Metal Spill Burns 5 at Armco Steel Plant
Five Armco Steel workers were burned and treated at Middletown Hospital after hot metal spilled from a ladle during pouring at the basic oxygen furnace. Foreman Lentz and three other men suffered burns, while two more workers were treated for injuries. an investigation into the spill has begun.
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Armco Steel “Corp. Works
Middletown Hospital
Whiolten
Rt Lentz
Lylburn Road
Ray Gose
Wood St
Teen Okay After Pill Overdose
A 15 year old Middletown boy was treated for a drug overdose after his mother alerted police that he had returned home from school acting strangely. Investigators said the youth had been at school earlier but left ill and later swallowed capsules given by unidentified individuals.
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Middletown
Miami Marching Band Twirler Bonnie Welsh to Finish Year
Bonnie Welsh a Miami University junior and featured twirler for the Miami Marching Band winds up her third year with the band as Miami Cincinnati game marks the 75th foot series renewal with Cincinnati. Welsh is an elementary education major and former South Dayton Junior Miss winner.
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Oxford
Bonnie Welsh
Springboro
Miami University
Miami
Redskins
University of Cincinnati
Welsh
Springboro High School
South Dayton
Allegheny Mountains
SPERS
Local stores await HEW guidance on unsafe toys
Journal staff writer Kathleen Krumm reports managers at stores including Rinks Sears Roebuck G C Murphys Pennies and Twin Fair are waiting for a central office directive or HEW statement before removing toys Consumers Union flagged as unsafe. Most stores say they lack authority to pull items and will keep shelves stocked until official orders arrive.
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Kathleen Krumm
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Consumers’ Organization
Consumers Union
Rapco Castright
Suzy Homemaker Super Grill
Rinks
Sears Roebuck
G.C. Murphy’s
Penney’s
Twin Fair
Will. R.C. Beach
Montgomery Ward
Murphy’s
Food and Drug
Sears
Crib ‘Administration
Lastimobile
Glenn Winters
Chuckle Why do husbands talk about their in laws as though their wives
A humorous observation on male chatter about in laws implying wives are secondary. The tone hints at social quirks in marriage conversations, framing the dynamic with light satire.
State Senate race tightens as Pierson resists Lukens bid
Preble County commissioner and ex state representative Joe Pierson refused to back Rep. Donald E. Lukens for the Fourth Senate District vacancy. Lukens seeks support from Butler, Darke, Mercer counties while Pierson contemplates stepping aside if a dominant endorsement emerges. Local party chairs anticipate further meetings with final picks by the two Republican state senators.
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Joe Pierson
Preble
Donald E. Lukens
Preble Gop
Richard Siehl
Pierson
Preble County
Walter E. Powell
Siehl
Lukens
Butler County
Powell
U.S
House of Representatives
Sieh
Barry Levey
Middletown
Butler
Darke
Mercer
Eaton
Blair Williams
Mercer County
Williams
Herman Baker
Darke County
Baker
Levey
Reggie Castleman Ordered To Lima
Eighteen year old Reginal Castleman of 1110 14th Ave Middletown was ordered to Lima State Hospital for up to 60 days for psychiatric tests before possible release from Lebanon Correctional Institution. Judge Marrs noted the need for examination before ruling on release or probation. Castleman had pleaded guilty to burglary and larceny and had been transferred to LCI from Mansfield Reformatory. he sought education at Central State or Miami University Middletown and planned to study business administration.
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Hamilton
Reginal Castleman
14Th Ave
Middletown
Lima State Hospital
Lebanon Correctional Institution
Castleman
LCI
Butler County Common Pleas
Robert L. Marrs
Cincinnati
Eugene D. Smith
Lima
Marrs
Mansfield Reformatory
Dobrozsi
Central State
Wilberforce
Miami University
AIM's Veteran Thorsteinson Resigns as AIM Treasurer
Thorsteinson resigns as AIM treasurer effective December 1965 and will be replaced by Mack M. ONeill, a First National Bank Middletown trust officer. Bruce Peters says the board will miss his leadership and service to Middletown's cultural life. Thorsteinson and wife Polly contributed over a decade to local arts, heading fund drives and building a mailing list of 3,000.
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Arts
Middletown
AIM
Mack M. O'Neill
First National Bank of
Bruce Peters
Thor
Polly
Thorsteinson
Middletown Sympathy, Inc
Middletown Area
Cin. “Ee
Symphony Orchestra
Thorsteinsons
Peters
O'Neill
Colin Gardner
First National Bank
New York City
Kennedy Sinclair, Inc
Montclair
N. J
O’neill
Campus Community Players
Cancer Society
Middletown Life Underwriters Association
Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce
Trust
Ohio Bankers Association
Johnson On Program at Joint Service Club Meeting
Robert K. Johnson superintendent of schools will speak on The Four W s of Education at a joint meeting for city service clubs Tuesday. Middletown Optimist Club hosts members of Rotary Sertoma Evening Optimist Soroptimist Civitan Exchange Lions and Kiwanis and Kiwanis East clubs. The noon gathering at the Manchester Motor Inn is an annual event during Thanksgiving week. Sing Out Middletown a musical group sponsored by the Optimist Club will entertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert K. Johnson
Middletown
Burglars Scramble as Middletown Cop Fires Twice
Middletown patrolman Ptl. Robert E. Stewart fired two shots at suspects fleeing a home on 6535 Bunker Lane after a break in was reported. The men fled into heavy brush. no injuries reported and evidence included a broken window and glass. A second break‑in at 7595 Dart Drive, Peasttown Heights, yielded a large box of contents left on the basement steps. Police searched the areas with multiple units and bounty detectives.
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Robert E. Stewart
William C. Robertson
Bunker Lane
Stewart
Oram
Bill) Fisher
Harold May
Larry Castator
Middletown
State Highway Patrol
Donald Jackson
Dart Drive
Peasttown Heights
Ptl. Stewart
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Charles St. Kenneth
Hufford St
Southon
Earl Wilhoit
Gratis- Jacksonburg Road
Somerville
James G. Townsley
Worksmanger
Jack M. O’neil
New Aim
Miss Welsh
Mrs
John Welsh
Lebanon
Rt. 2
Miami Field
Athens
Ohio University
United States
Australia
Queen Mother
England
Ward's
Penneys
Queen Ave
John Lovely
Senate
Fred Sennet
Journal
John J. Gilligan
Joe Pierson Levey
Reggie Castleman
Crawford St
S. Breiel Bivd
Trenton Center
Wee
Klondikes
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