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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1969
Page
2
Dr. Henry Floyd announced county commissioners approved about 20000 dollars to purchase and install X-ray equipment for the Middletown Hospital chest clinic funded by the TB levy. The clinic now uses hospital gear, limits 15 X rays daily, and schedules around holidays.
Apollo 12 mission director Dr. Rocco A. Petrone says the crew demonstrated that man can be almost at home on the moon. The one mile four hour geology walk in the Ocean of Storms showed astronauts Conrad and Bean acclimating to the lunar surface with no fatigue. Petrone cites precise pinpoint landing and expanding time on the surface as key technical achievements guiding future missions toward more rugged sites and greater scientific return.
Archdiocesan Board of Education in Cincinnati approves a realistic salary increase for lay teachers with plans for pension and tenure. The raise aims to keep Catholic school teachers at 95 percent of public school rates as of Dec 31 1969, with details to follow. A pension study may set terms by April for 1970 71 contracts.
The Ambulance Service would offer conveyance by land or air for a member to areas beyond the Butler County line at likewise reduced rates.
Obituary notices report Fritz Glass of Middletown died in Fort Lauderdale after a Florida move. Cremation will follow in Florida. Surviving wife Mildred, a daughter and a son. Funeral arrangements at Oswald Funeral Home with services Monday at 11 am and burial in Lebanon Cemetery. Masonic rites to be held Sunday evening.
Graveside services for Frank W Loop 88 of Inverness Florida were held at Lebanon Cemetery. He died Wednesday in Florida after a career running an upholstery shop in Lebanon a Lebanon restaurant and an ice cream business in Cincinnati. Survivors include Ollie his wife daughter Violet Kirby of Franklin sister Mrs F W Schneider and brother Caares all of Middletown. Local arrangements by Oswald Funeral Home Lebanon.
Walter E. Surface, 62, of 29 South Corwin Street in Lebanon, died following a heart attack. Funeral details were not provided.
Middletown police logged multiple burglaries yesterday with items stolen from residences. Mrs. Jesse Taulbee reported two radios and others missing after intruders forced a garage door between 7 and 8 p.m. Orville Russell claimed losses including clothing cash food and a jacket. Charles Howard said a record player a revolver and shoes were taken. Doyal Icely reported a tool box and tools valued at 150 dollars missing.
A concise explanation notes contumacious meaning stubbornly defiant insolent and scornful behavior. The term describes persistent resistance to authority and refusal to comply with orders.
Sen. Charles Goodell urged Sen. John Stennis to open a Senate Armed Services Committee inquiry into reports of a massacre of Vietnamese civilians by U S troops last year. He warned such barbarous acts could destroy U S credibility in Vietnam and policy aims.
San Francisco police killed 30 year old David O Martin who shouted Zodiac, that's me, before slashing his daughter Kim in a home incident. Officers said there was no evidence the man was the Zodiac killer still at large believed to have killed five people in the bay area.
Best Talk Picked Forest Lake central office repairman was voted the Ohio Bell Hecklers Club best speaker last night at Frisch's on Germantown Road. He spoke on The Acquarist. Russ Davis was speechmaster.
Naturalists estimate Texas armadillos increased by about ten percent in 1968, reflecting a notable shift in wildlife populations. The finding highlights the species' adaptability and changing ecological conditions across the state.
Middletown YMCA hosts a turkey chase for grade school children at Smith Park this Saturday from 1 to 3 pm. All regular YMCA classes are cancelled for an invitational swimming meet. a prior bus trip to the Air Force Museum preceded the event. The turkey is to be released at 1 pm and caught by the most exhausted participant or bird.
In Middletown Hospital after a 3:30 a.m. crash on Trenton Franklin Road near the Butler County line. Robert L. Tannreather 32 of Carlisle suffered a hand cut and his wife Lorene 31 head lacerations. Police say an argument led to his loss of control as Mrs. Tannreather reached for the door handle.
The beloved Liberty Bell in Philadelphia was cast in England in 1752 and later shipped to the American colonies, becoming a symbol of independence and American history.
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