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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1973
Page
5
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson led a four hour sale at the LBJ Ranch auctioning 213 Hereford cattle for 140560 dollars. The high price reached 2650 dollars for a bull as buyers from 14 states Puerto Rico and Mexico attended under a bright tent with a barbecue lunch and beer stands.
Nine men indicted by a federal grand jury on gambling charges were arrested by FBI agents in Ohio. The suspects include Donald T. Anderson Frank M Harriaty John T Cardi John Carnnat Frank L Hook George A McGruder Vanis Ray Robbins George A Wetzel and Tony Spina, with operations linked to horserace and other sports gambling.
Birth notices show Mr and Mrs Harold Philpot boy yesterday and several other couples reporting a birth. Dismissals include Mrs Evelyn Combs and multiple patients from local hospitals listed with addresses and names. An out of town entry notes David Pennington of Lawrenceburg Indiana with a Cincinnati hospital birth.
Secretary of State Ted Brown asks 27 Ohio cities to report recent annexations by June 1 to protect federal revenue sharing. Gov. Gilligan designated Brown as clearing officer only weeks earlier, with critics alleging delay. Brown aims to certify population gains and prevent funds disruption.
In Salt Lake City AP reports zookeepers at Hogle Zoo are searching for a female companion for Monster the Galapagos tortoise. Monster has expressed interest in a mate and has wooed objects including a garbage can lid a feeding pan and a rock.
Butler County Common Pleas Judge Robert Marr revokes the probation of 18 year old Gregory Lee Barr of Middletown after a probation violation tied to an alleged statutory rape involving a 13 year old girl. Barr faces an indeterminate term in Mansfield Reformatory and a second felony rape charge.
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Frank Gusweiler sentenced William McNeil to life imprisonment for first degree murder. He also received 10 to 25 year terms on four armed robbery charges for the Xavier University recreation center slaying of Thomas Keith Jenkins.
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