Memorial Day gesture linked to unity and peace message
Army Capt. Truman Arnett told Middletown residents at Woodside Cemetery that Memorial Day began as a unifying gesture amid Vietnam division. He recalled his Vietnam service and cited fallen heroes Airman William H. Pitsenbarger Lt Frank Luke and others, urging renewed commitment to peace and duty. He and his family plan to move to Germany in July.
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Vietnam
Army
Truman Arnett
Middletown
Woodside Cemetery
Arnett
Patricia
Park Lane
Douglas
Germany
Capt
William H. Pitsenbarger
Special Forces
Arthur Godfrey
Frank Luke
Loss High In Thefts
Butler County police report seven thefts in 24 hours totaling 1422.70. Muhlberg Pharmacy Pisgah led with 951.75 including 325 cash and checks 45 in drugs and the rest watches and other items. Other losses include a portable typewriter TV two cots from Betty Mattins West Chester, tools and a bulldozer seat, a school adding machine, a tape player and 14 tapes, stereo tapes, gasoline from a tank, and various car thefts at local parking lots.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Muhlberg
Pisgah
Betty Mattins
West Chester Road
West Chester
Kyies Station Road
Thurman Brothers Construction Co
Cincinnati
Hanover
Old Oxford Road
Elmer Shockley
Millikin Road
LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park
Ohio
Nelson Breedlove
Eaton Ave
Lake
Bert Isaacs
Somerville-Jacksonburg Road
Valley Kitchens Fire Destroys Mason Plant
A large blaze at the Valley Kitchens plant on Ohio 42 near Mason started around 8 am and raged for about two hours. Fire departments from Mason and nearby towns fought the flames, which sent 200 foot plumes of fire and caused the east wall to collapse as the roof caved in. No injuries or exact damage figures released. The plant had recently expanded its storage space.
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Mason
Valley Kitchens
Ohio 42
Warren County Sheriff’s
Lebanon
South Lebanon
Springboro
Sharonville
Franklin
Turtlecreek Township
Maineville
City Pools Open Monday Along With Weekend Hours
Edward Cox announces city pools will be open Monday as well as Saturday and Sunday with evening hours next week if weather permits. Regular summer swimming schedule starts June 6.
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City Pools
Edward Cox
Municipal Pools
Bar Group Honors Pal With Honorary Federal Bar Membership
A former Czechoslovakian lawyer now living in Middletown has been granted honorary membership in the Federal Bar Association for the Southern District of Ohio. D. Stephen Pal, manager of Brown's Run Country Club, is the first local to receive the honor.
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Middletown
Federal Bar Association
Ohio
D. Stephen Pal
Brown’s Run Country Club
Bar Association
Czechoslovakia
United States
Pal
University of Bratislava
Ministry of Finance
Slovakia
Chemical Industry
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Bariloche
Cincinnati
Brown’s
U.S
Sleebig Road
Kenneth Travis
Association
William E. Rathman
Centenn ial Avenue disturbance leads to four juvenile arrests
Late night and early morning incidents on Centennial Avenue and Lind Street left city police cruisers damaged and four youths ages 15 to 17 arrested. Officers report bottles and rocks thrown, two patrol cars damaged, and eight cruisers at the scene as several youths were identified for later court appearances.
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Centennial Avenue
Lind Street
Wte
Butler County
Panther
Deaths And Funerals Melvin Ireton
Melvin Ireton 54 of 3000 Bechtel Drive died at home from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound. Foreman at Armco Steel, he is survived by wife Elma son Donald R daughter Clara Merryman two sisters Betty Walsh and Margaret Brindle. Services Tuesday 10:30 a.m. Riggs Funeral Home burial Woodside Cemetery. Visitation Monday 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Franklin Ohio area obituary.
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Melvin Ireton
Franklin
Melvin _ Ireton
Bechtel Drive
Armco Steel Corp
Ireton
Ralph Young
Warren County
Middletown
Elma
Donald R
Clara Merryman
Anaham
Calif
Betty Walsh
Margaret Brindle
Lockland
Riggs ‘Funeral
Robert T. Parry
Woodside Cemetery
Award Honors Nurse's Lifelong Dream at Middletown
Mrs. Gloria M. Gayhart received a $250 special award at Middletown Hospital School of Nursing 43rd commencement for her dedication to nursing. The honor, donated by a former patient in memory of her husband, highlights Gayhart’s selfless service and ambition to become a registered nurse.
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Gloria M. Gayhart
Pershing Ave
Middletown Hospital School of Nursing
Hamilton Hospital
Phi Beta Psi
Shirley Procter
Shattuck Road
Lebanon
Proctor
Lebanon High School
Dayton School of Practical Nursing
Middletown Hospital
Mollie Louise Trimble
James Trimble
Timrick Place
Monroe
Lemon-Monroe High School
Miss Trimble
Women’s Auxiliary
Butler County Medical Society
Michael Thompson
Euclid Court
Ephrata Senior
Ephrata
Wash
Thompson
Ruth Marie Crout Leffferson
Sharon Snell Brewer
Miami St
Morrow
Little Miami
Hamilton
Lucian Blake Brewer
Garver-Elliott Road
Oxford
Betty Huerkamp
Sweitzer St
Greenville
Blake
Pts
Gene
Dave Finkelman
Middletown
Miami University
Young Drug Users Labeled Morons by Health Official
Washington AP reports Dr. Roger Egeberg, assistant secretary of health, education and welfare, called young drug users emotional morons unable to cope with oppressive situations such as the Vietnam War. He warned the nation risks becoming culturally drug bound as alcohol use shifts among youth.
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Washington
Roger Egeberg
Neutron Therapy Explored At Wisconsin Cancer Center
University of Wisconsin researchers develop a neutron based machine to attack cancer cells resistant to X rays and gamma rays. Dr. Max Boone and Dr. Charles Kessley lead radiotherapy and radiology teams with nuclear physicists testing modes. The approach aims to improve radiation techniques, not a universal cure.
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Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Israel's trade deficit climbs to record $606 million
Tel Aviv reports Israel's trade shortfall for last year rose 27 percent to a new high of 606 million dollars, reflecting wider export and import dynamics. The deficit marks a record for the year amid evolving regional and global markets.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Mrs Vivian Phillips 58 Dies in Hamilton Convalescent Home
Mrs. Vivian Phillips 58 died at 7 10 am today at Fairfield Convalescent Home Hamilton where she had lived since 1964 She was the widow of George Phillips and formerly lived at 2208 Baltimore St Survived by five sons Jerry Bill Jack Mike and Robert a daughter Joyce Smith four sisters two brothers and four grandchildren She was a member of Holy Church.
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Vivian Phillips
Fairfield Convalescent Home
Hamilton
George Phillips
Phillips
Baltimore St
Jerry
Bill
Jack
Mike
Middletown
Robert
Kansas City
Joyce Smith
Mary Gulinski
Franklin
Gertrude Dowden
Margaret Ruble
Dayton
Maxine Brown
Frederick Brown
Clifford Brown
Cincinnati
Holy
Arrests Uncover Bogus Bills in Franklin Case
Four men were arrested in Franklin after police found 48 counterfeit twenty dollar bills. Alfred Combs of Dayton faces uttering a forged check and is held for Secret Service on a $1500 bond while Glynn Cashaw Joe Davis and Andrew Miller are jailed on receiving and concealing stolen goods charges with varying bonds.
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Franklin
Franklin Ptl
Ottis Frank
Alfred Combs
Dayton
Secret Service
Glynn Cashaw
Joe Davis
Andrew Miller
Miller
Certified Parts Co
Southern Hills Supply Co
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Gloria Gayhart
Tom Manning
Lincoln Elementary School
D. W. Jacot
Beryl Orr
Norman Harsh
Lincoln Pto
Wendt
Young Street
Yankee Road
Dhetown
Ryerson Steel Co
Meeks Mortuary
Washington St
Muncie
Ind
Jorden
Richmond
Woodside
Robert W. Ward
First United Presbyterian Church
Wilson Schramm
Fred Jorden
Fred E. Jorden
Mid
Melampy
Central Ave
Germantown RD
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