Directed Verdict Ends Murder Trial in Middletown
Kerry Martin, 19, acquitted of first degree murder by Judge Warren C. Young after an eight day trial in Common Pleas Court Middletown. The jury was directed to verdict following defense objections and a key witness testimony. Martin remains jailed at Warren County Jail on allegations unrelated to the acquittal while Army police at Ft. Knox Ky seek custody. The case centered on the March 15 or 16 death of Jamela Haynes 29, whose body was found in a derelict basement east of Middletown. The prosecution’s case rested on a motive of robbery and Martin’s fingerprint but the judge ruled the evidence insufficient for conviction. The defense argued the state failed to prove its case and the motion for dismissal was sustained. The courtroom emotions ran high as Martin faced tearful relatives after the verdict.
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Lebanon
Kerry Martin
Warren County
Common Pleas
Roy Wallace
Martin
Ft. Knox
Warren C. Young
Young
John Crist
Middletonian
Jamela Haynes
N. F St
Hamilton
Hughes Hospital
Doyle Haynes Jr
Middletown
Nolan Clouse
Ohio
Clouse
Crist
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
London
John Oswald
Oswald
Wilbur Martin
Shannon Connolly
Hearing Stated In Robbery Case In Dayton
A preliminary hearing was set for Robert Phillips 25 Dayton on two counts of armed robbery and one of auto theft. He and Larry Jones 16 Dayton allegedly robbed Ratcliff Oil Co Yankee Road at Baltimore Street and a motorist, then stole and wrecked the victim’s car. They were arrested Wednesday night at Burger Chef 4300 Grand Avenue by State patrolman William Knott with officers Griffin and Barton. The juvenile was to be charged with armed robbery.
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Robert Phillips
Dayton
Phillips
Ratcliff Oil Co
Yankee Road
Baltimore Street
Larry Jones
Burger Chef
Grand Avenue
William Knott
Ptl
Paul Griffin
Richard Barton
Tractor Trailer Flip Hurts 12 Year Old Girl in Dayton
A Dayton 12 year old girl Kathy Rose was treated for cuts after the tractor trailer she rode in overturned at Nelbar Street and Verity Parkway around 8:30 a.m. The truck owned by The Carl Schaeffer Jr. Co. was hauling paper stock to Diamond National Corp. The driver, Hamer Tk Rameau SAIS ULIV Us SEVEEIWE 27 2OTEREEW YS 23, remained in jail on Moraine police warrants. The vehicle reportedly turned left too fast. no major traffic issue noted.
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Dayton
Middletown Hospital
Nelbar Street
Verity Parkway
Sais Uliv Us
Seveeiwe
Moraine
Kathy Rose
Carl Schaeffer Jr. Co
Diamond National Corp
Bobcat Pins Presented at Pack 1 Second Meeting
Cub Scout Pack 1 held its second meeting at First Presbyterian Church where new members earned Bobcat pins. Recipients included Tom Brigner John Chappell Jeffrey Conley Randall Conn Jeffrey Schneider Edward Sorrell Todd Yost Timmy Andres Shawn Centers John Vaillancourt Fritz Johnson Bernard Jutte Gregory Jutte Ronald Wells Jonathan Atkinson Dane Denham Keith Grier John Peterson Tim Pratt Greg Squire. Donald Conn named cub master starting January 1 1969 with Bert Ferris of Pack 2 overseeing Pack 1 activities.
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First Presbyterian Church
Tom Brigner
John Chappell
Jeffrey Allan Conley
Randall Conn
Jeffrey Schneider
Edward Sorrell
Todd Yost
Timmy Andres
Shawn Centers
John Vaillancourt
Fritz Johnson
Bernard
Gregory Jutte
Ronald Wells
Jonathan Atkinson
Dane Denham
Keith Grier
John Peterson
Tim Pratt
Greg Squire
Donald Conn
Bert Ferris
Pack
Curfew Lifted in Toledo After Dorr-Detroit Disorder
An overnight curfew for minors, imposed Sept. 27 due to racial disturbances in the Dorr Detroit neighborhood, was lifted Thursday by Toledo Mayor William Ensign.
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Toledo, Ohio
Dorr-Detroit
William Ensign
County Asks For Final Jail Plans
Hamilton Butler County commissioners authorize final jail drawings. Ground breaking likely after year’s start. Architect Robert Beeghly notes bids and contracts require four more weeks. Earlier aim was Christmas to Dec 29 for a June 1970 project completion.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Robert Beeghly
UAW Wins Election at Forest City Foundries in Cleveland
The United Auto Workers Union won bargaining rights for more than 500 hourly employees at Forest City Foundries Co. in Cleveland. In an NLRB supervised election the UAW defeated Forest City Foundries Independent Union 343 to 226.
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Cleveland, Ohio
United Auto Workers Union
Forest City Foundries Co
National Labor Relations Board
UAW
Forest City Foundries Independent Union
Warren County girl to stand trial as adult
Treva Diane Crosthwaite 16, a straight A Clinton-Massie student, was ordered to stand trial as an adult on a first degree murder charge for the Nov 2 shooting death of her father Hubert Crosthwaite, 57, at their home near Clarksville Ohio 350. The case was moved from juvenile court to a Warren County grand jury after Judge William Bowers ruled the juvenile system unsuitable. The shooting, following a dispute with her boyfriend John McDonald, left Hubert dead and his wife hospitalized. William Young was appointed to defend the girl.
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Warren County Grand Jury
Treva Diane Crosthwaite
Clarksville
Hubert
Ohio
U. S. 22
Warren County
William Bowers
Bowers
John McDonald
Hubert Crosthwaite
Clinton Memorial Hospital
Wilmington
William Young
Clinton-Massie High School
City files test suit on bonds in Middletown Armco project
Hamilton Middletown City Law Director Tilmon A Ellison filed a test case in Butler County Common Pleas Court seeking validation of 86 million in industrial development revenue bonds for Middletown Armco Steel Corp project 609. The suit names city officials and Armco as involved parties with a hearing set for Friday November 29.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Tilmon A. Ellison
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Mid
Armco Steel Corps
Armco
Roger Cloud
Butler County
Ray Tilton
Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
War Mothers Flower Sale Supports Veterans in Middletown
Middletown American War Mothers sold handmade forget-me-nots to aid war veterans and nurses at the Dayton Center. Twenty-five members run the annual two day sale with Y-Teens assisting. last year netted about 900 dollars. Mrs William Pierattas chairs the event with co chair Mrs Burley Cottle and Virgil Combs as chapter president.
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Middletown
American War Mothers
Town
Dayton Center
William Pierattas
Burley Cottle
Virgil Combs
War Mothers Chapter
Grant To Provide More Study Of River Clean-Up
A 110500 federal grant announced for the Great Miami River clean-up will finance a more detailed study of cleanup methods. The grant, from the Interior Department, may unlock 421000 more over two years, with a three year management study totaling 1455000. Local assessments for Middletown Franklin Butler and Warren counties remain unchanged.
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Miami
Miami Conservancy District
Dayton
U. S. Department of the Interior
Sidney
Cincinnati
Ohio
Secretary of the Interior
Conservancy
Marine Pfc Stephen R Moore Wounded In Vietnam Hospitalized
Mrs Bettty Axford of 1082 Park Lane reports her son Marine Pfc Stephen R Moore has arrived at Philadelphia Naval Hospital recovering from wounds to the right leg. He was stationed at Thua Thien Vietnam when mortar fire struck. He entered service a year ago and went to Vietnam last May.
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Bettty Axford
Park Lane
Pfc
Stephen R. Moore
Philadelphia Naval Hospital
Moore
Thua Thien
Vietnam
Hospital workers reject AFSCME representation
St Alexis Hospital employees voted 395 to 93 on Thursday against representation by the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
St. Alexis Hospital
American Federation of State
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Journal Herald
Bohman
Watchmaker
Spiedel
Baker’s Jewelry
Barnitz Bank
Moon
Adrion
Les Leighton
Treva Crosthwaite
War Mothers
Butler- Warren County Chiropractic Association
Doctor of Chiropractic
Franklin
Butler
Warren
Conservancy Court
Piqua
Marine
America
S. Breiel Blvd
Crawford ST
Trenton Shopping Co
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