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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1977
Page
13
In a Miami University campus talk Vincent Price frames villainy as the engine of drama and identifies with actors like Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre. He cites roles such as House of Wax and Theatre of Blood and notes villains keep audiences guessing while contrasting Gothic entertainment with harsher modern thrillers.
Daniel Accurso, president of the Lebanon Teachers Association, sues Id LeFeber for 35000 alleging libelous and slanderous remarks at a public meeting about Accurso and a coaching contract at Berry Middle School. The incident occurred during a salary impasse discussion with about 300 attendees.
The Pastoral Counseling Service at 1523 First Ave helps applicants for a 25 percent heating bill reduction authorized by the Ohio legislature. Eligible are heads of households over 65 or totally disabled. deadline is November 15. Call 424-2184 weekdays 9 to 4 for questions, appointments, or home visits.
Police report multiple burglary and vandalism incidents in Middletown. Items stolen include a bedroom suite dresser vanity lamps mattress and box springs at 114 Charles Street owned by Joseph Schramm. Break ins also cited at 1007 Fifth Avenue 118 Webster Street and a vacant city property at 216 Clark Street.
Frank W. Myers D.D. was appointed dean of Ohio University's College of Osteopathic Medicine after a seven month search, announced by university provost Neil Bucklew.
At 1 24 a.m. at 321 Garfield St a 42 year old Loif Williams suffered difficulty breathing and was treated and released. At 1 10 a.m. Linda Latimore 22 ill released. At 11 57 p.m. Maurice Oligee 54 ill admitted to hospital in serious condition. At 8 09 p.m. a car fire on N oe Parkway caused $25 damage and was extinguished. At 11 36 a.m. Evelyn Sneed 56 abdominal pain taken to hospital.
The Ohio Department of Liquor Control probes accounting discrepancies at State Liquor Store 45 on West Linden Avenue after store manager Kenneth Noble was arrested October 20 1977 for filing a false robbery report of 13000 dollars. He has resigned. Findings will go to the Montgomery County prosecutor.
The four lane $26 million Chester bridge on U S 30 over the Ohio River will be dedicated Monday. It links to Ohio 7 in East Liverpool and replaces the 1898 cable suspension bridge closed in 1969. Governors Rockefeller and Rhodes expected at ceremonies.
Public Service Director Richard Goecke says the city’s leaf collection remains on track with planned rounds. Crews will clean gutters west of the railroad tracks and north of Central Avenue on Monday and Tuesday and again on Nov 21 and 22, with separate rounds for areas east of the tracks on Nov 10, 11 and 28, 29.
A 16 year old Middletown girl told Hamilton police she was raped last evening near New Miami after a man in a car with a chrome handgun abducted her from Central Avenue in Hamilton. She was returned to Dixie Highway. no suspects yet and investigation continues.
Franklin County Judge Clifford Rader dismissed a bid to bar state officials and a Bowling Green State University professor from appearing in TV spots opposing Issue 2. He ruled no Ohio or federal law violation and said officials may voice opinions as part of public discourse.
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