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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1977
Page
2
The city’s ninth fatal auto accident occurred on Verity Parkway in front of the Regal 8 Inn. Cindy Woodward a 21 year old from Central Avenue was killed when stepping into the path of a westbound car driven by 17 year old Dave Simpson.
A four point buck injured in a chase through Middletown was lassoed by officers at Central Elementary, then euthanized after a gunshot wound. Humane Officer Creach administered drugs before the deer was destroyed and taken to the landfill.
Police recovered two stolen vehicles linked to separate incidents. One car stolen from Beck-Talbert dealership after service was abandoned at Second Avenue and Main Street. A suspect was questioned, released, and later found to have misled investigators. The second car, reported stolen from Mall Pontiac Toyota near the Dayton Mall, was recovered from a garage at 608 16th Ave and impounded for investigation.
Intruders damaged Unity House at 403 Curtis St by removing a bathroom window, scattering nails and cleaning supplies, plugging a drain, and causing water damage. A separate burglary at Goodyear on N Verity Parkway yielded an air gun worth 225 dollars after prying a garage door. Chalmer H Wheeler and Sons real estate office at 500 Young St was ransacked with no reported theft.
A fire at 645 N University Blvd occurred yesterday at 2 55 p m with Brenda Wagner 25 and others, a fall led to hospitalization and release. A trash dumpster damage at 4104 Tytus Ave caused 250 in losses. At 1600 Columbia Ave Cathy Campbell 1 and Sybil Campbell 37 became ill after eating ham salad and other foods. Mrs Campbell fainted and cut her forehead, both treated and released at hospital.
Private detective Ernest Rizzo calls the case puzzling as no body, no clues, and no motive have emerged. Everett Moore oversees the estate. Det. Joseph Baumann leads the official inquiry. Houseman Jack Matlack may hold key information after a Feb 21 airport trip to Fort Lauderdale.
Jamaica, an island of limestone plateau and hills, features the Blue Mountain region on its eastern side with elevations reaching 7 400 feet.
Frank Efant Sr. 80 of 3231 Omaha Street died yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Riggs Funeral Home with Rev. Rodney Williams officiating. Burial follows at Butler County Memorial Park. Friends may call today 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
In Columbus Sandra Paul mourns Capt. Craig A. Paul buried with honors at the Air Force Academy after five years as missing in action in Vietnam. She leads Ohio's National League of Families chapter while urging President Carter to press for answers for about 1,300 other missing servicemen.
A father and son program for fourth and fifth graders called Y Trail Blazers starts with an organizational rally Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Middletown Area YMCA. Groups of six to ten teams will choose a theme such as space exploration history camping or outdoor recreation and meet twice monthly.
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