Area Man Found Dead In Auto
The body of William N. Becraft 36 of Germantown was found dead in his car at Van Madison Inn West Middletown from carbon monoxide poisoning authorities said he may have died about 24 hours earlier Henry Hamilton found him at 11 30 p m Friday and a bartender saw the car running with windows up earlier in the night The body was taken to Riggs Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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Germantown Area
van Madison Inn
West Middletown
William N. Becraft
Eby Road
Germantown
Rt. 1
Garrett Boone
Butler County
Becraft
Henry Hamilton
N. Broad St
Madison Inn
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Hamilton
Mr. Beacraft
Rigg
Girard Ave
Coomer and Shepherd Construction Co
Julia
Mitchell
Mickey) Staton
Middletown
Ross Yeary
Air Force
Selfridge AF Base
Michigan
Robert Yeary
Franklin
Freda West
Buelah Wolf
Stanford Boyd
Isaac Boyd
Glenn Boyd
Mark Boyd
Stanton, Ky
Gracie Swope
Avis Swope
Zelda King
Julia Puckett
Walton Ky
Joseph R. Baker& Sons Funeral Home
Middletown Senior Shari Combs Named Junior Miss
Middletown High School senior Shari Combs won the Junior Miss title at the MHS pageant held in the school auditorium. She also captured the talent award with her rendition of On A Clear Day You Can See Forever and earned a $400 scholarship. Debbie Reeder and Martha Crawford were first and second runners up. Sandy Fisher won Miss Personality. Combs will compete in the Ohio pageant in Xenia in February.
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Shari Combs
Middletown High School
Middletown
Miss Combs
Clayton Combs
Central Ave
Debbie
Ohio
Xenia
Madeline Carvalho
Vandalia
Archaeologist Held in Havana Caves Case Says Exiles Claim
An exile group reports Cuban archaeologist Arturo Diaz Garcia has sought asylum in embassies in Havana for five years, fearing disclosure of a cave network built for military purposes. Diaz reportedly moved from Uruguay to the Mexican Embassy after Uruguay severed relations with Cuba.
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Miami
Fla
Havana
Cuban Revolutionary Democratic Labor Front
Arturo Diaz Garcia
Cuba
Diaz
OSU Marching Band to Perform at Cincinnati High School
The Ohio State University Marching Band will give a concert at Princeton High School in Cincinnati on Saturday December 3. The OSU Alumni Association of Greater Cincinnati sponsors the event with tickets 2.00 for adults and 1.25 for students available at Readmore Bookstore or by contacting Dr. Bruce Barnes at 422-2438.
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Ohio State University
Princeton High School
Cincinnati
OSU Alumni Association
Greater Cincinnati
Readmore
Bruce Barnes
Deaths and Funerals Franklin First Traffic Fatality Of Year
Omer Brewer 38 of Franklin dies from injuries in a one car crash on Oxford Road. He is survived by a wife and two children. Funeral arrangements set for Campton and Tar Ridge Cemetery burial. Police may file charges against Walter Turner and Steve Abner.
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Franklin
Omer Brewer
Campton
Brewer
Dayton-Oxford Road
Middletown Hospital
Walter Turner
S. River St
Oxford Road
Rt. 123
Turner
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Warren County
H. William Bowers
Valley Paint and Body Shop
Sahoma
Rickey
Glenda Abner
New Richmond
Jack Brewer
Rogers
Eugene
Jack Jr
Robert
Middletown
Ronald
Rogers, Ky
Pauline Carroll
Hazel Tolson
Betty Sargent
Slade, Ky
Shirley Stilts
Porter Funeral Home
Tar Ridge
Wolf County
Eaton Funeral Home
Funeral services for Guy W. Henderson set at 2 p.m
Funeral services for 76 year old Guy W. Henderson of 624 Catalpa Drive will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home. Henderson died Saturday at Logsdon Rest Home in Hamilton after retirement from Diamond National. Visitation is Monday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Rev. Haskell Jenkins will officiate and burial will be in Woodside Cemetery.
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Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Guy W. Henderson
Catalpa Drive
Henderson
Logsdon
Hamilton
Robert Gardner
Diamond National
Haskell Jenkins
Woodside Cemetery
Six Hurt In Interchange Car Crash Near I 75
Six persons were injured, none seriously, in a two car crash on Rt. 73 near Interstate 75 yesterday afternoon. Elizabeth Staneck and her sons, Vivian Collins, Lavina Hux, and Sylvia Ringvale, all of Van Wert, were treated at Middletown Hospital. Donald Collins of Van Wert was cited for failure to yield.
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Rt. 73
Interstate 75
Middletown Hospital
Elizabeth Staneck
Springboro
John
Chris
Vivian Collins
Lavina Hux
Sylvia Ringvale
van Wert
Donald Collins
Fire Damages Car on Germantown Road
A car owned by Robert Schenck at 313 Baltimore Street caught fire under the hood around 7:43 p.m. at 1612 Germantown Road, suspected gas leak causing $100 damage. Franklin Pierce Yeary noted the incident.
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Germantown Road
Robert Schenck
Baltimore _ St
Franklin Pierce
Wrong Place Doorstep Dumping At City Dump
Middletown officials report illegal dumping near the Germantown Road landfill gate. Haulers and residents are found dumping after hours or in a ditch, with fines and no dumping tickets required for household waste. Signs will direct access and property owners must clear and post no dumping notices. Police will increase patrols of the area.
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Germantown Road
Great Miami River
W. L. Duff
Middletown
Young
Rt. 4
Duff
James Howerton
GE Plant Explosion Injures Seventeen at Cincinnati Area Plant
An explosion and flash fire at the General Electric jet engine plant in Evendale injures at least 17 workers during a shift change. Three are hospitalized including a 21 year old man in critical condition with second and third degree burns.
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Cincinnati
General Electric Co
Evendale
David F. Shaw
Jess Walden
Allstattler Ave
Hamilton
Ohio
Springfield man reports car break-in on Young Street
Norman E. Schuck of Springfield said his car was broken into in the 300 block of Young Street yesterday afternoon with clothing valued at about $1,000 stolen. Wm. Linkhardt of 2707 Arnee Drive reported a home entry Thursday night with change and old coins taken from a desk drawer.
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Norman E. Schuck
Springfield
Young Street
W.M. Linkhardt
Arnee Drive
Manslaughter Charge Filed In Tot's Death
In Lebanon authorities charged Sarah Helton with first degree manslaughter in the death of her newborn baby. The 23 year old from LeSourdsville is held on a 5000 bond and scheduled to appear in Lebanon Municipal Court. The infant, born likely Nov 17 at Congress Inn, was found dead in Middletown in a plastic bag.
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Lebanon
Sarah Helton
Middletown
Jackson Lane
Warren County
Congress Inn
Interstate 75
Rt. 63
Helton
Middletown Hospital
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
Clark County
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Sharl
MHS
OSU
Polaroid
Davidson
Middletown Shopping Plaza
Guy Henderson
Franklin Yeary
Sanitarian Duff
Olds
Tot
Dodds Monuments
Mth Ave
Robert Konthier
Mgr
Holiday
N. Verity Middletown
S. Breiel Middletown
E. State
Trenton
First National Bank
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