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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1971
Page
13
Dennis Jena, 19, Miami campus junior and city candidate, finished fifth in a five person City Commission race. He says youths were apathetic and many voters may have opposed him. He believes some ideas of his, including a drug treatment center and Saturday police rides for the young, could influence future campaigns.
The Ohio Department announced final federal approval for relocating Ohio 123 from Main Street to Interstate 71 near Lebanon. The 3 mile, $2.6 million project widens the street to four lanes, removes three dangerous curves, and requires tree removals. Federal 50 percent and state 45 percent funding share costs. city pays 5 percent inside the city. Work could begin in 1973 with phase one planned for January.
Forest Lakes best speaker of the evening was awarded for the memory pictures talk. Don Owens earned most improved speaker for Salt of the Earth and Gordon Tinch was named best critic. Walt Turner served as speechmaster and Tony Rogers as impromptu master.
Journal corrects a typesetting error naming Joseph Haines of Madison Township as Josephine Haines after he requested a vote recount of a 704 to 703 loss to incumbent Clifton W. Hatfield. The error related to a Madison school board race and the retraction preserves the correct individual and outcome.
A federal judge in Houston ordered Armco Steel Corp to construct an industrial waste burning system at its Houston coke plant to stop discharging pollutants into the Houston ship channel. The system must be completed within six months after a Texas construction permit is obtained, with Armco filing for the permit but not yet estimating costs. The order settles a 1970 suit and follows a September ruling that Armco discharged cyanides and other substances into the channel.
The Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Planning Authority ranks Middletown, Hamilton, Lebanon, and Fort Thomas landfills as sanitary while others in the region are labeled dumps. The OKI study covers 34 municipally owned and nine privately owned sites, with a privately owned Morrow landfill also deemed sanitary. Roy F. Weston Inc. produced the inventory costing 163000 and outlining solid waste management recommendations and future regional planning steps.
City officials announce eight additional positions under Phase II of the Emergency Employment Act. The total includes two clerk typists, an account clerk, two human resources specialists, a property officer, a research analyst, and a second research analyst, with four laborers and a custodian from Phase I applicants. Interviews run Wednesday to Friday. applications accepted Monday and Tuesday at the City Building. Funding for Phase II is approved but not yet received.
County officials say precise totals for the 18 to 20 age group are unavailable after nearly 4 500 ballots. 3 000 new voters could have gone to the polls. In Monroe, the 18 to 20 year olds produced 18 votes amid a five-candidate mayoral field, while a City Commissioner race saw similar apathy. Edna Fath noted poll workers did not comment on the age group.
Members of the YMCA Boys Leaders Club will rake leaves this Saturday and next to raise funds for their January ski trip to Michigan. The charge is 2 to 3 dollars for an average yard. Appointments via Bill Stein at the YMCA, 422 6394.
Last minute deal between Sor Paper and its union may avert a strike planned for tomorrow at Sorg. Negotiators from Sorg and Local 112 of the United Papermakers met through today as about 475 hourly workers weigh a 27 cent per hour pay cut. Union president Lester Wallace has not commented officially. Salaried employees about 170 received letters explaining their status.
Police report a break-in at Rose Hill Memorial Park office on Princeton Road. Loot totaling 1528 dollars included two electric typewriters an electric adding machine and petty cash from the office safe. Arthur Kowalk manager says the items were taken.
A quirky remark about understanding women stirs a lively public response, with commentators noting humor and conflicting views. The line highlights social attitudes and the playful challenge of gender insight in contemporary discourse.
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