Fiery Cross Draws 300 at Ohio Klan Rally
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan ignited a cross before about 300 people at a rally near Lebanon Ohio. Grand Emperor Hugh Morris assailed the civil rights movement while a plane drop introduced two alleged Klan supporters. Police planned night patrols as a Baltimore man faced concealed weapon charges and a 1000 dollar bond posted.
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Lebanon
Ohio
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Hugh Morris
Lewis Gegner
Yellow Springs
Morris
Klan Society
Klan
Imperial
James Venable
Atlanta
Daniel J. Wagner
Baltimore
Wagner
Hugo Morris
Buchanan
Middletown City Council Tops Hamilton In Bowling Challenge
Middletown bowed Hamilton 1 293 to 1 195 in a two game charity match aimed at boosting the Butler County Mental Health Clinic. Middletown leaders led by Bic Denham rolled strong totals while Hamilton fielded ringers including former city manager Howard Wilson. mayor Tom Kindness and Ann Kindness also participated as partial substitutes amid a modest crowd and unclear fundraising outcome.
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Middletown
Hamilton
Butler County Mental Health Clinic
H. Wilson
Howard
Hack) Wilson
Wilson
Tom Kindness
Don Grammel
George Jonson
Ann Kindness
George McCandiless
AWOLDI Bound Over In Theft
An 18 year old soldier identified as AWOL from Ft Knox was bound over to the Warren County grand jury on an auto theft charge with a 1500 dollar bond. Richard Merrill of Miamisburg was arrested after a car theft from Charles Koettel. Merrill confessed AWOL status since January 8, Army later listing him as a deserter.
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Franklin
Warren County Grand Jury
Richard Merill
Miamisburg
Charles Koettel
St. Merrill
Ft Knox
J.T. Riley
Ernest English
F. Third St
Ray Rohrback
Williams Drive
Plane Crash Kills Nine In Memorial Day Week End Flight
Newport Beach California nine people died in a fiery crash Saturday as the group traveling to Baja California Mexico for a Memorial Day weekend camping fishing and skin diving trip.
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Newport Beach
Calif
Mexico
Baja Claifornia
Memorial Day Early Deadlines For The Journal
The Journal will run early Monday due to Memorial Day. Press before noon, with sports copy due by 8:30 am, society news at 9 30, obituaries and local news at 9 30, and classified ads accepted until 9 am. The paper closes at noon.
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The
Journal
Society News
Wandering Youths Tease Middletown Police On Verity Parkway
Two Franklin youths about 13 and , wandering along N Verity Parkway, prompted a police search after motorists reported them. A second driver later picked them up and took them to their grandmother on Wilbraham Road. They later reappeared, fled from officers, then were found by an unmarked car near Dance Oil Co. and returned to their grandmother’s home where their mother awaited.
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Franklin
Middletown
N_ Verity Parkway
N. Verity Parkway
Wilbraham Road
Pt Jack Combs
Frisch's
Germantown Road
Verity Parkway
Eldora Drive
New Buffalo Born At Lake LaSourdsville Park
Officials at LaSourdsville Lake discovered a newborn buffalo at the amusement park yesterday morning. The calf, likely female, arrived quietly with mother healthy. spectators are barred from the temperamental mother. The park now hosts three buffaloes. Earlier, two expectant cows were killed after escaping captivity.
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LaSourdsville Lake
Buffalo Bill Barr
Fire sends 16 year old ill from Douglas Park scene
Firefighters were called to Douglas Park on S Verity Parkway at Lafayette Avenue at 12 53 p m yesterday when Vince Smith 16 of 1008 Hanover Ave grew ill He was taken home in a police cruiser The incident linked to a wiring short under the hood of a car owned by Howard Watson 824 17th Ave A separate blaze occurred at 3303 Bexley Drive at 12 pm noted damage of 25 dollars
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Middletown
Douglas Park
S. Verity Parkway
Lafayette Avenue
Vince Smith
Hanover Ave
Howard Watson
17Th Ave
Bexley Drive
Two Auto Accidents Cause $400 In Damage
Police cited James J. Ellis 26 of Hamilton for failing to maintain assured clear distance after a collision with Mary Smith driving at S Verity Parkway and Lafayette Avenue at 5 05 p.m. Damage totaled 400 dollars. A second crash at 6 p.m. between Donald Wertz 22 of Howard Avenue and Linda Brown of Stanley Street near Sherman Avenue caused 150 dollars in damage.
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James J. Ellis
Hamilton
Mary Smith
Curtis St
S. Verity Parkway
Lafayette Avenue
Donald Wertz
Howard Ave
Linda Brown
Stanley St
Sherman Ave
Stephen Gardner Named President at St Christopher’s Hospital
The board of managers of St Christopher's Hospital for Children Philadelphia announces Stephen V Gardner as the new president and chief executive officer. He starts July 1 and will work full time with the board on all projects. Gardner is a Yale alumnus with a background in industrial administration and public relations. He previously served as vice president of packaging sales for Diamond International Corp. and was head of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce membership. Gardner and his wife reside in Gladwyne with four sons. St Christopher's operates as Temple School of Medicine's pediatric department and serves many patients with substantial charity care.
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St Christopher's Hospital For Children, Philadephia
Stephen V. Gardner
Gardner
Phillips Exeter Academy
Yale University
Diamond International Corp
New York City
Greater
St. Christopher's
Temple School of Medicine
Reeember Board
Pennsylvania
Rites Set for 3 Accident Victims in Ohio Crash
Funeral services for Wanda Barnett 18 and her two children Timothy Jr 22 months and Anna Marie 4 months killed in a Friday night crash on Ohio 4 near Peasttown will be held Wednesday at 230 pm at Charles A. Miller Sons Funeral Home Cincinnati. Barnett survived by husband Timothy and her Kentucky relatives. The accident occurred when Barnett pulled onto Ohio 4 from Thomas Road into a northbound car driven by Eddie B. Gates 50 of Dayton. Gene, the Gates passengers, sustained minor injuries and Barnett’s sister Freida 19 of Cincinnati was slightly hurt. Burial will be in Baltimore Pike Cemetery Cincinnati. Friends may call after 4 pm Tuesday.
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Franklin
Ohio
Peasttown
Charles A. Miller Sons Funeral
Hamilton Ave
Cincinnati
Wanda Barnett
Ellenridge Drive
Timothy Jr
Thomas Road
Anna Marie
Middletown
Ohio 4
Eddie B. Gates
Dayton
Gates
Barnett
Freida
Thieves Steal Rare Coins From Yale Library Vault
Hooded attackers overpowered a guard at Sterling Memorial Library Yale University New Haven Conn and fled with coins valued at more than 150000 A matchbook and foreign currency found outside the building sparked questions about links to the crime The night watchman William Riordan 59 of Derby Conn was found handcuffed to a radiator with a laundry bag over his head Coins taken from a vault and safe on the third floor of the library.
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New Haven, Conn
Yale University
Sterling Memorial Library
William F. Riordan
Derby
Conn
Mrs Martha Frazier 92 dies in Peasttown Heights
Martha Frazier 92 of 8824 Alyce Street Peasttown Heights died 2 25 pm Saturday at Middletown Hospital after a month as a patient. Widow of Arkillus Frazier she had health declines since a hip break four years ago. Survived by two daughters Idabelle Bronson and Elizabeth Sturgill, 10 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, 17 great great grandchildren. Funeral 3 pm Tuesday at Joseph R Baker Sons Funeral Home officiated by Rev David Gingerich. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Visitation 2 5 and 7 9 pm Monday.
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Martha Frazier
Alyce Street
Peasttown Heights
Middletown Hospital
Frazier
Arkillus Frazier
Jackson, Ky
Idabelle Bronson
Elizabeth Sturgill
Jacktown
Joseph R. Baker Sons
David Gingerich
Woodside Cemetery
Ruth Valentine Dies of Heart Attack in Detroit Area
Mrs. Ruth Mae Valentine 71 formerly of Lake City Tennessee died of a heart attack at her daughter's home in Detroit area at 5 p m Saturday She leaves two other daughters Mrs Betty Lawson of Middletown and Mrs James R Moore of Monroe Michigan two sons John D Valentine and Albert Haynes of Detroit five sisters and a large extended family Arrangements are pending at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home.
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Ruth Mae Valentine
Lake City
Tenn
James FE. Beatty
Sheffield Sr
Betty Lawson
Middletown
James R. Moore
Monroe
Mich
John D. Valentine
Albert Haynes
Detroit
Arthur Russell
Gertrude Golden
Ernest Hill
Nick Wyatt
Amos Vowel
Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home
Laser Beam Eyed As New Weapon Against Cancer
A laser, the light beam from laser amplification, is described as a potential cancer therapy and a tool for 3D photography. Experiments at Pasadena and Cincinnati show delayed destruction of many cancer cells after exposure to intense laser radiation. The cause is unknown, but the approach could aid future cancer treatment and holography advances.
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Washington
Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association
Pasadena
Calif
Foundation of Medical
Children's Hospital Foundation
Cincinnati
Charles R. Kline
Westinghouse Defense and Space Center
Baltimore
Two juveniles found inside whisky loaded boxcar
Glen Kiefler heard knocking in a railroad car at the Seagram warehouse on Lamneck Street. Police found two boys aged 15 and 13 inside the boxcar with a brick and rock used for breaking 50 gallon barrels. One admitted involvement in a burglary the previous night as detectives planned further questioning.
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Joseph E. Seagram Sons
Lam
Glenn Kiefler
Seagrams
Florida Gal Wins All Women International Air Race
West Palm Beach pilot June R. Douglas won the 15th All Women International Air Race, flying solo in a Piper Cherokee and earning $1,000. The 1,500 mile route from Caldwell New Jersey to Nassau Bahamas saw 68 women pilots. Bernice Steadman and Mary Clark finished second and third, with other competitors including Judy Warner Edna Whyte and Patricia Arnold.
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Nassau
Mary Clark
Jackson, Mich
Judy G. Warner
Palos Verdes Estates
Calif
Edna Whyte
Dallas, Tex
Patricia Arnold
Gordonsville, Va
Ethiopia Bans All Tobacco Ads Across Media
The Health Ministry in Addis Ababa outlawed cigarette advertising in newspapers cinema radio and on posters, despite prepayment by U S and British cigarette makers for ads. The move challenges Ethiopia's state tobacco monopoly and broadens public health restrictions.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Health Ministry
U.S
Tokyo scientists test booster for first Japanese satellite
Akita Japan AP Tokyo University's aerospace scientists announced a successful ground test of the solid fuel booster rocket slated to launch Japan's first artificial satellite in March 1968. Science fiction film fans could have the time of their lives in Trieste Italy from June 10 to 17 this year. Dozens of fantasy movies will be shown in an International Festival of Science Fantasy Films organized by the local tourist bureau.
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Akita
Japan
Tokyo University
Trieste
Italy
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