Indicted Middletown couple linked to Waynesville shooting
Middletown residents Frank and Toni Brown, 36 and 32, were charged with breaking and entering and shooting with intent to kill after a Waynesville area spinster was beaten and shot three times at her Township Line Road home. Miss Sarah Gephart, 77, was hospitalized in satisfactory condition. The 17 hour manhunt ended when Brown was captured near Middletown and surrendered after a police stakeout on Drake Road. Brown faces additional charges from an armed robbery of Robert Rogers, a paraplegic accountant, at his Central Avenue office. The couple remains jailed in Warren County with bonds set at 50 000 each. Brown allegedly robbed Rogers of 1 000, taping the victim before fleeing.
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Park Ave
Middletown
Warren County
Brown
Township Line Road
Sarah Gephart
Waynesville
Kettering Hospital
Robert Rogers
Central Avenue
Wallace
Gephart
Sherif
Rogers
Motorcyclist Shot To Death In Ohio Incident
Two men on a motorcycle stopped for helmet violations near Lindenwald were involved in a confrontation with police. Truman Lawson, 19, of Grays Kentucky, was killed when Lt. George McNally fired a shotgun blast after Lawson allegedly brandished a gun and ignored orders. Marion Blevins, 20, also of Grays, is being held for questioning. The motorcycle was reported stolen from Greenville Kentucky.
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Truman Lawson
Grays
Corbin
Marion Blevins
Richard Hozberger
Pleasant
Laurel Avenues
Lindenwald
Lawson
Hozberger
Hicks Manor
Magic Avenue
Fairfield
George McNally
Hamilton
McNally
Mercy Hospital
Greenville
Franklin Woman Committed After Knife Threat to Doctor
In Franklin, a woman was committed to Dayton State Hospital by Judge J. T. Riley after an attempted assault on Dr. John Sharts with a steak knife at his office on 228 S. River St. The suspect proclaimed she would kill him as the cause of her troubles and a second knife was found on her during police processing. She faces assault with intent to kill and was placed in custody for court. Earlier, Judge Riley fined three speeders a total of 57.50. Robert Lane received a 200 fine, seven days in jail, and a six month driving ban for driving while intoxicated.
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Franklin
Dayton State Hospital
J. T. Riley
Franklin Municipal Court
John Sharts
Robert Dalton
Riley
Robert Lane
Autopsy awaited in San Diego fatality case
Authorities awaited an autopsy report on Roverta Ann Severance 235 found partially clothed and hidden in brush. Robert D Inman 31 was booked on homicide charges after confessing he dumped his girlfriend on Padre Dam Road claiming a drug overdose. Severance stayed at a San Diego hotel with a Ventura address on her license.
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San Diego
Calif
Roverta Ann Severance
Sheriff's
Robert D. Inman
Inman
Padre Dam Road
Miss Severence
Ventura
Here
Apartment Hearings Scheduled on Central Avenue Site
Two public hearings before the City Planning Commission will review a project by Fred Hughes to rezone land at Central Avenue and Marshall Road from D-1 to D-3 and allow 12 to 20 apartment units. Realtor Irvin Dyer seeks approval for three four family buildings at Roosevelt and Eaton avenues. Hearings start at 7:30 p.m. in the City Building auditorium.
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Central Avenue
Marshall Road
City Planning Commission
Fred Hughes
Planning Commission
City Commission
Irvin Dyer
Roosevelt and
Eaton Avenues
City Building
Waneta Avenue Crossing Lights Recessed Until May 28
County officials report the Waneta Avenue railroad crossing near Middletown will delay installation of warning lights as residents continue the safety fight. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has ordered lights only, with gates not required, and highway costs split mainly by Lem on Township.
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Waneta Avenue
Middletown
County Commission
William Denham
Denham
Oneida
Trenton
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Lemon Township
Waneta
Garbage Crisis Averted via Black Clawson System
Monroe and Warren counties review a proposed salvage and incineration alternative by Black Clawson to process Franklin sludge. The Hydrapulper based plan recovers fiber and metals, burns nonburnables, and aims for about 5 to 6 dollars per ton with a third of costs subsidized. Franklin meanwhile seeks a 900000 facility linked to its sewage plant.
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Monroe
Butler
Warren Counties
Black Clawson Co
Franklin
Black, Clawson
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Joe Baxter Jr
Franklin City
Black Clawson
Middletown
Public Health Service
Paul Marsh
William Herbert
Herbert
Turnout Mixed in City Special Election On Income Tax
Voter participation in the city special election on the income tax appeared light to heavy across 23 precincts. Officials expected 65 to 70 percent turnout or up to 13 000 votes, but early checks suggested only 45 to 50 percent may vote before polls close.
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Middletown
Income tax increase on ballot prompts mixed early turnout
Voters began casting ballots in a special election on the income tax increase with early activity concentrated in the city east end. Precincts at Springhill Creekview Wilson Wildwood Lincoln Roosevelt Manchester Junior High showed notable participation while Armco Center and No 3 firehouse posted the lowest turnout. The Live Middletown Committee urged passage and a 55 percent favorable vote is required to pass.
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East End
Harry Holiday
Middletown
Springhill
Creekview
Wilson
Wildwood
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Middletown Hospital
Verity Hall
Manchester Junior High School
Rosedale
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Springboro
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U. S. 42
Studio Theater
Roy A. White Co
Bohman
W. A. Severance
Independence, Ohio
Dan Marini
Grover Sebastian
Frank Daugherty
Metropolitan Life
New York, N.Y
First Ave
Armco ‘Steel Corp
Jefferson Road
Oxford State
Bernard Escchholz
America
Eichholz
Journal
Armco Center
Middletown Business College
Central Ave
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Mohara
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