planned Near Pacific
Soviet authorities announced tests of the landing system for a manned moon mission from mid Pacific sites. Tass said tests would run from Monday to June 30 with a 12 hour daily keep clear window. Two zones described include a 40 mile radius circle 1,200 miles south of Hawaii near Christmas Island and a 90 by 180 mile box 1,600 miles south of Hawaii.
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Moscow
Union
Tass
mid-Pacific
Pacific
Hawaii
Christmas Island
Police Briefs Sparse Thefts Reported Across City
Bonnie Hawkins lost a billfold with 110 dollars and a 21 dollar check at a Verity Parkway supermarket. A 16 year old Lebanon girl was arrested for shoplifting at Grants in Middletown Shopping Plaza. Carolyn Combs reported 48 dollars taken from her purse at home. Charles Fawns reported a lawn mower stolen from his rear yard. Lillian Day said two boys snatched her purse containing 30 dollars in a bank parking lot. Rebecca Stitsinger said a coat and purse with about 20 dollars left on a bannister were stolen at City Building annex. Marcella Matthews reported a gun valued around 80 dollars was stolen from a neighbor's car glove compartment. Mark Kerschbaum and Helen Orvath reported windows broken in their cars.
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Bonnie Hawkins
Oxford State Road
Verity Parkway
Lebanon
Grants
Middletown
Lillian Day
West Elkton
Bank Parkway
Central Avenue
Main Street
Rebecca . Stitsinger
Hamilton
Wrecked Auto Found No Driver
A 1963 model car was found wrecked about 3 a.m. Saturday on the Trenton Franklin Road a half mile south of Ohio 122 in Butler County. Deputies said the southbound driver apparently failed to make a curve and struck a power pole pulling wires down. No driver was at the scene. The vehicle was registered to Marlin A Hill 429 Leichty Ave West Middletown.
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Trenton-Franklin Road
Ohio
Buth County
Motorist License Suspended by Municipal Court
Franklin reports 18 year old Ronald E. King had license suspended for five days by Judge J. T. Riley for failure to yield half the roadway. King faced a $10 suspended fine for yield violation and $10 suspended fine for not wearing corrective lenses. In related cases three motorists were fined and 14 others paid $432.50 for speeding. Seven drivers forfeited bonds totaling $210 on various traffic charges.
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Franklin
J. T. Riley
Ronald E. King
Dubois Road
Reagan calls for deadline in Paris talks
California Governor Ronald Reagan urged a deadline for progress in the Paris peace talks and threatened to “kick the devil” out of North Vietnam if not met. He spoke at the National Newspaper Association convention, criticizing Johnson and warning against demagogues and unfulfilled promises. Reagan planned a fundraising tour to several southern and midwestern states.
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Los Angeles
California
Ronald Reagan
United Stats
Paris
Reagan
National Newspaper Association
Johnson
Louisiana
North Carolina
Florida
Illinois
Ohio
Local Student Wins AEC Special Award at Detroit Fair
Carolyn M. Davidson a 17 year old junior from Middletown High School was among 10 recipients of Atomic Energy Commission special awards at the 19th International Science Fair in Detroit. Her project Cloud Chamber Depth Calculation and Focal Point Elimination by Holography earned a fourth place in physics for girls. Davidson and sponsor Dr. Floyd Waters receive an all expenses paid invitation to the Nuclear Research Orientation Week at Argonne near Chicago August 14 to 24.
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Carolyn M. Davidson
Middletown High School
Atomic Energy Commission
Detroit
AEC
Davidson
William Davidson
Poinciana Road
Argonne National Laboratory
Chicago
Floyd Waters
Scenic Hills
Son
U.S. Atomic Energy Program
Argonne
Liquor Truck Hijack Inquiry Seizes Toledo Port Mystery
A truck hijacked Thursday with about 70 000 dollars in liquor was found early Saturday in a Toledo school parking lot after vanishing from the Port of Toledo. Investigators search for suspects and motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo
Boat Collision Near Huntington Leaves Four Missing
U S Coast Guard crews began dragging the Ohio River for four missing after a private boat struck an Ohio River Co barge at the 25th Street dock early Saturday. Witnesses said the blaze sent the craft downstream. Rescues included Mrs Mae Rowe who suffered burns but was reported in good condition. The missing are Charles Keenan 40 and his son Mike 20 of Huntington William Keener 38 of Clarksburg and Wedellen Skidmore 40 of Barboursville.
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Huntington
W. Va
U. S. Coast Guard
Ohio River
Ohio River Co
25Th Street
Er Co
Joseph Turley
John Brady
Barboursville
Mae Rowe
Cabel
Huntington Hospital
Juveniles Admit To Break-Ins At Morgan Township School
Six juvenile boys aged 6 to 12 from the Okeana area admitted to breaking into the Morgan Township School at least six times. They were released to parents pending a Butler County Juvenile Court appearance. Loot varied from pens and erasers to a stapling machine and soft drinks. Entrance was gained by removing a basement window board on the west side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Morgan Township
Okeana
Ray Thomas
Butler County
J. B. Little
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Ouistenaing Journal
Newesanorosys
Dick Rovs
Independence Palace
South Vietnam
Maus
Dodds Monuments
Verity
4Th Ave
Woodside Cemetery
Robert Konthier
Mgr
P.M
Soviets
Carolyn Combs
Fairmount Ave
Charles Fawns
16Th Ave
Marcella Matthews
20Th Ave
Mark Kerschbaum
Woodlawn Ave
Helen Orvath
Yankees Road
Vietnam
Westinghouse
Melampy
Carolyn Davidson
MHS
The
Ohio Riv
Jack Frisbie, Butier Co
Heart Association
South Broad
Union Sanitary Sweepstakes
Terrell Powell
Beatrice
Boan Care S
Part St
2Nd Ave
Central Ave
Grand Avenue
Gideon Rd
Studo Theatre
Poasttown
Mobile Home Court
Trenton Shopping Center
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