Ververis Brothers Craft Byzantine Icons For Greek Church
George and Nicholas Ververis, Greek artisans in Middletown, created carved oak liturgical furniture and painted icons for Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church on Grand Avenue. George, a woodworker, and Nicholas, an icon painter, spent months in their garages and studios, guided by Byzantine traditions and theological study. The pastor says few artisans in the country can do such work.
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George
Nicholas Ververis
Greece
Middletown
Diamond National Corp
Nicholas
Armco Steel
City
Sts. Constantine and Helen
Grand Avenue
Highland Street
Milton Efthimiou
Self-taught men crest a timeless church craft
The two artisans describe their work as a hobby and enter the church with a proud bearing. Nicholas asserts their creation will endure for hundreds of years, underscoring a belief in lasting value beyond the present.
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Nicholas
Malibu Inc indicted over Vixen film exhibition
Malibu Inc the operator of the Guild Fine Arts Cinema in Cincinnati was indicted by the Hamilton County Grand Jury for exhibiting the motion picture Vixen The film had been branded obscene earlier by the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court and the 1st Ohio District Court of Appeals
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Cincinnati
Malibu Inc
Guild Fine Arts Cinema
Hamilton County Grand Jury
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court
1St
Ohio District Court of Appeals
MTA Pushes Tax Reform Effort in Middletown
Middletown Teachers Association launches local Tax Reform for Improved Education TRIE chapter to urge Ohio lawmakers to revise the tax structure. Teachers like Larry Doll call current taxes onerous and seek balanced school funding.
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Middletown Teachers Association
MTA
Ohio
The
Tax Reform For
TRIE
Ohio Education Association
Larry Doll
Doll
DEA
Lawmaker Calls Young to Resign Over Kent State Meddling
Canton Republican House leader Rep. Robert E. Levitt accuses U S Sen. Stephen M. Young of senile meddling regarding last May disturbances at Kent State University. Levitt urges Young to resign so Sen.-elect Robert Taft Jr. gains seniority. Young, 81, did not seek re-election.
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Canton
Ohio
Robert E. Levitt
R-91
U.S
Stephen M. Young
Kent State University
Young
Levitt
Ohio House of Representatives
Robert Taft Jr
Taft
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Glass Shack
Iga Monroe
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Lemon- Monroe High School
Gary H. Kaup
First Ave
First National Bank
Penneys
Enneys
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