Middletown mural at Miami University celebrates steel era
A 25 foot ceramic mural in Logan T Johnston Hall Middletown Campus Miami University depicts steel workers in symbolic poses. Gavin Gray of Hake and Hake explains the theme honors Middletown's steel history chosen by artist George Limke.
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Middletown
Logan T. Johnston
Miami University
Gavin Gray
Cincinnati
Hake and
Hake
George Limke
Johnston Hall
Hayes
Repper quits politics to stay in prosecutor's office
Middletown attorney Theodore Repper Jr. withdrew his resignation as assistant prosecutor to remain in the office after being told by Prosecutor Richard J. Wessel that politics and the prosecutor’s role cannot mix. Repper cited keeping a campaign promise and the financial hit of leaving the office as factors in his decision.
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Middletown
Democratic Central Committee
Butler County
Repper
the Journal
Richard J. Wessel
Wessel
Richard Koehler
Koehler
Democratic Executive Committee
Fourth Ward
Ted
Timber Trail Drive
Strong Quake Hits Tashkent City
Tass reported another strong earthquake struck Tashkent at 1 51 p m local time nearly matching the April 26 quake. It measured about 7 on the Soviet scale with no casualty or damage details given in the brief report.
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Moscow
Tashkent
Tass
Downtown plan grant eyed for Hamilton renewal effort
City Commission approved a resolution seeking a 270000 federal grant for a comprehensive downtown renewal plan bounded by Main Street First Avenue Clinton Street N Verity Parkway and Tytus Avenue The plan aims to modernize sound downtown structures and condemn only obsolete ones with a civic center complex envisioned including a future library museum and civic auditorium The 25 member committee argues federal aid is essential and would cover 75 percent of costs while avoiding wholesale demolition and new taxes Dudley Inwood warns against a Washington controlled clearance project and Centerpunch style destruction The effort focuses on saving buildings that meet codes and improving downtown parking access and traffic flow
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Ment
Main Street
First Avenue
Clinton Street
N. Verity Parkway
Tytus Avenue
R. Paul Christiansen
Christiansen
Citizens’ Advisory Committee
City Planning Department
Garfield
Hamilton
Civic Center
Broad Street
Columbia Avenue
Civic
Dudley Inwood
Office Outfitters, Inc
Middletown
Paratrooper Pfc Terry Carpenter Dead in Viet Nam
Army Pfc. Terry Wayne Carpenter 19, formerly of Germantown and Melvin Ohio, was killed in Vietnam on May 17 after being stationed there since July 25, 1965. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Hubert Carpenter four sisters and two brothers. Funeral services set for 1 30 p m Thursday at the Church of Christ in Washington Court House with burial in Fairview Cemetery Jeffersonville. Friends may call after tomorrow noon.
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Viet Nam
Defense Department
Washington
Army
Terry Wayne Carpenter
Washington Court House
Hubert Carpenter
Pfc
Carpenter
Melvin
Ohio
Dolores
Linda
Pamela
Barbara
Allan
Hubert K
Church of Christ
Robert Eddy
Fairview Cemetery
Jeffersonville
Planned development plan stalls as commission deadlocks
Middletown city leaders remained split over planned development rules. The dispute centers on requiring one or two public hearings per case and who should decide, with two hearings favored by three commissioners and opposed by one. The ordinance would guide apartment and medical building projects in R zones with two acres plus large R1 lots along major roads.
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Joe Lewis
Planning Commission
Board of Zoning Appeals
Middletown Board On Realtors
City Commission
Mary Lord
James Curry
William Denham
Virgil Clark
Lewis
Senior Wins Singing Competition at Local Event
Roy E. Miller 17 a Lemon Monro e High senior won the annual voice audition and a $100 SPEBSQSA Razor s Edge Chapter music scholarship at First Baptist Church. Judges included William Harrison Robert Mucha James Webb and Charles Egelston. Miller, pupil of Paul Bell, sang The King and I beating Dan Bremer and Ron Trotta. He plans to study physics at the University of Cincinnati. scholarship funded by barbershop program proceeds.
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Roy E. Miller
Lemon-Monroe High School
Razor’s Edge
Spebsqsa
First Baptist Church
William Harrison
Robert Mucha
James Webb J
Charles Egelston
Miller
the King and I
Dan H. Bremer
Middletown High
Ron Trotta
Fenwick High School
Paul Bell
Lemon-Monroe
King and I
Oklahoma
Roy Miller
Todhunter Road
Monroe
Univesity of
Cincinnati
Harrison
Missing Kerouac's Daughter Triggered AP Alert
Police issued a 15 state alert for 14 year old Becky Kerouac daughter of author Jack Kerouac. She vanished from her Lower East Side home on May 13 after running away at least five times before. Described as slim with fair skin and black hair she was last seen wearing a green jacket white bell bottom slacks a green and white blouse and tan sandals.
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New York
Jack Kerouac
Lower East Side
Joan Aly
City tightens resisting arrest penalty and advances Miami Avenue project
City Commission approved a tougher resisting arrest penalty raising fines to 500 dollars and six months in jail. An ordinance was adopted amid support from Municipal Court Judge J. T. Lamb. The panel awarded Don S. Cisle Construction Co. a 31938.30 dollar bid for a 12 inch water main on University Boulevard. The city also bought land for future four lane Miami Avenue extension and directed zoning study on Yankee Road properties. Noise concerns prompted review of potential anti noise measures.
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University Boulevard
Miami Avenue
Don
S. Cisle Construction Co
Hamilton
Aberdeen Drive
Park Lane
Planning Commission
Yankee Road
Bearing, Inc
Commission
N. Verity Parkway
Heber-Jones, Inc
Harry A. Finkelman
J. D. Sawyer
Dave Lamphier
Clark Street
Tilmon Ellison
Youth Opportunity Month proclaimed by commission
In other action the commission proclaimed June as Youth Opportunity Month and approved a mutual fire protection ordinance with Franklin. The meeting recessed until 12 30 p m Friday when bids will be opened for renewal notes financing the East End sanitary sewer.
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Franklin
East End
Affidavit Filed Over Fantasy Farm Sign Violation
A Middletown Municipal Court affidavit charges Edgar Streifthau with violating Lemon Township zoning by erecting a sign on Streifthau Manufacturing Corp. property. Randall Coning of the Butler County Rural Zoning Commission cites a May 4 1966 date. The case remonts through county court appeals with a $100 per day fine potential and weekly affidavits anticipated.
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Butler County Rural Zoning Commission
Streifthau Manufacturing Corp
Lemon Township
Coning
Fantasy Farms
State Rt. 4
Streifthau
Butler County’ Common Pleas Court
Fred B. Cramer
Zoning Board
First District Court of Appeals
Cramer
Richard Koehler
Local Marriage Licenses List Couples and Details
Robert Lee Pelfrey 19 a factory worker of 4815 Jefferson Road and Sandra Elaine McKinney 17 a student of 7378 Humble Road. Leslie Harvey Hunter Jr 20 in the U S Army of 703 Elwood St and Amber Lee Pierce 19 of 120% N Broad St appear in the license records.
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Robert Lee Pelfrey
Jefferson Road
Sandra Elaine McKinney
Humible
Leslie Harvey Hunter Jr
U. S. Army
Elwood St
Amber Lee Pierce
N. Broad St
Project 600 Returns to Normal at Armco Steel Project
Project 600 at Armco Steel Corp. nears normal operation after a virtual settlement of Dayton area construction labor disputes. Kaiser Engineers spokesman Al Gordon says 400 Kaiser workers laid off are being recalled as quickly as possible. We hope to be back to normal in a short time.
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Armco Steel Corp
al Gordon
Kaiser Engineers
Kaiser
Gordon
Jack Christy In Serious Condition At Middletown Hospital
Three people were taken to Middletown Hospital yesterday by ambulance. Jack Christy, 58, an insurance agent and former school board member, is in serious condition with chest pains and breathing difficulties. Frank Kruzic and Shade Adams were also treated, with Kruzic in fair condition and Adams dismissed after chest pains.
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Middletown Hospital
Jack Christy
Poinciana Road
Frank Kruzic
Brentwood St
Shade Adams
Shartz Road
Franklin
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Manchester Ave
Sol A. Finkelman
Spebsqsa Grant
Municipal Court
J. T. Lamb
Sion
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First Ave
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